Pyhä-Luosto · Finland
Kotavaara observation tower · Kemijärvi
Observation tower on Kotavaara hill above Kemijärvi, with a small car park below.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- All round from the tower; north and east are dark forest and lake..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 72 km by road from the middle of Pyhä-Luosto (estimate), roughly 1 h 23 by car.
- Parking
- Gravel car park for about 10 cars, 0.4 km from the tower.
- Coordinates
- 66.7079, 27.5768 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Icy tower stairs; headlamp needed on the 400 m path.
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.