New Year’s Eve in Sweden tends to be celebrated with family and friends, just like in a lot of countries. Fancy clothes are worn, delicious dinners are eaten, plenty of champagne consumed, and of course, the cell phone companies are overloaded with texts being sent.  It’s not too different than New Year’s Eve celebrations in the US really.

Although, there is no ball dropping.  And no real countdown either.  It is a rather subdued welcome to the new year.  Until the fireworks start that is. Throughout the country, fireworks are set off around midnight.  It tends to be a loud and impressive display that dominates the skyline.  There are major shows set up as well as the average Svensson shooting off their personal arsenal.

My suggestion? Make friends with someone who lives in a tall apartment building.  Climb to the top and enjoy the show.  There are few things as impressive as several different fireworks shows going off simultaneously throughout a city, and on a clear New Year’s Eve in Stockholm, there are fireworks illuminating the water that envelopes the city.

How do you celebrate the new year in your country?

And finally, from all of us here at Transparent, Gott nytt år!