35+ Traditional Scandinavian Christmas Recipes to Impress your Family

With Christmas around the corner, we decided to offer you meals inspired by Scandinavian Christmas recipes. It’s probably a good time to have a run down through your favorite or new recipes to see what you’ll make this year.

If you’re in a mood for something festive yet fancy, choosing one of the traditional Scandinavian recipes will be certainly something your family and guests will appreciate.

In the Scandinavian countries, the whole period of Christmas, from the first of December to the New Year, is marked by festivals, celebrated in a traditional but beautifully modernized style.

Hygge, is a Danish word to describe coziness. It refers to the pure homely magic of being at home with your loved ones. Surrounded by candles, delicious food, and lots of cakes and pastries.

The first week of December is dedicated to baking – you need to make enough cookies, and pastries to have throughout the Christmas period.

Jars full of decorated cookies, gingerbread and boxes full of small gifts, snuggle comfortably in the company of natural wreaths, twigs, and tables decorated with white candles and fresh greenery.

Brunches, cocktails and tea parties, lunches, and dinners are celebrated with a mix of traditional Scandinavian Christmas recipes, specialties, and delicious modern recipes.

Duck and pork rule on Christmas Eve, but still, there are fish and vegetable Scandinavian Christmas recipes that need to be tasted.

Pastries, biscuits, puddings, and other delicacies abound – all happily ‘bathing’ in mulled wine (hawthorn) and fruit cocktails.

35+ Traditional Scandinavian Christmas Recipes

Whether it’s simple cookies or some of the staples of Scandinavian cuisine, these best-of-Pinterest recipes will certainly get you into the mood for cooking right away!

For more gourmet-worthy inspiration follow our Christmas board here.

Happy baking or cooking folks!

Serinakaker – Norwegian Christmas Cookies

Recipe here.

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Joulutorttu – Finnish Christmas Tarts

Recipe here.

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Swedish Creamy Meatballs

Recipe here.

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Scandinavian Holiday Bread

Recipe here.

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Danish Christmas Kringle

Recipe here.

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Swedish Tea Ring

Recipe here.

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Traditional Swedish Christmas Meatballs

Recipe here.

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Danish Risalamande

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Porridge with Cranberries

Recipe here.

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Icelandic Winarterta Cake

Recipe here.

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Scandinavian Salmon Casserolle

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Christmas Bread

Recipe here.

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Swedish Apple Cake

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Kransekakke

Recipe here.

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Swedish Christmas Ham

Recipe here.

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Swedish Heirloom Cookies

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Christmas Cake

Recipe here.

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Rosettes Cookies

Recipe here.

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St Lucia Day Buns

Recipe here.

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Lefse

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Rommegrot

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Christmas Cookies

Recipe here.

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Finnish Salmon Soup

Recipe here.

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Swedish Mulled Wine Recipe

Recipe here.

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Spiced Christmas Latte

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Almond Cake

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Christmas Bread

Recipe here.

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Finnish Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe here.

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Swedish Cardamon Buns

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Multecrem

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Semlor

Recipe here.

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Norwegian Cinnamon Thumbs

Recipe here.

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Frikadellers

Recipe here.

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Hvit Glogg (Danish Mulled Wine)

Recipe here.

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Sandbakells – Norwegian Christmas Cookies

Recipe here.

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