Hej and welcome to the latest instalment of The Local’s Fika Calendar, where we guide you through the most important cake, pastry and other food-related days in the Swedish year. Today is May 1st, a ...

So important to the Swedish psyche is the ritual that ... connect and relax with colleagues. Some of the best ideas and decisions happen at fika.” According to Visit Sweden, fika has a pretty ...

A traditional log fire and a pair of socks are great ways to keep warm during the cold Swedish winter If Swedes do decide to leave the house in winter, it’s probably to “fika”. The most ...

In this Nordic country, you can enjoy cakes and brioches spiced up with a touch of cinnamon, saffron or cardamom usually ...

For Membership+ subscribers: Noises animals make in Swedish, Social Democrats call to extend job-search time limit for visa holders. And Sweden moves to bar asylum seekers from permanent residency. In ...

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the ...

The Video that has been seen by 10 million people. The song about "Fika", a Swedish tradition, where you drink coffee and talk. Could "Fika" create world peace, and love and understanding.

In Sweden, a coffee break is more than just a quick hit of caffeine. The Swedish coffee break or 'fika' is an excuse to slow down and relax in the company of others. The longstanding tradition ...

"It's a traditional Swedish thing that we do called Fika, where you have kind of a coffee break," Danell explains to Space.com. "Especially in these types of volunteer associations, what you do is ...