Swedes cheer arrival of summer's midnight sun
If you enjoy bright nights, it's time to head to northern Sweden, where this summer's so-called 'midnight sun' premiered this weekend.
Between May 20th and July 21st, the sun will not set at Treriksröset, Sweden's northern-most point where the country borders both Norway and Finland.
On Monday, the village of Karesuando is set to get its first taste of the midnight sun, which will then continue to move further south to reach Abisko on Tuesday and the city of Kiruna on Thursday.
You can tell summer is coming to Lapland when it's this light after midnight, sun won't set for 2 months in north pic.twitter.com/WJCsKj56jM
— 尤卡 (@jukkaait) May 18, 2016
The phenomenon, which occurs in the area north or south of the polar circles, means that the sun is visible for 24 hours around the clock depending on weather conditions and the absence of clouds.
“A famous spot near the northern polar circle is Jokkmokk,” Sofia Söderberg, meteorologist at Swedish weather institute SMHI, told the TT newswire.
READ ALSO: 'How dare Swedes moan it's too light outside?!'
Swedes based in central or southern parts of the country still had cause to celebrate at the start of the week, with temperatures set to soar in the Nordic country.
The mercury was expected to edge above 20C on Monday and hit a scorching (this counts as scorching in Sweden) 25C on Tuesday, with as much as 27C predicted in Malmö in the south.
“It's hotter than usual,” SMHI meteorologist Lovisa Andersson told the regional Sydsvenskan newspaper on Monday.
Southern and central Sweden officially entered summer in early May after temperatures reached double digits for more than five days in a row. And the sun-starved Swedes have already started making the best of the warmer weather, throwing barbecues and going for swims in the country's many lakes.
The Local reader Jia-Wen Wu from Taiwan sent us this lovely picture snapped in the picturesque Dalarna region.
Photo: Jia-Wen Wu
Swedish-Finnish comedian Mark Levengood was among those who posted pictures of his first dip of the year in the sea, joking that it was in fact still so cold he got ice in his eyebrows.
AAAAAAAAAJAJAJAJ -årets första dopp i havet - OOOOOAJOJAJOJ -
istappar i ögonbrynen-OOAJOJOJ pic.twitter.com/gcZEiNWov0
— Mark Levengood (@Mark_Levengood) May 23, 2016
Went for a ride!#nature #sea #summer #sweden pic.twitter.com/IbavQS8blC
— Whoopsie Daisie (@daisie_whoopsie) May 22, 2016
Another day in paradise...sunny Sweden is fab! pic.twitter.com/JOyoWrBF9Z
— Anna Belfrage (@Anna_Belfrage) May 23, 2016
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Between May 20th and July 21st, the sun will not set at Treriksröset, Sweden's northern-most point where the country borders both Norway and Finland.
On Monday, the village of Karesuando is set to get its first taste of the midnight sun, which will then continue to move further south to reach Abisko on Tuesday and the city of Kiruna on Thursday.
You can tell summer is coming to Lapland when it's this light after midnight, sun won't set for 2 months in north pic.twitter.com/WJCsKj56jM
— 尤卡 (@jukkaait) May 18, 2016
The phenomenon, which occurs in the area north or south of the polar circles, means that the sun is visible for 24 hours around the clock depending on weather conditions and the absence of clouds.
“A famous spot near the northern polar circle is Jokkmokk,” Sofia Söderberg, meteorologist at Swedish weather institute SMHI, told the TT newswire.
READ ALSO: 'How dare Swedes moan it's too light outside?!'
Swedes based in central or southern parts of the country still had cause to celebrate at the start of the week, with temperatures set to soar in the Nordic country.
The mercury was expected to edge above 20C on Monday and hit a scorching (this counts as scorching in Sweden) 25C on Tuesday, with as much as 27C predicted in Malmö in the south.
“It's hotter than usual,” SMHI meteorologist Lovisa Andersson told the regional Sydsvenskan newspaper on Monday.
Southern and central Sweden officially entered summer in early May after temperatures reached double digits for more than five days in a row. And the sun-starved Swedes have already started making the best of the warmer weather, throwing barbecues and going for swims in the country's many lakes.
The Local reader Jia-Wen Wu from Taiwan sent us this lovely picture snapped in the picturesque Dalarna region.
Photo: Jia-Wen Wu
Swedish-Finnish comedian Mark Levengood was among those who posted pictures of his first dip of the year in the sea, joking that it was in fact still so cold he got ice in his eyebrows.
AAAAAAAAAJAJAJAJ -årets första dopp i havet - OOOOOAJOJAJOJ -
— Mark Levengood (@Mark_Levengood) May 23, 2016
istappar i ögonbrynen-OOAJOJOJ pic.twitter.com/gcZEiNWov0
Went for a ride!#nature #sea #summer #sweden pic.twitter.com/IbavQS8blC
— Whoopsie Daisie (@daisie_whoopsie) May 22, 2016
Another day in paradise...sunny Sweden is fab! pic.twitter.com/JOyoWrBF9Z
— Anna Belfrage (@Anna_Belfrage) May 23, 2016
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