The Best Swedish Souvenirs – Souvenir Shopping Stockholm, Sweden
The Best Swedish Souvenirs
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- Meatballs with potatoes/mashed potatoes, gravy and lingonberry jam.
- Kalops (a Swedish beef stew) with potatoes.
- Falu sausage with mashed potatoes.
- Cabbage pudding (mince meat with cabbage baked in the oven) with potatoes and gravy.
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- 1) Ornaments.
- 2) T-Shirts.
- 3) Postcards.
- 4) Shot Glasses.
- 5) Tattoos.
- 6) Sand in a Bottle.
- 7) Fridge Magnets.
- 8) Tea Towels.
The Best Swedish Souvenirs: Cozy Candles and Candlesticks to Warm up Long Winter Nights
It’s just 3:30 pm in the afternoon in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.
Darkness envelops Sweden in the winter. In December, the sun doesn’t rise in Stockholm until 8:30 am, and the sunset comes quickly at 3:00 pm. That means it’s pitch black by 3:30 pm!
Even with three more hours of light in my home city of New York, I tend to hole up in winter at nightfall. I wondered how the Swedes managed to survive the long, dark winters.
After all, dark or light, errands must be run.
Children must attend school.
Dogs must be walked.
Life doesn’t stop in the winter, but the Swedes have found a way to make the best of it by transforming what could be long months of depressing darkness into something warm and inviting. Restaurants and shops welcome customers in with a lantern at their doorstep (lit with a real flame), and inside, soft candlelight glows, creating the kind of “cozy” (hygge in Danish, mysa in Swedish) that defies exact translation.
How do you bring the Swedish feeling of hygge home with you?
Pick up a Swedish souvenir that represents all that is warm and cozy– candles, candlesticks, and candelabras.
Swedish Souvenir Candlesticks
White ceramic Swedish candlesticks from the Vasa Museum Gift Shop, Stockholm
You’ll find gorgeous candlesticks for sale everywhere in Sweden– classic white are the most popular.
Candlesticks from Skansen Museum Shop, Stockholm
Wooden carved candlesticks from Skansen Museum Shop, Stockholm
Best Swedish Souvenirs
Wooden carved candlesticks from Skansen Museum Shop, Stockholm
Dala horse candlestick at Skansen Museum Shop, Stockholm
Dala horse candlestick at Skansen Museum Shop, Stockholm
Two Swedish souvenirs in one– a candlestick and the classic Dala horse, combined.
From the Potter’s Workshop in Skansen, Stockholm.
Loved this handmade ceramic candle holder made in a traditional Swedish style.
Need more than one candlestick? There is a large assortment of Swedish candelabras to choose from.
This red candelabra is a classic Swedish design (from the Skansen Gift Shop, Stockholm).
Another popular souvenir is the Swedish candle chandelier.
From the Skansen Museum gift shop, Stockholm.
Candle chandeliers ranged from simple and functional, like these made from iron.
From the Skansen Museum gift shop, Stockholm.
From the Skansen Museum gift shop, Stockholm.
To colorful and elaborate like these gorgeous candle chandeliers.
From the Skansen Museum gift shop, Stockholm.
Swedish Candles
What candles do you use in your Swedish candlesticks and candelabras? I saw nothing but classic white taper candles.
For those wary of candle flames burning out in the open, bright red swedish lanterns are another souvenir option.
Electric candles from DesignTorget, Stockholm
Don’t trust yourself with a flame at all? Though it’s not quite the same cozy feel as a real flame, I did like these electric candles.
Lighting your Swedish candles back home will help you bring a little bit of Swedish hygge home with you, and hopefully help you get through your own winter doldrums.
Sweden souvenirs
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Stockholm, Sweden Souvenir Shopping Details:
Vasa Museum Gift Shop, Stockholm Sweden
Skansen Gift Shop, Stockholm Sweden
DesignTorget, Stockholm (multiple locations)
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