Celebrate Lucia
with a local
December & January | Luleå, Sweden
Lucia Fika & Christmas Songs
A wintry fika by candlelight – with music, stories and festive flavours.
Experience the light in the darkness during a cozy Swedish winter fika, surrounded by candlelight, Lucia songs, and traditional holiday treats.
I will serve saffron buns, ginger snaps, glögg and julmust, while sharing stories from the Lucia tradition – together with some of the most beloved songs of the season.
It’s a warm and atmospheric moment of pause in the middle of winter – where music, flavours and stories come together. A chance to slow down, listen, and truly feel the magic of Swedish Christmas traditions – whether you join us before or after Christmas.​
Available: December 2–January 28 Location: Gammelstads Kyrkby –
a UNESCO World Heritage site
Price: 995 SEK per person
Child (age 3–15): 495 SEK
Children under 3 free
Seats are limited – booking required.
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On Saturday, December 13
& Sunday, December 14, 2025
at 15-17
a full Lucia celebration will take place in Gammelstads Kyrkby – with candlelight, live music, storytelling, and a traditional Lucia procession with professional singers.
Seats are limited – advance booking required. More details and booking options below.
Cinnamon bun workshop with a local
Baking cinnamon buns with heart
In this Swedish baking class, we knead, roll, and laugh our way using my very own recipe – one born from trial, error, and a deep love for truly delicious cinnamon buns.
Only top-quality ingredients go into my dough: organic Swedish flour, Norrbotten milk and butter, Swedish sugar, and cinnamon of the highest grade. No shortcuts. Just time, flavor, and aromas that linger.
Once we’ve baked the first tray, we sit down to enjoy your very first cinnamon bun, fresh from the oven, together with a cup of coffee, tea, or fruit cordial made from local berries. When the cookies fill the air with their scent and the coffee gently bubbles, a song sometimes rises – a folk tune or a melody I’ve written myself.
In Gammelstad Church Town – a UNESCO World Heritage site - or in my home kitchen just 1 km from central Luleå, ideal if you prefer a location close to city life or public transport.
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Tuesdays and Wednesdays – or by arrangement. Approx. 3 hours.
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Price & booking:
​You’re welcome to join a group workshop or book a private session with just your party. The rest of the buns are yours to take home – perfect for sharing.
Open workshop: 1295 SEK/person
Private workshop for up to four people: 5180 SEK total
For groups larger than four, 1295 SEK will be charged per extra person. Baking on a weekend incurs an extra 1000 SEK.
Maximum capacity is six people.
Add-on: Lunch: 500 SEK per person.
Prepared especially for you.
From Beans to Buns
A North Sweden Fat Tuesday
Storytelling, semla,
and a taste of the unexpected
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You may know Shrove Tuesday as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday – but in Sweden, we call it Fettisdag, and we celebrate with food. Lots of it.
The most famous treat is the semla:
a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream. But up here in the north, there’s another tradition too – bruna bönor med fläsk, brown beans with pork – a salty dish once served to mark the end of winter fasting.
Join Anna Sellén – singer, storyteller and founder of Norrklang – for a warm and whimsical celebration of this curious day. You’ll enjoy freshly baked semlor, warm drinks, and – for the curious – a taste of the traditional northern meal.
There will be stories, flavours, and a few folksongs to set the mood.
We call it Fat Tuesday – and we serve it with beans.
The event takes place in "the Yellow House" in Gammelstads Kyrkby – a cozy venue in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site. With space for just ten guests per seating, this is an intimate experience where food, music and storytelling come together in true northern style.
Included in your experience:
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Freshly baked semla and warm drinks
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Optional lunch with bruna bönor med fläsk
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Storytelling and live folk music with Anna Sellén
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Cozy indoor setting in Gula huset, Gammelstads Kyrkby
Date & time:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
First seating: 10:00–12:00
Second seating: 14:30–16:30
Price: 995 SEK/adult
495 SEK/child (ages 3–16)
Children under 3: free
Group discount available for 3+ people in the same booking.
Add-on lunch: 500 SEK/person
Seats are limited – advance booking required.
Swedish Fika with a local
The Swedish tradition of seven kinds of cookies
Welcome to a Swedish fika experience beyond the ordinary,
where the scent of butter, stories, and baked joy fill the room.
There are several ways to share a moment of fika with me in Gammelstad, Luleå.
You can roll up your sleeves and join a hands-on baking session where we make seven traditional Swedish cookies – like chokladbollar and bondkakor, as well as a few of my personal favorites from growing up on a farm in the north.
While the dough rests, we pause for a simple Swedish lunch with pickled herring, potatoes, eggs, and homemade flatbread. As the cookies cool and the coffee begins to simmer, a song might gently unfold – sometimes an old folk tune, sometimes one of my own.
If you’d rather skip the baking, you’re welcome to come just for fika – with freshly baked cookies, kanelbullar, and something seasonal, served with warm drinks and real conversation about everyday Swedish life,
nature, and culture.
During December & January, I also offer a special Lucia edition, with candlelight, saffron buns, ginger bread and classic Christmas treats.
I’ll sing a few Lucia and Christmas songs and share the stories behind one of Sweden’s most cherished traditions.
The Swedish Fika take place in the historical Gammelstads Kyrkby (Church Town) – a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Feel free to ask about alternative options..
The experience can be booked by solo travelers or groups up to 12 persons. Duration and price vary depending on the format – just get in touch and I’ll be happy to find something that suits you.
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Price & booking: Tuesdays and Wednesdays – or by arrangement.
Duration: 1 to 4 hours depending on the experience.
Pricing varies depending on the format, from a full baking workshop to a simple fika or a
Lucia edition with songs.
Group and private options available.
For details and booking, just click below.
