We do like to share amusing stuff from time to time. Join in. From Scandinavian news, useful words and phrases, to pointless facts and random tid-bits. If it makes us smile, laugh or react in other way we might share it here.
Educate yourself on the oh-so-delicious Swedish princess cake.
Interesting, useful and impressive facts about our favourite crustaceans.
Bronte made a Swedish Smörgåstårta sandwich cake on the telly. Recipe here.
Scandinavians make great hotdogs – this week, 2-for-1
Want to find out what Midsummer is like? Read extract from Nørth here.
Oh yes – Eurovision bingo is back – make sure to get yours.
Add some colour to your vocabulary with these Scandi insults
Yep, it’s Eurovision season again – time to refresh some facts!
In need of different ways to really annoy a Scandi? Here you go.
Aquavit, schmaquavit? Not necessarily. Here are 7 random facts for you.
Join us for aquavit tasting with Jon Anders on the 12th April.
It’s snowing in London. Need some handy ways to deal with it?
Ever wondered how to spot a Scandinavian in the wild?
All your semla hybrid dreams in one place. Oh yes. You dreamt it, we did it.
All your important semlor facts in one place – cream buns: how to eat them, when to eat them and also, be careful not to get caught making them out of season.
Every year, we encourage you to join our fu competition! Win a great big hamper full of Scandinavian treats – deadline 18th December 2017. UK entries only.
How to Autumn like a Scandi Or what we think about when it is biting cold, rainy and dark. It is the little things. From the smell of your coffee […]
Ever wondered how to queue in Scandinavia? This is your answer. Yes, it’s a thing.
Yes, it’s a formula. How to make your apartment look like it’s in Denmark, just follow these ten easy steps. Extract from Nørth by Bronte Aurell.
Cinnamon Bun Day Use #ShowUsYourBuns on social media so we can find you. The countdown is on to Sweden’s most favourite day of the year. No, not Kalles Kaviar-day. No, […]
10 Culinary Delights From Our Scandi Childhoods Sometimes, when we were little, this is all we wanted to eat. (Still is, sometimes). Recognise any of these, for yourself or your […]
Crispbread Pizza 'Tricolore' With Mediterranean Flavours The mediterraneans know a thing or two about flavour combinations for warmer weather. Here is one of our favourites - in a Swedish crispbread [...]
7 Random Facts About Crispbread Crispbread is common across Scandinavia, but especially so in Sweden, followed closely by Norway. 85% of all Swedish households have it at all times. Crispbread is […]
A great collection of untranslatable Scandinavian words – words from Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish. We suggest you start using these words today in English.
You know you’re Scandi when.. You wouldn’t DREAM of drinking the water from the tap without letting it run for at least 5 seconds. Otherwise you end up with the [...]
Want to be one of the first people to get your hands on Nørth, our new book on Scandi living? Enter competition here.
7 Random Facts About Surströmming Surströmming is made by preserving the raw herring with just enough salt to prevent it from rotting, then left to ferment for at least 6 months. [...]
11 Facts About Beer in Scandiland In Sweden and Norway, you have to go to specialist shops to buy anything stronger than 4% (in Sweden, that’s 3.5%). In Norway, only […]
Want to celebrate Midsummer like a Scandi? You need some songs….
WIN a whole case of KvikkLunsj chocolate. How will you share yours? Or will you?
Seven silly ways to be a bit more Danish for Danish National Day on 5th June
7 Random Facts About 17th May – Norway Day Norway day – the 17th of May – is celebrated as it was the day Norway got its constitution, back in […]
7 things you didn’t know were invented by the Nordics…. You can thank the Swedes that we don’t always have to have elasticated waistbands in our trousers, because the Swedes […]
7 Scandi sayings for when things are not going well. If a Dane has his ass in the surface of the water (Røven i vandskorpen), it means things are not going […]
7 Useful Things To Know About the Vikings Viking Harold Bluetooth was great at connecting nations – Bluetooth tech is named after him: the logo are his initials. […]
Weird and wonderful facts to impress your Finnish friends with.
