{"id":10895,"date":"2020-01-03T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/?p=10895"},"modified":"2020-06-04T13:37:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T10:37:43","slug":"northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/en\/2020\/01\/03\/northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest show on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p class=\"is-style-wide\">The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is one of nature\u2019s most wonderful phenomena. The Northern Lights occur in late autumn, all winter and early spring all around the Arctic regions. In Lapland, the two northernmost municipalities of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/about-the-area\/inari\/\">Inari<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/about-the-area\/utsjoki\/\">Utsjoki<\/a> are amongst the best places on earth to witness the Aurora.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Different seasons to watch the&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>N<\/strong><strong>orthern&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>L<\/strong><strong>ights<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>The landscapes change fast and drastically throughout the year in northern Finnish Lapland. Autumn is the time when the nights start to be dark enough to observe the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;Lights after a long summer of midnight sun. The temperatures are not that cold yet and the lakes and rivers remain open. On a windless night, the water surface can be very calm and look like a mirror. This is the best time to observe and photograph the&nbsp;Aurora and reflections on the lakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Then comes winter, when the landscapes turn&nbsp;white and the nights become very long. At the depth of winter during the polar night, the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;Lights can even be visible in the middle of the afternoon at 4 PM. The temperatures plummet sometimes down to -40\u00b0C so good clothing is essential. The safari guides will make sure that you are well dressed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Finally, in early spring, the landscapes are still frozen and snowy but the days become longer and the transition between day and night lasts for a couple of hours. This gives you some chances to observe the Aurora during the blue hour, which is a show in itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/rayann-elzein-photography-winter.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inari and Utsjoki are truly the best places to observe the Aurora<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>The sun activity&nbsp;evolves with cycles of 11 years, with peaks and dips&nbsp;in the intensity of the solar wind. In the years of lower activity, the southernmost regions of the Arctic are suffering from less frequent Auroras. This is not the case of Inari and Utsjoki! These two municipalities are so far north, between 250 and 400 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, that the slightest disturbance&nbsp;in solar wind sparks nice Auroras that can be visible well above the horizon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>As always, the Aurora remains unpredictable, so it is a good idea to keep watching the sky as long as possible!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to do Aurora hunting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>You need to find a place that is dark enough, without light pollution from the village or resort where you are staying, to have the best Aurora viewing. The safari guides know the best places for this and will guide you according to the weather forecast. In the Inari area, you will probably watch the Aurora from a frozen lake. Further north in Utsjoki, it will most probably be from the shore of the&nbsp;Teno&nbsp;River or in the fells, where people are even more scarce.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Text &amp; photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/rez-photography.com\/\">Rayann Elzein<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"alternating-images-text base-margin-top base-margin-bottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-7 order-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"element-image-border-radius\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"responsive-image-container\"\n            style=\"padding-bottom: 66.666666666667%;background-color: #313536\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image img-fluid\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/northern-lights-2-rayann-elzein-900x600.jpg?ver=4d613243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/northern-lights-2-rayann-elzein.jpg?ver=4d613243 960w\"\n                sizes=\"900px\"\n                alt=\"northern lights by Rayann Elzein\"\n                style=\"background-color: #313536\">\n        \n        \n\n    \n                    \n            \n            \n            \n        \n\n    \n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 offset-md-1 order-md-1 align-self-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"type-h4\">Guest writer: Rayann Elzein<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rayann Elzein is a French award-winning arctic photographer who has lost his heart to Inari region and to Northern Lights. <\/p>\n<p>Find out more blog posts, photography workshops and tutorials from his blog!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rez-photography.com\/\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead 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