Luleå · Sweden
Brändön, Luleå archipelago
Island village on the edge of the archipelago, about 30 minutes from Luleå; in winter the frozen sea gives dark, open skies.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open over the frozen sea to the south and east.
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 19 km by road from Luleå (estimate), roughly 22 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 65.7000, 22.3333 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
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 theaurorazone.com.