Today is officially the day when you’re supposed to eat semla in Sweden! It’s called Fettisdagen. I’ve been invited to some friends for for fika and some freshly baked semlas. Delicious!

How to say "Happy Valentine's Day" in Swedish?

What do you say on Valentine’s Day in Sweden? Many of you have asked this question.

In Sweden Valentine’s Day is called Alla hjärtans dag, which translates into All Hearts’ Day. So we can say “grattis på alla hjärtans dag”, meaning “happy Valentine’s Day”. If you have a Swedish loved one and want to say this, it’s pronounced like this: grattis paw ah-lah yare-tense dawg (the “gra”-part of “grattis” sounds like in “grass”, not as in “grate”).

And here you can find out how to say I love you in Swedish.