Midsummer in Luleå

Midsummer is upcoming and the preparations for the festivities are on. Welcome to join many swedes favorite holiday. Read our tips below:

When?

Midsummer Eve 2026 is on Friday, June 19th.

Why?

Midsummer solstice is the longest day of the year and was long considered a magical night. Midsummer Eve is always held on the nearest Friday to the Midsummer solstice. In agrarian times, the Swedes held Midsummer celebrations to welcome the arrival of summertime and the season of fertility. Read more about the origins of Swedish Midsummer at sweden.se.

Here in Luleå, with the midnight light, Midsummer Eve is the start of the summer season. Many of Luleå’s inhabitants start their summer vacations, and loads of activities, such as the tour boat’s peak season, start in connection with the Midsummer weekend.

How?

Everyone can celebrate Midsummer in their own fashion. The celebrations may be everything from hiking in solidity and small gatherings with the family to large celebrations at public places.

If you ask Swedes what the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning Midsummer, you will get answers such as: strawberries, salmon, pickled herring, and fresh potatoes, flower wreaths, the "kubb" game, and dancing around maypoles to the “små grodorna” song.

Where?

What do we eat?

The city will calm down when Luleå’s inhabitants go to their Midsummer celebrations in their summerhouses, accompanied by family and friends. Please note that the malls and grocery stores may have deviating opening hours during the Midsummer weekend.

Midsummer tip!

Take the passenger boat M/S Symfoni out into the archipelago with the option to hop of at Junkön, Kluntarna, Småskär and Brändöskär. Departure from Södra hamnplan at 09:15 and return to Södra hamnplan at 16:40. The timetable is available at lulea.se/archipelago. Please book your ticket in advance at laponia.se to secure a seat!

The passenger boat M/S Stella Marina will run its first trip of the season on Midsummer Day, June 20, in connection with the opening of Klubbviken Havsbad for the season. Book your ticket at condorshipping.se to secure a seat!