Very useful, highly impressive and absolutely random facts about ABBA. Before ABBA was known as ABBA they were known as ‘Festfolk’ – the Party People. In 1974, when ABBA won […]
Everything you need to know about Scandinavian hotdogs. Because we know.
WIN a Mega Scandi Easter Egg As we find ourselves in the deepest, lagom-est lent – we dream about all the sweets we’ll be eating once Easter is here (by Easter, […]
Come Bake With Us – Win £20 Online Voucher Hej! Here at ScandiKitchen we’re huge fans of baking, and now we want You to get baking with us! Every few […]
Those little things that make you appear just as Scandi as the rest of us. Welcome: You’re one of us, now.
How to say some of the less bad swear words in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Because you asked us.
WIN! A Big Lovely Fika Bundle Fika must be our all time favourite Swedish word. The concept of a little break in your day, with coffee and maybe something sweet, […]
We tested the new Swedish craze of princess semlor (prinsesssemla) at ScandiKitchen – a hybrid of princess cake and Semlor. YUM!
Scandinavians have little weird food habits… Here are some of our favourites.
We say a lot of strange stuff. Here are some of the things we think are perfectly normal that may puzzle you slightly!
Want to understand a little bit about our way of celebrating Christmas? Then read this handy guide on how to do Christmas the Scandinavian ways.
Pimp My Gingerbread House 2016 It’s beginning to smell like Gingerbread.. That’s right, it’s that time of year again – it’s time for our annual Pimp My gingerbread House competition! Every […]
WIN! The Sleigh Ride DVD & Winter Sweet Treats A few years ago, a mini trend kicked off in Norway – slow TV. The concept of slow TV is simple […]
15 Things You Need to know about Cinnamon Buns This year, as every year, we are celebrating the official Cinnamon Bun day. A national holiday in Sweden (not really, but […]
WIN the whole ScandiKitchen kit As you may know, we have a new book. It is beautiful, if we may say so ourselves, and makes us want to bake and […]
WIN a pair of tickets to see THE COMMUNE The very talented BAFTAnominated Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s that previously had us following Helge’s 60th birthday party in the movie ‘Festen’ […]
WIN a huge box of our favourite HYGGE tea – choose from 16 great blends.
Swedish Midsummer – How I Celebrate Swedes all over Love midsummer (you might have seen Alicia Vikander on Jimmy Fallon..? If not, we’ve included the clip for you below). There […]
WIN a box of goodies to enjoy while you watch Eurovision. Or pretend you are not watching it. Or whatever.
The bingo card for this year’s Eurovision is here – play along with us on the night.
WIN – Danish Series Follow the Money & Scandi Snacks Bundle! It’s Friday – time for Fredagsmys. Our favourite time of the week. Cuddling up with snacks galore and some good […]
8 Scandinavian Facts – The Fact or Fiction List 1. All Scandinavians are tall, blonde and beautiful. There may be a slightly larger proportion fitting this description in Scandinavia than […]
Norwegian Words to Describe Weather Værfast; literally, weather stuck. If one finds oneself stuck in torrential rain, howling winds or wintry snow storms. Then you are weather stuck. For example, […]
We have written a little guide on how to be a bit more Swedish in your everyday life.
Waffle-Day & Useful Info About Scandinavian Waffles Waffles are a big thing in Scandinavia. Thin and heart-shaped they come with a boatload of strong opinions on how to eat them, […]
WIN a Big Scandi Easter Egg Easter is fast approaching (yes, already!) and if you’re yet to load up on sweeties and chocolate it is time to do so. We have […]
WIN everything you need for FREDAGSMYS! If you’re Scandinavian you’ll be familiar with the concept of Fredagsmys – staying in, eating snacks, sweets and watching telly on a Friday night. […]
Eurovision 2016 – It has finally begun! Every week we will have our Eurovision expert, Mr David Jørgensen, giving us news and comments on the wonderful world of Eurovision. Fancy […]
Fredagsmys like a pro Fredagsmys, or fredagskos, is a big deal in Scandinavia – especially in Norway and Sweden. The Danes have their Fredagshygge, but this is not quite as [...]
