Fancy a Fika?

Perhaps, one of my favorite things about Sweden is the Fika . A Fika basically translates into ‘going for a coffee .’ But it is so much more than that.   It is a cultural institution and is a way to take a break in the middle of the day to meet and chat with friends and get that all important jolt of, not necessarily caffeine but, social interaction. Here it is incorporated into everyday life and it seems like with everyone ‘going for a fika’ no work is getting done. People meet at one of St

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