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Outdoor Gear Hand Knits
Many Swedes enjoy outdoor pursuits such Caps and gloves with
as fishing, hunting, sailing, golf, camping attractive designs, known
and all types of winter sports, so there are as lovikka, are made from
many well-equipped sports shops around. a special wool that gives
Unique items include Lapp handicrafts good protection in cold
beautifully made from reindeer horn or skin. or wet conditions.

Reindeer Skin Rucksack
Rucksacks are popular for both
adults and children. This exclusive
model is made in Lapland.
Drinking vessel
in carved wood

Spinning Reel and Lures
Lapp Handicrafts ABU-Garcia makes top-quality
A hunting knife with a sheath of rein deer fishing tackle perfect for
horn, or a kåsa, a drinking vessel carved in Sweden’s long coastline,
birch, are not only attractive but useful countless lakes and rivers with
when out walking in the wild. their rich and varied fishing.

Swedish Delicacies
Popular preserves are made from wild berries such as
bitter lingonberries (for meatballs) or sweet cloudberries
(served with whipped cream). Herring, crispbread and
ginger biscuits can be bought in all groceries, and sweets
are sold loose. Snaps miniatures come in gift packs.

Lingonberry preserve Cloudberry jam

Pickled Herring
Pickled herring should be enjoyed with new
potatoes cooked with dill, chopped chives and
crème fraîche. Versions flavoured with mustard, dill
or other herbs or spices are also available.
Swedish snaps gift-pack miniatures

“Raspberry boat” candy Salt liquorice Crispbread Box of ginger biscuits

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