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Lake Kallavesi Northern Lights

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@hugoraphy
Lake Kallavesi offers endless photo opportunities, especially during winter. You can see the famous Northern Lights, listen to the cracking ice, and walk on the frozen lake.

Plan

Overview

Skill level

Difficult
Accessbility
Public Location

Hours

Anytime

Fee

Free

Pack

  • Wide-angle lens (15mm) with low f/stop
  • Tripod
  • Model
  • Water
  • Snacks
  • Ice awls
  • Phone

How to get there

N62° 50' 17.3328"E27° 43' 58.8324"
The photo was taken on Lake Kallavesi which is a medium-sized lake. I recommend parking your car at the Peikkometsä Park’s parking lot: Peikkometsä DiscGolfPark, Rautaniementie 72, 70840 Kuopio. Once there, take the path that starts immediately next to the parking lot, and from the first intersection, turn right. Walk straight along it for 600 meters (~7 minutes). After this, take a path that goes to the right and you’ll soon reach a tunnel—here are it's coordinates (62.837064, 27.713460). To make this easier, paste them into a navigator of your choice, once you’ve arrived at Peikkometsä. Once you’ve reached the tunnel, it’ll take you couple minutes to reach the lake. From there, you can route to the exact spot where I took this photo on the lake (62.838148, 27.733009). Walk straight and you'll soon see the spot. Make sure to have your phone with you to check the coordinates constantly.

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