Swedish Fika (the unwritten rules) 🇸🇪 - Learn Swedish

Ah! Swedish Fika. If you want to learn Swedish, there is no better place to start than with the fika.
And if you ever plan to work in Sweden, then you should learn the unwritten rules of fika. Here is a quick guide into some of them.
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[@gabylando]

I organized one fika at my lab building once. Ofc there were sweets and godis, but I did some small sandwiches, very common in Brazilian birthday parties. OMG, Swedes rolled eyes to me, but all the foreign students thanked me a lot ahhaha

[@FunSwedish]

Sounds delicious! Swedes are skeptical at first but may give it a try and be excited about it later 😁

[@robertjohnson4089]

I liked this class on culture it gives me an insight to culture. My grandmother was Swedish and had coffee all the time and my dad did to

[@FunSwedish]

Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Now you understand your grandma just a little bit better 😊

[@zolid5917]

Jag älskar svensk kultur. Jag är från Ungerska men jag började lära mig svenska och jag älskar det!

[@FunSwedish]

😻

[@giadabertini772]

I really enjoyed this video, and I love that having fika is mandatory 😄 in Italy we have something similar, it is called "merenda", it is usually at 16, but at work sometimes we just eat something quickly... it's more a quick coffee break☕ while during the weekend it's an excuse to meet with some friends and have a coffee and some sweets together🍰🧁☕

[@FunSwedish]

Interesting!

[@adarshnataraj7904]

Stort tack! Kan du göra videor bara på svenska? Du kan använda lätt svenska. Det hjälper att lära oss bättre och snabbare.

[@volantiad]

Actually, I really appreciate the amount of Swedish:English in these videos. However, Fun Swedish has learning levels so, maybe some of the videos could be at the greater fluency levels?

[@ashhalcyon]

Det låter bra, faktiskt. Jag tycker om den där idén!

[@FunSwedish]

Thanks for your feedback! 😁 We are doing most things in English (for now) because we feel there is a need for more resources for the more beginner ones.🤔 But once we produce enough material for the more basic levels we will gradually speak more and more Swedish. Just like in our live and video courses. 😁

[@FunSwedish]

Great to hear that! You are absolutely right. We will make videos with more Swedish in them. But it might take some time until we get there 😅

[@jojo99123]

Thank you for this video😆 I have just learned Swedish recently . Your video help me a lot🤍 Tack så mycket~😘

[@FunSwedish]

That's great! So happy to hear they help 😘

[@silvanadelpino4340]

Tack så mycket! I will start working for the first time in Sweden this Monday! Thanks of you I'll have a proper fika in the office

[@FunSwedish]

So, did you have a fika? 😁 Now I am curious!

[@silvanadelpino4340]

@@FunSwedish Sadly no... Is a "international" startup so they don't like to be SO Swedish, but I stopped to work there, next time I will ask about FIKA in the job interview!

[@a.m.7324]

Jag har fikat bara en gång i Wadköping! Det var en mycket vacker upplevelse! Jag önskar att jag kunde komma tillbaka till Sverige några dagar, för att besöka andra städer också!

[@Beatrix211]

Thank you for these mouth-watering fika explanations. I bought a book about fika and many the recipes of sweets. I can’t wait to try them!

[@FunSwedish]

Sounds like a delicious way of learning Swedish :D

[@fabulousfam]

Thank you for the video! 😃☕🍩 Now that we know the "rules", we have even more good reasons to join in and enjoy fika!

[@FunSwedish]

Thank you for your positive comment :D That's right! Fika fika fika!

[@lifeandnature7428]

never skip fika... i love this

[@FunSwedish]

😁

[@EdgarMunizBerlinck]

As a Brazilian living in Sweden I love to show up in Fikas!

[@lucabarelli259]

Tack!!! Have a nice weekend!! God helg...and always enjoy FIKA!!!

[@FunSwedish]

Same to you

[@sadalien9049]

4:25 In English, we have a phrase for stuff like that. "You snooze, you lose." Snooze means sleep. So if you sleep or wait to long, you'll miss out.

[@davidwagner5788]

Yet another thing that both our countries have in common! Coffeebreak culture is pretty much the same here in Luxembourg, including having the bosses around too. Only our pastry is a bit more French oriented.

[@tobytyke308]

I"m in the UK. You inspired me to treat myself to a cinnamon bun on Friday.

