Rovaniemi · Finland
Olkkajärvi boat harbour lean-to
Public lean-to shelter at the Olkkajärvi boat harbour off the Sodankylä road, with a campfire site and a view across the lake.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open over the lake.
- 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 20 km by road from Rovaniemi (estimate), roughly 23 min by car.
- Parking
- Boat-harbour car park, Sodankyläntie 1654.
- Coordinates
- 66.5824, 26.0250 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Lake ice: stay on the shore unless the ice is known to be safe.
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 etiainen.fi.