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Typically Swedish – Traditions, Customs, Recipes and Everyday Life in Sweden

Customs, habits, recipes and little rituals – gathered in one place.

What this is about

Sweden in the little things

Sweden isn’t just Midsommar and red wooden houses. Many Swedish traditions and habits meet you right in the middle of everyday life: at fika, at shared meals, in small rituals and, of course, at the festivals throughout the year.

Here I collect typically Swedish customs, recipes and things I come across in Sweden – from kanelbullar to the little quirks of everyday Swedish life.

Discover & try

Swedish Traditions, Recipes & Everyday Culture

Each tile leads to its own page. There you’ll find stories, background and recipes about everything that, to me, simply feels Swedish.

Gathered along the way

Little scenes from everyday Swedish life

Often it isn’t the big sights but tiny images that make Sweden for me: a set wooden table, coffee by the window, a bright kitchen, cinnamon buns fresh from the oven, and that special interplay of simplicity, warmth and everyday life.

Living room with wooden furniture and a set table
Bright kitchen in white and wood
Kanelbullar fresh from the oven on a baking sheet
Windowsill with a plant and a view outside
Set wooden table in an old house
Coffee table by the window

så svenskt ♥

“What’s typical is rarely on the calendar.
Most of the time it’s on the kitchen table.”

Even more Sweden

Continue into my Swedish dream

If you’d like to discover more than Swedish traditions and everyday culture, you’ll find even more about places, life and my personal journey to Sweden in my Swedish dream.

♥ To my Swedish dream

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