Northern Lights Norway
The amount of darkness directly determines the northern lights season in norway.
Northern lights norway. When solar activity increases the northern lights can also be seen further south in norway. The northern lights are therefore always present. Norway s peak season for the northern lights is between september and march though that s to do more with the long dark nights at this time of year rather than an increase in solar activity. I ve included my top northern lights tour recommendations for norway sweden finland and iceland depending on what sort of experience you re looking for.
Explaining the northern lights. When to see the northern lights in norway. The lights will usually be visible over mainland northern norway during the night and over svalbard during the daytime. The northern lights project supports the norwegian government in its ambition to realise a cost effective solution for a full scale capture transport and storage of co network in norway providing technology development and dissemination in support of ccs both domestically and internationally.
Visit norway the official tourism board for norway endorses fjord travel norway as their operator of choice for northern lights tours. Where can you see the northern lights. This video will explain the fascinating details. Some of their most interesting itineraries include a 3 night aurora safari a 4 night aurora trip including a stay at an ice hotel and an 8 night aurora cruise through the waters around northern norway.
Interested in learning more about aurora s origin. If you want some guidance with choosing a northern lights tour or figuring out how to chase the northern lights on your own i discuss all of this in great detail in my northern lights ebook. Find out where to go and the best time to see the aurora borealis. Nord norge urban east norwegian.
Maximize your chances to see the northern lights notoriously difficult to find and photograph in this guided tour from tromso. Historically the chances of seeing the northern lights are best viewed in northern norway between october and march because the polar night makes them easier to see. Davvi norga is a geographical region of norway consisting of the two northernmost counties nordland and troms og finnmark in total about 35 of the norwegian mainland some of the largest towns in northern norway from south to north are mo i rana bodø narvik harstad. With a guide who has expertise in finding the lights and photographing them travel into the arctic countryside to find a prime viewing area.