In Pictures / Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2026 – morning events

Hans J Marter

27 January 2026 14:05

A selection of photos from this morning as guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson and his squad of 65 Vikings took to the streets of Lerwick to kick off the town’s famous Up Helly Aa festival.

The jarl meeting elite strongman The Stoltman brothers outside Lerwick Town Hall on Tuesday morning.
Photo: Dave Donaldson

Enjoying the festival, jarl Lynden Nicolson outside the Legion on Tuesday morning.
Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

Some of the 10 children in Lynden Nicolson’s squad.
Photo: Dave Donaldson

Parading through Lerwick on Tuesday morning.
Photo: Chloe Irvine

Shetland News reporter Ryan Nicolson on different duties today.
Photo: Dave Donaldson

Junior Up Helly Aa jarl Frankie Walterson. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

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