Road 79 Äkäsjärvi

Road 79 Äkäsjärvi is an open-licence still camera with a new image every 10 minutes in Äkäsjärvi, Muonio, Finland, run by Fintraffic (Digitraffic).

Over many years, aurora shows on about 50% of clear, dark nights at this camera's magnetic latitude (65°). That is a long-term average, not a forecast: tonight's chance is next to the camera.

Finland's biggest ski resort, a comfortable base with restaurants, activities and a nearby airport at Kittilä. Better aurora odds than Rovaniemi, but you need to get away from the slope lights.

Near Levi the aurora season runs from September to March, when the nights are dark enough. Polar night: A short kaamos of two to three weeks around the winter solstice, when the sun stays below the horizon in mid to late December.

• Northern lights guide to Levi
• All aurora webcams in Finland