Nourgamin kylässä kaamos alkaa 24. päivän tienoilla marraskuussa ja päättyy
tammikuun 18. päivän tienoilla.
Kaamoksen vaikutuksia ihmisiin voi olla masennus, uniongelmia, liikasyönti (erityisesti
makeisia ja herkkuja), ja muistiongelmia, välinpitämättömyys ja äreisyys. Ihmiset ottavat
jopa lääkkeitä estämään näitä oireita
Tekijät: Kiia Paanila & Minja Bovellan, Nerissa Shakespeare & Salla Nicholls
From Midnight Sun to Polar Night
There are two nature phenomena in Finland, which only occur in certain areas in the
world. These are called the midnight sun and the polar night. The latter takes place in
the heart of the winter and the former in the summer.
The midnight sun takes place when the Sun doesn’t go below the horizon during the
day. For example, in Nuorgam (the northernmost village in Finland) the midnight sun
starts on the 16th of May and ends on the 29th of July. The summer solstice (21st of
June) indicates that the midnight sun is halfway through the period of time when it takes
place. After the summer solstice the day starts slowly getting shorter and the amount of
sunlight decreases. During the period of the midnight sun, some people find it hard to
sleep, because it’s so bright all day. On the other hand, however, it’s nice to go fishing
and boating at night without any flashlight.
In the winter, an opposite phenomenon takes place in Finland – polar night.