Otto Ponto
Photographer and journalist in Finnish Lapland. +358503545898
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The Darkest Village

Kaamos, or polar night, is the northern phenomenon when the sun stays below horizon during mid-winter. In Angeli the polar night lasts for more than a month. Even though Angeli is not the place in Finland with the longest and darkest polar night, it is the village with the least light pollution, measured on the Bortle scale. Mid-winter life and lights in Angeli.

 The darkest village

Kaamos, or polar night, is the northern phenomenon when the sun stays below horizon during mid-winter. In Angeli the polar night lasts for more than a month. Even though Angeli is not the place in Finland with the longest and darkest polar night, it is the village with the least light pollution, measured on the Bortle scale. Mid-winter life and lights in Angeli. Suomen Kuvalehti 2022.