A log cabin with one lit window on a snowy fell, a pink band on the horizon and frozen lakes below.

Photographs the hours with the least light. Helsinki.

Edda Lindqvist

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Kaamos. Pallas fell, 12:40. No sunrise.

The hours

The hours

Twenty frames, each one placed on the clock

I work in the hours with the least light. Pick an hour below to see what was there, from the polar noon at 12:40 to the sun that never set at 00:10.

A curved red-brick staircase with a stripe of low sun on the wall.

00:05

White nights

Kirkonmäki water tower. The sun just under it.

See the White nights series

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Series 01 / 04

Kaamos

Kaamos

Finnish Lapland  December 2025  Personal work

From the third of December the sun stays under the fell. The day is a three-hour dusk that never gets past pink, so every frame is a long breath held on the tripod.

A log cabin with one lit window on a snowy fell, a pink band on the horizon and frozen lakes below.

01.01

Pallas fell, 12:40. No sunrise.

A log cabin with one lit window on a snowy fell, a pink band on the horizon and frozen lakes below.

01.01

Pallas fell, 12:40. No sunrise.

A log cabin with one lit window on a snowy fell, a pink band on the horizon and frozen lakes below.

01.01

Pallas fell, 12:40. No sunrise.

Spruce trees heavy with snow in blue twilight.

01.02

Kuusivaara, 13:05. Spruces under a week of snow.

Spruce trees heavy with snow in blue twilight.

01.02

Kuusivaara, 13:05. Spruces under a week of snow.

Spruce trees heavy with snow in blue twilight.

01.02

Kuusivaara, 13:05. Spruces under a week of snow.

A snowmobile track curving across a frozen river under an apricot sky.

01.03

Ritajoki, 13:30. A snowmobile track, the only road.

A snowmobile track curving across a frozen river under an apricot sky.

01.03

Ritajoki, 13:30. A snowmobile track, the only road.

A snowmobile track curving across a frozen river under an apricot sky.

01.03

Ritajoki, 13:30. A snowmobile track, the only road.

A reindeer breathing steam on a slope, with a sunset band behind it.

01.04

Torvilampi, 14:10. A reindeer, its breath, the last light.

A reindeer breathing steam on a slope, with a sunset band behind it.

01.04

Torvilampi, 14:10. A reindeer, its breath, the last light.

A reindeer breathing steam on a slope, with a sunset band behind it.

01.04

Torvilampi, 14:10. A reindeer, its breath, the last light.

A village road at night with one sodium lamp, snow falling in its light and red houses beyond.

01.05

Haapavuoma, 14:20. One lamp, the afternoon already night.

A village road at night with one sodium lamp, snow falling in its light and red houses beyond.

01.05

Haapavuoma, 14:20. One lamp, the afternoon already night.

A village road at night with one sodium lamp, snow falling in its light and red houses beyond.

01.05

Haapavuoma, 14:20. One lamp, the afternoon already night.

Series 02 / 04

Sea ice

Sea ice

Helsinki  February 2026  Personal work

When the bay freezes half the city walks out onto it. I go at the edges of the day, when fog or a low sun does the work of a studio.

Small figures walking on the frozen sea in fog, with a pale sun and no horizon.

02.01

Lauttasaari, 08:50. Fog, no horizon, a pale sun.

Small figures walking on the frozen sea in fog, with a pale sun and no horizon.

02.01

Lauttasaari, 08:50. Fog, no horizon, a pale sun.

Small figures walking on the frozen sea in fog, with a pale sun and no horizon.

02.01

Lauttasaari, 08:50. Fog, no horizon, a pale sun.

An ice fisher in a red jacket on a stool by a hole in the ice, with a low sun.

02.02

Kaivopuisto, 15:40. An ice fisher in red, the sun low.

An ice fisher in a red jacket on a stool by a hole in the ice, with a low sun.

02.02

Kaivopuisto, 15:40. An ice fisher in red, the sun low.

An ice fisher in a red jacket on a stool by a hole in the ice, with a low sun.

02.02

Kaivopuisto, 15:40. An ice fisher in red, the sun low.

Close-up of cracked ice plates with frozen air bubbles.

02.03

Vartiosaari, 11:15. Cracked ice with air frozen into it.

Close-up of cracked ice plates with frozen air bubbles.

02.03

Vartiosaari, 11:15. Cracked ice with air frozen into it.

Close-up of cracked ice plates with frozen air bubbles.

02.03

Vartiosaari, 11:15. Cracked ice with air frozen into it.

Two people and a dog in silhouette on the ice, watching a lighthouse island at sunset.