Eurovision 2016 – It has finally begun! Every week we will have our Eurovision expert, Mr David Jørgensen, giving us news and comments on the wonderful world of Eurovision. Fancy […]
It’s competition time! Just answer the question below correctly and win semlor (*terms apply) and eternal glory for your office. Q: How many bakery made semlor are sold in Sweden […]
Semlor are serious business in Sweden. Every year, usually starting as soon as Christmas is over and done with, semlor make their appearance in bakeries across Sweden. In Scandinavia we […]
There’s still time to enter our Pimp my Gingerbread House competition – lots of great prizes to be won!
We love this annual competition of pimped up gingerbread houses – join in the fun.
A lot of ways to say ‘crazy’ in Norwegian Hello. So, our Martina is from Norway and she was reading this article the other day (click here) about how the […]
Really? You think we have polar bears roaming the streets?
Stuff Scandinavians do that baffles other nations – it’s all in the little things…
Stuff Scandinavians miss from home – a list compiled by us with help from all the Scandi ex pats. Yes, it’s tongue-in-cheek.
How to make a Swedish Smorgastarta sandwich cake for Midsummer. The foodie equivalent of Liberace.
Fancy a bit of a Scandi Midsummer this year? Here’s our guide on how to do it like a true Swede. See you at the park on the 20th!
A handy graph just in time for Swedish national day
Our friend Mr Jørgensen is one of the most knowledgeable people about all things Eurovision. This is his low-down on this year’s main songs. If the song is not mentioned […]
Play along on 23rd May 2015 when we play Eurovision Bingo – find us on Twitter (we’re @Scanditwitchen).
Denmark is the happiest nation – and no wonder, just look at our sockets!
A little list of some Scandinavian words that mean something different in English. includes fart, slut and tvätt.
8 Reasons Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the Man – and why we love our Swede
Thinking about becoming a bit more Scandi in your everyday life? Feel like a Swede? Want to live like a Dane? Here are are few handy authentic things to incorporate into your everyday way of being.
Fancy wining one of our huge, filled Easter eggs? Then enter the competition here
Sometimes, when we want to giggle, we watch this clip of our Jonas in Hyde Park making the poor journalist from The Telegraph Newspaper try Surströmming fermented herring.
WIN a copy of the brilliant new book ‘The year of living Danishly’ by Helen Russell.
WIN a tray of our delicious Semlor buns for you and your colleagues and be Mr Popular
Want to get your hands on the super limited ScandiKitchen Christmas stocking, stuffed full of Scandinavian foodie goodies? Enter the competition here
The brilliant annual gingerbread building competition from ScandiKitchen – great prizes to be won from Skandium and Isak design. Entries accepted using the basic model kit. Categories for both kids and grown ups.
WIN a pair of tickets for the opening night at the Nordic Film Festival in London 2014
Celebrating Christmas with Nordic traditions is something quite special…
The annual appeal for new clean underpants and socks for the homeless men in London. Please help out by donating in the shop or send us some new underpants.
A list of 15 things that make you a real Swedish ex-pat
A little collection of easy ways to annoy a Scandinavian person, as collected from all of you lovely people. Feel free to add your own little ways in the comment section.
Thank you to all those who shared their favourite idiom on Facebook the other day – we laughed so hard we cried at some of these.
We also realised we frequently use some of the expressions when we’re speaking English in the shop – and no wonder people look at us as if we’re a bit weird when we say things like ‘no cows on the ice’.
Enjoy the list.
