Norway
Northern lights in Helgeland
8 viewing spots around Helgeland, chosen for a dark sky and an open view. For each one: how dark it is, which way it looks, where to park and how to get there. Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
- Viewing spots
- 8
- Dark or very dark
- 7
- Magnetic latitude
- 63.9°
- Clearest dark month
- March 21 % of hours clear or partly clear
Which of these spots is clear tonight, and when? Aurora Atlas scores every spot hour by hour from the cloud forecast, darkness, the moon and live aurora activity, with road notices.
See tonight's live scores for Helgeland in Aurora AtlasViewing spots
- Arctic Circle Centre · Saltfjellet Visitor centre where the E6 crosses the Arctic Circle on the open Saltfjellet plateau: almost no artificial light and…
- Korgfjellet mountain lodge Mountain lodge on the Korgfjellet pass on the E6 between Korgen and Mosjøen, above the valley lights and with open…
- Husøy, Træna · north-west shore Tiny island community far out in the Norwegian Sea; Visit Helgeland points to the north-west side of Husøy, where the…
- Alstahaug · Seven Sisters view Historic church site south of Sandnessjøen, a few kilometres from the town lights, with open sea views and the Seven…
- Hattfjelldal · Røssvatnet Inland village near the Swedish border, where Visit Helgeland points to snowmobile trails and the Hatten fell with…
- Jektvik ferry rest area · Værangen Norwegian Scenic Route rest area at Jektvik on the south bank of the Værangen fjord, where ferries leave for…
- Hellåga rest area · Sjonafjord Norwegian Scenic Route rest area with steps curving down the rocks to the Sjonafjord; dark and quiet on the coastal…
- Sundshopen rest area · Sømna Norwegian Scenic Route rest area with toilets open all year and a 65-metre stone jetty out across the tidal shore; a…
Drive times are estimates from the middle of Helgeland by straight-line distance, as the app estimates them before it knows your route; ferries and winter closures are not counted.
Good to know in Helgeland
- Go out to the islands or up to the plateau Visit Helgeland’s advice is to leave the towns: the outer islands such as Træna and Vega, or the mountains along the E6 and the Wilderness Road (Villmarksveien), give far darker skies than Mo i Rana or Mosjøen. Source
- A long season from August to April Helgeland lies just south of the Arctic Circle, so its nights darken early: Visit Helgeland says the aurora can be seen here from August to April whenever the sky is dark and clear. Source