02.04

Kallskär, 16:20. Two people and a dog, one lighthouse.

Two people and a dog in silhouette on the ice, watching a lighthouse island at sunset.

02.04

Kallskär, 16:20. Two people and a dog, one lighthouse.

Two people and a dog in silhouette on the ice, watching a lighthouse island at sunset.

02.04

Kallskär, 16:20. Two people and a dog, one lighthouse.

Ski tracks and footprints crossing on snow-covered ice in low sun.

02.05

Pihlajasaari, 15:55. Ski tracks cross footprints.

Ski tracks and footprints crossing on snow-covered ice in low sun.

02.05

Pihlajasaari, 15:55. Ski tracks cross footprints.

Ski tracks and footprints crossing on snow-covered ice in low sun.

02.05

Pihlajasaari, 15:55. Ski tracks cross footprints.

Series 03 / 04

Night shift

Night shift

Helsinki  Nov 2025, for Kolmas Vuoro  Editorial commission

Eleven nights on a magazine feature about the people who keep the city running between midnight and six. Each gave me ten minutes and the light they already had.

A baker in her fifties by the ovens, flour on her arms.

03.01

Kallio, 04:10. A baker, flour to the elbows.

A baker in her fifties by the ovens, flour on her arms.

03.01

Kallio, 04:10. A baker, flour to the elbows.

A baker in her fifties by the ovens, flour on her arms.

03.01

Kallio, 04:10. A baker, flour to the elbows.

A tram driver seen through the windscreen in teal light, on a wet street.

03.02

Töölö, 01:52. An empty tram in teal light.

A tram driver seen through the windscreen in teal light, on a wet street.

03.02

Töölö, 01:52. An empty tram in teal light.

A tram driver seen through the windscreen in teal light, on a wet street.

03.02

Töölö, 01:52. An empty tram in teal light.

A ferry cafeteria at night, a worker wiping tables, with porthole windows.

03.03

Night ferry, 02:30. The cafeteria after the last customer.

A ferry cafeteria at night, a worker wiping tables, with porthole windows.

03.03

Night ferry, 02:30. The cafeteria after the last customer.

A ferry cafeteria at night, a worker wiping tables, with porthole windows.

03.03

Night ferry, 02:30. The cafeteria after the last customer.

A young hospital porter with a trolley in a corridor.

03.04

Pasila, 03:05. A porter and his trolley, an hour to go.

A young hospital porter with a trolley in a corridor.

03.04

Pasila, 03:05. A porter and his trolley, an hour to go.

A young hospital porter with a trolley in a corridor.

03.04

Pasila, 03:05. A porter and his trolley, an hour to go.

A crane operator’s lit cabin high above a wet container yard.

03.05

Vuosaari harbour, 05:20. The crane cabin above a wet yard.

A crane operator’s lit cabin high above a wet container yard.

03.05

Vuosaari harbour, 05:20. The crane cabin above a wet yard.

A crane operator’s lit cabin high above a wet container yard.

03.05

Vuosaari harbour, 05:20. The crane cabin above a wet yard.

Series 04 / 04

White nights

White nights

Southern and central Finland  June 2026, for Rantala Arkkitehdit  Architecture commission

In June the sun skims the horizon all night. I photographed the buildings between eleven and one, when the walls are the colour of the light.

A pale stone library facade at 23:30 with low sun and a lit reading room.

04.01

Rantala Library, 23:30. The reading room lit from inside.

A pale stone library facade at 23:30 with low sun and a lit reading room.

04.01

Rantala Library, 23:30. The reading room lit from inside.

A pale stone library facade at 23:30 with low sun and a lit reading room.

04.01

Rantala Library, 23:30. The reading room lit from inside.

A curved red-brick staircase with a stripe of low sun on the wall.

04.02

Kaaripiha court, 00:10. A stripe of sun on red brick.

A curved red-brick staircase with a stripe of low sun on the wall.

04.02

Kaaripiha court, 00:10. A stripe of sun on red brick.

A curved red-brick staircase with a stripe of low sun on the wall.

04.02

Kaaripiha court, 00:10. A stripe of sun on red brick.

A wooden pavilion by a mirror-calm lake under a pink midnight sky.

04.03

Vesijärvi pavilion, 00:40. The lake and the sky agree.

A wooden pavilion by a mirror-calm lake under a pink midnight sky.

04.03

Vesijärvi pavilion, 00:40. The lake and the sky agree.

A wooden pavilion by a mirror-calm lake under a pink midnight sky.

04.03

Vesijärvi pavilion, 00:40. The lake and the sky agree.

A woman with a coffee cup on a concrete balcony, the sun over the fjord.

