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A few hundred people gathered in Northern Sweden’s largest city Luleå to participate in the traditional May Day workers’ union parade on May 1st.
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May Day in Luleå
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I’ve photographed big sprawling Valborg celebrations and they don’t get bigger than Skansen. But this time around, I found myself in the tiny village of Klöverträsk (population roughly 250) where Valborg was being celebrated in a low-key, non-alcohol fueled fashion.
Note - Learn more about Valborg and its roots on the Expat blog.
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A clear sign that Easter (Påsk) is around the corner are colorful feathers decorating any available twig or tree branch around town. You can read more about Sweden’s colorful Easter traditions here.
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Yesterday saw Stockholm turn “green” for St. Patrick’s Day – a cultural and religious event that celebrates patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick . Organized by the Swedish Irish Society, Irish expats, friends and partners of Irish expats, and lovers of all things Irish gathered at Kungliga Biblioteket to start the parade through town which ended in Gamla stan.
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Winning their first gold medal since 1981 (in 31 years!), needless to say, Sweden’s national junior hockey team was treated to a hero’s welcome at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm. The World Junior Championship tournament was played in Canada last week in which Sweden clinched the title in a nail-biting game against Russia.
The seniors have won many titles, and it is now a tradition to celebrate with cheering crowds in Kungsträdgården. Last time Sweden celebrated like this was in 2006 when the seniors won both World Championship gold and Olympic gold.
… is a selection of photos chosen from Flickr daily by the Sweden.se staff, portraying something Swedish.