Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

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AntyScience
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Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by AntyScience » Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:40 pm

Hi! I like to do astrophotography. However, Helsinki has too much light pollution for this. Therefore, I'm looking for places I can drive to (and preferably set up a tent) that are easy to reach by car (as I have 60kg of equipment).

I know of Nuuksio, but the trees tend to get in the way when taking pictures of stars :)

Thanks a lot!



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Re: Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by Upphew » Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:58 pm

AntyScience wrote:Hi! I like to do astrophotography. However, Helsinki has too much light pollution for this. Therefore, I'm looking for places I can drive to (and preferably set up a tent) that are easy to reach by car (as I have 60kg of equipment).

I know of Nuuksio, but the trees tend to get in the way when taking pictures of stars :)

Thanks a lot!
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According to that map I'd go to Luhanka for astrophotography. Maybe Kainuu, but that would at least triple the travel time. Pollux arranges star gazing trips to Porkkala, so I suppose there the skies are already dark enough.
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Re: Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by Piet » Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:28 pm

AntyScience wrote:Hi! I like to do astrophotography. However, Helsinki has too much light pollution for this. Therefore, I'm looking for places I can drive to (and preferably set up a tent) that are easy to reach by car (as I have 60kg of equipment).

I know of Nuuksio, but the trees tend to get in the way when taking pictures of stars :)

Thanks a lot!
You could try Oittaa, don't know about the light pollution there.
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Re: Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by AntyScience » Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:27 pm

Thanks a lot! I did not know of Pollux, that's great information! Oittaa sounds good, I'll check it out! :)

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Re: Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by ajaxel » Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:09 am

Did you find a good spot at the end, I am facing the same problem...

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Re: Places around Helsinki to camp, reachable by car

Post by ajaxel » Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:16 am

Thanks a lot! I did not know of Pollux, that's great information! Oittaa sounds good, I'll check it out!
did you find the good spot? I am facing the similar problem...


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