[button type=”default” size=”large” link=”../shop”]Shop around for more scandi food…[/button] Let’s face it: We have quite a few to choose from. Here’s our selection Harold Bluetooth Dear old Harold. Not only […]
[button type=”default” size=”large” link=”../shop”]Shop around for more scandi food…[/button] Scandi habits. Some of our quirky little ways… We asked around on Facebook and Twitter today for what little ‘ways’ we […]
1. The zip. Without the zip, your pants would be around your ankles or you’d be wearing braces. Thank the Swedes for this one. 2. The cheese slicer Seriously, can […]
Every week, we send out a newsletter. You can sign up on our homepage. Or just click here to access this week’s interesting bits and bobs from the land of […]
Oh, some of these made us snigger. A brand of crab sticks in Norway… The name of some biscuits in Sweden… Bread rolls from Finland… Snus tobacco in Sweden… […]
We love the amazing liquorice from Johan Bülow and have been stocking their wares for a long time at our cafe and web-shop. From the delicious chocolate covered sweet liquorice […]
The last episodes of Wallander, ever, are out on DVD Monday 23rd June (Arrow Films). We’ve got a copy to give away to one lucky person. To be in with […]
How to create a midsummer picnic – the easy way Midsummer occurs at exactly the same time as the summer solstice. It’s a wonderful time of year where we have […]
Every year we play Eurovision Bingo. This year is no exception. Play live with us on our Twitter feed during all the shows – from the semi finals to the […]
Click on the image for larger version. Oh yes, Eurovision fever has begun. Six days to go… Via i.imgur.com
Slut At the end of every fairy tale, they all lived happily ever after. Slut. You also slut when you finish a phone call. It means ‘end’. If you change […]
Easy Easter Smorgasbord A traditional smörgåsbord doesn’t have to be complicated. It is, in essence, the Nordic version of a buffet, so as long as you follow a few traditional […]
Waffle Day (25th March) began in Sweden as Våffeldagen, allegedly due to confusion between the Swedish “vårfrudagen” meaning “Our Lady’s Day” which falls on the same date. The day historically […]
We’re proud that our friend Sofie Hagen has been nominated for a Chortle Award 2014. It takes guts to stand up and be funny at the best of times – […]
Ahhhh…. Imagine if there was a way to make friends with Shirley from HR in one clean swoop? Or get Brian from accounts to notice you? Try giving them a […]
UPDATE 4th March: THE WINNER OF THE BAKING COMPETITON IS GRETE MINUMETS – as chosen by our Shop Manager Rebekka. Congratulations – your buns were particularly lovely looking. Thanks to […]
It’s Fat Tuesday on Tuesday 4th March 2014 – also known as Fettisdagen, fastelavn, Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras. On this day across Scandinavia we celebrate the start of Lent. […]
Watch, book flight, enjoy. It’s a very lovely place.
We’ve got a few empty walls where we like to ask artists and photographers to display their work. We usually change artworks every month or so. This is a last […]
To celebrate our liquorice week at ScandiKitchen, we’re giving away a selection box of our favourite liquorice. The lovely gift box contains: Tyrkisk peber (both normal and firewood), […]
We were in S-Magazine in The Sunday Express last Sunday. Starring roles to our open roast beef sandwich, Jansson’s Temptation, Vasterbotten Pie, Kladdkaka, Marte’s Kale & Grape salad and the […]
We love our wall downstairs in the cafe. Most of all, we love that every month, we have lovely new amazing art work displayed there. From photography to paintings and […]
Hello. This update about stock at our London store is posted 13:30 on 20th December. We’ve still got julmust, prinskorv, vortbrod, leverpostej, marsipangrise, julskum, rodkaal, cherry sauce, nougat, marzipan, aebleskiver, […]
And so, for the winners of the annual ScandiKitchen ‘Pimp My Gingerbread House’ competition… We started with a basic kit and wanted to see what you could all do with […]
It’s been an AMAZING year for our Pimp My Gingerbread House – and here are all the wonderful entries to the competition… The challenge was: Take one Gingerbread House kits […]
WIN tickets to Nordicana Film We are so excited: Nordicana is BACK in London on 1st and 2nd February 2014. This year the event takes place at the Truman Brewery […]
You need: – 2 different colour glossy paper – scissors – glue – a template such as this one
Last christmas, we made a Christmas card and it made us laugh. We just found it again. We’re going to make another one this year – and probably laugh a […]
The Nordic Film Festival opens in London on 25th Nov and is on until 4th December 2013. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the closing […]
‘Pimp my gingerbread House’ is an annual event at ScandiKitchen. Take one Anna’s Gingerbread House Kit, assemble it however you want – and pimp it up with all your artistic […]
We found this elaborate light display from America to celebrate Hallowe’en. To the tunes of Ylvis: The Fox. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0JCaMt4tA
ABBA MANIA is the number one tribute show to the world’s number one pop group – ABBA. ABBA MANIA is a spectacular musical event recreating on stage the last ever […]
Many of us have memories of sitting in a field on a summer’s day eating crusty French bread and sharing a kilo of creamy brie. In fact, some of us […]
We found this old magazine clip with the brilliant Swedish actor Max von Sydow, teaching you how to cheer with Scandinavian aquavit drinks the right way. Never, ever forget to […]
This is the clip from the day when Stoltenberg, the Norwegian PM, went taxi driving. Maybe Cameron might find it fun to do the same? Surely we can persuade Boris?