[@FunSwedish]

Great! 😊

[@kerryvangundy9281]

I remember my dad often arranging for him and my mom to meet friends for "coffee and." Beautiful!

[@luanna1481]

This is great and informative!

[@FunSwedish]

Glad you think so!

[@AA-ul9qh]

Friday Fika sounds awesome!

[@natalijaornicane2349]

You are so cool! 😙😙😙Thank You for your videos🙏

[@FunSwedish]

Glad you like them!

[@davidbandini3484]

I miss the live😢😢😢 Tack så mycket för videon :) Let’s go to have fika ☕️☕️☕️🥐🥐🥐

[@FunSwedish]

We will be doing the live thingy every week now I think :)

[@arca8765]

tack så mycket Jag gillar verkligen dina videor . 💗😀

[@FunSwedish]

Tack! 😍

[@thamiyake]

Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@FunSwedish]

You’re welcome 😊🥰

[@baharcoco6467]

Please make video about how we can find swedish friends??

[@FunSwedish]

That is a really good idea!

[@jamesharty4387]

Does fika in your opinion contribute positively to a good culture, and what are the fundamentals that separate what goes on here that separate it from a teabreak.

[@stlee74]

I love this 🥰🙏🏻🇸🇪

[@FunSwedish]

😍

[@zaidmohammed8491]

Thank you for the video

[@FunSwedish]

Thanks for watching!

[@peggyharris2158]

In the US if you work an 8 hour shift you get two breaks and a lunch, so I guess our breaks are pretty much the same as your fika.

[@FunSwedish]

But do you have kanelbullar? 😁

[@peggyharris2158]

@@FunSwedish well, alot of people drink coffee but not always eat cinnamon buns. More like doughnuts which are, of course, comparable to cinnamon buns I believe (tror?)😁

[@jasonlove8733]

Tack🎉

[@karenmcgady7637]

Jag älskar att ficka!

[@FunSwedish]

Vi älskar också att fika!!

[@StickNPuckPod]

Tack så mycket!

[@FunSwedish]

Varsågod!

[@StickNPuckPod]

@@FunSwedish jag kan inte vänta att ha min egen fika här på Denver!

[@subashkaran]

Hi you are really good

[@FunSwedish]

Thank you! I hope the videos help :)

[@falusivik4437]

These are really good tips if someone wants to work in Sweden.😀 But what if I don't drink coffee? Is it okay if I drink tea? 🤔

[@FunSwedish]

Yes, drinking tea is acceptable :D The important thing is that you join the fika

[@SqueamishNerd]

There are a lot of things you can drink at a fika, coffee is just the most common drink, but other somewhat common fika drinks are tea, hot chocolate, chocolate milk (for example Pucko), soda, juice, lemonade, or even a protein shake. I don't like coffee, so if that's the only option I'll just take some water. And if it's a workplace that you expect to work at for some time, you could always mention at the fika that you would like to see another option than coffee, and depending on how the company works they might either tell you to bring a drink yourself and they'll compensate you (since the fika is almost always paid by the company) or someone gets it for you.

[@falusivik4437]

Wow, that sounds nice! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂

[@aliyoung4044]

Thanks I like it

[@FunSwedish]

Welcome 😊

[@gb6665]

Thanks for the video. I was looking for a recipe and ended up in a Swedish culture channel LOL I have a question: what about people who don’t drink coffee? I imagine they could join the fika with matcha or another hot beverage, or that would be considered strange/rude?

[@FunSwedish]

You can definetly join a fika with some tea or whatever. It is a tiny bit wierd though if you say you never drink coffee. More from a "does not compute" confused look from a Swede that cannot imagine a life without drinking coffee 😂😂

[@hrkarlhungus]

Tack så mycket. Hur många koppar kaffe och sötsaker skulle man ha vid fika?

[@FunSwedish]

Så mycket som din mage klarar av :)

[@pooiyian]

Please invest in a better mic for better audio ☺️

[@FunSwedish]

Yeah, we had some configuration issues with the mic 😅 Next video should have better audio 😁

[@Ernesthorr]

Tack Tack Tack

[@FunSwedish]

😊

[@hanagrygarova8866]

Can you drink decaf in Fíka? And IT looks really cool idea. Btw do Swedes like cats? My Duolingo with swedish has lots od sentences about cats, like katterna laser tigningan.

