Ramadan in Sweden with no dusk and no dawn

Kiruna Sweden - During this years holy month of Ramadan when consumption of food and water is prohibited between dusk and dawn how do Muslims observing the fast manage in the far north of Scandinavia where the sun never sets? An estimated 700 Muslims are spending Ramadan in the mining town of Kiruna located 145km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by snowcapped mountains throughout the summer. Many of them are recent asylum seekers sent to Kiruna while their claims are processed. The sun stays up around the clock from May 28-July 16 which constitutes half of the fasting period this year. (I started Ramadan by having suhoor with the sun shining in my eyes at 3:30 in the morning) said Ghassan Alankar from Syria referring to the meal just before dawn. (I put double curtains in my room and still theres light when I am going to sleep.) Since there is no central authority in Sunni Islam that could issue a definite religious ruling or fatwa Muslims in the north are using at least four different timetables to break the fast. Alankar sticks to Mecca time Saudi Arabia (because its the birthplace of Islam). But he is worried about whether his fast will be accepted by God. (I m not sure I m doing the right thing) said Alankar who arrived in Kiruna seven months ago after a hazardous journey via Lebanon Turkey and Greece (Only when I am in God house if I make it to heaven I will know.) No dusk no dawn The start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the new moon which moves about 11 days back in the Gregorian calendar each year. About every 33 years Ramadan falls at the same time. A majority of those who fast in Kiruna follow the timings of the capital Stockholm 1240km further south after being advised by the European Council of Fatwa and Research (ECFR) a Dublin-based private foundation composed of Islamic clerics.