Swedish Fika (the unwritten rules) 🇸🇪

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

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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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Пікірлер: 113

@gabylando 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@adarshnataraj7904 3 жыл бұрын

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

@volantiad 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 😅

@iso-erik668 Жыл бұрын

Du talar för mycket på engelska men fika är trevligt,gärna på svenska!🍰☕️🇸🇪👍.

@robertjohnson4089 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jojo99123 9 ай бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 9 ай бұрын

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

@zolid5917 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

😻

@giadabertini772 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@silvanadelpino4340 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@silvanadelpino4340 3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@kerryvangundy9281 8 ай бұрын

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

@EdgarMunizBerlinck 8 ай бұрын

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

@karenmcgady7637 5 ай бұрын

Jag älskar att ficka!

@FunSwedish 5 ай бұрын

Vi älskar också att fika!!

@fabulousfam 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Beatrix211 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a delicious way of learning Swedish :D

@lifeandnature7428 3 жыл бұрын

never skip fika... i love this

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

😁

@jasonlove8733 Жыл бұрын

Tack🎉

@a.m.7324 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@lucabarelli259 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Same to you

@AA-ul9qh 3 жыл бұрын

Friday Fika sounds awesome!

@arca8765 3 жыл бұрын

tack så mycket Jag gillar verkligen dina videor . 💗😀

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Tack! 😍

@luanna1481 3 ай бұрын

This is great and informative!

@FunSwedish 3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@StickNPuckPod 3 жыл бұрын

Tack så mycket!

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Varsågod!

@StickNPuckPod 3 жыл бұрын

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

@davidwagner5788 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@davidbandini3484 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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

@zaidmohammed8491 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@thawernr 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰

@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊🥰

@natalijaornicane2349 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@stlee74 3 жыл бұрын

I love this 🥰🙏🏻🇸🇪

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

😍

@tobytyke308 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын

Great! 😊

@sadalien9049 Жыл бұрын

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.

@aliyoung4044 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I like it

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome 😊

@peggyharris2158 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

But do you have kanelbullar? 😁

@peggyharris2158 2 жыл бұрын

@@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?)😁

@CuntryGirlMedusa 3 жыл бұрын

I wish we could do this at my job! I'm a manager at a store that just opened a year ago. We bought a coffee pot and a big container of coffee and we would make a pot at the beginning of each shift. We haven't used it in over 6 months. 😢 There's SO much work to do that we have no time to spend time on making coffee. We have tasks that MUST be completed by certain times...and then once we actually open for daily business, there's NO time. 😭😭😭 We usually just bring a travel mug in with us and take sips when we have the chance. I would be so happy to just have coffee breaks. At least we can go buy coffee at the business across the street when we have our lunch break.

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

💔 No fika = 😢

@fo735 2 жыл бұрын

It's the same for me. Having fika during work hours seems unreal to me like u get paid for nothing

@Ernesthorr 2 жыл бұрын

Tack Tack Tack

@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын

😊

@subashkaran 3 жыл бұрын

Hi you are really good

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope the videos help :)

@baharcoco6467 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

That is a really good idea!

@hrkarlhungus Жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish Жыл бұрын

Så mycket som din mage klarar av :)

@jamesharty4387 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@gb6665 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 😂😂

@ashhalcyon 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@hanagrygarova8866 2 ай бұрын

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.

@federicomaisch8019 2 жыл бұрын

We call it “coffee break “

@falusivik4437 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SqueamishNerd 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@egyptnature5305 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pooiyian 3 жыл бұрын

Please invest in a better mic for better audio ☺️

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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

@wittsend2096 Жыл бұрын

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

@Bambinistrappatii6984 Жыл бұрын

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

@Xindi86 Жыл бұрын

♡🙏

@bilalraziq9641 3 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

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

@cynthiaanchi3100 3 жыл бұрын

bra

@FunSwedish 3 жыл бұрын

😁

@nerissacrawford8017 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@SqueamishNerd 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FunSwedish 2 жыл бұрын

😊

@volantiad 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@fo735 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@patriciamartin6756 2 жыл бұрын

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

@quarzoazzurro 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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" 😂🤣