@OmerAli I’m super happy that you have kept that one in mind as well! It was really fun baking those ginger bread cookies and even though I’m not the best baker myself I looove baking and I love eating, haha! But super super thank you for your kind words about this post and about my previous one as well 
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@PaulJahn I’m so happy to hear that you like the post and that you can find our treats in other parts of the world too. I really believe that everyone should be able to, and frankly deserves, fika every once in a while!
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@VasT I totally agree, fika is one very good reason to come to Sweden. But if you want me to give you more reasons, just holla at me and I’ll list them for you!
Ah, nice that you think you like semlor. I looove them becuase I really like the almond paste that they’re filled with. As I wrote in the post, this is a pastry that is connected to the fasting period which means that it’s around February and March when this pastry is at it’s best time of year right now. You can find them the whole year around but if you want to eat a really good one I recommend coming here in February/March because every bakery sells them during that period and those are the ones that are really worth trying. (Or baking them yourself, because my goodness how good they get!)
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Excellent post @Linnea , well researched and explained with passion. The only downside of reading it is I have such a craving now to try a Kanelbulle
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@Phunky thank you so much for your feedback Anthony! Come visit me in Stockholm and I’ll take you to our best kanelbullar 
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Wow @Linnea the Semla looks yum, so does the chokladboll and kanelbulle! Am assuming they are about less than palm size and also looking at it, I can assure you wholeheartedly that the chokladboll would disappear from your plate the moment you look away;) No prizes for guessing the mouth full culprit;)
Loved your post. Cheers!
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@Prodeep Thank you so much for the kind words! I can assure you all of these things are delicious. I would say a kanelbulle is about; 10 cm in diameter and about; 5 cm high, a semla is about; 10 cm in diameter and about; 10 cm high too. Chokladbollar can vary in size but is, when baked at home they’re usually quite small around; 3 cm in diameter but when you buy one at a bakery usually they’re bigger around; 6-7 cm in diameter. Check out the recipes I’ve linked and try baking some chokladbollar at home, it’s super easy and suuuper tasty!
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Hi @Linnea !
Never ear about Fika, so thanks for this post!
Your photos are just perfect…and the pastries…mmmm I can’t decide which one is my favorite !
Bye,
David
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@davidhyno Hi David! I’m happy you find my post likable 
I really love all of these goodies and if you ever get the chance you should really try them! Or bake them! The recipes are linked in the very end of the post
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That would be a great idea @Linnea ! I can’t wait to see a post, where you explain the reasons someone should visit Sweden. Don’t forget to tag me in it because I would really like to read it.
May ask what part of the Sweden are you from?
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Hejsan @Linnea !
You just took me back home to Helsinki with all these treats! Did you know we also have them all in Finland, some with different names but the same pastries? I love the Semla! It’s my favorite bun and I always search for it when I’m visiting back home. Of course, the cinnamon roll is to die for Which one is your favorite?
As for the coffee culture, we Finns drink the most coffee than any other nation, that makes it about 8 to 9 cups a day, which is normal for us. I’m pretty sure you have similar coffee trend in Sweden as well?
Here’s one of my favorite cafes in Helsinki, Paulig Kulma:
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@VasT I will totally make that happen, maybe not today but I’ll tag you as soon as it happens
I’ve been living in Stockholm these past 6 years but I grew up in a tiny tiny town in the north of Sweden that’s called Sollefteå May I ask where you’re from?
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@DanniS Moi Danni! Nice to talk to you again! ?
I was pretty aware that the Finnish were good at the fika-game too and I recall seeing many of the similar pastries in Helsinki when I was there about a year ago ? Here’s a photo of a cinnamon roll from the Fazer café in Helsinki:
As for coffee, I totally see the similarites in the coffee drinking when it comes to compairing Sweden and Finland. I personally don’t drink coffee but almost everyone I know does, haha!
I love chocolate balls, especially homemade ones. As soon as I’m home sick I bake them to treat myself. Toootally delicious! Here’s a picture of my last batch:
I really need to go back to Helsinki, I found a lot of good food and fika there and I was super happy after that trip! (We also stayed at Kämp so that may have been one of the things that made the trip awesome too)
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@Linnea oh yes this cinnamon! I had some when I was back for Christmas Fazer cafe is one of the best places to try desserts and one of the oldest as well, so you’ve chosen your place right! I also make similar chocolate balls from oats and honey. Yummy!
The only closes thing I have of Scandinavia is IKEA, haha! At least I can get some delicious sweets and chocolate, which I miss a lot!
Thanks so much for sharing these!
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@DanniS Hahahaha, you can always count on IKEA! I guess there’s a couple of Swedish companies that you see quite often but don’t really realize they’re Swedish. For example; Spotify, Skype, H&M and Volvo. Companies that are eeeverywhere but almost no one knows they’re Swedish. But those things certainly makes me feel at home when I’m out traveling
And yes, the Fazer café was fanastic. I had their hot chocolate and I dipped the bun in it, was heavenly good!
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I am from a teeny-tiny place in Greece, it is called Halkidiki. You should come and visit sometime. It’s lovely during the summer, and we have many pastries to try :D.
By the way, I had a look at Sollefteå it looks so iconic!
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You’re right @Linnea ! I recently found out about Spotify, but for the others I always make sure I point out it’s Swedish or Scandinavian
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@VasT Oh! I’ve been to Greece once in my life and we were sailing for a week in the Mediterranean sea but stayed a couple of nights on Lefkada. Greece is totally a fanastic travel destination and I’m actually going there again in June! This time we’re either going to Skiathos or Milos. But of what I can see of Halkidiki it looks like a place I want to visit too!
I’m happy you say iconic because I think there’s many ways to describe tiny tiny Swedish town and most people would probably not call them iconic But here’s a picture I took, probably like ten years ago, during the autumn in Sollefteå. I really like it
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@DanniS happy to have you on my side when it comes to promoting Scandinavia!
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I’ve checked Sollefteå online, and I saw pines, river, snow, and that is what precisely comes into my mind when I think about Sweden.(Now it’s Semla as well).
That’s so great to hear @Linnea . I hope you have a great time wherever you decide to go in the end. Don’t forget to try the tiropita skopelitki (Τυρόπιτα σκοπελίτικη) in Skiathos.
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