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We arrived to our base camp under a cloudy sky, just a few minutes inside and we came out to set off to our viewing spot and wow the sky was completely clear. So many stars and just weak northern lights hiding behind the tree tops. So a brisk walk to our viewing spot, we…

The dark clear sky we had at our location in the wilderness when we arrived was so full of stars. The northern lights were very pale across the northern sky, we hoped they would brighten for us. We took time to enjoy our Lappish shamanism around the fire, then food and warm drinks were served…

The silver grey sky gradually turned green through the camera as the evening progressed. We spent time around the fire enjoying this aspect of Finnish wilderness culture, the food getting the all important flavor from the burning birch wood. Then the sky brightened, and sure enough the whole sky was pale green through the camera.…

The northern lights arc was visible reaching across the northern sky as we approached our first possible stopping place. There was no time to waste in getting our visitors out of the mini busses, cameras set up and capture those all important pictures with the northern lights behind our happy guests. After this, the Auroras…

Just after we arrived to our wilderness location, the northern lights became just visible low down in the sky. Once we arrived to our actual viewing spot a few minutes later, the northern lights arc was brighter and rising higher in the sky, now above the tree tops forming our horizon. Quickly the camera was…

Once we arrived to our viewing spot tonight the moon was visible, peering at us through the cloud. The cloud looked quite thin from time to time, however the light snow fall just kept drifting down. The fire was soon sending out its familiar welcoming warm light and as soon as the northern lights creation…