During my recent seven-night trip to Levi Finland in March 2024, I was able to view the Northern Lights on five of the nights, simply from vantage points that were easily walkable from my hotel near the main town. It wasn’t until after my trip to Lapland that I came across many articles listing tips for increasing your chances of seeing the aurora, and having had experienced it myself, I felt many of these other articles were downright wrong and not helpful. Because I happened to be immensely lucky (luck has almost everything to do with it), I’ve created a list of my tips for how to be best prepared to view the aurora when the opportunity arises.