All-sky
SGO SKY-i all-sky camera (Sodankylä)
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, Finland · Seasonal
Colour all-sky camera with a new frame every minute; only meaningful after dark. Credit: Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu.
Finland aurora webcams
Northern lights cameras in Finland on one page, each with the aurora score where it stands.
Finnish Lapland has some of the most reliable aurora skies in Europe: the Finnish Meteorological Institute counts auroras on about three of every four clear nights in the far north around Kilpisjärvi, and on about half of them around Rovaniemi and Sodankylä.
The cameras below include Fintraffic road weather cameras across Lapland (open data, CC BY 4.0), the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory all-sky camera and live streams from Levi, Kilpisjärvi, Inari and Rovaniemi. Many road cameras switch to black-and-white infrared at night, so a green glow can look grey.
51 cameras in our catalogue: 18 live streams, 21 open-licence stills and 12 on operators' sites.
Cameras in Finland
FMI Auroras Now! / MIRACLE all-sky cameras
Finnish Lapland (Kevo, Kilpisjärvi and other stations) · Seasonal
Scientific camera network, winter only; images are for teaching and non-commercial research.
Hankasalmi all-sky camera (Auroras Now!)
Hankasalmi, Central Finland
All-sky camera in Central Finland from FMI's Auroras Now! service; shows aurora reaching the south of the country.
Kevola Observatory all-sky camera
Paimio, south-west Finland
Astronomy club all-sky camera at Kevola Observatory in south-west Finland.
Porin Karhunvartijat aurora cameras
Pori, Satakunta, Finland
Astronomy club cameras near Pori on the west coast: an all-sky camera plus several horizon views.
Apukka Resort Live Cam
Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland
Year-round stream from a glass-igloo resort; the operator does not allow commercial use.
Aurora Alert Realtime live camera
Rovaniemi, Finland
Live sky camera near Rovaniemi run by the team behind the Aurora Alert Realtime app.
Aurora Holidays – live northern lights camera, Utsjoki
Utsjoki on the Teno River, Finnish Lapland
Covers much of the northern sky; aurora streaming runs late August to early April.
Hotel Lapin Satu – LIVE 24/7 Northern Lights & Sky Cam
Posio, Finnish Lapland
24/7 sky stream from the hotel roof; shows the midnight sun in summer.
Levi Fell Live Stream, Köngäs
Köngäs, Kittilä, Finnish Lapland
Private camera in Köngäs looking towards Levi Fell; the ski resort lights are distant.
Live @ Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi, Finland
Stream from the village on the Arctic Circle; the square is lit, so only bright auroras show.
LIVE 24/7 Saariselkä, Lapland
Saariselkä, Finnish Lapland
24/7 stream from Saariselkä, 300 km north of the Arctic Circle.
Northern lights / Aurora borealis live – Oulu
Oulu, Finland
Two side-by-side cameras give ~208° of sky; the video id changes if the stream restarts.
Northern lights livestream – Oulu (second camera)
Oulu, Finland
Second camera at the same Oulu site as the main Samimaka stream; side by side they cover about 200° of sky.
Seaside Nallikari aurora livestream – North
Nallikari seaside, Oulu, Finland
North-facing camera on the Gulf of Bothnia shore; the id changes if the stream restarts.
Seaside Nallikari aurora livestream – West
Nallikari, Oulu, Finland
West view from the Nallikari seaside in Oulu, beside the north camera; beach and sea in front.
Starlapland live – Kalajoki, Adventure Park Pakka
Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Bothnian Bay coast at Kalajoki, well south of Lapland; best on nights with strong activity.
Starlapland Northern Light Live – Kilpisjärvi (north view)
Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland · Seasonal
North-facing live stream from Finland's far northwest, under dark skies.
Starlapland Northern Light Live – Levi (north view)
Levi, Finnish Lapland · Seasonal
North-facing live stream; the video id changes if the stream restarts.
Starlapland Northern Light Live – Sodankylä (north view)
Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland · Seasonal
North-facing live stream; the video id changes if the stream restarts.
Tornio City Webcam
Tornio near Kemi, Finland
From the town hall roof, 25 km from Kemi on the Swedish border; city lights in view.
Visit Pyhä-Luosto Aurora Live
Luosto Fell, Finnish Lapland
Dedicated aurora camera on top of Luosto Fell; streams 24/7, best from dusk to dawn.
Ylläs Ski Resort – Huippukamera (summit cam)
Ylläs fell summit, Finnish Lapland
Ski-resort camera on the Ylläs summit; a high vantage point with a wide horizon.
Road 21 Hietajoki
Hietajoki, Enontekiö, Finland
Open bog landscape with a flat horizon and lots of sky; infrared B/W at night.
