Swedish Fika

Swedish Fika 

is a Swedish social institution that involves a relaxing break combined with consuming coffee, tea, or another beverage, and sometimes pastries, sandwiches, or other smaller edibles. A fika can take place, for example, in a café or patisserie, at work, as church coffee, at home, and even outdoors.

Semla

also called fastlagsbulle, fettisdagsbulle, or in the version with warm milk, archaically hetvägg, is a type of pastry made from light wheat bread with an almond paste and cream filling. The bun appears in various forms in Scandinavia.

Cinnamon bun

also called kanelsnäcka and kanelsnurra, is a sweet pastry made from wheat flour with a cinnamon filling. Buns with cinnamon filling come in various forms and are common in North America and Northern Europe. A variant that has spread globally is the Swedish cinnamon bun, which is filled with butter or margarine, sugar, and cinnamon, and is usually garnished with pearl sugar and possibly almond flakes. Internationally, Swedish cinnamon buns are often associated with the Swedish fika culture SWEDISH FIKA .

Gifflar

Gifflar cinnamon are soft, juicy, and filled with a delightful cinnamon filling that has a warm and sweet spiciness, making this fika classic loved worldwide. It's no wonder that every opened bag of Gifflar makes anyone think: just ONE more…

Punschrulle

colloquially called dammsugare, is a small, elongated pastry with a marzipan casing. The marzipan is traditionally colored green and the ends are dipped in chocolate. The filling is a crumb mixture made from leftover cakes, often mixed with arrack, butter, and cocoa.