With Santa living in the Lapland (the Finnish side), give a gift from Scandinavia is a wonderful way to make Christmas festive! Here are a couple ideas from Sweden or inspired by Sweden. If anyone knows any authentic Sami vendors, please add them in the comments section.
For the person who loves Swedish crime literature:::
The Millennium Trilogy Series (starting with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) by Stieg Larsson
The Inspector Van Veeteren Series (starting with The Mind’s Eye) by Hakan Nesser
The Kurt Wallander Series (starting with Faceless Killers) by Henning Mankell
The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson
Box 21 by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom
Bonus tip! — If you can afford it, give the whole set! If you’re not sure the person will like the book, you may want to give one of the books plus a gift card to their favorite bookstore. You can also accompany the book with a coffee mug and Swedish coffee, a book lamp, or a cozy blanket from Swedish chain IKEA.
Gift ideas for the Swedish food lover:::
Swedish Breads and Pastries by Jan Hedh
Sweet and Savory Swedish Baking by Leila Lindholm
Hash by Torgny Lindgren
Swedish coffee basket by Anderson Butik
Coffee and sweets gift box by Anderson Butik
Swedish pancake basket by Anderson Butik
Bonus tip! — Select a coffee and food product that naturally go together and give them as a pair. The gift baskets make shopping and wrapping easier!
Gifts for the Swedish home:::
Swedish table prayer tile
Iron candle holder with hearts
Iron candle holder with wild horses
Swedish blessing
Algfamilj tea towel
Bonus tip! — A gift card to IKEA would go nicely with any of these. A lovely handwritten message or something that is personal and has sentimental value is also nice to give with gifts for the home.
Gifts for people on the go:::
Carrie Swedish lace bicycle basket
Bonus tip! — A nice key chain would go well with either of these.
God Jul! Merry Christmas!
Stephanie Nikolopoulos 
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