Up Helly Aa - the roots and Viking traditions of the Shetland celebration
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.
Up Helly Aa: A fiery celebration of Shetland's Norse Heritage
Residents of Shetland in the UK celebrate their Viking heritage at the Up Helly Aa fire festival, held in Lerwick. View on euronews
Europe's biggest fire festival lights up Shetland
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, celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.
Spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland as thousands take to the streets in torchlit procession
THOUSANDS of Shetland islanders took to the streets last night for the spectacular Up Helly Aa fire festival. The traditional event celebrates the island’s Norse heritage and is annually
UK: Up Helly Aa Fire Festival Lights Up Lerwick, Shetland
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK Video Recording Date/Time 28, 2025 Shetland celebrated its famous Up Helly Aa fire festival, honoring its Norse heritage, on Tuesday, January 28. The event featured a torchlit procession and the ceremonial burning of a Viking longship.
Watch: Shetland skies set alight in Europe's largest fire festival
Shetland has once again celebrated its annual fire festival - the largest of its kind in Europe. Up Helly Aa has been held for over 140 years in Lerwick to celebrate Shetland's Norse heritage. Women and girls made history last year when they joined the main "squad" at the head of the procession for the first time.
In Pics - Spectacular scenes as Shetlanders celebrate Up Helly Aa 2025
Revellers gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in Nordic culture, and features “guizers” in Viking costume marching through Lerwick, bearing torches.
Check out this fiery Viking festival in Shetland
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Viking fire festival continues ancient tradition
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Annual fire festival Up Helly Aa returns to mark end of Yule season
An annual fire festival celebrating Shetland’s Norse heritage has kicked off in Lerwick to mark the end of the Yule season.