We spoke to Fika expert Linda Dahl about what it means to take time to relax, and how important coffee is to Swedes. ☕️ swedishtraditions scandiliving
The Swedish tradition of taking time out to sit down with a cup of coffee and something sweet is well-established in Nordic life. But where did it come from? I chatted to Linda Dahl, a fika expert who runsIt started as an opportunity for women to meet in the turn of the nineteenth century. Women couldn’t go out, so meeting up for coffee and cakes became an important moment for them to get together.
2 cups of coffee per person per day, and we’re beaten only by the Finns who drink 3.5 cups a day.Norway has some of the best coffee roasters. But if you tell that to older Swedes they’ll laugh, as Norway was famous for their bad coffee. Sweden and Finland have a long tradition of dark roasted coffee. When espresso culture hit Sweden coffee bars and baristas became almost more popular than traditional cafés. In 2004 a second wave of coffee makers emerged.
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