Pyhä-Luosto · Finland
Rykimäkero rest area · Pyhä–Luosto road
Paved rest area inside Pyhä-Luosto National Park with a Metsähallitus kota (hut) and toilets 600 m away: the dark middle point between the two resorts.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Rykimäkero rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Valley between the fell chains; open along the road to the north-east, fells to the south-east and north-west..
- 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 6 km by road from the middle of Pyhä-Luosto (estimate), roughly 7 min by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area; room for about 20 cars.
- Coordinates
- 67.1191, 26.9808 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Ski tracks cross here; stay off them on foot.
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.