2026 Scandinavian Court
Miss Norway, Signe Rickenbach, was crowned Miss Scandinavia in June 2025.
Also pictured above: Jr Miss Norway-Ava, Jr Court Chaperone-Megan Schacher,
Miss Scandinavia 2024-Audrey Cereghino, and Sr Court Chaperone-Melissa Schacher
Join us FRIDAY, JUNE 19th, 2026 to see who will be crowned MISS SCANDINAVIA 2026 !
Photography provided by: Chris Kryzanek Photography https://kryzanekphotography.com/
Miss Norway 2025 / crowned Miss Scandinavia 2025
Signe
Signe Rickenbach was crowned Miss Scandinavia at the 2025 Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival and will reign until a new queen is chosen on June 19, 2026. Signe is a former Miss Norway and danced with the Viking Nordic Scandia Dancers for five years. Her Norwegian heritage comes from both her mom and dad. Signe is attending Clatsop Community College and Oregon State University, studying Construction Engineering Management. She enjoys riding horses and dirt bikes.
Miss Denmark 2026
Nora
Senior Miss Denmark is Nora who is sponsored by the Lower Columbia Danish Society. Her Danish heritage comes from her maternal grandmother. She has attended more than 10 festivals and enjoys the different cultures and tasting all of the different kinds of yummy foods. Her favorite part about being Nordic is taking part in all of her family’s Nordic traditions. Nora is involved in the Environmental Club, National Honors Society, Wrestling, and Fisheries and plans to attend college after high school.
Miss Finland 2026
Sophie
Senior Miss Finland is Sophie who is sponsored by Friends of Suomi Hall. Sophie’s Finnish heritage comes from her dad’s side of the family. This will be the first festival that Sophie has attended and she is excited to experience all of it. Her favorite part of being Nordic is the strong work ethic and traditions that are passed down through families. Sophie enjoys track and field, volunteering in Lewis & Clark Elementary school, and art. She spends her summers commercial fishing in Bristol Bay, and plans on attending the University of Oregon Clark Honors College after graduation.
Miss Iceland 2026
Jenna
Senior Miss Iceland is Jenna. Her Icelandic heritage comes from her great-great grandmother on her mother’s side. Jenna has attended three Midsummer Festivals and loves sampling all the foods from different countries. She is involved in cheerleading, SkillsUSA, Knowledge Bowl, and FFA and after high school would like to study biology at a university.
Miss Norway 2026
Susannah
Senior Miss Norway is Susannah who is sponsored by the Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge #16. Her Norwegian heritage comes from her dad’s side of the family. She enjoys dance, including ballet, tap, hip hop, and jazz. After graduation Susannah plans to attend an Ivy League school to study architecture, or become a physical therapist.
Miss Sweden 2026
Marlie
Senior Miss Sweden is Marlie who is sponsored by VASA Swedish Lodge #215. Marlie’s Swedish heritage comes from her father’s side of her family. She has attended the Midsummer Festival many times and loves meeting new people and sharing her heritage. She loves lefse and many other Scandinavian foods that are available during the festival. She enjoys her Nordic heritage because she’s able to share her family’s traditions with others. Marlie is involved with FFA and OHSET at school, and also enjoys riding horses, fishing, and hanging out with her friends and family. After high school, Marlie would like to attend Clatsop Community College and study Medical Assisting.
Senior Court Chaperone 2026
Kara Dowaliby
Kara is a Marketing Coordinator at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Her Finnish and Swedish heritage comes from her mother’s side and her Norwegian heritage is from her father’s side. She has attended 23 festivals since she was born. Kara appreciates the community that makes up the festival and the food that connects everyone. Knowing where her roots are from and the stories of her ancestors is what she enjoys most about being Nordic. Her family has traditions that have been passed down through family members that are now being passed to the next generations. Kara is a dedicated member of the North Coast Choral and finds joy in music, community, and creativity. When she’s not singing, she can often be found on the golf course, sharing a good laugh, or designing earrings and sun catchers for her small business.
2026 Scandinavian Junior Court
Jr Miss Denmark 2026
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is sponsored by the Lower Columbia Danish Society. Her Scandinavian heritage comes from her great-grandmother, Livina Brandon. Elizabeth has attended one festival so far and is excited to attend more. She enjoys watching the dancers. Her favorite part about being Nordic is seeing all of the colorful folk wear and sampling the food. Elizabeth likes to read, color, paint, and play with animals.
Jr Miss Finland 2026
Anneli
Anneli is sponsored by Friends of Suomi Hall. Her Finnish heritage comes from her grandparents. She has attended at least eight festivals and loves the food, especially Finnish rice pudding and fruit soup (riisipuuro). She enjoys being Nordic and likes hearing about her heritage and learning more Finnish words. Anneli is involved in dance, The Nutcracker Performance, gymnastics, and piano. She enjoys softball, soccer, art and taking care of animals. She also enjoys volunteering at the North Coast Food Web with her grandfather, and clam digging.
Jr Miss Norway 2026
Grey
Grey is sponsored by the Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge#16. Grey’s mom is 100% Norwegian and was born in Norway. She has attended three festivals and enjoys watching the dance groups perform. Her favorite part of being Nordic are the different languages, the food, and the different accents that she hears around the festival. Grey enjoys hanging out with her friends, and playing softball, volleyball, and soccer.
Jr Miss Sweden 2026
McKenzi
McKenzie is sponsored by VASA Swedish Lodge #215. Her Swedish heritage comes from her grandma. McKenzie will be attending the Midsummer Festival for the first time this year and is excited to take part in all of the activities. She is also looking forward to learning about the many Swedish traditions and her family’s Swedish heritage. She loves skating, participating in sports, and helping whenever she sees a need. McKenzie also enjoys spending time with her family and all of her fur babies.
Court Crown Bearer 2026
Reid
Reid’s heritage is both Danish and Norwegian. He has attended five Midsummer Festivals already and his favorite activity is working at the Danish booth. His favorite part about being Nordic is celebrating Fastelavn, and The Jule Cat. Reid is involved with the Viking Nordic Scandia Dancers and plays piano. He also enjoys playing baseball and swimming.
Junior Court Chaperone 2026
Kerry Farmer
Kerry is an audiologist and owns Bayside Audiology. She has attended over 40 festivals since her first one as a six-month old baby. Her Finnish grandparents were very involved with the Finnish Brotherhood Lodge and Ladies of Kaleva, every year making Finnish squeaky cheese (leipäjuusto), cardamom bread (pulla), and Finnish doughnuts (munkki) for the booths at the festival. There are so many things that she loves about the festival, but most of all she enjoys the festive atmosphere, the food, and creating memories with her family. She enjoys the “traditions” that have been passed down from her Finnish grandparents - the foods they prepare every Christmas and throughout the year, the Finnish songs they sing, taking saunas, and drinking lots of coffee. The Tradition of dunking cardamom bread in coffee (“pulla kaste”) started as a toddler for her. Her Finnish heritage comes from both of her parents. She enjoys dance, piano, baking, spending time in nature/outdoors and spending time with her family.
