{"id":8704,"date":"2021-11-11T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=8704"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:36","slug":"kristoffer-went-hunting-for-the-northern-lights-in-senja","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kristoffer-went-hunting-for-the-northern-lights-in-senja\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristoffer went hunting for the Northern Lights in Senja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat does a plumber do after work, when he lives in the Senja area? Here is the story of a Northern Lights chase\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We asked Kristoffer Vangen from Finnsnes, the town at the bridge to <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/senja\/\">Senja Island,<\/a> to tell us about a typical Northern Lights trip, and take some photos along with it. One night in early November Kristoffer went with three of his friends to hunt the Northern Lights on the island of Senja. \u201cWe knew things were happening in the sky, but the weather was only half-good. We could see some activity, though, so we set off\u201d. Here is how it happened, illustrated with a few of the photos taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-2048x1363.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1703x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-768x1154.jpg\" alt=\"Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3350-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1703x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3350-Edit-768x1154.jpg\" alt=\"The reflection from the ocean and the wet of the beach, Northern Lights in late Autumn \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3350-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The reflection from the ocean and the wet of the beach, Northern Lights in late Autumn \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3341-Edit-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1703x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3341-Edit-Edit-768x1154.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora emerging over Senja&#039;s cliffs \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3341-Edit-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Aurora emerging over Senja&#039;s cliffs \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The reflection from the ocean and the wet of the beach, Northern Lights in late Autumn \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Aurora emerging over Senja&#039;s cliffs \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-outer-coast-is-the-best-in-autumn\">The outer coast is the best in autumn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senja\u2019s weather-beaten, rugged outer coast faces the Atlantic. \u201cBefore the snow falls, I prefer the outer coast. The cliffs form a great foreground, and then there are pools along the shore where the Northern Lights reflect\u201d. Kristoffer has been out many nights, and a great aurora show just isn\u2019t enough. \u201cI need a good background, not just the Northern Lights. Let\u2019s call the lights an extra spice\u201d he jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aurora-played-hide-and-seek-with-the-clouds\">Aurora played hide and seek with the clouds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristoffer and his friends thus went to Steinfjord along the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-national-tourist-route-winds-around-senjas-outer-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norwegian Scenic Route<\/a>. Here they stopped at a couple of places, before ending up at the Tungenesset viewpoint. Coffee was in the flask, and they were prepared for a wait. They saw that things were happening, but the cloud cover was pretty dense. However, it soon thinned out, and the lights started to glow over the fjord. Kristoffer got what he aimed for, Aurora mirroring in the pools at Tungenesset.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3328-Edit-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1703x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3328-Edit-Edit-1362x2048.jpg\" alt=\"Adjusting the camera \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3328-Edit-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Adjusting the camera \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2955-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1709x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2955-Edit-768x1150.jpg\" alt=\"A lonely tree is a possibility for Kristoffer \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2955-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"A lonely tree is a possibility for Kristoffer \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Adjusting the camera \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: A lonely tree is a possibility for Kristoffer \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-snow-lightens-up-the-inland\">The snow lightens up the inland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senja is an island of many faces, and the inland is filled with forests, mountains and lakes that freeze in winter, maybe just 20 minutes\u2019 drive from the coast. \u201cThe snow lightens up the place\u201d Kristoffer explains \u201cso that you can see the landscape even if it\u2019s pitch dark\u201d. Then Kristoffer and his friends go to inland locations, where trees, mountain contours, remote huts and abandoned farmsteads form the foreground and frame. It\u2019s all about that extraordinary Northern Lights shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kristoffer-takes-the-weather-forecast-with-a-pinch-of-salt\">Kristoffer takes the weather forecast with a pinch of salt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the weather forecast is important to Kristoffer. But he doesn\u2019t believe blindly in it. \u201cIt only takes a brief opening in the cloud cover\u201d he says, \u201cand we might have fantastic lights\u201d. Kristoffer has a day job and cannot go chasing the lights in remote areas inland as some people can. He is therefore willing to go out when others might want to stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-2048x1363.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3384-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1703x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-768x1154.jpg\" alt=\"Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3370-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Aurora fighting with the clouds \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Which one of the buddies gets the best pic? \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apps-are-a-help-but-no-guarantee\">Apps are a help, but no guarantee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristoffer is no expert on interpreting the various Northern Lights apps. \u201cAs I understand it, the kp index that everybody talks about, really only indicates how far south in Scandinavia and Europe the lights can be seen. It doesn\u2019t really affect us so much, since we\u2019re up north\u201d (This is confirmed by our <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/what-are-the-northern-lights\/\">geophysics expert<\/a>). \u201cI have been out when all the apps have been blinking red, and nothing happened. Other times, I get a pleasant surprise, and see fabulous lights when the apps are pessimistic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-work-should-be-put-into-the-chase\">How much work should be put into the chase?