"The arctic circle is the line above which you get midnight sun at least one day a year, and also you get one day where the sun doesn't peek above the horizon at all."<br>Actually, that line is not correct. The arctic circle is defined by the equator of the sun, but sunrise and sunset are defined by the poles. Svalbarðseyri is located at 65°45'N, just north of Akureyri (at 65°41'N) and has midnight sun 2 or 3 days per year. And even at the shortest day the sun is still 3 hours above the horizon.