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Sweden was out in full force today celebrating Midsummer. Last year, I was at Farsta Gård checking out the maypole dancing festivities. This year, I was at Skansen with a very special guest – Sweden.se expat blogger Kate Reuterswärd and her beau, Simon! You can read more about this beloved holiday over on Kate’s blog.
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Ran into a bachelorette party (möhippa) at Slussen last weekend just when friends of the bride-to-be were blindfolding her, dressing her up in a bathrobe and feathered halo, and getting ready to lead her through town.
To get the lowdown on a Swedish möhippa, read expat blogger Kate’s own experience.
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I met up with fellow travel blogger Catherine Abhervé of Vagabondes while she was in Stockholm on a travel blogging trip, and we dug into traditional Swedish dishes – different types of sill (herring), meatballs, and braised ox – at local restaurant Kvarnen.
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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.
… is originally from Nigeria, graduated from college in the United States and was born to travel. After shuttling between the States and Sweden for a couple of years, she moved to Stockholm in 2009. Sought-after both as a photographer and a writer, she has contributed to National Geographic Traveler, BBC, San Francisco Chronicle, Matador Network and Vogue to name just a few.
… is a selection of photos chosen from Flickr daily by the Sweden.se staff, portraying something Swedish.
… is a Swedish graphic designer and photographer living in Stockholm. She graduated from Central Saitn Martin´s College of Art & Design in London in 1998. She is the founder and owner of the design firm Neobrand. She mainly works within corporate identity design, but alsof inds the time for photography and other art and design related projects.
