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Flower crowns and maypoles reign supreme at the Nordic Midsummer Festival

Nordic envoys hosted a backyard summer-solstice shindig at the Swedish ambassador's residence on June 16.

The Nordic Midsummer Festival at the Swedish ambassador's residence on June 16 was co-hosted by the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, and Danish Embassies.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

June 19, 2023

Wrapping up the final week of major summer garden parties, Ottawa’s Nordic embassies invited guests to dance around the maypole and celebrate the solstice at their annual midsummer festival.

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