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Shopping for world famous Swedish crystals and glasses can be made available at the Swedish crystals factories located outside Kalmar in South-eastern Sweden between Stockholm and Malmö. Wide varieties of beautiful and elegant crystals and glasses are available in the showrooms of the factories. Many of these crystals and glasses are on special offers at discounted prices only available at the factories.
Please flip through the photos above to see the beautiful crystals on display at the showroom. Don't miss the opporunity to buy crystals at much reduced price when you are in Southern Sweden!
World famous Swedish crystals and glass.
Reasonable factory prices. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Many of these factories are located on the outskirts of Kalmar.
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Saluhallen is located at Hötorget (Hay Market) within a stone's throw from Drottninggatan (pedestrian Street) in the heart of the city of Stockholm. This market hall deals in food and drinks ranging from fresh meat such as chicken, beef, pork, mutton and fish to canned food, bread, vegetables, flowers and wide varieties of cheese and nuts. A branch of Systembolaget (Government licenced liquor dealers) is also located in the market hall.
For those who are hungry and thirsty, there are never short of cafés, bars and restaurants inside Saluhallen for you to chill out. Outside Saluhallen at Hötorget, fresh flower, fruit and vegetable markets are held from early in the morning until approximately 3.00 p.m. daily except on Sunday which is reserved for flea market. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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NK Department Store is an upmarket shopping centre located along the busy shopping street known as Hamngatan right in the heart of Central Business District in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
As in the other large departmental stores in Stockholm, wide range of household items are available in NK Department Store ranging from textiles and clothings to kitchen utensils and souvenirs.
Kitchen wares, textiles and souvenirs can be recommended to foreign tourists.
As this is an upmarket departmental store, prices of goods are a little bit expensive. Leave a Comment Theme: Department StoreAddress: 18, Hamngatan, StockholmPhone: 08-762 8000Directions: Located quite close to Sergels Torg, the main square in Stockholm.Website: http://www.nk.se
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Sweden is famous for its hand blown and hand painted glass, and Kosta Boda is one of the most famous brands. There are quite a few shops that sell Kosta Boda (and also other brands of hand blown glass). Whichever brand you use all are equally beautiful, and they come in many differnt design styles. They are great to take home as a souvenir or as a present to a friend. The glasswork doesn't come cheap, but I think it is worth the money.
Take a look at their website to get an impression of Kosta Boda Glass
http://www.kostaboda.se/ Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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Uppsala Åhléns Department Store is located at Stora Torget (literally means the large square) in the heart of the city of Uppsala just in front of one of the busiest bus terminals in Uppsala and along the popular and the only pedestrian street in Uppsala. It is located in a four storey building with abundant shopping spaces for your shopping pleasure.
Åhléns is one of the largest chains of department stores in Sweden focusing on fashion, beauty, homeware and media according to their website below and offers a wide range of stylish and trendy products. Opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Saturday and between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Sunday. There is a supermarket known as Hemköp on the ground floor.
Fashion accessories, handbags for ladies, books and magazines, porcelains and many other trendy products.
Prices are a little bit more expensive than those of the other outlets. Leave a Comment Theme: Department StoreAddress: Store Torget 5, UppsalaPhone: +39 (0) 18 640700Directions: Located at Stora Torget (literally means the Large Square) in the heart of the city of Uppsala just in front of one of the busiest bus terminals in Uppsala.Website: http://www.ahlens.se Other Contact: Fax: +39 (0) 18 640710
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Uppsala Flea Market is held every Saturday from early in the morning until approximately 3.00 p.m. in the afternoon. It is held at Vaksala Torget (Vaksala Square) just opposite the new Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall in the heart of the city of Uppsala. The square is usually packed with locals searching for bargains and the market may sound interesting to foreign tourists.
Basically old artilcles and items still in perfect conditions are on sale by the dealers in the market. Most of them deal in porcelains, books and magazines, souvenirs from other countries, clothings, electrical goods, cameras and cds, dvds, video tapes and even old LP records and grammophone. If you are lucky you may even find some antiques in the market. Nevertheless you may also find some dealers dealing in new consumer products especially watches. Don't forget to bargain before making payment for your products.
