aurora borealis or puffins on summer Baltic cruise?

[tartangal]

We are on the May 21 to June 4 Constellation Baltic cruise with stops in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. Has anyone experienced the aurora borealis or seen puffins on a similar itinerary at that time of year? I know that the best chance of seeing the Northern Lights is in Autumn or Winter but it's one of my dreams (the other is to see puffins) and I'm hoping to hear there is a chance.

[Captain Canuck]

I saw them in Yellowknife in February. Out on an ice road in 40 below weather. spectacular....

[tartangal]

I'm envious. I know that's the best time.

[Globaliser]

May 21 to June 4

Not much chance of the aurora, I don't think, unless you're a real night owl and you're lucky. This is mainly because it just isn't going to be dark for very much of the time. For example, in St Petersburg on 1 June, sunset is at 11:06 pm, and sunrise the next morning is at 4:48 am.

[tartangal]

Thank you -I was afraid of that.