Fika is the Swedish tradition of taking a break with friends, family or colleagues to have coffee accompanied by baked goods, cookies or cake. I love the idea of taking a few minutes out of the day to pause and enjoy a little moment of camaraderie... not to mention a hot coffee and sweet treat. Forget bringing back cocktail hour... I'm all about fika.
*All photos by Swedish photographer and graphic design student Hilda Grahnat. Her exceedingly lovely blog offers a beautiful little sneak peek into daily Swedish life.
it's such a civilized way to live life ~ taking time to enjoy simple pleasures.
ReplyDeleteI'm such a lover of food photography.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think I could totally get behind fika too. :)
I don't drink coffee, but I can always go for a baked good. haha!
ReplyDeleteHow 'bout fika AND cocktail hour? This sounds wonderful!
ReplyDelete@Shannon- I am a total sucker for beautiful food photos too!
ReplyDelete@La Petite Coquine- That sounds like a brilliant idea :)
I would love some fika in my life :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, can't wait to check out her blog! Thanks for sharing :)
xo Nadia
Hello! Just stumbled upon your blog, it's very lovely!
ReplyDeleteHappy Fika to you. I would lovingly adopt that tradition any time!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely pro-fika. Yum!
ReplyDeleteFika sounds great.:D
ReplyDelete***** Marie *****
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I think I could go for a fika right about now. And, I'll have my coffee in that adorable elephant mug, thank you.
ReplyDeleteNow I really want some tea cups and baked goods!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures
ReplyDeleteBaked goods, cookies love it
When I was in Rome, breakfast was sort of like fika. it had to be done at a table and enjoyed. So different from running out the door grabbing a bagel.
ReplyDeletesounds like a tradition I would love. traveling outside the US I completely love tea time. snacks+coffee=heaven.
ReplyDeleteI love this tradition! I think I saw this in the new Kinfolk magazine.
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