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the apps say go, and the weather is favourable, Kristoffer prepares for a full night out. He packs his car and expects to be out all evening. He tries to be set up with a tripod by 7, and by then he should also have an idea about how to compose a photo. It\u2019s all about the right background. But if the weather looks dubious, or the activity is low, he might go for a long walk from home or up a mountain. \u201cI can still get lucky and have some good photos\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0455-Edit-2780-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1706\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0455-Edit-2780-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Green evening with lights afar \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0455-Edit-2780-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Green evening with lights afar \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0482-Edit-Edit.jpg\" data-size=\"5176x7764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0482-Edit-Edit-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The clouds are carefully studied \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0482-Edit-Edit.jpg\" data-caption=\"The clouds are carefully studied \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2953-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1709x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2953-Edit-768x1150.jpg\" alt=\"Cameras lined up in the green evening \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2953-Edit-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cameras lined up in the green evening \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0431-2-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0431-2-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Camera mounted on tripod \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_0431-2-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Camera mounted on tripod \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Green evening with lights afar \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The clouds are carefully studied \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Cameras lined up in the green evening \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Camera mounted on tripod \u00a9 Kristoffer Vangen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-can-t-be-up-too-late-on-a-school-night\">One can\u2019t be up too late on a school night<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristoffer\u2019s job as a plumber of course doesn\u2019t wait, even if Aurora puts up a show. Therefore, he can\u2019t stay up too late. If he believes the chances are good, he sets off around 6 pm. By 11, he\u2019s home. \u201cI have of course been up into the wee hours at times when things really go crazy. But there is a price to pay the next day\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-trip-to-japan-made-kristoffer-a-photographer\">A trip to Japan made Kristoffer a photographer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristoffer wasn\u2019t all that interested in photography as he grew up. As a young adult, he started to travel, and no tourist travels without a camera. A trip to Japan was like a revelation; the cityscapes, cultural heritage and exotic landscapes of the Land of the Rising Sun was captured, and amazingly he managed to take great photos. After some travelling, he looked at his home area, Senja and the adjacent mainland, with new eyes. Tourist photos from Senja\u2019s rugged coastline made him aware of the beauty that he\u2019d taken for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-spring season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-epic-seeker malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist malgrupper-outdoor-adventure wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/what-are-the-northern-lights\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/low-res2-8-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>What are the northern lights?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-eat-and-stay todo-northern-lights todo-sapmi-culture todo-snowmobile todo-whales todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-lyngenfjord-is-the-northern-lights-fjord\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 35% 47%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Norway-184-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Lyngenfjord is the Northern Lights fjord<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-backcountryskiing todo-coastal-culture todo-cross-country-skiing todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-eat-and-stay todo-fishing todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-northern-lights todo-photo todo-skiing todo-unique-accommodations todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-family-memorymaker malgrupper-friendship-bonder malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-outdoor-adventure malgrupper-romantic-indulger malgrupper-slow-traveller malgrupper-unplugger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-the-northern-lights-from-your-holiday-house\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/low-res2-8-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>See the Northern Lights from your holiday house<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-autumn region-northern-norway malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/autumn-auroras-that-you-can-see-in-a-tshirt-perhaps\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/001727_Gaute-Bruvik_www.nordnorge.com_Tromsoe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Autumn Auroras that you can see in a T-shirt? Perhaps.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSeeing the Northern Lights in Senja\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-can-i-see-more-pics-of-kristoffer-vangen?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I see more pics of Kristoffer Vangen?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-can-i-see-more-pics-of-kristoffer-vangen?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tKristoffer runs an excellent instagram account, ig krisvang. The two other you see in the photos also have amazing feeds, consult ig seffis and ig trulsfromnorway\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-i-learn-more-about-senja?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I learn more about Senja?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-learn-more-about-senja?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Senja&#8217;s website has accommodation, attractions and tours on their comprehensive website. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"when-is-the-best-time-to-see-the-northern-lights-in-senja?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen is the best time to see the Northern Lights in Senja?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"when-is-the-best-time-to-see-the-northern-lights-in-senja?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja sees the same Northern Lights as the rest of Northern Scandinavia, litterally exactly the same, since the lights are so high up. From mid September to around the first of April, you have prime chances. Read more on our Northern Lights info page. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-destination region-senja wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/senja\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mountain-range-of-senja-island-norway-PCCNLEX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>A rugged, steep, wind-swept Atlantic coast, and a lush, green inland<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-natural-highlights todo-national-scenic-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-senja malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-national-tourist-route-winds-around-senjas-outer-coast\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/000962_Reiner-Schaufler_www.nordnorge.com_-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route winds around Senja&#8217;s outer coast<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">November 11, 2021<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=activities\" rel=\"tag\">Activities<\/a><\/li><li><a 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rel=\"tag\">Winter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":18313,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":18307,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.53,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.54,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Kristoffer 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