Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest winter days.

Lesley Simpson became Shetland’s first ever adult female Guizer Jarl at the South Mainland Up Helly Aa in 2015. Women were allowed into the main torchlit procession at the Lerwick event for the first ...

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Up Helly Aa is returning to Shetland this week, seeing thousands of people across the islands come together to mark the spectacular occasion. The event has been a staple of the Shetland calendar ...

Up Helly Aa - the biggest fire festival in Europe - is held on the last Tuesday in January in Shetland The spectacular annual event in Lerwick sees people celebrate Norse heritage The celebrations ...

Up Helly Aa is returning to Shetland this week, seeing thousands of people across the islands come together to mark the spectacular occasion. The event has been a staple of the Shetland calendar for ...

The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event, which is traditionally held on the last Tuesday of January, ...