Northern Lights February 2018 Finland

Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.

Northern lights february 2018 finland.

Reuters alexander kuznetsov reuters saturday september 28 2019. The most popular month for these tours is december which has the most tour departures. Best time to see northern lights in finland. This is the wild remote nature of the country.

The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field. In southern finland they are visible on about 10 20 nights a year. Until 1 a m and in finland the temperatures regularly sink to 22 fahrenheit. One of the characteristics that makes finland the best place to see the northern lights also makes finland not suited for everyone.

During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland. Find a northern lights tour that explores finland. 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.

In northern lapland chance of seeing the lights are about every other clear night. 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. We stayed at the magical northern lights ranch in lapland finland. It was one of the most unique experiences of our lives and we were lucky enough to see th.

There are 12 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 10 days.