Check the temperatures in Sweden today at SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Sweden is one of few countries in the world with four distinct seasons. Sweden is also a very long country which means that the seasons arrive at different times depending on the location of your stay.

Northern lights

The latin word for northern lights, Aurora Borealis, was first used in the early 17th century. Aurora was the goddess of dawn, i e red light of dawn, in ancient Roman mythology and Borealis means northerly. Northern lights, mostly called aurora, are the fluttering lights that can be observed in the sky over the northernmost parts of the world. A similar light is located over the southernmost parts of the world. Together the northern and southern lights are called polar lights.

 © www.imagebank.sweden.se PhotoTomas Utsi.