Skiers celebrate midsummer midnight in Sweden

People took to wilderness of Arctic Sweden early Saturday to ski under midnight sun, despite country's midsummer festivities being subdued this year because of coronavirus.

y were celebrating midsummer in Riksgränsen, 200 kilometres (124 miles) rth of Arctic Circle.

At midsummer, sun remains visible at midnight in Arctic Circle.

Ski resorts in Sweden have remained open during coronavirus pandemic.

Midsummer is one of most important festivals in Sweden where friends and families gar toger to sing, dance, eat and drink.

This year, people have been encourd to follow most of events online, but t everyone could resist chance to see spectacle for mselves.

(Representative Im)