Why the North is sometimes called the Land of the Midnight Sun?

Answer 1

They Call it the land of the midnight sun because in sometimes in the summer, the sun does not set until midnight. They call it the land of vikings because vikings founded Sweden many years ago.

Answer 2

Because in the summer (primarily in lappland but usually all over sweden) the sun doesnt set so at midnight it still looks like it is daytime. in the winter it is the opposite, the sun doesnt rise.

Pretty much all inhabited countries north of the Arctic circle lays claim to the name "land of the midnight sun".

This is because of the tilt to the Earth's axis, the sun never drops below the horizon for the duration of the summer.

Answer 3

because at times the sun doesn't set for days.

Answer 4

Because due to the tilt of the Eart's axis, the sun never sets during the mid of summer.

Answer 5

In the summer months the sun sets for a very short time. One may read a newspaper on their front steps at midnight without any lights on.

Answer 6

In the summer it never gets dark. It is a twilight look all night because they are so far north. Russia is the same way. I was there in 08 and it never got dark.