Can you see the aurora in Saariselkä 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.
A compact fell village next to Urho Kekkonen National Park. The bare fell tops right above the village give 360° views of the sky.
At 68.4° N, Saariselkä lies under or very close to the auroral oval, so the aurora can appear even on quiet nights 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 Saariselkä has about 17 hours of darkness every night, around the autumn equinox about 8 hours and around the spring equinox about 8 hours; in mid-April still about 3 hours. See when to see the northern lights for a month-by-month guide.
Read our Saariselkä aurora guide for the best viewpoints and local tips.
Book Lapland’s guided tours start from Rovaniemi, about 220 km from Saariselkä. The guides follow the cloud maps and drive to where the sky is clearest.
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At 68.4° N, the aurora is usually visible in Saariselkä even on very quiet nights (Kp 0–1), as long as the sky is dark and clear. Stronger activity brings it higher in the sky.
From late August to mid-April. In Saariselkä there are about 17 dark hours a night in late December, 8 in late September, 8 around the March equinox and still about 3 in mid-April.
Ivalo Airport (IVL), about 20 km away in a straight line.