National Day of Sweden is a national holiday observed in Sweden on 6 June every year.

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National Day of Sweden is a national holiday observed in Sweden on 6 June every year.

Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated as Svenska flaggans dag (Swedish flag day). At that time, the day was renamed to the national day by the Riksdagen.

The tradition of celebrating this date began 1916 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, in honour of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, as this was considered the foundation of modern Sweden.

In 2005 National Day of Sweden became an official Swedish public holiday.

It’s a known fact that Swedes has been envying Norway’s 17th of May celebrations for a long time and since 2005 – more and more Swedes has started to celebrate this day – it’s takes time to build traditions – Norwegian started their tradition after the signing of the Constitution of Norway May 17th 1814 and in 1864 the day became more established.

Happy Birthday Sweden !

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