In Pictures / Bressay Up Helly Aa 2025

8 March 2025 11:19

HERE are some photos taken by Malcolm Younger at last night’s Bressay Up Helly Aa procession – as well as a few more from through the day too.

Read more about guizer jarl Chris Sim and his big day here.

A man in Viking costume holds an axe and smiles in front of a large bonfire shaped like a Viking ship at night.

2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A person with a long beard and curly hair wears a metal helmet with a decorative symbol, illuminated by warm light in a dark setting.

2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

An older woman poses with three men in Viking costumes and armor in front of a large bonfire at night.

2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim with brothers Craig (left) and Colin (right) and mum Agnes. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A crowd watches as a Viking-style wooden ship burns brightly during a nighttime outdoor event.

The 2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa galley in flames. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A group of people in Viking costumes hold burning torches and march in a night parade, with flames lighting up the scene.

The weather remained favourable for the lighting-up outside Bressay Hall. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A group of people, including children and adults, walk outdoors at night holding large flaming torches during a parade or festival.

Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A group of people walk down a road at night holding lit torches, some wearing high-visibility vests, with parked cars and grass visible along the roadside.

Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

A group of people in matching medieval-style armor and shields pose on grassy terrain near a rocky coastline.

The 2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl squad. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

Six men in matching Viking costumes hold axes and round shields, standing in a row on green grass with purple capes and helmets.

Bressay guizer jarl Chris Sim and former Bressay jarl Kenny Groat are flanked by ex-Lerwick Jarls (from left): Michael Groat, Graham Nicolson, Neil Robertson, and Mark Evans. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

Enjoying a sing-along while visiting the Eric Gray Centre are (from left) Gary Smith, Stephen ‘Smirk’ Gordon, and Neil Robertson. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

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