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Northernmost point in Sweden sees sun for last time this year

Treriksröset, the most northern point in Sweden, has had its last glimpse of the sun in 2018.

Published: 2 December 2018 10:43 CET
Northernmost point in Sweden sees sun for last time this year
Kiruna on November 22nd. Photo: Hanna Franzén/TT

The sun set at 11:51am on Friday at the landmark and will not appear on the horizon again until January 2019.

Treriksröset — Three-Country Cairn in English – is both Sweden’s most northern point and the spot where the international borders of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet.

The polar night, when the night lasts for more than 24 hours, will gradually move south over the Norrland region in coming days. In Keinovuopio, Sweden’s most northern settlement with five registered inhabitants over the age of 16 in 2016, the polar night began on December 1st.

In Kiruna, the northernmost town in Swedish Lapland, the polar night will begin on the 10th of this month.

Although polar night means that the sun is below the horizon for all 24 hours of the day, snow, reflected light and moonlight will prevent total darkness.

Days continue to get shorter in the rest of Sweden until the winter solstice, which this year occurs at 11:23pm on December 21st.

READ ALSO: Tales of the Midnight Sun – on the night train from Kiruna to Stockholm

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OSLO

Oslo police warn public to stay off frozen fjord

After many people ventured onto the icy Oslo Fjord this weekend, police have warned the public against skating and walking on frozen waterways.

Published: 1 February 2021 10:59 CET
Updated: 1 February 2021 13:20 CET
Oslo police warn public to stay off frozen fjord
Image: Erin McKenna/Unsplash

The Oslo Fjord ice is unstable in several areas and seven people fell through it into the water during the weekend, broadcaster NRK reported.

“It is ice cold in the water now. If you fall through the ice it is dangerous,” Oslo Police operations leader Christer Martinsen told NRK.

A large number of people are reported to have congregated at the Sørenga, Kadettangen, Kalvøya and Sandvika locations.

All of the persons who fell through the ice are accounted for and no injuries have been reported.

But police have now asked the public to stay off all ice on the inner Oslo Fjord.

In a tweet, Oslo Police ordered the public to “stay off the ice in unsafe areas and outside of marked zones”.

https://twitter.com/politietoslo/status/1355931448050655232

“If you go on the ice now, you must know what you are doing. There have been enough examples over the years of people who have lost their lives this way,” Martinsen told NRK.

“Not everyone has safety equipment or the right knowledge to walk on the ice. Water can bever be completely safe. You would have to verify that you are on safe ground with drilling equipment and the like,” the officer also said.

“We fully understand that it is tempting to go out on the ice, but you must know what you are doing. You have a personal responsibility,” Marinsen said.

READ ALSO: These are the current coronavirus restrictions in the Oslo area

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