{"id":75441,"date":"2025-08-28T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/upptack\/jul-i-smaland\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:44:03","slug":"christmas-in-smaland","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/christmas-in-smaland\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Sm\u00e5land"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__container\">\n        <h1 class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__heroHeading\">\n            Christmas in Sm\u00e5land        <\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__imageContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ALEX3344-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs\">\n   <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs-container\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/\">Frontpage<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__container\">\n                    \t\t\t<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__text\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Take the opportunity to experience the cozy atmosphere of Christmas in Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land. Visit Christmas markets where you\u2019ll find locally produced food and handicrafts, enjoy a Christmas buffet, watch a Lucia celebration, or why not have a Christmas-themed fika?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <hr>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Christmas markets in Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Meet Santa, buy sweets and Christmas food made from locally grown products, and find that unique Christmas gift for someone you care about. In Sm\u00e5land you\u2019ll find one of the largest Christmas marke&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Meet Santa, buy sweets and Christmas food made from locally grown products, and find that unique Christmas gift for someone you care about. In Sm\u00e5land you\u2019ll find one of the largest Christmas markets in the Nordics, as well as Christmas markets at castles and at Astrid Lindgren\u2019s birthplace.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"More information\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/christmas-markets\/\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        More information                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alx_9634-1-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__container\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Enjoy local food at the Christmas buffets                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Julbord-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>Christmas buffets in Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land offer traditional dishes with a local touch. In Sm\u00e5land you will often find potato dumplings (kroppkakor), smoked sausages (isterband), and homemade bread among classics like herring and ham. On \u00d6land, lamb, local cheeses, and \u00d6land-style dumplings are often featured on the table. Many farms and inns serve their buffets in historic settings, creating a particularly atmospheric experience.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__ctaButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/christmas-buffet-in-smaland\/\">\n                            Christmas buffets in Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Lucia                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Evelyn-Einebrant-01-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>We celebrate Lucia on December 13 in memory of Saint Lucia, who symbolizes light and hope in the darkest time of the year. The tradition has roots in both Christian and folk customs, where Lucia spreads light in the darkness. A Lucia procession often consists of Lucia with a crown of candles, attendants, star boys, and Santas singing well-known songs. In most churches around Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land, you can experience these atmospheric Lucia processions. It is a cherished tradition that brings together people of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__ctaButton\" href=\"https:\/\/visitsweden.com\/what-to-do\/culture-history-and-art\/swedish-traditions\/christmas\/lucia\/\">\n                            Read more about Lucia                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                Christmas-themed fika            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                                    <p>We Swedes love our fika, and Christmas is no exception. In caf\u00e9s all around Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land, the counters are now filled with fragrant Christmas pastries. Especially popular are lussebullar \u2013 &#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n                <p>We Swedes love our fika, and Christmas is no exception. In caf\u00e9s all around Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land, the counters are now filled with fragrant Christmas pastries. Especially popular are lussebullar \u2013 golden wheat buns baked with saffron and decorated with raisins, shaped in classic S-forms. There are also crispy gingerbread cookies and other saffron-flavored treats that belong to Christmas. Fika is a moment to enjoy warmth, togetherness, and Christmas spirit in the middle of the winter darkness.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"To caf\u00e9s\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/cafes-in-smaland\/\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        To caf\u00e9s                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LEX7924-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Santa\u2019s train            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>The museum railway from Ohs to Bor in southwestern Sm\u00e5land offers special trips such as a \u201cSanta train\u201d during Advent. The popular journey with a steam locomotive and historic carriages runs from O&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>The museum railway from Ohs to Bor in southwestern Sm\u00e5land offers special trips such as a \u201cSanta train\u201d during Advent. The popular journey with a steam locomotive and historic carriages runs from Ohs to Gimarp in the middle of the Sm\u00e5land forest and back. Tickets must be booked in advance through the website.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Book the Santa train\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsabanan.se\/\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        Book the Santa train                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dsc04809-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Exhibition about Jenny Nystr\u00f6m            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Jenny Nystr\u00f6m is known as the illustrator of the commanding and managing Santa in Viktor Rydberg\u2019s story Lille Viggs \u00e4fventyr p\u00e5 julafton. She also gave a face to the kind, gift-giving Santa who appeared in various Swedish magazines from the 1880s until her death.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Jenny Nystr\u00f6m is known as the illustrator of the commanding and managing Santa in Viktor Rydberg\u2019s story Lille Viggs \u00e4fventyr p\u00e5 julafton. She also gave a face to the kind, gift-giving Santa who appeared in various Swedish magazines from the 1880s until her death.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kalmarlansmuseum.se\/utstallningar\/jenny-nystrom\/\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" 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Sm\u00e5land                <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__description\">\n                    Discover winter activities in Sm\u00e5land. Whether you \u2026                <\/p>\n                 \n                 \n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Winter Activities in Sm\u00e5land\"class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/winter-activities-in-smaland\/\">\n                            Discover                       \n                         <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__feturedWrapper\">\n            <a aria-label=\"Stay in Sm\u00e5land in the winter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/stay-in-smaland-in-the-winter\/\"class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stufvenas-Gastgifveri-Vinter-10-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n                <h2 class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Stay in Sm\u00e5land in the winter                <\/h2>\n                <p class=\"featuredTwoColumns featuredTwoColumns__description\">\n                    Stay in Sm\u00e5land and on \u00d6land in the winter. 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