“You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration. Photograph by Alamy, Johner Images This article was produced by ...

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 “frog ...

On the longest day of the year, countries around the world hold joyous, ritualistic and mystic celebrations. But there’s one nation that seems to feel the greatest affinity with the summer solstice.

For Swedish-born chef Emma Bengtsson, of New York City's Aquavit, Midsummer celebrations back home are filled with flower gathering, picnics of gravlox and first-harvest potatoes, and plenty of her ...

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 ...

Summer may be long gone, but we'll take a look back with some Swedish music for orchestra. THe Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Roberto Abbado performed Hugo Alfven's "Midsummer Vigil" ...

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 ...