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September 2025

September 29th
Colorful Aurora above the autumn colored forest

  • Guests / Country: 8 guests from Germany, Netherlands, China and USA.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
  • Destination / weather: Helligskogen / part clear / little rain.
  • Aurora activity: 7/10.
  • Aurora show: All over and far south, spikes, curls and little dancing curtains. 3-4 colors on camera.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Green and a little hint of red glow.
  • Tour km: 290.
  • Tour hrs: 7,5.
  • Wildlife: One fox.

I thought first it could be okey on the coast, but incoming clouds came too fast, so we headed east away from the massive clouds system ...

We got to see little between the clouds on our way, and it`s pity I didn`t found a safe enough spot to stop, when the first show arrived ... but, I also know it`s normally it takes too long time to get all my guests out of the bus ...

So, we continued and I was thinking about Finland, but 4 km before the border they sky was 70% clear, and the activity was amazing with many colors, at least on camera, and for a moment we got to even see Red Aurora for the naked eyes.

The clouds came back, and I was thinking about to leave, but suddenly the sky got clear again ... so, I set camp fire and served my guests with hot drinks and sweet snacks.

Before we left it came in more clouds and even rain ...

September 24th
A couple of people under the sky of the Northern Lights between the clouds

  • Guests / Country: 4 guests from Singapore, Taiwan and USA.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
  • Destination / weather: Finnish Lapland +40 km / part clear / haze.
  • Aurora activity: 5/10.
  • Aurora show: First a faint bow, then a bright over crossing stripe, curtains, spikes.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Bright green.
  • Tour km: 390.
  • Tour hrs: 8,5.
  • Wildlife: One rabbit (hare) and three foxes.

The first plan was to drive far inside the finnish border, but after 30 km we had a good enough sky, but of course, after set camp fire and serve my guests, the clouds came back ...

So, I decided to drive further into Finnish Lapland and when we only cam 10 km away, we just had to stop since the activity suddenly started, so we just had to jump out of the bus.

While standing under the partly clear sky, I heard from a colleague who was +30 km further in and they had 90% clear sky ... so, I should follow my first plan, and not stop, but just go directly to the first planned location ... but, it`s always a gambling chasing the lights ... or finding the right spot with the best clear sky ...

September 23rd
An massive curl of Aurora over the naked mountain landscape

  • Guests / Country: 4 guests from Singapore.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Finnish border / fog / clear.
  • Aurora activity: 6/10.
  • Aurora show: Several stripes all over the sky, also towards south, curls, spikes and dancing curtains in two colors.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Green, and some of the guests saw pink too ... not me ;)
  • Tour km: 315.
  • Tour hrs: 7,5.
  • Wildlife: One hare (rabbit).

I could do it short and easy tonight by staying on the coast, but I just needed to drive little for getting in the right feeling for a chase ... so, we went towards east and little inside the Finnish border ...

And it was good timing when we got a very good show on the eastern sky in the same moment we step outside the bus.

Then it was covered the whole sky with little dancing low on the north and west.

September 20th 
Partly clear blue sky and clouds over the coastal environment

  • Guests / Country: 3 guests from Singapore and Taiwan.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Grunnfjord / part clear / overcast.
  • Aurora activity: 0/10.
  • Aurora show: Nothing !
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Nothing !
  • Tour km: 155.
  • Tour hrs: 6,5.
  • Space show: One fast and dropping fireball, in bright green and white.

With wind from SE it was only one thing to do; head far as possible towards NW, on the top of my island Ringvassøya.

And we had a quite okey sky most of the evening, but just an hour before the activity should start, then we lost the last clear sky ...

So, we went back home with nothing to talk about ...

September 19th
Aurora over the fjord and mountais, and a autumn colorful tree in front 

  • Guests / Country: 5 guests from Denmark, Canada and USA.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
  • Destination / weather: Grøtfjord / part clear / clear.
  • Aurora activity: 4/10.
  • Aurora show: Several stripes across the sky, curtains, spikes and curls, but faint.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Faint green / white.
  • Tour km: 105.
  • Tour hrs: 6.

We left the city in heavy rain, but after a few km it stopped and gave us an beautiful a very strong rainbow, so I had to make a stop so my guests and I got some pictures ...

Then we had several choices to where to drive on the coast, but since most of the guides went north towards my island, Ringvassøya, I choosed an other way to the most beautiful area we have around Tromsø; Grøtfjord.

Since I was starting quite early re; still a couple of hours of daylight, I showed my guests different fjords areas and told them stories along the route and where we stopped for taking pictures.

Then we headed towards Grøtfjord and hope for the best re; the clouds which covered 50% of the sky, but after an hour it got better and better, and then finally 100% clear, just before Lady Aurora begins her performance ...

September 14th
View from the roof top in the city of Aurora and city lights

  • Location: The Dock by Scandic (at the roof top, open for the public), Tromsø.
  • After an better dinner at the restaurant `Upper Dock` we got a guided tour inside and out of Tromsø`s newest hotel, and from the roof top, which is open for the public too, we got a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 13th
Colorful spikes of Aurora on blue sky between the clouds over the sea

  • Location: Lyngen Experience, Nord-Lenangen.
  • On a rainy evening we got a gap in the clouds and Lady Aurora gave us a short show.
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 12th
Colorful Aurora crossing over the sky between the trees

  • Location: Alta, Finnmark.
  • With two tour US tour operators on a showing tour ... just after the fine dining dinner at Trasti & Trine, we got a lovely Aurora show ...
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 9th
My camera by the silence sea with reflections of the moon and Aurora

  • Location: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya.
  • My first evening out with my camera, after using my iPhone only the nights before. Such a lovely show with two colors on camera, and little dancing. Very warm temperatures outdoors the last week.
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 7th
Aurora and the moon between the clouds over the dark mountains and the sea ...

  • Location: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya.
  • I was out on my beach trying to get pics of the Lunar Eclipse, but the clouds low in the east destroyed it all, but when it was a 1/4 left it cleared up and Lady Aurora shows up ...
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 6th
Colorful Aurora crossing over the dark mountains and sea

  • Location: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya.
  • A short moment on my beach ...
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 5th
Aurora over the sea house, sea and mountains

  • Location: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya.
  • On my beach for a moment ...
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 4th
Aurora between the clouds ...

  • Location: Grøtfjord, Kvaløya.
  • Out on a short drive with a classmate from the Guide school in Sweden in the 90`s.
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

September 1st
A faint colorful Aurora over the fjord and mountains

  • Location: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya.
  • I was planned to be out with my camera this night cause of high activity, but my short nap on 30 mins went over to be 3 hours, so I missed the first great show ... then I was out at 01.30 and shot this quickly pics I didn`t knew that this was beginning of a new great show ... it`s pity ...
  • Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

 

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