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Photo gallery — Northern Lights, meteor shower light up Finnish night sky

The weather conditions were perfect to view the combination of aurora activity and the Perseid meteor shower.

Photo shows northern lights and a shooting star.
Sirpa Pursiainen-Hautala captured this image of the Northern Lights and a shooting star in the skies over Tampere on Monday night. Image: Sirpa Pursiainen-Hautala
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Stargazers were treated to a spectacular show in the skies over Finland on Monday night.

With the sky almost completely cloudless, conditions were perfect to view the Perseid meteor shower, an annual astronomical event that can lead to up to 60 shooting stars per hour being visible.

In addition, the aurora borealis — or Northern Lights — were particularly strong over Finland in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Here is a selection of photos sent to Yle by members of the public.

Revontulia taivaalla.
Raseborg, along the southern coast. Image: Maggi Forsell-Bäckström
Revontulia taivaalla.
Rantasalmi on the shores of Lake Saimaa in the South Savo region. Image: Eino Koikkalainen
Revontulia taivaalla.
Rautio, near Kalajoki in North Ostrobothnia. Image: Pekka Torvi
Revontulia taivaalla.
The night sky over Karuna, Sauvo, in Southwest Finland. Image: Elina Järvinen
Revontulia taivaalla.
On the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Tampere, taken from the Kauppi forest. Image: Ilari Hauhia

All Points North delved into the myths and the social media power of the aurora borealis last autumn. Listen to the episode via this embedded player, on Yle Areena via Apple or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The science, myths and social media power of Finland's aurora borealis
All Points North

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