Someone has painted rainbow stripes on the zebra crossing outside the Russian Embassy in Stockholm.
This week, we’re all about the beautiful island of Bornholm. Our Rebekka is part-Bornholmer and is currently holidaying on the sunny island with her family. Gudhjem is a lovely village […]
A while back Bronte was asked to recommend a super secret local spot in Denmark that you’d only know about if you were a local. She remembered this amazing place […]
We’re not gonna lie to you: It really stinks. However, there’s a reason it is a really popular dish in Sweden. Nothing is more fun, however, than to get non-scandies […]
It’s back in stock: Surströmming. Swedish fermented herring. It smells so bad you have to open it outside (and if you don’t, well, we warned you). On the other side, […]
Swedes may appreciate this advert. We did. Sorry, Swenglish only. http://www.youtube.com/embed/UEVNdmSWQaY
Yes. Hell is a town in Norway and sometimes it freezes because it can get really cold there. So that answers that question, then. More about Hell here.
LAKRIDS, LIQUORICE, LICORICE… We Nordics have a favourite pass time: to try and get non-liquorice lovers to taste the stuff we enjoy eating by the bucket load. We cannot […]
We love this. three year old Norwegian kid who loves his music. Class. http://www.youtube.com/embed/oRm8RmNGFq4
Flash mob on Copenhagen’s Metro last month. Beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/embed/gww9_S4PNV0
Sometimes, we are a bit bored. Later today: a competition for you to find Great Danes that look like Peter Schmeichel. Maybe.
If there is one thing that gets the general Scandies blood boiling is gender roles for boys and girls. Girls can be plumbers, boys can be au pairs. Who cares […]
Norwegian explorer Aleksander Gamme - on his trip to the Antarctic - digs down a bag of goodies at the beginning of this trip. He then re-finds his goods on [...]
Thanks, Peter, for this photo of a box of matches. Made us giggle a bit.
The new Swedish princess is names Estelle. So, one day, she will grow up to be Queen Estelle of Sweden. Awwww… Here are the first pictures of Crown Princess Victoria […]
Many things are nice about Iceland (except when they bring out the fermented shark). The photographer James Appleton LINK http://www.jamesappleton.co.uk/ spent time photographing an Icelandic volcano erupting – set in […]
Think we’re all about minimalist housing and flat pack book shelves? Think again. We can do more than that. How about this fantastic solar powered water purifier? Makes water safe […]
We couldn’t think of anything. Nada. Zip. Except eating the last melkesjokolade LINK http://www.scandikitchen.co.uk/products/Freia-Melkesjokolade-100g.html from Freia, that really gets them annoyed. New Norwegian delivery just arrived this morning – the […]
Actually, this article is really entitled “How to pi** off a Dane”. LINK http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/how-to-piss-off-a-dane/ It’s brilliant. There are only six easy steps in which to do this. These include: Tactic […]
brilliant photo by jayspec LINK http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayspec/606663736/ It’s been a week in which we have learnt how to annoy people like us. Interesting. But quite true. The lovely Kate Reuterswärd has written […]
We featured this advert a few months back. It’s too good not to show again. The advert, for Norwegian bank DNb has just picked up the prestigious Goldfish award for […]
There is a quaint little town in Denmark whose name always make the Swedes and the Norwegians snigger: Bøgballe. Why? Because if you translate it, it means Gay Balls. Ah, [...]
