Residents of Shetland in the UK celebrate their Viking heritage at the Up Helly Aa fire festival, held in Lerwick.

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

On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival brought fire and tradition to the Shetland Islands as costumed participants, known as ...

Here is everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa in Shetland as the fiery festival returns this week for 2025.

Shetland Islands Council has produced advice on enhancing biodiversity to assist developers in line with current national ...

Residents on a remote Scottish island have been celebrating an old Viking fire festival. More than a thousand people, dressed ...

As Storm Eowyn hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Friday, January 24, the UK’s Shetland Islands were only just preparing ...