Figure 1.--Here two Swedish boys are celebrating Swedish Flag Day. We are not sure when the snapshot was taken, perhaps the 1930s.

Sveriges nationaldag is Sweden's National Day. National Day of Sweden is a national holiday observed in Sweden on 6 June every year. The tradition of celebrating this date began in 1916 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, in honor of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523. This is considered the foundation ofthe modern Swedish nation. Some Swedes question the validity of this as a national holiday. Unusually it was not observed as a holiday until decades later. The event does signify the end of the Danish-ruled Kalmar Union. So it essentially means Swedish independence. The event occurred so long ago that it does not have as strong of a presence in the social consciousness as does most other natiioanl days. The rekated Norwegian Constitution Day, Syttende Mai, celevrates the an actual independence day from the very beginning. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day Swedish: Svenska flaggans dag . At that time, the day was renamed the Swedish national day by the Riksdag.It only became an official Swedish public holiday in 2005--replacing Whit Monday. This change led to fewer holiday days because June 6 will periodically fall on the weekend, unlike Whit Monday, which was always celebrated on a Monday. Labor unions have complained about this.

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