Six Places to Enjoy a Truly Authentic Swedish Midsummer
Credits: Vilhelm Stokstad/imagebank.sweden.se
Swedish Midsummer – Sweden’s Unofficial National Day
Plan a holiday to Sweden in the month of June this year and you will be rewarded with double helpings of celebratory joy. Not only is it the month when Sweden turns 500 years old, but also the month of Sweden's most longed-for festival - Midsummer.
On June 23rd (Midsummer´s Eve), which is the longest day of the year, you will have the chance to meet with a group of cheerful Swedes, dressed in traditional costumes, dancing around the maypole. Make sure you join the “Små Grodorna” (The Little Frogs) dance and hop away from all worries. Treat yourself to traditional Swedish fare including cured salmon, pickled herring and, of course, fresh strawberry cake.
In agrarian times, Midsummer celebrations in Sweden were held to welcome summertime and the season of fertility. It was not until the 1900s, however, that this became the most Swedish of all traditional festivities. Midsummer Night, one of the lightest of the year, was considered a magical night, as it was the best time for telling people’s futures. Also, that night, it was said, water was turned into wine and ferns into flowers. Many plants acquired healing powers on that one night of the year.
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Midsummer Press Photos, Videos, Recipes and More
- Press Photos
https://imagebank.sweden.se/my-selections/dq02imbtb - Swedish Midsummer Video by Visit Sweden: https://youtu.be/6SC8ccxX-44
- Strawberry Cake recipe: https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/food-drink/food/traditional-dish/classic-strawberry-and-cream-cake-aka-jordgubbstarta-recipe/
- Cured salmon recipe: https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/food-drink/food/traditional-dish/cured-salmon-aka-gravad-lax-recipe/
- Midsummer – step by step https://visitsweden.com/where-to-go/middle-sweden/dalarna/midsummer-step-step/
- Midsummer in Sweden – a cherished tradition https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/culture-history-and-art/swedish-traditions/midsummer-tradition/midsummer/
- Smoked salmon and Aquavit – How to do midsummer like a Swede https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/culture-history-and-art/swedish-traditions/midsummer-tradition/smoked-salmon-and-aquavit-how-do-midsummer-swede/
- Midsummer in Sweden – like something from another world https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/culture-history-and-art/swedish-traditions/midsummer-tradition/midsummer-sweden-something-another-world/
Ebba Ekelund
PR Manager Sweden and Nordics
ebba.ekelund@visitsweden.com
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