Can you see the aurora in Rovaniemi 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.
The capital of Finnish Lapland, right on the Arctic Circle. It has the most aurora tours in Finland, and dark hills such as Olleronvaara are only 15 minutes from the centre.
At 66.5° N, Rovaniemi sees the aurora on most active nights – a Kp of about 2 is usually enough 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 Rovaniemi has about 16 hours of darkness every night, around the autumn equinox about 8 hours and around the spring equinox about 9 hours; in mid-April still about 4 hours. See when to see the northern lights for a month-by-month guide.
Read our Rovaniemi aurora guide for the best viewpoints and local tips.
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At 66.5° N, the aurora is usually visible in Rovaniemi with Kp 2 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 Rovaniemi there are about 16 dark hours a night in late December, 8 in late September, 9 around the March equinox and still about 4 in mid-April.
Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) is right next to Rovaniemi.