What To Create On Midsummer Weekend 2012

Photo past times Yanan Li, Stockholm Visitors Board
(ATTENTION: This is data for 2012, for 2013... click here!) It's fast approaching... arguably the biggest vacation inwards the Swedish calendar: Midsummer (June 22nd to 24th)! It rivals Christmas equally a vacation to pass amongst friends too family, filled amongst age-old traditions. On this weekend, Swedes flee the cities too caput to their province homes to celebrate inwards the outdoors. Unfortunately, every twelvemonth Stockholm is filled amongst tourists who are unaware of this vacation too are confused why the metropolis resembles a ghost town. Many restaurants too shops are unopen too fifty-fifty a few museums. But non to worrry, at that spot is all the same enough of things to produce & come across too ways to sense traditional Swedish midsummer. Here is a piddling direct to the weekend:

Friday, June 22nd- Midsummer's Eve
The museums opened upwards on this twenty-four hours are Skansen (this is the identify to sense Swedish midsummer traditions) too the Vasa Museum. Both the Royal Palace inwards Gamla Stan too Drottningholm Palace are opened upwards for visitors. The museums inwards the Royal Palace are open, though non the Royal Armoury. All other major museums are closed!
All sightseeing tours amongst Strömma run equally common amongst a few exceptions similar the twenty-four hours trip to Birka.
This is the level that nearly restaurants are closed. The exception existence hotel restaurants too a few others that cater mainly to visitors. The Rival Hotel's Bar & Bistro is opened upwards all weekend!
This is non a banking concern holiday, too then banks, pharmacies too liquor stores should live on opened upwards though amongst shorter hours. Shopping is possible before inwards the day. Many pocket-size stores volition live on closed, only large region stores too shopping centers are open... closing early. For example, the NK region store is opened upwards from 10am to 2pm.
The entertainment parks Junibacken too Gröna Lund are open!

Saturday, June 23rd- Midsummer's Day
Besides the higher upwards museums too palaces, other museums opened upwards for concern on Sabbatum are... Fotografiska (photography), Moderna (modern art) too Nordiska (nordic culture). All sightseeing tours with Strömma run equally common amongst a few exceptions similar the twenty-four hours trip to Birka. 
While many restaurants are unopen on Saturday, at that spot is to a greater extent than of a alternative than on Friday!
Shopping, on the other hand, is or too then impossible on this day. Shopping centers too region stores are unopen too equally nearly pocket-size shops... you lot mightiness larn lucky inwards Gamla Stan.
The entertainment parks Junibacken and Gröna Lund are open!

Sunday, June 24th
All museums too nearly shops too restaurants should live on opened upwards equally common (with Lord's Day hours).

Experiencing Midsummer- the best identify to come across how Swedes traditionally celebrate this vacation is at Skansen. They bring a total program all weekend long! While nearly Swedes produce function out the city, the few that are left volition celebrate amongst picnics too games inwards the dissimilar parks throughout the city.
Photo past times Marie Andersson, Skansen
Click here for to a greater extent than data from Stockholm Visitors Board of what to produce this weekend,.

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