Seeing the Northern Lights glowing in Lapland’s night skies is an unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experience for tourists. Northern Lights are created by solar wind-charged particles colliding with the Earth’s atmosphere.

In Pello, an Arctic Circle destination, the Northern Lights season starts every year in late August and lasts until early April. Some of the best Northern Lights spectacles are witnessed in autumn, despite the common misconception that auroras are only visible on cold winter nights. The Northern Lights’ specialty in autumn is the so-called Double Aurora phenomenon. This occurs when aurora arches are reflected on open water, allowing you to see the Northern Lights simultaneously in the sky and on the water’s surface.

Double Aurora phenomenon in early October in Pello in Finnish Lapland. Photo by Iina Askonen

Nowadays, the aurora recording is something that almost anyone can succeed at:  cameras with sensitive image sensors have made it easier than ever before to photograph them.

In Pello, the company company called Johka offers northern lights safaris and excursions. More information HERE. Reindeer Lake Resort reindeer farm, meanwhile, offers Northern Lights tours with reindeer: more information HERE.

                VIDEO: Northern lights in Pello in Lapland, Finland (video by Joulupukki TV Oy)

The Municipality of Pello is located in the picturesque Tornio River Valley in western part of Finnish Lapland. The Arctic Circle runs through Pello: this being the case, thanks to its northern location, Pello is an outstanding place for viewing the Northern Lights. As Pello is a rural municipality with little “artificial light pollution” during the winter nights, it is easy to watch this unique natural phenomenon even from the municipal centre.

We welcome you to Pello and the beautiful Tornio River Valley to witness arguably the most beautiful natural phenomenon on Earth!

USEFUL NORTHERN LIGHTS LINKS:

Northern lights page of Finnish Meteorological Institute:
https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/northern-lights

Spacewheather.com

Northern Lights in Lapland.fi
https://www.lapland.fi/visit/about-lapland/northern-lights/

Natural phenomenon of the Northern Lights on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora

 

Northern lights – Aurora Borealis in Western Part of Finnish Lapland. Video by Markus Kiili