Pyhä-Luosto · Finland
Orakoski rest area · E75 by the Kitinen
Paved rest area on the E75 at the Orakoski rapids of the Kitinen river, on the drive from Rovaniemi to Sodankylä and Saariselkä.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Along the Kitinen river; open over the water and flat river valley to the north..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- 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 29 km by road from the middle of Pyhä-Luosto (estimate), roughly 33 min by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area; room for about 20 cars.
- Coordinates
- 67.3392, 26.6513 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Busy E75 with trucks; river ice is unsafe below the rapids.
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.