- This is a very special event.
It does not happen very often that there is a visible solar eclipse.
Plus we now seem to be lucky with the weather, says Marianne Eik, space expert at Curiosum in Umeå.
Partial solar eclipses, when only parts of the sun are obscured, are still quite common in contrast to total solar eclipses.
The last time it was possible to see a total solar eclipse was in 1954 and we will have to wait until 2116 before the next one occurs in Sweden
Half the sun will be covered
Today's partial solar eclipse will be visible all over Sweden and fairly clear weather is also expected throughout.
The eclipse begins at 11:34 in southern Sweden and ends to be visible in the north at 14:14.
And the further north you live in the country, the bigger the eclipse.
- Almost 50 percent of the sun will be covered when the eclipse is greatest.
But you have to be careful if you want to look closer.
- Never look straight at the sun, not even with sunglasses.
It destroys your eyes.
You can let the sun shine through a pair of binoculars and point it at a bright surface.
Then you see the solar eclipse there, says Marianne Eik.