Road 21 Kilpisjärvi, Saana
Kilpisjärvi, Enontekiö, Finland
Faces Saana fell, roughly north-northwest of the village; bright lamps in the foreground at night.
Road 21 Muonio river view
Muonio, Finland
Looks along the Muonionjoki river towards the fells; a few street lights on the right at night.
Road 21 Ropinsalmi
Ropinsalmi, Enontekiö, Finland
Lake and rounded fells under a big sky; B/W at night, with birches lit in the foreground.
Road 21 Saarikoski
Saarikoski, Enontekiö, Finland
Open fell country with distant peaks and a wide sky; infrared B/W at night.
Road 4 Petäjäskoski river view
Petäjäskoski, Rovaniemi, Finland
Kemijoki river south of Rovaniemi; sky in the top third; a lit birch dominates at night.
Road 4 Porttipahta reservoir
Porttipahta, Sodankylä, Finland
Open view over the Porttipahta reservoir with a low, dark horizon; infrared B/W at night.
Road 4 Saariselkä, Kaunispää
Kaunispää, Saariselkä, Finland
Near the Kaunispää fell top above Saariselkä; often in fog, switches between colour and B/W.
Road 5 Kuusamo, Kitka lake
Lake Kitka, Kuusamo, Finland
Lake Kitka with a wide sky, but it faces roughly south; a wiper arm sometimes crosses the view.
Road 5 Ruka, Rukatunturi
Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland
Looks up at Rukatunturi fell; resort lights at its foot, sky in the top half; B/W at night.
Road 79 Äkäsjärvi
Äkäsjärvi, Muonio, Finland
Wide lake view with a low forest horizon and plenty of sky; infrared B/W at night.
Road 82 Joutsijärvi
Joutsijärvi, Kemijärvi, Finland
Forest edge and distant fells on the road to Salla; about half the frame is sky; B/W at night.
Road 92 Kaamasmukka
Kaamasmukka, Utsjoki, Finland
Wide tundra and lake view with a low horizon; about half the frame is sky; B/W at night.
Road 92 Nitsijärvi
Nitsijärvi, Inari, Finland
Lake view with a thin forest line; a very dark site, mostly sky; infrared B/W at night.
Road 940 Äkäslompolo
Äkäslompolo, Kolari, Finland
Lake view towards Äkäslompolo village and the Ylläs fells; some village lights, B/W at night.
Road 9401 Ylläs aurora camera
Ylläs, Kolari, Finland
Fintraffic's dedicated aurora camera on the Ylläs scenic road; infrared B/W at night, sky in the top half.
Road 9401 Ylläs landscape
Ylläs, Kolari, Finland
Points almost straight at the sky over the Ylläs fells; B/W at night, good for checking cloud cover.
Road 944 Lautasalmi
Lautasalmi, Kemijärvi, Finland
Lake Kemijärvi with a small islet and a big open sky; infrared B/W at night.
Road 970 Nuorgam, Teno river
Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Finland
From Finland's northernmost village across the Teno river to the Norwegian fells; B/W at night.
Road 970 Nuvvus
Nuvvus, Utsjoki, Finland
Teno valley with fells on both sides and sky between them; infrared B/W at night.
Aurora Borealis (LIVE!) – Utsjoki
Utsjoki, Finland · Seasonal
Long-running Utsjoki channel that goes live on aurora nights in the dark season; there is no permanent stream to embed.
Metsähovi aurora camera
Metsähovi, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Camera at the Metsähovi radio observatory west of Helsinki, on FMI's aurora camera page.
Nyrölä Observatory aurora camera
Nyrölä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Amateur observatory camera north of Jyväskylä, shown on the FMI space weather centre's camera page.
Pyhä north slopes panorama camera
Pyhätunturi, Finland
Panorama camera over the north slopes of Pyhätunturi fell.
Restaurant Tuikku 360° webcam – Levi
Levi fell, Kittilä, Finland
360° panorama camera at Restaurant Tuikku on Levi fell.
Where to watch in Finland
Rovaniemi
Lapland's capital on the Arctic Circle and the best-connected aurora gateway in Lapland, with direct winter flights from many European cities. Easy to reach, lots of packages, but noticeably lower aurora odds than places further north.
Levi
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.
Saariselkä
A small fell village on the edge of Urho Kekkonen National Park, famous for glass igloos. About 260 km north of Rovaniemi, with clearly better aurora odds.
Kilpisjärvi
A small, remote village at Finland's northwestern tip beneath Saana fell. FMI statistics give it the highest aurora probability in the country; services are limited in return.