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I think it's more common that you bring a specific thing to the buffet, rather than bringing your whole lunch. Never experienced that you keep your lunch to yourselves like that.

For every midsummer I have ever been too (I'm over 50), someone organizes but do not actually make all the food beyond some of the basics like bread. Instead everyone attending gets to bring a different dish or snacks to complete the whole feast. And that goes for the lunch as well as in the evening. And then everyone shares. Usually the only thing people bring for themselves is the alcohol. Which is almost always the case in Sweden since it's expensive :)

I have never heard about not sharing food...but I'm only 66 years old. What do I know? I know we have something called "knytkalas" where everybody brings something to share!

The lunch thing sounded wierd to me. Usually the midsummer buffet is for everyone to take and eat from.

THANK YOU for sharing this! I wish I knew of a Swedish community over, near my. I really would like to experience all things Swedish!

There is a big midsummer celebration in New York City. Flower crowns to make, lots of singing and laughter and of course the maypole!! I never knew about this before. I live 4 hrs away but it was definitely worth the trip. I do plan to visit Sweden during midsummer. When is it celebrated? Thank you for the video😊

Seems strange when you are invited to a party not to share the food, never heard of it. The difference is if you gather together unplanned that everyone eats their own food. It happens when we are out with the boat in the archipelago and eat together with friends on the rocks

I'm swedish, my honest opinion is that midsummer eve should be our national day. It's almost like a christmas celebration but it is in the summer with your community. 6th of june is quite new, and it's like "what should I do? Maybe hang out with the family and eat something unhealthy". To me midsummer is more about the nature, community etc, to me it feel a lot more like something that should be our national day. We hang out, drop our rationality, jump around frogs etc. It's honest and a bit naive. When I speak to friends I know from other countries that have participated with us, they're like "what have you been smoking?!", but they still participate and laugh.

Interesting what you mentioned about food, when I grew up sometimes neighbours would bring out tables, and everyone brought food, and we ate from everything. So it may just be a local thing. Although I don't see neighbours celebrating together that often anymore, maybe if you live in houses and people know eachother well, which was the case when I grew up. But back then the naive swedes didn't always lock their doors cause nothing ever happend.

As long as you are very clear about the "rules" I guess its ok to just bring your own food. But I have never experienced that - normally everyone share everything.

Nice video! Do you also know the history behind Midsommar? 🌸 P.S. Skansen is actually a outdoor museum - the first in the world! And it also has a zoo. A long history of Tivoli at that place. 😊

Midsummer probably is the Swedish holiday that have the most following counting all age.groups. Yule may win among children, parents and older people, but not by much. And the group left, teenager and young adults midsummer wins out by a lot. When young Swedes start to get more interested in partying and the other sex than family the fact that midsummer in its core is a fertility rite starts to hit home.

Never heard of only eating your own dish. Mostly everyone brings something and everything is shared (it is called knytkalas and very traditional). But maybe there were a lot of people with specific demands, maybe vegans, allergies etc. More and more of those things these days but it is not traditionally swedish.

Okey.. another "swedish concept" to learn.. and that is "knytkalas".. I think its more common out in the countryside.. becuse I did spend many years of my youth on a farm! In anyway, those farmers lived a distance frome each others.. but they liked to attend typical swedish festivitys! Like in good old days, when they meet there spouse! In anyway it was "knytkalas", bring your own food and and the "farmers comunity" did the rest! Another concept that is "normal" in sweden.. bring your own wine/beer/alcohol, to a party.. especialy if one is young.. becuse any alcohol in sweden is f''''ing expensive! There is more going on in the "swedish mindset".. one of this is "debt of gratitude".. its kinda work different.. its kinda people avoid you/your party, becuse they think they cant "pay back" by invite you to there own celebrations/parties!! It still trickle down to how much one know each other.. its kind of the same as in Stoneage. mothers talk to each others and the males get to be football coaches for there kids team.. especialy if they is born in UK!

Strange thing about the food😵‍💫I have never experienced that kind of arrangement before and i am Swedish🥴I don't think I will go to a party like that👎