Pyhä-Luosto · Finland
Luostonloma rest area · Luosto
Paved rest area on the road north out of Luosto, where the resort lights are behind the fell.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over forest and fen; Luosto fell and its lights behind you..
- 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 4 km by road from the middle of Pyhä-Luosto (estimate), roughly 5 min by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area; room for about 22 cars.
- Coordinates
- 67.1718, 26.8477 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Park inside the rest area.
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.