Embassy of Sweden in Nicosia

22/06/2026

19/06/2026

Today we celebrate Midsummer Eve!
Ahead of the festivities, we give you five must-dos for a 🌼🍓 Swedish Midsummer! 🇸🇪 ☀️

Raise the maypole! 🌿 It’s not Midsummer until the leafy pole is up and proud. Once it's raised, dance around it like you mean it!!

Dance the 'Frog Dance'! 🐸 ('Små grodorna' in Swedish) Yes, you must hop in a circle pretending to be a frog. We don’t question it!

Make a flower wreath! 🌸 Crown yourself in wildflowers – and feel like a Scandinavian woodland fairy.

Feast on 'sill och potatis' 🐟🥔 – that's Swedish for pickled herring and boiled new potatoes! Then as many strawberries as you like for dessert. Trust the tradition!

Sing schnapps songs ALOUD!! 🍻🎶 Every sip deserves a song, if you ask us. Bonus points for dramatic eye contact during the toast. Glad midsommar! 💃🌞🎉

Music: Scandinavian Folk 3 - Traditional / Epidemic Sound

18/06/2026

Glad Midsommar! 🌼🍀🌸🎋🪻🌻
Ambassaden i Nicosia håller stängt på midsommarafton, fredagen den 19 juni 2026. Vi öppnar åter måndagen den 22 juni kl. 09.00.

Svenska medborgare i en allvarlig nödsituation kan ringa ambassadens växel och följa instruktionerna. Samtalet kopplas då vidare till UD:s konsulära jour i Stockholm.
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Happy Midsummer!
The Embassy in Nicosia will be closed on Midsummer Eve, Friday 19 June 2026. We open again on Monday 22 June at 9 am.

Photo: Oscar Olsson/imagebanksweden.se

17/06/2026

Congratulations to students Nefeli Christodoulou and Vasiliki Papadopoulou from the Pancyprian Gymnasium for winning the Cyprus competition of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize! 🎉

We wish you a wonderful journey to the finals in Stockholm in August! 💧🇸🇪

17/06/2026

10/06/2026

Pleased to share this article published yesterday on e-kathimerini for you to enjoy some reflections on our now finished Pippi and Moomin project.

Author Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides describes how the project brought children to think about kindness, difference, and what it means to be yourself.

In her own words, Bushnell Kyriakides reflects: "It wasn’t really about who “won” in the traditional sense. It was more about what the kids took from it, that being different is okay, that kindness matters, and that stories can say things adults sometimes struggle to.". 🎉🎈

I’ll be honest, when I first heard about this, I didn’t think many kids in Cyprus would even know who Pippi Longstocking or the Moomins were.

09/06/2026

Last night, the Embassy hosted a reception to celebrate Swedish National Day at the Swedish residence in Nicosia 🇸🇪🎉

The evening featured speeches from Ambassador Martin Hagström and Deputy Minister for Migration and International Protection, Dr. Nicholas A. Ioannides on behalf of the Cyprus Government. Ambassador Hagström highlighted the close and historic ties between Sweden and Cyprus and spoke about the past, current and planned activities of the Embassy. As Ambassador Hagström is rotating this fall, he dedicated parts of his speech to thank Cyprus, our partners, the Swedish community and colleagues for an inspiring time on the beautiful island.

We were very pleased to see that our esteemed guests enjoyed themselves while raising a toast to Sweden with us.

The guests were also accompanied by lovely music performed by Anna-Karin Eliadou and Nicholas Christodoulou. Some Swedish music (ABBA was a must!) and a delicious midsummer-buffet was presented for the guests to enjoy!