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Swedish traditions· Saturday 14 November 2026

Gustav Adolfsbakelse

Gustav Adolf pastry

What is Gustav Adolfsbakelse?

The pastry with the king’s silhouette is mostly a Gothenburg affair, but the rest of the country likes an excuse for cake in November.

Part of Daily Swedish: a sentence, a slang word and a piece of Swedish culture every morning, in Living in Sweden.

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