#swedishfika

[dendro80]

Swedish fika. ☕

April 2025

Ekeby mosse, Sala, Västmanland, Sweden

[mondlylanguages]

Autumn is the perfect time to 𝒇𝒊𝒌𝒂 like a Swede with a steaming cup of 𝒌𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆. 😌 What's your comfort drink? ☕

[melonpanda]

Happymail to Italy ft. my brother's birthday fika.🌿💕

[throughnatslens]

Chocomania

Hej hej på er! Jag har haft en mysig lång ledig helg(skiftarbetar förstår) med nåt på agendan varje dag. I fredags så kom mina vänner Emil och Thimmy över och vi började kvällen med att käka hamburgare på Phill's. När vi var mätta och belåtna så drog vi oss hemåt och killarna fick lära känna min nya lägenhet. Resten av kvällen spenderades med måttliga mängder alkohol intag, omåttliga mängder té och brädspel. Oh! Och lite mer besök av Jalle och Osman med! Lördag bestod av middag med mamma och moster i lägenheten där jag bodde förut och efterrätt vid Chocomania. Chocomania är ett café som öppnade i forumgallerian i somras som mamma och jag har velat testa men aldrig slagit till på, jag tror att det har och göra med att vi fick olika reaktioner om deras varm choklad (som vi aldrig skulle dricka ändå!)men vi dricker kaffe sååååå... Mamma tog en crepé med vitchoklad och jag tog en belgisk våffla med choklad, glass och jordgubbar! It was good! Det är lite synd om de för jag jämför alla våfflor med våfflorna jag åt i Korea och de är svåra att klå men de var helt okej! Dock är presentationen av tallrikarna supersöt vilket säkert gjorde de bättre~ If you want a cute pic and plate with a decent bite Chocomania goes well! Hello pals! I've had a cozy long weekend(all my shift workers know the deal) but with something to do each day. On Friday two of my best friends Emil and Thimmy came over to check out my new apartment. We started of the evening with getting burgers at Phill's. When we finally were fed and happy we got back to the house and spent the rest of the night consuming moderate amounts of alcohol and excessive amounts of tea while playing board games. Oh! And fast forward some hours and we had more company in the likes of Jalle and Osman some of my other darlings from my last job! Saturday was consisted of dinner with mum and aunty at my aunt's apartment where we all lived together just until recently and then mum and I went out for dessert at Chocomania. Chocomania

[crazysimlady93]

My Starbucks Cafè! 

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[weviechunchi]

Vem behöver kniv och gaffel när det finns matpinnar🥢 . . . . . . . . . #chopsticks #fika #lussebulle #illustration #christmas #swedishfika https://www.instagram.com/p/B6fk_FIDEka/?igshid=1cep7qvzgrmib

[hailmogar]

Fika is much more than having a coffee. It is a Swedish social phenomenon, a legitimate reason to set aside a moment for quality time. Fika can happen at any time, morning as well as evening. It can be savoured at home, at work or in a café. It can be with colleagues, family, friends, or someone you are trying to get to know. It is a tradition observed frequently, preferably several times a day.

[dendro80]

Glad Lucia! ✨🕯️🕯️🕯️✨🌿

A holiday with many influences This Lucia celebration only became common in the 1950s.

But historically, lucia is a much older holiday than that and also one of the most diverse traditions in Sweden with a motley background with several influences.

Some elements are an Italian saint, medieval carnivals, a Neapolitan boat song and a feast day in Western Sweden. The celebration originates from several eras, places and religions, and over the years has been both simple and lavish, playful and serious, innocent and indecent, sacred and profane, folk and aristocratic, private and public.

The night of Lucia, the longest night of the year, was mostly associated with dangers and supernatural beings. Lucia Day also provided an opportunity to predict the coming year. Some believed the light would scare away the supernatural.

In northern Sweden there are legends (preserved by the Nordic Museum) that tell that Lucia was a mountain goddess who led the supernatural beings that were in motion on Lucian night.

From the 18th century, Lucia is dressed in white In the higher classes, however, during the 18th and 19th centuries, there was a celebration that is somewhat similar to our time. The oldest evidence of a white-clad Lucia wooing in the morning is from the year 1764 at Horns, at wealthy familys estate in Västergötland. Lucia then had angel wings and carried candlesticks in her hands.

The tradition we associate with today's Lucia celebration originates from 19th-century Western Sweden, where Lucia Day was a day of celebrations.

Traditions, religion, folklore and superstition in a great mix is the background of our Lucia celebrations today. Today she comes and sings, bring with her light and offers lussekatter (saffronbuns).

Glad Lucia, happy Lucia.

(the photos are borrowed)