The Place Where the Sun Never Sets

There are some places in the world where the sun doesn't set for months or doesn't rise for months - leading to phenomena known as the midnight sun and polar nights. How do the people living in these places live their lives differently from those with normal day and night cycles and how does this affect the things we take for granted?

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[saptarshipaulchoudhury]

Watching this video feels like a glimpse into a world beyond time and space. It's incredible to think that there are places where the sun never sets, reminding us of the vast and diverse nature of our planet.

[DaneReidVoiceOver]

I've been fortunate enough to experience a 24 hour day of daylight in Iceland. It was truly fascinating. I've also experienced the Northern lights in Alaska

[DraslyThe]

As someone who lives in Svalbard Norway, the sun never set here during summertimes. We even discussed about having no official summer time. (there would be no night or day, you can sleep when you want, you can go to the shop at 2-3 am.) So removing the time here is something that has huge support.

[SJRogers]

Imagine living there and someone says “We don’t have all day.”.

[crucial]

This is on my bucket list. I've got to experience this at least once before I depart this plane of existence.

[verityandtruth]

Amazing! Amazing! Living in Uganda all my life, I can't imagine how life is in these areas. Uganda has 12 hour nights and days, no winter, just a rainy season and 3 month dry season. So this video is just unbelievable

[alxx]

Half Greek half Swedish so visiting my grandparents in Sweden during the summer I have lived it. It's strange that you can read a book outside at eleven o'clock or play tennis at twelve, I loved it.

[tashalynn]

I went to Fairbanks, Alaska in May one year.
I remember laying in bed reading with the sun shining in through the window. It kept shining and shining, I was knee deep in a book, and when I finally looked at the time, it was 20 min to midnight. Really played with my sleep schedule for sure

[jeconiashangase]

As South African I wish to visit places where sun does not set.That is a nice experience and I am sure it is more enjoyable to visitors

[Stumpybear]

We have never ending days in the middle of summer. It is called the "simmer dim". I live in Shetland, Scotland. It is a magical time of year xxx

[ks]

I have relatives in Denmark and had visited Copenhagen at 5 yrs old in the month of July or August, I can't remember exactly which month. But at the age of 60, I still can remember the sun setting around 11:00pm and then rising a few hours later. I can remember dining outside at the Tivoli during those late hours at night with the sun still up. I absolutely loved the long days and warm sun. I went again in my 30s but my experience was slightly different because this time I was there in the spring. The weather was raw and chilly like New England where I live.

[juha-petrityrkko]

I live in Finland and make a "pilgrimage" to the midnight sun in Lapland every summer, near the summer solstice. To catch clear skies I must be able to begin the journey at a very short notice, if I do not have a long time to spend there. One should not delay too long, because the best time is quite close to the summer solstice. To get true sunlight at midnight, go for the 69th latitude or beyond. In Finland that means Inari, Kilpisjärvi or Utsjoki, in Norway perhaps Tromsø. If you prefer certain scenery types, introduce yourself to the regions in advance. The night light is often dusky or at least mellow, so you should not have much trouble telling 2 AM apart from 2 PM. At noon the Sun rises to about 43 degrees of elevation, so the noon light will also be mellower than in the south, and you will often see horizontally illuminated sceneries (which I find very beautiful). In winter, on the contrary, you really have to go to Svalbard or the northernmost Greenland, if you want your noon to be properly dark. Otherwise there will be a rather bright dusk on the southern sky at noon. It is not completely impossible, either, to sleep during a bright night, as people can fall asleep even during a daytime car trip.

[AlvinSeville]

I visited Barrow, Alaska on June 20th for a few days. Will never forget the Midnight Sun and my room faced the north, so at two in the morning, I saw the sun to the NE. I was out at 12 midnight when the sun was due north.

[collinsonOga]

Endless nights seems like something straight out of a horror movie. Nature is exceedingly beautiful but can also be scary

[nazrojean]

yup..i experienced this when i was in Stockholm during summer....i literally could see the sun at 1am!

[docadams]

I have seen the midnight sun. I remember my family and I took a trip through western Canada, going pretty far north (in Calgary, AB) in July 1975. We came upon a softball game around 10 PM with bright sunshine outside. It was about 50 degrees then, and I saw these fairly big, burly Canadiens looking totally comfortable in shorts and T-shirts.(we had stopped to ask directions to a nearby motel). We ended up staying the night at this motel. It only got dark for a little bit, about 2 hours. The memory of that, and the trip in general, is something I'll always cherish.

[MonicElle]

I live in the southern part of Norway. At summer it is just a couple of hours with darkness in the middle of the night. We are used to it, for us it is strange to travel to a place where there is actually dark at night in summer 😅

[이슬user]

the thing that shocked me is even after having Sun everyday for too long they are still cold places 😂

[samithakalana]

This is one of the most interesting videos I’ve ever watched in Youtube. Thank you for making such a nice video ❤️

[nandeeshkumar.c.t]

Thank you so much.
Really astonishing and heartily appreciate you for making this video.