04.04

Kilpisaari, 23:55. Coffee on a balcony, sun over the inlet.

A woman with a coffee cup on a concrete balcony, the sun over the fjord.

04.04

Kilpisaari, 23:55. Coffee on a balcony, sun over the inlet.

A woman with a coffee cup on a concrete balcony, the sun over the fjord.

04.04

Kilpisaari, 23:55. Coffee on a balcony, sun over the inlet.

A green copper roof edge against a white wall with a diagonal shadow.

04.05

Ilmajoki archive, 00:20. A copper roof edge, one diagonal.

A green copper roof edge against a white wall with a diagonal shadow.

04.05

Ilmajoki archive, 00:20. A copper roof edge, one diagonal.

A green copper roof edge against a white wall with a diagonal shadow.

04.05

Ilmajoki archive, 00:20. A copper roof edge, one diagonal.

Commissions

Three kinds of work, always in the light that is there

Small crew, usually just me. I scout at the hour you need and bring a tripod, so please give me a week before the date.

Editorial

Features and portraits for magazines and foundations. Selects delivered within five working days.

Recent clients

Kolmas Vuoro magazine, Meri & Maa weekly, Hyvä Päivä Foundation, Nordlys Quarterly

From

€1,400

per day

Editorial

Features and portraits for magazines and foundations. Selects delivered within five working days.

Recent clients

Kolmas Vuoro magazine, Meri & Maa weekly, Hyvä Päivä Foundation, Nordlys Quarterly

From

€1,400

per day

Editorial

Features and portraits for magazines and foundations. Selects delivered within five working days.

Recent clients

Kolmas Vuoro magazine, Meri & Maa weekly, Hyvä Päivä Foundation, Nordlys Quarterly

From

€1,400

per day

Architecture

Buildings in the light they were drawn for. One building per light, scouted the evening before.

Recent clients

Rantala Arkkitehdit, Studio Hovi, Kaarna & Laine, Pohjan Rakennus

From

€2,200

per building

Architecture

Buildings in the light they were drawn for. One building per light, scouted the evening before.

Recent clients

Rantala Arkkitehdit, Studio Hovi, Kaarna & Laine, Pohjan Rakennus

From

€2,200

per building

Architecture

Buildings in the light they were drawn for. One building per light, scouted the evening before.

Recent clients

Rantala Arkkitehdit, Studio Hovi, Kaarna & Laine, Pohjan Rakennus

From

€2,200

per building

Campaign

Real places and available light, with a crew of three at most. Usage is quoted separately.

Recent clients

Lumo Outdoor, Aamu Coffee Roasters, Northline Rail, Saari Hotels

From

€4,800

per day, plus usage

Campaign

Real places and available light, with a crew of three at most. Usage is quoted separately.

Recent clients

Lumo Outdoor, Aamu Coffee Roasters, Northline Rail, Saari Hotels

From

€4,800

per day, plus usage

Campaign

Real places and available light, with a crew of three at most. Usage is quoted separately.

Recent clients

Lumo Outdoor, Aamu Coffee Roasters, Northline Rail, Saari Hotels

From

€4,800

per day, plus usage

Availability, 2026⁠–⁠2027

Next open date: Tuesday 27 October 2026

Blue-hour season, Oct–Mar: 3 dates open.

Midnight-sun season, Jun: 2 dates open, architecture preferred.

Edda Lindqvist by a winter window at sunset, snowy rooftops behind her, in a dark wool coat, holding a film camera at her waist
Edda Lindqvist by a winter window at sunset, snowy rooftops behind her, in a dark wool coat, holding a film camera at her waist

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Edda Lindqvist by a winter window at sunset, snowy rooftops behind her, in a dark wool coat, holding a film camera at her waist
Edda Lindqvist by a winter window at sunset, snowy rooftops behind her, in a dark wool coat, holding a film camera at her waist

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Edda Lindqvist, Kallio, 15:10, in December. Photograph by a friend.

About

Edda Lindqvist

Born in Oulu in 1971, living in Helsinki. Edda trained as a darkroom printer before she took photographs of her own, and she still makes every print herself, in a rented room in Kallio that smells of fixer.

She works at the edges of the day: polar night, the first hour of fog on the frozen bay, the night shift, the white nights of June. She shoots colour negative film and turns down most commissions that need a flash.

Exhibitions

2024

Sea Ice, with Aino Laine. Kuvakeskus Pohja, Oulu

2022

Rooms at Midnight. Hall of Light, Turku

Publications

2024

Night Shift, eleven pages. Kolmas Vuoro magazine

2023

White Nights, monograph for Rantala Library

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