Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog ...

“You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration. Photograph by Alamy, Johner Images This article was produced by ...

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) ...

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 ...

Sweden celebrates the official arrival of summer in a way that “has no parallel in southern Europe,” said Marcel Theroux in Lonely Planet Magazine. Granted, many other cultures fete the summer ...

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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my Swedish army bike rattles down the last hill, I place a hand on the basket to secure my Midsummer contributions: two king-size ...