Can you see the aurora in Helsinki tonight? Live chance, Kp forecast, cloud cover and dark hours – updated every few minutes.
Kp: NOAA SWPC · Clouds: Open-Meteo · The chance combines aurora activity, cloud cover and darkness.
Dashed line: with tonight’s highest forecast Kp, the aurora is typically visible north of this line (a rough rule of thumb for Finland). Open the full live aurora map.
Finland’s capital is far south of the auroral oval. The northern lights are seen here only during strong geomagnetic storms, low on the northern horizon.
At 60.2° N, Helsinki needs a fairly strong geomagnetic storm – usually Kp 6 or more when the sky is dark and clear. Clouds are the biggest obstacle, so always check the cloud forecast above before heading out.
In late December Helsinki has about 15 hours of darkness every night, around the autumn equinox about 9 hours and around the spring equinox about 9 hours; in mid-April still about 7 hours. See when to see the northern lights for a month-by-month guide.
Book Lapland’s guided tours start from Rovaniemi. The guides follow the cloud maps and drive to where the sky is clearest.
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At 60.2° N, the aurora is usually visible in Helsinki with Kp 6 or more, as long as the sky is dark and clear. Stronger activity brings it higher in the sky.
From late August to mid-April. In Helsinki there are about 15 dark hours a night in late December, 9 in late September, 9 around the March equinox and still about 7 in mid-April.
Helsinki Airport (HEL), about 20 km away in a straight line.