Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory |
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
Geophysical measurements and research since 1914
SGO, located 120 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland, is an independent department of the University of Oulu.
| Address: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory | ||
| Tähteläntie 62 | Phone: | Staff list |
| FIN-99600 Sodankylä | ||
| FINLAND | e-mail: | Contact us |
| Co-ordinates: | ||
| Geographic: | 67° 22' N, 26° 38' E, 180 m | |
| Geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 119.2°, -23.2°, dip = 80.0° | |
| Corrected geomagnetic*: | 64.1°, 106.7°, L=5.25 | |
| * IGRF-11 model for 2010 | ||
More information on the observatory
News
10.-14.1.2022
XIII Observatory Days 2022
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5.10.2021
The Minister of Science and Culture visited the Sodankylä space campus in Tähtelä
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13.9.2021
HEMERA flight successfull
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11.9.2021
HEMERA onnistunut laukaisu (finnish only)
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16.8.2021
Laplands regional threat assessment has been updated (finnish only)
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20.4.2021
Aurora satellite taking Lapland into space era
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5.3.2020
The President of the Republic of Finland visited the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory on the fifth of March
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More coming events
SGO Blog
Aurora video
Last modified: 19 December 2021, 11:56:22.