Every week the there is another 40 minutes of sunlight.

 

Already in the end of May, there is no darkness at all.

 

Few places with infrastructure can offer these extreme variations...!

  

  

 

 

Today the annual street market take place in Arvidsjaur. Later in the evening, music and artists will occupie the nearby festival place!  

Today we got visit from old friends, regulary visiting Arvidsjaur; Caspar & Boscha from Germany. They are a bit special, since they bring their own snowmobile from Germany in their van! Caspar says there is only one snowmobile dealer in Germany, and therefore it is no regular rules for snowmobiling in Germany. But they like Arvidsjaur, and come and stay a few weeks every winter, doing excursions in the sourroundings of Arvidsjaur and in the region. Welcome!

 

Thanks to the ice crystals in the air, and the low standing sun a unique blue polar light is seen almost every morning and afternoon this time of year in Lapland. 

 

 

...and they are quite right to do so! This picture was taken one hour ago near Abborrträsk. The cross country tracks are right around the corner!

 

There will be an abundance of northern light in the year 2012-13. This is because we are closing in on an aurora maximum, which should occur in April according to current science. Jerry "Magnum" Porsbjer, Aurora photographer, is looking forward to this!

 

You can see more of his beautiful pictures here: www.magnumphoto.se . Dont miss the facebook page!

 

 

Peter Manner, probably the least computer and videogame interested person in the universe, landed in the same picture as Tejbz! I just wish I had a recorded conversation to add here :)

 

 

I'm looking at this enchanting view at the moment :) I hope the snow stays!