Further south, there is more light.
Polar night starts today in the northernmost part of Finland at Utsjoki, when the upper edge of the sun’s disc sinks below the horizon. The next time the sun will rise above the horizon in Utsjoki will be almost two months from now, on January 17, 2024.
The kamos, also called the polar night, is a period that occurs north of the Arctic Circle. During that time, the sun does not rise above the horizon at all during the whole day. During Kaamos, the days are dark, and it starts to get dark in Utsjoki, for example, shortly after noon.
Further south, there is more light. In Helsinki, the day is still almost seven hours long, and even at the height of Oulu, a good five hours.
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