All around Sweden celebrations took place for National Day. Swedish Television has a 2 part series. Both of these are in Swedish but don’t let that stop you. Come and see what happened. These links are good for 30 days. Part 1 & 2 http://www.svt.se/svt/road/Classic/shared/mediacenter/index.jsp?&d=93706&lid=lista_792616&lpos=9

By Per Svangren June 6th is Sweden’s Independence Day. It is also called Swedish Flag Day. Since 1916, Independence Day has been celebrated in memory of Gustav Vasa’s coronation on June 6th 1523. On this date in 1809 constitutional law was also passed. Independence Day became a public holiday as late as 2005. It is…