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Freshly baked cinnamon buns
Freshly baked cinnamon buns
Cinnamon buns are immensely popular in Sweden. You’ll find them in any Swedish bakery or café you step into. The buns are made of wheat flour, and are filled with cinnamon, sugar and butter.
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Swedish kitchen

The Swedish kitchen includes a range of tasty treats – from the cinnamon bun to the ‘semla’. It’s also recognized for traditional dishes like the famous Swedish meatballs and the infamous fermented herring, called ‘surströmming’.
Last updated 11 March 2022

General

Fika like a Swede - all you need to know

Seven types of cookies – the Swedish custom is a delicious history

4 lesser-known delicious dishes you must try

4 Swedish sweet treats you must try

All you need to know about the Swedish Semla

Cinnamon buns and where to get the best ones

The best Swedish meatballs and where to get them

'Surströmming' – the fermented herring that Swedes love