Even if, from a purely scientific point of view, electrically charged particles are involved, the spectacle itself amazes locals, again and again.
I might also experience that wonderful spectacle that makes the polar night so unique: the moment when shimmering northern lights dance in the sky. Going out with my dogs on these nightly days is one of my highlights in my life in arctic darkness.
#LIVING IN DARKNESS FULL#
The light of the stars and the full moon reflects in the snowy winter landscape and brightens the polar night into day. Then nature is absolutely at its most beautiful and living in polar darkness like in a fairy tale. Living in polar darkness with stars and full moonĪnd on clear winter days, with high-pressure weather conditions under a full moon and a starry sky, the lights of the villagers in Skaulo and Puoltikasvaara are only a pale reflection of the light that nature can offer. But even during winter, it isn’t dark for 24 hours there are some hours of twilight in our life in arctic darkness. This happens at the summer and winter solstices, respectively. North of the Arctic Circle, the sun is above the horizon for 24 continuous hours at least once per year and below the horizon for 24 continuous hours minimum once per year. With clouds and snowfall, the only thing that helps is artificial light sources to avoid losing way in the crunching snow. For about six weeks it will be twilight or night all day long. The last sun rays at the 67th degree of latitudeĪt the end of November, the sun throws its last rays of the year over our snowy expanses.
#LIVING IN DARKNESS WINDOWS#
Trees lit up in white, shimmering red terraces and gleaming yellow windows mark the end of sunshine – and the beginning of life in polar night. To handle my daily life in polar night is both demanding and lovely The villages light upĪs soon as it gets dark over the vastness of Swedish Lapland, the inhabitants light up their houses and gardens in the most creative way. In a region which offers me an exotic life in Arctic darkness. My home, a tiny house on wheels and eight sled dogs are located about 150 kilometres above the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland. Living in polar darkness is a charming challenge.
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