Light in the North: A Scandinavian Christmas

Light in the North: A Scandinavian Christmas

Here in Gothenburg, Sweden, winter is not just the name of a season; it is a state of mind and a reality to cope with. The sun rises late and sets early, leaving us in a grey twilight for most of the day. By three in the afternoon, the city is dark, and further up north, they do not see the sun at all. In Stockholm, they have so far had thirty minutes of sunlight during December; that is less than two minutes of sunshine per day. But this darkne…