Winter solstice signals lighter days ahead

Daylight hours increase steadily providing winter weary with longer access to the light. 

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  • Swedes rejoice as today, December 21, marks the winter solstice. Starting today, daylight hours increase steadily until summer is providing winter weary Swedes with longer access to the light. Today in Stockholm, the sun rose at 8:43am and set at 2:48pm. Hello sunshine!

  • Winter solstice and Tomasdagen: December 21, 2017.
  • December 21 is also the traditional Tomasdagen in Sweden marked for Christmas stalks, market day and beer ...