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Author and ‘Up Helly Aa baby’ excited to return to Shetland after 40-year wait

20 January 2026

NorthLink warns of possible disruption through to weekend

19 January 2026

A group of workers in high-visibility jackets hold Unite Scotland flags while standing outside the Sullom Voe Terminal entrance at dusk.

Sullom strike, EE signal, Up Helly Aa events and more …

13 January 2026

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Cruise ship set for Lerwick Up Helly Aa visit

7 November 2025

A person dressed in medieval armor with a horned helmet holds a large axe and a shield in front of a large bonfire at night.

A true ‘hairs on the back of the neck’ event

Davie Gardner reports from the Lerwick’s fiery Up Helly Aa procession

28 January 2025

A man in Viking attire with a silver helmet, holding a shield and axe, stands in front of others in similar costumes. A building and a crowd are visible in the background.

Lerwick firmly in the hands of local Vikings

28 January 2025

An older woman in ceremonial attire and a man in Roman soldier costume pose with a scroll inside a room with stained glass windows.

Mischievous Manson pokes fun as guizer jarl Grains handed freedom of the town

28 January 2025

A large group of people dressed as Vikings, holding shields and axes, poses in front of a ship's bow on a rainy day near the sea.

Up Helly Aa 2025 – Jarl Calum’s big day finally underway

28 January 2025

Fiery Up Helly Aa festivities to be livestreamed around the world

24 January 2025

NorthLink has confirmed more cancellations.

NorthLink warns of possible disruption from Friday to Up Helly Aa day

21 January 2025

Family of four sitting on a couch; the father holds a helmet, the son wears a white shirt, the daughter holds a shield, and the mother is in a striped shirt. A curtain is in the background.

Lerwick jarl Grains says having family walk beside him will make Up Helly Aa ‘special’

17 January 2025

Shane wins seat on committee as Up Helly Aa gets ready for next year’s festival

26 October 2022

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The end of the beginning of Up Helly Aa transformation

23 June 2022

Women and girls allowed: gender restriction removed on Lerwick Up Helly Aa squads

Both the senior and junior Lerwick Up Helly Aa fire festivals will be fully open to females

22 June 2022

Updated

Lerwick Up Helly Aa postponed to 2023

The committee said there is not ‘sufficient time to run the event in its normal format’

13 August 2021

‘Even Vikings can’t defy the rules of tier three’

26 January 2021

Lerwick Up Helly Aa festivals postponed until 2022

1 July 2020

A Viking invasion: Lerwick Up Helly Aa already well under way

28 January 2020

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Lerwick festivals should be questioned for their continued display of gender inequality

23 January 2020

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Faster change for the greater good

17 January 2020

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What does it say about Shetland men?

17 January 2020

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There are more important issues of inequality

16 January 2020

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‘Man up and support the women’

16 January 2020

A suitable impressive burning to mark the occasion

29 January 2019

Picture-perfect day for Jarl John Nicolson and his squad

29 January 2019

Special year for Nicolsons as third brother picks up jarl mantle

2019 Lerwick Up Helly Aa under way – regular updates throughout the day

29 January 2019

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