The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
Northern lights february 2018 finland.
In southern finland they are visible on about 10 20 nights a year.
During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland.
These are the nights with darkness in them.
One of northern scandinavia s most famous northern lights destinations tromsø adds another string to its bow in the first week of february when it hosts its annual international music centric.
Best time to see northern lights in finland.
One of the characteristics that makes finland the best place to see the northern lights also makes finland not suited for everyone.
Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.
The most popular month for these tours is december which has the most tour departures.
This is the wild remote nature of the country.
Finland s average population density 46 per square mile is half that of the united states and that s mostly concentrated around the cities and villages.
The northern lights are visible between the months of september to march in lapland.
There are 12 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 10 days.
Find a northern lights tour that explores finland.
In northern lapland chance of seeing the lights are about every other clear night.
We stayed at the magical northern lights ranch in lapland finland.
The aurora borealis northern lights is seen in the sky in ivalo of lapland finland september 27 2019.
Until 1 a m and in finland the temperatures regularly sink to 22 fahrenheit.