This Sunday is the first of Advent – the kick-off for the Swedish Christmas season! Here’s what you need to get ready for Christmas in Sweden 🇸🇪👇   💛 Soft saffron buns: A must-eat during the Swedish Christmas season – sweet wheat pastries flavoured with saffron. 🍾 Unusual wine – glögg: Spiced wine, which is drunk warm and often with raisins and almonds. There are also non-alcoholic versions. ☕ Glögg cups: To avoid glugging, glögg is best drunk from customised small glass cups. 🍪 Crunchy gingerbread biscuits: Christmas staple food. 🔥 Firewood: A log fire brings extra warmth. 🌟 Star 1: A small reflector, preferably attached to your coat or jacket so that cars can see you (and people can find each other after 15:00 😄). 🌟 Star 2: A paper star with an electric light inside, used to decorate windows and boost the Christmas mood. ⛸️ Means of transport: Ice skating to work, anyone? 😉 (Admittedly not a common way to commute.) ⛄ Handy: Warm hands, warm heart! Mittens help fight off th...