Abisko · Sweden
Riksgränsen
Ski-resort hamlet on the Norwegian border at the end of the Swedish E10; it gets more than twice Abisko's precipitation, so treat it as a backup rather than a first choice.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Riksgränsen in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Overhead; mountains limit the low horizon.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 38 km by road from Abisko (estimate), roughly 44 min by car.
- Bus or train
- Nearest stop: Riksgränsen (train).
- Coordinates
- 68.4289, 18.1176 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Mountain weather with heavy snow: check the forecast and road status before driving.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from originaltravel.co.uk.