Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ksenia Prints On a Friday between June 19 and 25, when the Swedish sun remains in the sky for a full 24 hours, Swedes make their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration ...

Midsummer is regarded as the most important event in the Scandi calendar. Traditionally it commemorates the longest day of the year and, for many Swedes, it signals the start of their five (yes, five) ...

In June, midsummer festivals occur all across northern Europe. They have special significance in the Scandinavian countries, where days are long. In northern Sweden, the sun never sets. In southern ...

Midsommar, or Midsummer, is the opening of the traditional summer holiday season, during which Swedes abandon the cities for five weeks in nature, enabled by 25 days of legally mandated paid leave.

Decedents of Scandinavian settlers to the region, volunteers, and members of the public gathered Saturday at Chellberg Farm at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter for the 19th annual ...

Visitors to Geneva Sunday had a chance to channel their inner Viking during the 113th Swedish Day Midsummer Festival at Good Templar Park. The festival celebrates the Scandinavian celebration of ...

A festival with ancient roots, Midsummer is celebrated across Scandinavia and northern Europe. While good weather is never guaranteed, a long, light evening is. Outdoor celebrations including maypole ...