The polar night in Utsjoki ends on Tuesday, with the sun set to rise on Finland's far north for the first time in nearly two months.
The sun rises at 11:47 and sets at 12:57, making the day one hour and ten minutes long.
Known as kaamos in Finnish, the polar night is the period around the winter equinox when the sun does not rise above the horizon at any point during the day.
Light during this period is at best a dusky reflection of the sun's rays in the high atmosphere, with the moonlight often reflecting off snow to give blue hues at different times.
The polar night began on 25 November and the start and end dates vary slightly each year.
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