Abisko and aurora sky station is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights.
Chance of seeing northern lights in sweden.
Sweden is on one of those countries that depict these colorful ribbons in its sky.
The northern lights are only visible when it s dark so any of those earlier hours aren t much use to aurora hunters.
Away from the city lights in the stillness of nature you can rent a cabin and enjoy the dancing light show from your front porch with a warm glass of mulled wine glögg in your hand.
During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland.
Even at the start and end of the summer when the sun finally starts slinking below the horizon for a couple of hours each night the sky will probably be too light to really identify any wisps of aurora.
However if the forecast holds there s a chance of seeing the display the.
Theoretically as long as it gets dark at night and there is solar activity you can see the aurora on any given night in the spring season.
Sixty kilometres north of the arctic circle porjus lies in the unesco world heritage site laponia on the edge of a beautiful lake.
1 aurora sky station abisko.
Summer june to august.
Abisko has the best chance of seeing the northern lights in sweden there is a special microclimate in abisko national park as a result of lake torneträsk which basically pushes cloud cover away from abisko at night.
Your best chance of catching a glimpse of the northern lights is on cold winter nights when the sky is clear dark with little to no moonlight and cloudless.
Another tiny northern village porjus with merely 400 inhabitants is a coveted spot for viewing the northern lights in sweden.
We might as well make this clear from the start.
Abisko is located right underneath the aurora oval which means conditions are optimal with the often cloudless sky.
If you re looking to see the aurora when it s not quite as cold or snowy it is typically possible to see the northern lights in parts of northern sweden through mid april.
Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.
The northern lights are a phenomenon that is more prominent in countries that lie close to the arctic circle and lie in the zone known as auroral oval.
It is more about finding clear skies.
Witnessing the northern lights is a transformational bucket list experience that many people wait years even a lifetime to.
In sweden the northern lights usually appear in the winter months but they can be spotted earlier also.
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However hard you try there isn t much chance of seeing the northern lights any time between may and august when the sun barely sets at all in northern sweden.