“ Finland's high latitude signifies that in summer season the nights are quick, and daylight saving time has no influence on the population. Finland's
high latitude signifies that in summer season the nights are short (in Helsinki
in July, there are only 5 hours between sunset and sunrise), and daylight saving
time has no influence on the population. The southernmost localities of Finland experience less than six hours of daylight in winter and
a mean of 20 hours of daylight in summer time. All localities north of Sodankylä (67°25'N) experience polar night.
Northernmost Finland is within the Arctic Circle and has a polar night lasting fifty one days and a polar day
lasting 73 days. During summer time 2018, an improved model of the Zephyr carried out a fair-longer flight,
lasting almost 26 days. 2019 petition to observe everlasting summer time acquired 50,000 signatures.
In 2017, the Finnish parliament voted in favour of proposals calling
on the European Union to consider abolishing daylight saving
time, and a citizen's petition that same 12 months asking the state to give up the apply
obtained 70,000 signatures. ”