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Midsummer is the Nordic and Baltic countries' great summer festival, with maypoles, bonfires and nearly endless daylight.
Why Midsummer
Maypoles, herring and flower crowns at Skansen and around the city.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Waterfront grand hotel facing the Royal Palace.
Explore Stockholm →Why Midsummer
A seaside Midsummer in the Stockholm Archipelago.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
A five-star stay in Stockholm, a strong base for Stockholm Archipelago.
Hotels in Sweden →Why Midsummer
Juhannus bonfires and a quiet city as locals head to summer cottages.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Helsinki's grand hotel since 1887.
Hotels in Helsinki →Why Midsummer
Sankt Hans Aften bonfires along Copenhagen's harbor and beaches on June 23.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
A five-star stay in Copenhagen, a strong base for Copenhagen.
Explore Copenhagen →Why Midsummer
Sankthansaften bonfires along the Oslofjord.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Art-filled waterfront hotel on Tjuvholmen.
Hotels in Oslo →Why Midsummer
The midnight sun peaks around the solstice.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~55°F (13°C); changeable
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Harborfront hotel beside the Harpa concert hall.
Explore Iceland →Why Midsummer
Latvia's Jāņi festival is the country's biggest holiday, with bonfires and singing through the night.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Intimate hotel in Riga's old town.
Explore Riga →Why Midsummer
Estonia's Jaanipäev bonfires on Midsummer Eve.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Former telegraph station in the medieval old town.
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