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Semel-Fika

   Added by Erika Harrysson
  Published Thu 24/Apr/2008
  Keywords:

Team, fika, event


  Category:

fi


Fika is a Swedish tradition which we embrace at FI. There is no good translation for Fika because it is a phenomenon, it is about having a coffee and a “cinnamon-bun”, but more importantly it is about sitting down together for a chat and social break.

Fika can come in many different forms; “Birthday-Fika”, “Wine-Fika” or just Fika. A short while ago we had “Semel-fika” at the Stockholm office, read: gorging on a bun with about 400 pounds of whipped cream and almond icing. This is a particular Fika-form which (thankfully) only happens one a year.

Besides some unexpected caloric intake, we have found that some of our best ideas are born during these social coffee breaks. Several of our clients have been so impressed with Fika, they have adapted this tradition into their professional culture.


1. Pawel Schedler     Polska,   Thu  24/Apr/2008
Once a year we celabrete similar holiday in Poland.It calls" Fat Thursday" - we eat then tonst of doughnuts and many others kind of cookies. :)
2. Fabio     Torino,   Thu  24/Apr/2008
In Italy fika is a reason of life :D
3. hernan     buenos aires,   Thu  24/Apr/2008
hey! who is she? You should include more pics about her!! =) have fun
4. delizade     Turkiye / Istanbul,   Fri  25/Apr/2008
and also you should absolutely see/taste a trditional sweet in here that name is "baklava" with cream or icecream. especially I sugest 2 baklava type "söbiyet" or "sütlü nuriye" ;) i can send from here to there if you want ( okay I am a liar! every baklava is mine understod!? )
5. Michelle     -,   Mon  28/Apr/2008
Yodan: "the BBB or Better Business Bureau is not that far away to file a complaint my friend. "

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

FI: What a great idea, we'll have to try it! Enjoy your fika, you must all be pulling long hours these days.
6. xc     -,   Tue  6/May/2008
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7. Michael Persson     Athens Greece,   Tue  6/May/2008
I miss the Fika moments in Sweden. in Greece we have at least one bakery in each block of Athens, its not the same though, they dont have semlor or even fet tisdagar...