Hunting Northern Lights

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Aurora Borealis in Northern Lapland, Finland. (Photo: Andy Keen, Aurorahunters. © All Rights Reserved)

Aurora Borealis in Northern Lapland, Finland. (Photo: Andy Keen, Aurorahunters. © All Rights Reserved)

The Geo Quiz takes us north of the Arctic Circle: We’re searching for a village in Lapland, the heart of Sami culture.

That puts us in the northern-most reaches of Finland.

You really want to look both ways before crossing the street: In addition to cars, you have to watch out for sleds pulled by huskies or reindeer.

There’s also a small airport there. Tourists like to go there to do things like cross-country skiing in the wilderness.

But they also go there for the spectacle up in the sky: the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.

And that Lapland village in Northern Finland is called Ivalo. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with “Aurora Hunter” Andy Keen who guides tourists on expeditions to see those fantastic Northern Lights.


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13 comments for “Hunting Northern Lights”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6WJ74N6DUQHQ5L6KMMZWQ2SVQM Patty

    Wow! I didn’t know it could do a spiral.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6WJ74N6DUQHQ5L6KMMZWQ2SVQM Patty

    Wow! I didn’t know it could do a spiral.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Walter-Fox/1418567331 Walter Fox

    Wow!

  • http://www.facebook.com/violawoolcott Viola Woolcott

    AMAZING!!

  • Anonymous

    SubhanAllah the SIGNS of Allah (the Creator).And let them not turn you (O Muhammad SAW) away from (preaching) the Ayat (revelations and verses) of Allah after they have been sent down to you, and invite (men) to (believe in) your Lord [i.e: in the Oneness (Tauhid) of Allah (1) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah; (2) Oneness of the worship of Allah; (3) Oneness of the Names and Qualities of Allah], and be not of Al-Mushrikun (those who associate partners with Allah, e.g. polytheists, pagans, idolaters, those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah and deny the Prophethood of Messenger Muhammad SAW). Al Qur’aan 28:87. The Messiah ['Iesa (Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah [i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)]. They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth). Qur’aan 5:75. 

    • Anonymous

      you are a nutter

      • Anonymous

        no doubt what you have written it certainly suits you!

      • Anonymous

        no doubt what you have written it certainly suits you!

  • Anonymous

    On a good,clear night in the southern capital Helsinki, one can also see the Northern Lights.

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.) for people of understanding.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Hettie-Kruger/1599979021 Hettie Kruger

    Amazing, awesome!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/brottomarco Marco Brotto