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Northern Lights
Tromsø lies under the auroral oval, so on clear winter nights green curtains of light can fill the sky.
- Open
- Dark nights from September to March
- Price
- Paid for tours
- Time Needed
- A night
- Address
- Tours leave from the city centerDirections
- Getting There
- Book a bus or minibus tour from the city, or drive out to Kvaløya or Ersfjordbotn.
Why Go
The aurora can appear any dark night from September to March, but clouds off the sea often hide it. Tours leave in the evening and drive to wherever the sky is clear, along the fjords or inland toward the Finnish border, and many serve hot drinks around a fire while you wait.
Tips
- Check the cloud forecast, not just the aurora forecast: clear skies matter most.
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