Why is Scandinavia known as 'the land of the midnight sun'?

Answer 1

Because Scandinavia is so far north that in summer the days are very long and the nights are very short. Whilst it may not be possible to actually see the sun at midnight it will still be quite light in the very late evening. Conversely, in winter, the nights are very long and the days very short. It is then the "Land of the Midday Gloom"

Answer 2

Every place that's less than about 1,620 miles from either the north pole or the south

pole has one occasion during the year when the sun stays up for more than 24 hours.

The closer you are to one of the poles, the longer that period is, and if you're exactly

AT either the north pole or the south pole, the sun stays up for 6 months.

In the northern hemisphere, that area includes a little more than half of Greenland,

a little less than half of Alaska, and large parts of Canada, Russia, Norway, Sweden,

and Finland.

All of that area is the 'Land of the Midnight Sun', because there's at least one

midnight during the year when the sun is up, and the closer to the pole you are,

the more consecutive midnights there are when the sun is up.

Answer 3

Scandinavia is known as the "land of the midnight sun" because during the summer months, the sun remains visible for 24 hours a day, due to its high latitude. This phenomenon occurs because of the tilt of the Earth's axis and its location in the Arctic Circle.

Answer 4

I'm no astronomer, but i think it's because the sun shines almost 24/7 in that circle:: Also, Winter is a dark time in Norway, meaning the sun doesn't set until midnight.