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Excitement builds as final mass meeting held before Up Helly Aa

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A group of men in suits stand and sit behind a red-draped table on stage, facing an audience under red stage lighting.
The final mass meeting for Up Helly Aa 2026. Shown here are the committee, with this year's jarl Lynden Nicolson standing in the middle at the table. Photo: Dave Donaldson

UP HELLY Aa has edged a little bit closer after the final mass meeting of guizers was held on Tuesday evening at Mareel.

It is the night where the many squads of guizers find out when they are visiting each hall.

Up Helly Aa is taking place in Lerwick on next Tuesday (27 January), with Lynden Nicolson this year’s guizer jarl.

Read about his thoughts ahead of the big day here.

One thing different this year will be the cruise ship which is scheduled to be in Lerwick.

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