You can read more about each of the traditions below on the official website for visitors to Sweden.
More information about Swedish traditions
Traditional Swedish Festivities
| Festivities |
Dates and Swedish translation |
| Valentine´s Day |
Alla Hjärtans Dag (Feb 14) |
| The Vasa Ski Race |
Vasaloppet (first Sunday in March) |
| Easter |
Påsk (March or April) |
| April 1, Fools Day |
Första april (Apr 1) |
| Walpurgis Night and May1 |
Valborgsmässoafton (Apr 30) Första maj (May1) |
| Mother´s Day |
Mors dag (Last Sunday in May) |
| Midsummer Eve |
Midsommarafton (Friday between
June 19 and 25) |
| Crayfish party |
Kräftskiva (mid- August) |
| The surströmming premiere |
Surströmmingspremiär (mid-August) |
| Halloween |
Halloween (Oct 31) |
| Father´s Day |
Fars dag (Second Sunday in November) |
| Advent |
Advent (last four Sundays before christmas) |
| Nobel Prize Day |
Nobeldagen (Dec 10) |
| Santa Lucia |
Lucia (Dec 13) |
| Christmas Eve |
Julafton (Dec 24) |
| New Year´s Eve |
Nyårsafton (Dec 31) |
