Levi · Finland

Lake Immeljärvi

Small lake a short walk from Levi centre, marked on Levi's own aurora map; the ice is thin near the river mouth at the north end, so stay on marked trails.

See tonight's live score and best time to go for Lake Immeljärvi in Aurora Atlas

Why it works for the aurora

View
Open over the lake; Levi fell and floodlit slopes to the east.
Darkness
Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
Aurora
Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance
About 1 km by road from Levi (estimate), roughly 1 min by car.
Coordinates
67.8078, 24.7884 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Thin ice at the north end (river mouth) and at the sauna ice hole: walk on the lake only after the winter trails are officially open.

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 levi.fi.