It\u2019s quarter to twelve at night and the light is that same color you normally expect around eight o\u2019clock in the evening. Soft, warm, a bit golden. We\u2019re driving on a narrow gravel path between two lakes and no one is looking at their watch. That\u2019s the effect of the midnight sun: you lose all sense of time. Around the summer solstice, at the end of June, the sun doesn\u2019t set until after half past eleven in southern Sweden and it rises again around half past four. In between, the sky remains a kind of permanent twilight. In Finland, at the height of Lahti, you have about 19 hours of direct daylight. That means: no hurry, no lights, no pressure to be back before dark. Gravel in Finland or Sweden during the Midnight Sun is a wonderful option to do in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n