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SWEDISH TRADITIONS | FIKA

02/16/15

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There are many lovely Swedish traditions, but let me introduce you to one that really got my attention when I first heard about it – FIKA (pronounced fee-ka). As far as I understood, you can say that fika is a coffee break, but it’s actually much more than just a coffee break. The reason it’s more than just a coffee break is the fact that it’s considered as something really important to Swedes and they take it really seriously. So seriously that there’s actually scheduled time for fika at many (most?) work places since it’s considered to be productive part of the day. Also, the word fika is both a noun and a verb.

Fika can happen at any time of the day and besides coffee there are also accompanying treats like muffins, sweats, breads, cookies, cakes… You can fika not only with your colleagues at work, but also with your family members or friends at home or cafe.

I actually like the fact that you can simply take a pause in the middle of the day to enjoy and socialize a bit with other people without it being considered as laziness or unproductiveness (at least when it comes to work). :)

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 So, how do you like fika? :)

Vesna ♥

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  1. shpeksyy says

    February 16, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Znam za fiku, ali nisam znala za “tezinu” koju ima u Svedskoj. Jako mi se svidja, ali to je toliko drugaciji svijet od naseg, tako da ne mogu zamisliti fiku u Hrvatskoj, ali mogu zamisliti sebe u Svedskoj :D
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    • Vesna says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:57 pm

      Čuj, dovoljno je da se možeš zamisliti u Švedskoj haha :D
      Je, fika ima ‘težinu’ baš, meni je to skroz fora! :)

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  2. Persa says

    February 16, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    In Croatia we call it KAVA :D Than we go for a beer, coffee, food, walk, sweets with our friends. Joking! :D
    But I like the idea :)

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    • Vesna says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:57 pm

      I je, i nije kava. Koncept je drugačiji :D

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      • Persa says

        February 18, 2015 at 6:12 pm

        Ma šalim se :D

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  3. Jane says

    February 16, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    No such thing as Fika in Canada! It’s work, work, work……and work! :)
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    • Vesna says

      February 16, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Ha ha, glad I’m in Sweden! :D <3

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  4. Lendoxia says

    February 16, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I think we need to introduce it here XD but I think to most people it’s fika the whole day long XD
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    • Vesna says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:56 pm

      Ha ha :D

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  5. Josipa GG says

    February 18, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    I can fika all day long :D
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    • Vesna says

      February 18, 2015 at 5:22 pm

      Ma nemoj mi reć! :D

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  6. Lenka says

    February 27, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    fika rules! :D
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