Shetland is an archipelago and is the most northerly outpost in the UK. We’re located 60° north which is on the same latitude as Anchorage, Oslo, Stockholm and St Petersburg. In fact, we’re closer to the Arctic Circle than we are to London, England! Our climate is generally temperate during the summer and often very windy from November to April. Our shores are washed westerly by the Gulf Stream from the Atlantic and from the east by the North Sea.