In Oulu, the sky was cloudless and the market place was full of people in awe of the natural phenomenon.
Protective glasses exchanged hands to enable as many observers as possible to look directly at the sun.
In the capital Helsinki, people gathered at Tähtitorninmäki to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse. A thick cloud in the sky did not completely prevent the visibility.
A blanket of cloud cover in some parts of the Faroe Islands prevented the viewing of a total eclipse.
“It was rainy and windy. Nothing was seen,” Hungarian tourist Gabor Lantos complained as quoted by the news agency Reuters.
Some tourists were so irritated that they demanded their money back, reported Reuters.
