D for daylight at midnight

Finland is so far north that in many areas the sun shines all night long in summer, especially around the Midsummer festival in late June.

Finland’s cities are largely deserted during the Midsummer festivities, which most people spend in the countryside close to their rural roots or at their holiday homes.

Traditional midsummer bonfires by the lakeside, swimming in the lake after a sauna, and the scent of the freshly cut birch leaves used in the sauna are all essential elements of the Finnish summer.