with midsummer eve being the main event. most swedes get to finish work early and so shops and restaurants are closed for the day or open for only a short period. midsummer is a huge deal across sweden... perhaps as popular as christmas.
if at all possible, i like to leave stockholm for the countryside where traditional midsummer celebrations happen. we've been to the island of grinda, nacka (not countryside but close) and then this year we hopped on a boat to fjäderholmarna...
the day is often threatened by rain (see our time on grinda here) as was this year but then just as we were getting ready to decorate the maypole, the sun came out.
this time of year when the darkness of night is replaced by a lovely twilight (the sun sets just for a few hours) has me smiling ear to ear. woohoo for light!
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