In the north of the country, during the white nights, it never gets dark. At this time, the Swedes will celebrate Midsommar, wearing traditional costumes, dancing around the maypole to traditional folk music, characterized by vivid, bright sounds from the fiddle, bagpipes and typical chants. Capital of Sweden is Stockhom, a town engaged in the dialogue between traditions and modernism. It spreads over 14 islands and is dominated by traditional architecture and a living, progressive atmosphere. Still, Sweden is associated with the gloomy, secret-shrouded viking civilization and Nordic mythology with it's various tales and stories of ancient, magic times, where God's where real and nature was wild. Maybe it is because of this heritage, maybe because of the vivid, colourful new ideas and styles that Sweden is today a country of unique spirit and character.