Northern Lights

Aurora borealis - the northern lights - the World's Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon

The pulsating and multicoloured northern lights are born at a height of about 100 kilometers above ground level as electrically charged particles collide with the earth's atmosphere near the magnetic poles. Northern lights can be seen from the beginning of September until April (but not every night). Our summertime isn't dark enough for seeing northern lights (we have the midnight sun). There are northern lights in 200 nights in Saariselkä region every year.

The Lonely Planet Blue List 2007 describes the northern lights as ”the World's Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon”.

Visit Finland: http://www.visitfinland.com/article/the-northern-lights-sparked-by-the-fox/

Google Street View (Northern Lights, Finland): https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#northern-lights-finland

A La Carte Lapland: http://www.alacartelapland.com

Arctic Academy: http://www.arcticacademy.fi

Aurora Borealis page by Tom Eklund: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/tom.eklund/aurora.html

Aurora borealis photos by Tiina Törmänen: http://www.tiinatormanen.com/#!/portfolio/G00004hnB5gMW3U4

Arctic Circle Information: http://www.arcticcircle-information.fi/northernlights.html

Aurora in Levi center: http://www.kittilajournal.com/aurora.htm

Aurora photos by Studio Tunturi-Lappi: http://www.studiotunturi-lappi.fi/ (choose Aurora on the left)

Auroras now: http://aurora.fmi.fi/public_service/english/start_page.html and http://aurora.fmi.fi/public_service/english/earlier_auroras_material.html

Aurora Village (Ivalo): http://auroravillage.fi/

Doze off under the Northern Lights: http://www.visitfinland.com/article/doze-off-under-the-northern-lights/

Finland.com Travel Portal: http://finland.com/main-63-id.do

Finnish Meteorological Institute: http://www.fmi.fi/research_space/space_9.html

Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen (one of the best places for seeing Northern Lights): http://www.kakslauttanen.fi and http://www.visitfinland.com/article/doze-off-under-the-northern-lights/

Jouni Jussila: http://spaceweb.oulu.fi/~jussila/aurora/

Kiela Naturium (Northern Lights planetarium in Muonio): http://m.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/Muonio/see/631695/g-10604/d-631686/l-activity

Lapland Auroras: http://www.lapland-auroras.com/

Lapland Finland: http://www.laplandfinland.com/In_English/Experiences_in_Lapland/Four_Seasons/Winter/Northern_lights.iw3

Life in Lapland (Hunt Auroras with me in Rovaniemi): http://www.lifeinlapland.com/photograph-northern-lights-auroras-rovaniemi.html

Nellim Wilderness Hotel with Aurora Bubble & Sarmi Aurora Lodge (an adventure based ecotourism company in Northern Lapland, in new Aurora Bubbles you can fall asleep looking up at the star-lit sky from your cozy bed): http://www.nellim.fi/

Northern Lights Adventures (Wilderness Safaris Saariselkä): http://nla.fi/

Northern lights forecast: http://cc.oulu.fi/%7Ethu/Aurora/forecast.html

Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis (best places and time to see it): http://www.blog.suomi-holiday.fi/11.php

Northern Lights paintings: http://www.revontulitaulut.com/english/etusivu.html

Northern Lights Ranch: http://www.theranch.fi

Oulu University: http://www.oulu.fi/~spaceweb/textbook/auroras.html

Pinterest (The Northern Lights in Finland): https://www.pinterest.com/DiscoverFinland/revontulet-the-northern-lights-in-finland/

Polar Image (Aurora webcam & photos): http://www.polarimage.fi/menu/aurora.htm

Polar Travel: http://www.polartravel.net/northern-lights/

Rento matkablogi: http://www.rentomatkablogi.net/tervetuloa-2015-welcome-2015/

Santa Television: http://www.santatelevision.com/northernlights/index.html

Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory: http://www.sgo.fi/

Space Weather Prediction Centre: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/Aurora/index.html

Studio Tunturi-Lappi (Aurora movie): http://www.studiotunturi-lappi.fi/video.html

The Guardian - Northern lights photography, the aurora selfie snapper: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/nov/19/northern-lights-photography-aurora-selfie-snapper

Ursa: http://www.ursa.fi/ursa/jaostot/revontulet/english.html

Visit Finland (The Northern Lights - Sparked by the Fox?): http://www.visitfinland.com/article/the-northern-lights-sparked-by-the-fox/

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