Have you noticed that as spring and summer come, people you meet seem more interesting than usual, your potential partner appears in a new light, and your sexual desires increase? You're not alone! The changing seasons have been shown to affect the functioning of the human body.
Effects of brightness
As sunlight increases towards summer, many people become more efficient and energetic. The sun invigorates and increases physical alertness. This is not an imagined change, but is related to human physiology. The increase in light causes the brain to produce more serotonin and dopamine, which, as neurotransmitters in the brain, affect, among other things, a person's mood.
Mood also has a strong connection to sexual desire. When tired or otherwise in a low state of alertness, a person's body is often unable to receive messages that stimulate sexual activity. This also works the other way around: when you are more alert, you often have more energy left to ignite sexual desire.
Dopamine is the main neurotransmitter in the human central nervous system that increases sexual desire. Serotonin, on the other hand, is associated with people's ability to empathize. Increased serotonin production makes people seek out each other's company. The increase in sexual desire in spring and summer is therefore not only related to a general feeling of well-being, but also to physiological changes caused by increased light.
Testosterone boost from the sun?
Testosterone is a hormone that affects, among other things, sexual desire. As testosterone levels rise, sexual desire often increases.
Sunlight increases the production of vitamin D in the body. Some studies have found that this affects testosterone levels in biological men. After a summer spent in the sun, testosterone levels were at their highest in the study measurements at the end of the summer in August. No similar studies have been conducted for biological women. However, female-type bodies also produce testosterone and any changes in testosterone levels can affect biological women just as much as biological men.
Summer awakens the senses
Many factors influence the development of human sexual desire. One of these factors is the senses. The sense of sight is particularly important for most sighted people, and summer offers a lot of stimulation through sight as the padded jackets of the winter months are replaced by lighter clothing.
Other senses can also become more sensitive to feeling, smelling, hearing and noticing wonderful things around you! The warmth not only caresses the mood but also the body and helps to relax for the summer. This is a particularly favorable situation combined with the summer mood and the fact that people generally move more in the summer.
The whole of Finland is waiting for summer
Summer is a special time for Finns. Most people look forward to this period of a few months all year long. Summer brings with it many images, expectations, plans and dreams. Summer is often associated with romance, pleasure and love. In a way, people tune in to summer in their minds even throughout the beginning of the year. Summer is perhaps expected to bring carefreeness, joy, pleasure and a possible vacation that breaks the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
When summer comes, people often feel the freedom to go and make their own dream come true. At the same time, we know that the Finnish summer is short and we should make the most of it. A vacation also gives us the opportunity to invest more time than usual in our own needs and wishes, relaxation, ourselves, and a possible relationship.
Summer brings people together
People in a summer mood meet each other in various relaxed situations, where it is appropriate to make acquaintances with strangers in a slightly un-Finnish way. Festivals and other summer events bring people together and people also travel away from their familiar hometowns. Taking a break and a possible change of scenery are apt to break routines. Breaking routines, on the other hand, gives room for something new, for exploration and perhaps even for enjoyment.
In the best case scenario, an existing relationship will also get a new lease of life when there is time and energy left to nurture the relationship. Finland is actually a rarity worldwide, as already in 1989 the Health Education Advisory Board's Erotica and Health report recommended that couples go on a sex holiday. The idea was the same as ours at Erotica Time: give time to erotica! Years have passed, but we still sign this sentence in our work every day.
There have been no actual studies on the increase in the amount of sex during the summer months, but for example, condom sales in Finland increase significantly during the summer. So one could imagine that at least some of the condoms purchased end up being used during the summer.
Summer is not an achievement.
Despite the beauty of summer, it's worth remembering that we are all different. For many, summer is the most wonderful time of life and something that is looked forward to and remembered even in the darkest months of winter. However, not everyone feels this way, and that's okay! Following other people's summer enthusiasm can be difficult if you can't relate to the feeling yourself. It's worth remembering that summer is ultimately just a part of life. It doesn't matter if you don't think it's any different than any other time of year.
Summer is generally not worth doing. Stop to enjoy the little moments and, if possible,:
Give time to erotica!
We will be serving you as usual throughout the summer in our store and online store. This summer, our summer kiosk will also be serving you all over Finland. Follow us on social media and come say hello when the kiosk comes to your home or summer region!
Have a safe and enjoyable summer everyone! <3
Best regards,
Girls of the Erotic Era