Midsummer is the quintessential Swedish celebration and a highlight in the cultural calendar. For many, it’s also a holiday synonymous with a certain amount of decadence and debauchery, ...

Method. Step 1 Prepare the topping. Wash the strawberries and cut them into quarters. Marinate them in elderflower juice or cordial for about 30 minutes.

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 ...

The Swedes make the most of the longest day, the Summer Solstice, with plenty of snaps, singing and dancing around the Maypole.

While most Swedes will celebrate Midsummer in friends’ country or island homes, there are organised celebrations for visitors. In 2025, Midsummer falls on 21 June. Tällberg, Dalarna ...

What's fascinating about Midsommar, the new horror movie from Ari Aster, is how it slowly settles you into into an isolated Swedish village, and gently elevates the tension of their customs until it's ...

Even if you don’t have family or friends in Sweden, head to Stockholm to enjoy Midsummer. Every year, the open-air museum hosts a massive Midsommar party, a family-friendly celebration with ...

Midsummer (Midsommar in Sweden) is an annual summer festival celebrated in Sweden, and by Swedish people around the world.. Historically, Midsummer celebrations marked the beginning of summer and the ...

Swedish film reviewers are giving a cautious welcome to Midsommar, a horror film about a bizarre pagan festival in a remote part of Sweden. Directed by Hereditary's Ari Aster, the film stars ...