Summer is just around the corner and traditionally National Day was celebrated at Skansen.
The Swedish royal family was present and King Carl XVI Gustaf also gave a speech.
Talked about the world situation
In the speech, the head of state touched on the world situation, among other things.
- Every day we get new pictures and testimonies from the war in Ukraine and other wars and conflicts.
It reminds us that peace and freedom can never be taken for granted, he says.
The speech ended with a poem by Oskar II.
- And with those words, I want to wish you all a really happy midsummer.