Overview

• Sweden observed its National Day with flag-raising and floral offerings at Skansen, a royal reception at the Royal Palace and nationwide welcoming ceremonies for new citizens.
• King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia presided over the Skansen ceremony, upholding the folk costume tradition that Silvia reinstated in 1983.
• Princess Victoria’s children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, donned traditional blue, yellow and white folk attire for the occasion.
• Princess Sofia returned to official duties to present four-month-old Princess Ines in a miniature national dress during her first significant public appearance.
• The celebrations commemorate Gustav Wasa’s 1523 election and a 1809 constitutional amendment, marking Sweden’s independence and legal heritage.