The sun will now not set in northern Sweden until mid-July
It's the season of the midnight sun (midnattssol) when the sun remains fully above the horizon around the clock.
At 38 minutes after midnight on Monday, the sun rose in Karesuando, Sweden’s most northerly settlement, and will not now set until mid-July.
The midnight sun first arrived at the Swedish border on Saturday, and will now move slowly south towards the Arctic Circle until the summer solstice on June 21st, with the ski resort of Riksgränsen getting it on May 25th, and Kiruna, Sweden's most northerly city on May 28th.
Even if you do not live in an area that gets the midnight sun in Sweden, the days are still growing longer. Down in Stockholm, the sun is currently up for almost three-quarters of the day (more than 17 hours), and the same is true in Gothenburg, with Malmö getting more than 16 hours of sunlight each day.
The summer solstice, when the day is at its longest and the night at its shortest, is on June 21st.
Do you live in northern Sweden? Please send your photos of the midnight sun to [email protected], with 'Midnight sun' as the subject line.
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At 38 minutes after midnight on Monday, the sun rose in Karesuando, Sweden’s most northerly settlement, and will not now set until mid-July.
The midnight sun first arrived at the Swedish border on Saturday, and will now move slowly south towards the Arctic Circle until the summer solstice on June 21st, with the ski resort of Riksgränsen getting it on May 25th, and Kiruna, Sweden's most northerly city on May 28th.
Even if you do not live in an area that gets the midnight sun in Sweden, the days are still growing longer. Down in Stockholm, the sun is currently up for almost three-quarters of the day (more than 17 hours), and the same is true in Gothenburg, with Malmö getting more than 16 hours of sunlight each day.
The summer solstice, when the day is at its longest and the night at its shortest, is on June 21st.
Do you live in northern Sweden? Please send your photos of the midnight sun to [email protected], with 'Midnight sun' as the subject line.
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