Tag: norwegian

Nisse gnome craze

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A julenisse (Christmas Nisse) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore but today it is typically associated with Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing dark colours with a red hat. When I first started creating these iconic Scandi creatures some 7 years ago they were rarely seen or featured in Christmas here in the UK, in 2022 they are everywhere! I had actually started making them as gifts for family and friends, who all encouraged my to make them to sell.

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Lockdown Cake Celebration – Syttende Mai

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The 17 May (syttende mai) is The National Day of Norway theres usual parades held across Norway to celebrate with traditional national costumes (bunads) worn, flags waving and hurra shouting, alot of hot dogs, ice cream eaten and games with family and friends. But this year on lockdown this was to look very different across Norway but also for those (including us) who would be celebrating from afar this year. But just because the celebrations would be much smaller this year didn’t mean I wouldn’t still celebrate through some cake creations sharing the traditions and love for my heritage.

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The Norwegian Cozy

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Norwegians are amongst the happiest people in the world, along with their fellow Scandinavian counterparts, this is in spite of their extreme cold winters and long dark nights, they seem to know how to embrace the harsh outside and enjoy this time of year in the Norwegian way! They even have a word which sums up how they deal with this… ‘KOSELIG’ it has no direct translation into English and a single word like “coziness” doesn’t fully encapsulate it’s in-depth meanings.

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