[anthomtb]

I travelled to Stockholm from North America a few decades ago, right around midummer. Worst jetlag of my life.

The problem was that 20 hours of daylight, especially having 2:30 AM feel like 6:30AM. It was impossible to get an adequate amount of sleep. The paper thin curtains in the cheap hotel where I stayed did nothing to block out the light.

If I am ever in that part of the world at that time of year again, I will be bringing a sleep mask and seeking out a hotel with proper blackout blinds or curtains.

[flurdy]

You can just bring or buy some pop-up travel blackout blinds made for babies. We used those with great effect when visiting my parents' summer house in Northern Norway in the summers when the kids were young.

Bonus, they now work as great blackouts in my home office for video calls when I do not want sunshine and clouds to change my green-screen effects etc.

[dylan604]

I would have thought that for places that close to the arctic circle would be a national crime to not have full black out curtains. The difference being the punishment based on what nation the crime was committed.

[BurningFrog]

When you live there you get used to sleeping in daylight.

That's not an excuse to not provide black out curtains at a hotel for international guests, but I guess people just don't think about it.

[widforss]

Let me tell you about Svalbard curtains. Dish soap and aluminum foil.

[DiggyJohnson]

Dish soap?

[widforss]

To make it stick

[globular-toast]

I'm not sure if I should recommend the film Insomnia. You'll either like it because you can relate or might be traumatised all over again!