[@ashhalcyon]

Hej, hej! Kunde du göra en video med var/vart(/vars), här/hit, och där/dit? Jag förstår det lite men jag skulle vilja ha lite hjälp för att förstå det fullt, tack :)) P.S. - Om du gör inte en video, kan du bara berätta för mig här eller?

[@FunSwedish]

Hej Hej! We will be doing a video on that at some point. But here is an old instagram post with an explanation: instagram.com/p/B7EGFoBpNMT/ Hope it helps!

[@wittsend2096]

Why do Swedes not call Fika having Saft och bullar? Like they used to? Is Fika a modern term?

[@Bambinistrappatii6984]

I am italian I am sad because here in svenska I can't find a cofee with ginseng😢😢😢😢😢

[@egyptnature5305]

Iam a new subscriber here I really wanna have Swedish friends . May it can be one day 😢

[@FunSwedish]

Hello there! It takes some time but you will find them with time :)

[@federicomaisch8019]

We call it “coffee break “

[@salvatoregarruto169]

Can a Fika be kinda like a date?

[@FunSwedish]

Great question! Fika doesn't necessarily mean it is a date, it just means that you have a coffee with someone (a friend, a family member, a collague but you can also take a date for a fika). It is actually more common in Sweden to have a fika on the first date than going out for dinner. If you want to know more about dating culture in Sweden check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LPoHSfd814nq8

[@nerissacrawford8017]

I am actually very fond of this concept, but I would still stick to the tea. When it comes to tea I am the utmost stereotypical Brit. Semlor and kanebulle are very welcome though.

[@bilalraziq9641]

Now I know why my Swedish colleagues are so indifferent to me ...I have never joined their fikka invitation

[@FunSwedish]

Oh no! 😱 Well, now you know how to start fixing the issue at least. Join the next fika! 😬

[@quarzoazzurro]

If in Italy, you said "in Sweden everybody loves fika", you would receive big smiles and pats on the back. But we would have understood something slightly different. In fact, fika is pronounced exactly like an Italian word. Try to go to an online Italian-English translator , and write in the Italian part, FIKA but replacing the K with a C .🙄 I hesitated to post the comment , but I think it is a nice thing in the end . Tell your Swedish friends , to avoid funny cultural misunderstandings 😂🤣 .

[@FunSwedish]

Haha, si abiamo amici italiani che ce ne hanno parlato di come suona la parola "fika" in italiano. Ma grazie per averlo menzionato so that more Swedes "avoid funny cultural misunderstandings" 😂🤣

[@SqueamishNerd]

Lite härskartekniskvarning på regeln nummer 1, låter både som undanhållande av information och påförande av skuld och skam. Jag som trodde att vi jobbade jättemycket med att inte använda härskartekniker här i Sverige, men det kanske bara är i mina sammanhang

[@uliuli201]

After I have Fika...I'll watch the vid later.

[@FunSwedish]

😊

[@Xindi86]

♡🙏

[@patriciamartin6756]

I am with this. My LTR is from Sweden. He laughed his A---ss off because I had to have an entire pot of coffee in the morning with a cinnamon roll; another coffee break at 9:30; another right about 2pm ;another at 4; another about 8

[@volantiad]

This might be weird, but is black coffee mandatory? Is it frowned upon to add milk (or something like it, like Oatley)? How about sugar? It just feel like there might be a kind of 'unwritten rule' about this, too, lol.

[@FunSwedish]

I wouldn't go as far as say frowned upon 😁 But there is more of a widespread personal preference for black coffee

[@fo735]

@@FunSwedish I live I gothenburg and I have never met anyone who takes their coffee black. In fact I started putting milk in my coffee when I moved here

[@cynthiaanchi3100]

bra

[@FunSwedish]

😁

[@MrSoldierperson]

Yo, You•s have to try hot chocolate.

[@eliaslodin9237]

Nej

[@panjoshua6251]

lmao, always a fictional "Anders" character in your examples xD

[@FunSwedish]

😄 Nice you noticed. Instead of saying person "A" and person "B" we use Anders and Berit.

[@panjoshua6251]

@@FunSwedish but the real question is, who’s “we”? 🤔 We viewers only see you!!

[@eugene5277]

a fantastic habit. you're beautiful

[@FunSwedish]

Fika all the time!

[@andrewleer695]

Fika culture for United States!