I'm watching some show that takes place in Finland. They happened to show the time next to one of the shots, and it was 1:00AM there, but the sun was still shining bright.

After talking it over with my brother-in-law, I learned that visitors experience a strong psychological impact when they see the sun shining 24 hours a day. Thinking about it, there's an even bigger impact that would occur.

Here in the U.S., our economy is primarily driven by daylight. Most of the businesses that operate do so during the daytime. Others take advantage of the dark hours and do so rather effectively. What would happen if a key player in the world economy moved to such a place as Finland?

Manufacturing takes place around the clock, regardless, but what about telecommunications, foodservice, libraries, etc.? What kind of impact would it have on the rest of the world?