The event is the evening of Friday, June 12.

From folk traditions deep in the countryside to midnight ski runs and seaside saunas, here are eight different takes on this ...

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 sausage rolls and a green bean and orange salad. The wide-open ...

On a Friday between June 19 and 25, when the Swedish sun remains in the sky for a full 24 hours, Swedes make their way toward the gardens, forests, and beaches of the countryside. There, around a ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Every summer, when the days are longer and the nights hardly turn dark, Sweden bursts into celebration with its much-loved Midsummer Festival. Held in June, around the longest day of the year, ...

Midsummer, a Swedish celebration coinciding with the summer solstice, honors St. John the Baptist and celebrates the coming summer. Traditional Midsummer activities include raising a maypole, placing ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This Saturday, families celebrated Swedish American heritage in Austin at the third annual Midsummer Festival. Midsummer, or Midsommar, is a festival that happens every year in Sweden ...

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 ...