Knowledge bank
As a state-owned research institute, IRF works in a variety of ways to spread knowledge about space and our research. Interest in space activities from schools, the general public and the media is high.
Teachers may need material for their students. Teenagers who are interested in space seek information about IRF and the things it studies. Tourists want to see the Northern Lights in real time or are interested in what the Northern Lights really are.
IRF wants to promote and encourage everyone to learn more about space. Each visitor’s needs are different so we hope that you find what you are looking for below.
IRF in space
Projects from 1968 and onwards
Information sheets and books
See our information sheets and books
Illustrations and graphics
Northern lights
- About northern lights
- Northern light – images and movies
- Photographer Mia Stålnacke (Kiruna)
- Realtime image from the All-sky-camera in IRF
- Space weather prognosis
Image gallery
IRF in social media
Public relation activities
External pages about Space Physics and Space Weather
Space activities in Sweden
Questions about Physics
National Resource Center for Physics
The Sweden Solar System (SSS)
The Sweden Solar System (SSS) is the world’s largest model of our planetary system. The Sun is represented by the Globe in Stockholm, the largest spherical building in the world, and the planets are lined up in direction north from here.