Inari · Finland
Lemmenjoki National Park trailhead · Njurgulahti
National-park trailhead car park at Lemmenjoki, Finland's largest national park; the river bay and village give an open sky well away from any town.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-east down the Lemmenjoki river valley and Njurkulahti bay; forested ridges to the south..
- 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 68 km by road from Inari (estimate), roughly 1 h 18 by car.
- Parking
- Free unpaved car park at the start of the nature trail.
- Coordinates
- 68.7516, 26.2200 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Remote: 45 km to Inari. Do not go onto river ice.
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 Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.