Finns tell you: How beautiful the Nordic "Polar Night Mode" is

The polar night mode in Finland has arrived, and the darkest moment is now, November. Hearing about the polar night might not be very scary, but the darkness in Finland is real, yet it is indeed warm. Hello, I am a local living in Finland. I want to invite you to take a walk here in the dark November. We call this period Kaamos (Polar Night). The day only has a short stretch of blue twilight, and the sky seems to be stuck just before sunset: not glaring, but very mysterious, as if the world has been pressed on the "mute button." Sounds a bit gloomy, right? But for us Finns, the real star is not the darkness, but the light. 🌙 Streetlights The snow reflects a faint glow, and the lights line up one by one. When you walk on the road, you feel like you are in a slow-paced movie. 🏠 Window lights We are used to placing a warm yellow lamp or star lights by the window, not just for ourselves, but also secretly "sending you a little light." From outside, you see small, warm scenes of life through the windows. ☕ Café lights Outside it’s below zero and gets dark very early. We hide inside small cafés, drinking extra-large cups of coffee and eating cinnamon rolls. The glass windows fog up, the lights are dim, and when you push the door open, you understand what it means that **"winter can also have warmth."** 🕯️ Candles and sauna During the polar night, we light many candles, chat quietly in the sauna, do nothing, just let our bodies slowly warm up. Outside it’s so dark you can’t see the trees clearly, but inside is another kind of "glowing world." If you travel to Finland in November: besides the spectacular aurora, you will see the most authentic Finnish winter life: how we live through the long darkness with a lamp, a cup of coffee, and a sauna, making life both quiet and resiliently warm. So, if you are a bit curious about the romance of darkness, welcome to Finland in winter to try our "Polar Night Mode." Maybe you will find: what truly heals you is not the brightness of the light, but that someone still lights a lamp for you in the dark. Photo: Visit Finland