Top places to see the midnight sun

At the Arctic Circle: 12 June–1 July

In Bodø: 4 June–8 July

In the Lofoten Islands: 28 May–14 July

In Tromsø: 20 May–22 July

At the North Cape: 14 May–29 July

In Svalbard: 20 April–22 August

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs during summer in places south of the Antarctic Circle and north of the Arctic Circle – including Northern Norway.

The earth is rotating at a tilted axis relative to the sun, and during the summer months the North Pole is angled towards our star. That’s why, for several weeks, the sun never sets above the Arctic Circle.

Svalbard is the place in Norway where the midnight sun occurs for the longest period. Here, the sun never sets from 20 April to 22 August.