Northern Lights
All the latest news, tips and essential information on the Aurora Borealis otherwise known as the Northern Lights.
How to take the best pictures of the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights season is here. Taking these pictures is an art itself and requires preparation, so The Local spoke to an expert to find out how to take awe-inspiring snaps of the natural phenomenon.
How to maximise your chances of seeing the Northern Lights in Norway
How can you know when or if you will see the Northern Lights in Norway? Are there any forecasts to follow? Here are a few essential tips to help maximise your chances.
Why 2025 will be a great year for viewing Northern Lights in Sweden and Norway
If you're willing to travel in 2025 to witness a special Northern Lights display, Norway and Sweden should be among your top viewing destinations. Here are some of the best spots to go to.
Solar Maximum: The best places to see the Northern Lights in Norway
Next year, the Northern Lights promise to be stronger than they have been for a decade, and Norway is one of the best places in the world to see them shift and shine. Here are the best places to go and do it.
Why the Northern Lights over Norway will be more intense this winter
Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights are in for a treat as the natural phenomenon will be more intense over Norway this winter and the next few years.
Strong Northern Lights to continue over Norway this week
The ever-elusive Northern Lights will likely make a strong showing over much of Norway this week, provided the weather remains clear.
Why the northern lights might be visible in more of Norway than usual
Current atmospheric conditions mean there's a good chance the aurora borealis will be visible across much more of Norway than normal on Friday.
Norway business sees 'huge opportunity' in green transition
Three-quarters of the leaders of big Norwegian companies now believe that the transition to a green economy represents a significant business opportunity, a new survey has found.
Taking pictures of the Northern Lights: 10 expert photography tips
With winter approaching, the Northern Lights season is just beginning. Taking these pictures is an art in itself and requires preparation, so The Local spoke to Abisko-based photographer Chad Blakley about how to take awe-inspiring snaps of the Northern Lights.
Top tips for watching the meteor shower in Norway
The Perseid meteor shower is a yearly event in the Northern Hemisphere and 2016 is predicted to be the best in years by the International Meteor Organization. The Local fills you in on everything you need to know if you’re planning to watch it.
Spanish paraglider dances in the sky with Northern Lights
Horacio Llorens battled minus-15C temperatures in Norway to embark on the magical flight.
Rare light phenomenon spotted in Oslo skies
Several places in Oslo witnessed rare and beautiful light pillars in the sky on Wednesday night.
Northern lights 'eruption' set to dazzle Norway
A solar flare is set to bring an intense Aurora Borealis show on the final two nights of 2015, illuminating the sky in some areas that don't usually witness the region's famous northern lights.
Humpback whales play under the Aurora
A Norwegian photographer has captured amazing footage of humpback whales playing at night under the Aurora Borealis.
10 best places to visit in North Norway this winter
Northern Norway this month made the Lonely Planet's Top 5 list for best regions for travellers to go to in 2015. The Local takes a tour of one of Europe's most scenic destinations and reveals some of the coolest places to see and things to do in the Arctic Circle and beyond.
Beautiful time-lapse of Lofoten Islands
Video editor Nicholas Buer shot and stitched together this awesome time-lapse sequence of the coast around Norway's Lofoten islands, including some stunning footage of the Northern Lights.
VIDEO: Stunning time-lapse of Northern Lights
A Norwegian nature photographer has created this stunning time-lapse film of the pulsating shapes and colours of the Northern Lights over the city of Trondheim in northern Norway.
Northern lights best in a decade this December
Norway's official travel guide is expecting a surge of tourists rushing to see the Northern Lights this winter after NASA scientists predicted a new December peak in solar maximum activity.
Northern Lights photos win international prize
A man from Tromsø has won a prestigious photography prize for his extraordinary pictures of the Northern Lights, taken from his house in Kvaløya.
Northern lights add shine to off-season cruises
Cruise ships are set to offer winter voyages along the Norwegian coastline, using the lure of the northern lights to attract tourists northward beyond the normal peak season.
Northern lights threaten radio comms - expert
A Norwegian scientist has warned that recent powerful eruptions on the sun could trigger powerful northern lights in southern Norway on Thursday, causing interference to radio communications.
Norway aglow in northern light show
Seasoned sky-watchers were left swooning on Tuesday night as a solar storm had large parts of Norway basking in the glow of spectacular northern lights.