FIKA
A Swedish Cultural Way of Life
Fika is a Swedish term meaning to “have a coffee.” It
represents the purest form of enjoying a coffee, as well as tasty treats.
It is focused on the experience of taking the time to fully appreciate a
great cup of coffee with friends, family and colleagues. Fika is important
because it requires you to adopt a certain mindset and attitude towards
how you spend your day. Swedes see fika as a vital part of their day – and
rightly so! Fika is the gateway to spending quality time with friends and
family. We’re not talking about having phones and laptops out and vaguely
pretending to be interested in what someone’s saying – instead, fika is
about forging meaningful moments with friends over food and drink.