Schools out For The Summer Here

[Classic Finn]

Well its that time of year again where everyones let out of school for Summer Vacation.. Last day of school is today (Saturday) Kids will enjoy Midsummer Festivities and Travels.. and all else that is included in Summer Fun..

Classic Finn

[PaulC]

So, I suppose you'll have some extra help to get 'er done, now

Cheers
Paul

[Classic Finn]

So, I suppose you'll have some extra help to get 'er done, now

Cheers
Paul

Good Afternoon Paul

Our oldest received a real good report card from school plus a Stipend from the Finnish Technical Sector. We were real pleased about it..Cant expect anything more from a 15 year old..

He said he,ll be helping but also needs time off he said..

He,s going to a scooter drives training now which is required here .. and he can get his license on his Birthday which is shortly.. So he,s looking forward to it.

Regards
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[Arne]

C/F, I have a scooter, a Honda Silverwing 600cc...

Are scooters popular in Finland?... seems like the riding season might be short... but your daylight hours are long... what time does the sun set? about 11.00 p.m.?

Here, if I see one scooter a week that is about it.. they are a bit more popular now that gas prices are rising..

[Classic Finn]

C/F, I have a scooter, a Honda Silverwing 600cc...

Are scooters popular in Finland?... seems like the riding season might be short... but your daylight hours are long... what time does the sun set? about 11.00 p.m.?

Here, if I see one scooter a week that is about it.. they are a bit more popular now that gas prices are rising..

Hi Arne and greeting from a Summery Finland... Yes Scooters and Mopeds are very popular here from Vespa to Keeway and Peugeot and was it Yamaha. I even get the scooter fever when the weather is nice as
it is now..

Here you go Arne.. You were not far off on your time of sunset.. Kes. stands for Kesäkuu - which is June but the (direct translation from it is):
Kesä which means summer and Kuu is Moon. So I guess its Summer Moon being very direct..

Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance
(106 km)
2. kes 2007 04.07 22.31 18h 23m 15s + 3m 15s 13.18 52,0° 151,706
3. kes 2007 04.06 22.32 18h 26m 22s + 3m 07s 13.19 52,1° 151,729
4. kes 2007 04.05 22.34 18h 29m 22s + 2m 59s 13.19 52,3° 151,751
5. kes 2007 04.03 22.36 18h 32m 13s + 2m 51s 13.19 52,4° 151,773
6. kes 2007 04.02 22.37 18h 34m 56s + 2m 42s 13.19 52,5° 151,794
7. kes 2007 04.01 22.38 18h 37m 30s + 2m 34s 13.19 52,6° 151,815
8. kes 2007 04.00 22.40 18h 39m 55s + 2m 25s 13.19 52,7° 151,835

and

Sunrise at 04.07 in direction 39° Northeast by north
Sunset at 22.31 in direction 322° Northwest by north
Duration of day: 18 hours, 23 minutes (3 minutes, 15 seconds longer than yesterday)
Sun in south at 13.18 at altitude 52° above horizon

Civil twilight begins at 02.41, ends at 23.58
Nautical twilight rest of the night

Hope that is interesting for you..

I can read the newspaper outside in the middle of the night with no additional lighting..The Temp here is 63 Farenheight at the moment..Which is super nice..after the long 6 months of Winter..

All our best To You from our family
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[Arne]

I was in Copenhagen one summer.. about 3.30 in the morning, I thought someone had turned on the light.. it was the sun rising...

We go to bed in the dark... Is it difficult for Finnish citizens to go to bed (to sleep/g/) when there is still daylight? Do you use heavy curtains to make the room dark?

I think about this when I read about Alaska, where in mid-summer, the sun barely dips below the horizon and it never gets dark.... but then, I don't know how they stand the long winter nights where it hardly gets light.... I think in winter in Alaska, I could develop a significant alcohol drinking problem.. I need my sun.

So, I guess if I ever visit Finland, it should be in the late spring, or early fall....

Thank you for the information.

[Classic Finn]

I was in Copenhagen one summer.. about 3.30 in the morning, I thought someone had turned on the light.. it was the sun rising...

We go to bed in the dark... Is it difficult for Finnish citizens to go to bed (to sleep/g/) when there is still daylight? Do you use heavy curtains to make the room dark?

I think about this when I read about Alaska, where in mid-summer, the sun barely dips below the horizon and it never gets dark.... but then, I don't know how they stand the long winter nights where it hardly gets light.... I think in winter in Alaska, I could develop a significant alcohol drinking problem.. I need my sun.

So, I guess if I ever visit Finland, it should be in the late spring, or early fall....

Thank you for the information.

Dear Friend Arne

I guess we can say that we are accustomed to the daylight in the night - It feels great to us due to the long and dark winters .. this period is very short here so it is sort of a treat for everyone here..

But for people visiting Sweden, Finland and Norway or even Denmark it is a strange event..

On your next trip please come to Finland.. Your always welcome or anyone else for that matter..

You,ll be able to sleep normally as well, we do have thicker curtains available as well .. Summer is the Best time of Year to Come to Scandinavia in General.

Best regards
Heikki and Family

[Classic Finn]

to Our friend Arne and who else may be interested.. time is now 23:15 here in Finland. I went out and took a couple of photos with no flash used.

Its just a normal Digi. Camera.

Here is just a few photos to show how light it is here..in a few weeks it will be even lighter outside around the 20th. The photos are taken to the West of our home. But they should be in the order of bottom to top order.
in just a few minutes apart.. thats about the darkest it will get here for the night. And it will get lighter again for the day in about 2.5 hrs from now. Way up North on the top of Finland, Swden and Norway its even lighter out at this moment. The photos there are really interesting.






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[Arne]

Heikki, some of those houses look very small (on the left side)... are they houses or cottages?

We are that light about 8.30 at night.