Herring are a bit thick. Well, they are… Look, a whole school of them got spooked by a whale (or something) and decided to swim for cover on the safe […]
This portrait of Odin illustrates the importance of always controlling your image rights. Not looking like such a tough cookie, now, eh, Odin? Maybe choosing Clooney to play you wasn’t […]
Our Rebekka couldn’t make it to the Scan Show this weekend (she is a busy lady, you know, baking and stuff). So, she set Bronte a challenge: go meet the […]
…Sweden. Or rather, one Sweden from the south (Angelholm). He decided to try and aplit the atom – in his kitchen. Ensuring people would understand that these experiments were not […]
Speak to any Dane born in the seventies and it is pretty certain he or she will remember this little penguin called Pondus who used to wear a red scarf […]
Face it: you either love it or hate it. The Danes, it would seem, hate it. So, in good Danish style, they decided to ban it. Marmite, that is. Okay, […]
Think Danish is easy? No? Nor do we – and some of us ARE Danish. That should tell you something. We have no fewer than NINE vowels. Yes, nine: a, […]
Imagine a world without Carlsberg: Probably the scariest thing in the world to imagine for some people. That’s just what life was life on Iceland up until 1989. You think […]
What is the etiquette for using a sauna in Scandinavia? Oh, Brits! (Erm, you’re a Brit too, David – ed) I do like our need for rules and guidelines, which […]
Eurovision season is well underway in the Nordic lands right now. Norway, Iceland and Finland are all set for the final rounds of their selection process, while Denmark will be […]
According to a nice gentleman from Kansas who wrote to us this week, the people of Lindsborg in Kansas all have Dalarhorses outside their doors. They all eat cinnamon buns […]
Norway has its fjords. Sweden has a few peaks. But Denmark is flat. If Denmark were a woman, Trinny and Susannah would have nothing much to grope. Which is why […]
After my success in hunting down Whigfield (we found her, she says hej), Bronte had another challenge for me. Apparently, someone wanted me to find the coolest Norse deity. “Sure,” […]
There are several Malmo’s in the world, only some of which are in Sweden. We found quite a few no-man places, a lot of barren landscapes randomly named after the […]
Located 32° 1′ 25″ North, 92° 2′ 20″ West, Copenhagen is in the parish of Caldwell, Louisiana. Not to be confused if you are trying to book a trip to […]
Oh, the powers of the Blog. Mr Jørgensen blogged about Whigfield last week in the “Ask the Scandies” LINK TO NEW PAGE section, and what happens? She gets in touch […]
Where IS Whigfield? Cast your mind back to 1994. So many momentous events occurred. Sweden joined the EU. Norway didn’t. Munch’s The Scream was stolen in Oslo, and in Stockholm, […]
You’re not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. Well, actually, you are. Odense to you may be a town on Fynen, Denmark, but it’s also a place in Kansas. Located between Tulsa […]
Oh, and we found a Gothenburg in Nebraska, United States too. It’s -5 celcius there, so pretty similar to the actual Gothenburg. Gothenburg was founded in 1882 by Olof Bergstrom. […]
We like finding little places around the world that bear links back to Scandinavia, even if it is just a name. Just like Denmark in Western Australia – a wonderful […]
Arctic means -40 degrees and below. Which is a bit like London at the moment, we realise, so we thought us Scandies would pass on a few tips to all […]
This week, we have mostly been discussing things we (as in Scandinavians living here) do not quite comprehend. The main thing is sinks with single taps so you either burn […]
A while back we reported on some strange calls we’ve had in the past. Since then, we’ve started to notice that we are possibly the place people call when they […]
Think again. There are always people who feel a bit worse – take the people of Longyearbyen, one of the world’s most Northern towns. Part of the Svalbard communities of […]
Scandinavians love handball. Almost as much as we love football. We are glued to the screens as the guys and gals come out and kick a** on the court – […]
We do get some funny calls sometimes. This morning, a nice gentleman called to tell us that his wife had booked a holiday to Tobago. “That’s nice” our Bronte said. […]