Souvenirs, crystals, glasswares, porcelains are some of the old items highly recommended at Flea Market in Uppsala.
Most small items such as porcelains are sold at between SEK10.00 and SEK20.00 each. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Vaksalagatan, UppsalaDirections: Located at Vaksalatorget (Vaksala Square) at Vaksalagatan in the heart of the city of Uppsala beside the new Uppsala Cencert and Congress Hall.
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You buy these on markets and in some selected supermarkets.
Polkagris (Polka-pig) is a type of hard candy that from the start came only in peppermint flavour and in the shape of an approx 30cm stick. But it grew in poularity and nowdays its made in several flavours: strawberry, liquorice, pear, toffee, lemon, blueberry and many more. Also the shapes have changed. You can now get it in the shape of lollies and caramels.
In June 1859 the first Polkagris was made in Gränna in Sweden, by the widow Amalia Eriksson. She never told anyone her recipe but people figured out her secret. The first one was her daughter Ida.
No one is sure where this yummy sweet got its name. It could be from the dance polka as it reached Sweden at about this time and since the candy is swirled to get a red and white stripe pattern that reminds of a piggy's curled tail. So there you have it: POLKAGRIS - POLKAPIG! Theme: Local Craft
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In Swedish, candy is called 'godis' or 'karameller'. Almost every bigger grocery store (ICA or Konsum) has a stand with many, many different kinds of sweets (see picture), where you pick the kinds you like and put them in a bag. At the counter, the cashier will weigh your bag and you pay for the weight.
'Karamellkungen', the biggest of supplier of sweets in Sweden, is also present in Finland, Norway, Denmark and the UK, but under the name 'Candyking'.
We Swedes love our sweets; an average Swede consumes almost 12 kg per year!!! But not just the Swedes love the Swedish candy...people of other nationalities that I've met do too.
When I lived abroad, the thing I missed the most was the sweets, so on a regular basis my mom sent some over, and as soon as friends from Sweden came to visit they had to bring sweets...However, I could never keep them for myself; everyone else liked them way too much! I'm always buying candy in other countries, but so far I haven't found any sweets that can match the Swedish ones...
The Swedish candy is the best in the world - ask anyone who has tried it!
From 69 Swedish crowns per kilo and up...
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In summer all around rural Sweden there are auctions going on, you know the kind where you bid on things and the highest bid wins...
I have been to many of these, and this is an opportunity to make real bargains. Often the whole spectacle is full of people, set outdoors, and a real ”festilval” where local people show up from all around to see the offers.
The speaker will be talking in Swedish of course, but if you approach him or her in advance, and make your presence known, and tell what items you plan to bid on, then keep close to the front, you may get some help to translate the sums.
As i have stated before, Swedes are definitely eager to help tourists, but you have to ask for it, we are not the most "open" people, and have a difficulty approaching strangers.
Also, if you visit an auction in a more remota area, they will definitely feel flattered to have foreign visitors, and I can almost guarantee they will do anything to help you out! Good luck.
The picture shows an auction north of Hudiksvall, summer of 2002.
The biggest item for sale was an old Volvo car from the 60's. I didn't bid for it though.
Anything goes, but you may want to check for local antiques.
As much as you like! Leave a Comment Theme: AntiquesDirections: All over Sweden, mostly in summer, check for signs beside the roads, keep eyes open for the word "auktion"!!
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Ah, if you like fish then nothing is better than FRESH Swedish fish. (I have to mention maybe that I live in the centre of Germany and won’t even think to buy fish here, as I am never sure if it is him or maybe his grandfather…)
It is no matter where you buy the fish in Sweden – either in supermarkets or on fish markets, it will be fresh and you can see it ! These guys did swim and dream of fish babies just a couple of hours ago ! You can get the whole pallet, from salmon to tuna, fresh crabs and shrimps, mussels, marinated crabs in all sizes and spices. YUMM…
Prices vary of course, depending on the amount. But for me, the prices are still very much reasonable, much less than I would have to pay for in Germany. And this, despite usually food in Sweden is a bit more expensive than in Germany.
So if you are in Sweden and have rented a house for example, or are out for caming – what are you waiting for ? Fresh fish on a barbecue, with a beer in the evening – what can be better ? Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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