HØST PÅ SENJA - The Norwegian Arctic Autumn

There is something inexplicably magical about the Fall. Is it the mesmerizing colors, the intriguing smells, or simply the start of the aurora season? As the bright summer nights come to an end within the arctic circle, the nights get longer by the day. The change is quite spectacular! Within a couple weeks at the end of August/start of September, you go from being able to walk around without a headlamp to almost complete darkness! And with it comes the aurorae! Of course they happen year round but the brightness of arctic summer nights prevents us from seeing them. The very first green bands of the season are always a relief among the locals, as if we were welcoming an old friend! Høst På Senja translates to ‘Fall on Senja’ in Norwegian. This season has been very strange this year as it’s rained a lot more than usual. We have seen an alternation of both cold periods with snow and frost, and very mild ones with up to 14 degrees Celsius at night at the start of November. We have had a lot of wind as well, wh