Due to its special geographical location, the city experiences a “midnight sunrise” phenomenon during the summer months.
About 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, is the city of Tromsø located in the northeast of Norway – home to the strange thanks to its special geographical location.
Here, winter lasts from November to January, which is also the time when the sun does not appear, making the day almost in darkness.
This is a great time to see the natural phenomenon “aurora borealis”, which are bands of colored light sparkling in the sky. As a result, Tromsø, like a number of other Nordic cities, welcomes a large number of visitors to see this special light strip.
After that, the time of day will gradually increase until the sun rises in the middle of the night. That is from the end of May to July, the sun will not set for 2 months. And then the cycle repeats itself every year.
City in northeastern Norway where the sun never sets during the summer months.
This also means that people living in Tromsø will constantly see the sun appear. Even after midnight, the sky here is still as bright as day. Living in a place where the sun does not rise during the winter and never sets in the summer makes both locals and tourists forget the concept of time.
Tromsø was originally a small island with an area equivalent to Manhattan in New York City, USA. It is home to about 70,000 residents, making it the 2nd most populous city north of the Arctic Circle.
In the early 1900s, Tromsø was the starting point for expeditions to the North Pole. Therefore, people also call Tromsø as the gateway to adventure to the cold Arctic land.
Surrounding Tromsø is surrounded by mountains and fjords from many sides, creating a feeling of wilderness and isolation.
Although located at the 69th parallel, the city is still warm thanks to the influence of the warm Arctic water called “Gulf Stream”. However, the summer here is only slightly warmer but still cold.
Tromsø has a business center, a few main shopping streets, a few cinemas, but nothing more. When arriving in Tromsø, one feels like stepping into a small suburb rather than a busy city. Surrounding Tromsø is also surrounded by mountains and fjords from many sides, creating a feeling of wilderness and isolation.
Polar daytime in Tromsø is an ideal time for adventure tourism such as kayaking, mountain climbing, whale watching…