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Midsummer in Shetland is something you have to see to believe. At 60° North, the sun barely dips below the horizon, giving nearly 19 hours of daylight and leaving the sky lit in burnished orange and gold long past midnight. Shetlanders call it da simmer dim (the summer twilight), and it's been celebrated here since the Norse settlers marked the height of the sun's power thousands of years ago.⁠ ⁠ Today the celebrations look a little different. There's the Bergen to Lerwick yacht race, bringing hundreds of sailors across the North Sea. Community carnivals across the isles. The Simmer Dim Bikers' Rally rolling off the ferry each June. Bonfires, music, and evenings that make you lose track of time entirely.⁠ ⁠ When you live somewhere that winters as hard as Shetland does, you learn to hold the light close. Midsummer is when we do it best. ☀️

What surprise fruit and veg can be grown in a Polycrub in Shetland? ⁠ ⁠ Our new series 'Life in Shetland with Kate Humble' begins in Northmavine, a place where the community is working to invest in itself and build careers for the people who live there. Find out more about how Polycrub is giving back by clicking the link in our bio to watch the full video.

Life in Shetland with Kate Humble is our new four-part film series, following Kate as she talks to communities in Northmavine, North Yell, Bigton, and Hoswick about what makes Shetland communities so different from the rest of the UK. In our first episode, Kate asks, what happens when a community invests in itself?⁠ ⁠ Comment "Life in Shetland" and we'll send you a direct link to your DMs, or you can follow our link in bio to watch the full 9-minute film on YouTube now.

Wildlife photographer Dave Higgins shares his collection of photos and poetic stories from his time visiting Shetland this Spring. ⁠ ⁠ A highlight was photographing otters in Yell with naturalist, James Rogerson. Dave said “To be so close to a wild animal, and completely inconsequential to it, is a wonderful thing.”⁠ ⁠ Dave speaks fondly of the walk to Hermaness, “As we walk snipe zigzag. Skylark hover music above us. Wheatear flit between hummocks. A fulmar sweeps across, travelling between the borders of the earth.”⁠ ⁠ Not only did Dave explore the wildlife Shetland has to offer, but visited members of the Shetland Craft Trail during his journey, and learned how the Shetland landscape inspires so many artists who live on the isles.⁠ ⁠ You can read more about Dave’s trip to Shetland, where he discusses peat restoration, Sumburgh Head and Muckle Fugga, by clicking on the link in our bio.⁠

We’re so excited to share Shetland 100: The ultimate island bucket list! We have collected 100 things to see and do in Shetland into one handy list, which you can download to your phone or print and tick off as you go. For visitors and locals alike, this is not something you can do in one weekend, or even one summer. To celebrate the launch of the Shetland 100, we’re inviting locals and visitors to take part in our summer photo challenge. Share your experiences from the list for the chance to win return travel for four between Aberdeen and Shetland with cabin accommodation, courtesy of @northlink_ferries . Comment “Shetland 100” and we’ll send you a link to the competition and the list!

@timmy.mallett has traded foam mallets for watercolour brushes and cycling adventures, and his latest trip brought him to Shetland. We talked to him about the kindness of locals, the beautiful beaches, and ending up on set with the cast of Shetland. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗: Link in bio!⁠