Being a Scandinavian shop we have a lot of ex-pat customers. Some who have lived abroad since before the war and some who are fresh off the boat. We’re also […]
Back in the days, Europe was THE band to listen to. Bronte’s first ever album was The Final Countdown and her walls were adorned with colourful posters of Joey Tempest, […]
Thanks so much to Nathalina (and all you others) who took the time to write in after our question about the Swedish Midsummer song “små grodarna”. It turns out the […]
The EU laws are there for a reason, you know. Bananas are not supposed to be bendy, cucumbers must be uniform and straight or else they cannot fulfil their purpose […]
On Saturday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden said JA to Daniel, fitness trainer of Sweden. Now they are man and wife and the whole country celebrated with them until the […]
We’ve gone Royal mad. So excited are we about the royal wedding on Saturday 19th where Victoria will marry Daniel and world balance, peace and harmony will be restored (probably). […]
It is Swedish National Day in a few days and what better way to get your kids into the spirit of things than by getting your hands on one of […]
This video did the rounds last week in both Denmark and abroad. It’s very sweet, even if there is a bit of help in it from a Pr company for […]
Naughty LEGOLAND WINDSOR: they posed Clegg and Cameron carrying out Brown from no 10 and let the press association take pictures of it. Snigger, snigger. They’ve now apologised and removed […]
Just because you can, does not necessarily mean you should. So, we wanted to blog a bit about cheeze doodles because we thought they were such a Swedish/Scandi thing. As […]
By far the most informative teaching video we have found. No prior knowledge of Swedish required. Well, it is not the fart that kills, it’s the small. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHniCEHY7I
Welcome to Dannevirke (population 6,000), a lovely place in New Zealand. The town was founded in 1872 by 13 Danish and 8 Norwegian families. The town had the nick name […]
Little Denmark: in Solvang, California, Denmark is alive and well. They have everything Danish, from little shops selling pastries and open sandwiches to being surrounded by gentle rolling hills, windmills […]
We love a bit of Scandi banter – and nothing gets the Scandis up in arms as much as “who is the stupidest of all Scandinavian nations?”. A few weeks […]
Back in the Eighties, Jonas went to his first ever concert. It was Europe and the song of the moment was The Final Countdown. He had curly hair and so […]
Meet Dave and Bertie. They run a company around the corner from Scandi Kitchen called Watermill : www.watermill-london.com. Basically, they think up great ideas and they are very good at […]
Many moons ago, our Bronte used to hang out at the innocent ‘Fruit Tower’ quite a lot. For around five years, her quest in life was to ensure the people […]
Easter time in Norway is the time of year for reading crime novels. Yes, really. Nobody is really sure why this is the case, but every year at Easter, the […]
We had a visit from Nicholas this week who was celebrating being Danish and felt like popping by for some open sandwiches and some Danish pastry. So, why the celebration? […]
Yep. It’s true. the little islands in the middle of the great, big sea has produced a fab artist called Teitur. It is not often that stuff like this comes out […]
This is what Great Titchfield Street looks like at 5:58 am in the morning, just before some of us start the day preparing open scandwiches. Nice and quiet and very […]
YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/v/6X8JNmyEQ-Y& LINK http://www.helpsweden.org
Our new friends Anna Sophia and Maria had a mini-fleamarket at SK over the weekend. They were raising money for a trip to Hong Kong where they plan to teach […]
The Danish newspaper Politiken are doing a campaign for integration into Danish society. This basically involves Danish people from different backgrounds wearing t-shirts printed with the sentence “Jeg er også […]
Please note that all orders placed after 12th of December have missed the pre-Christmas deadline and will therefore not be shipped until January.
Our café & shop in central London is open until 23rd of December and will continue to get stock daily. Happy holidays! Dismiss
