FIKA B'LORE Journal

What is Lagom? The Law of the Room, a Complete Guide
What is Lagom? The Law of the Room, a Complete Guide
Lagom is the Swedish word for the right amount, set by the group, not the individual. The shared thermostat. The law of the room, from a Swedish bakery in Bangalore. Read more...
Iced Fika: Swedish Summer Drinks Meet Bangalore Heat
Iced Fika: Swedish Summer Drinks Meet Bangalore Heat
From a hangover espresso tonic in Sweden to Bangalore's cold brew boom, discover how Swedish summer drinks and Indian cooling traditions meet in iced fika. Read more...
Fika Meets Filter Kaapi: Two Coffee Cultures, One City
Fika Meets Filter Kaapi: Two Coffee Cultures, One City
From a Sufi saint smuggling beans to Karnataka's hills to Sweden's five coffee bans, two obsessive coffee cultures collide in Bangalore. Read more...
The Mazarin: How a Dying Cardinal Gave His Name to Sweden’s Most Underrated Pastry
The Mazarin: How a Dying Cardinal Gave His Name to Sweden’s Most Underrated Pastry
A dying cardinal, 18 legendary diamonds, and a 400-year-old almond tart. How Italy’s most powerful man gave his name to Sweden’s most humble pastry. Read more...
Lagom: The Swedish Philosophy Inside Every Bun
Lagom: The Swedish Philosophy Inside Every Bun
Sweden has a word for “just right” — and it shaped everything from their cookies to their workday. Discover lagom and how it lives inside every FIKA B’LORE bun. Read more...
The Semla: The Swedish Bun That Killed a King (and Sold 600 in Bangalore)
The Semla: The Swedish Bun That Killed a King (and Sold 600 in Bangalore)
A Swedish king died after 14 semlor. A poet called it regicide. 250 years later, FIKA B'LORE sold 600 in Bangalore. The strange, delicious history of the semla. Read more...
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5 Reasons Your Bangalore Office Needs a Fika Break
In early 2026, the Deccan Herald reported a 35% rise in burnout cases among Bangalore's working professionals compared to five years ago. Most affected: tech and startup employees aged 24-38,... Read more...
Cardamom: How a Spice From Karnataka's Hills Became the Soul of Swedish Baking
Cardamom: How a Spice From Karnataka's Hills Became the Soul of Swedish Baking
Somewhere in the misty Western Ghats of Karnataka, maybe 200 kilometres from where you're sitting right now, cardamom grows wild in the shade of towering trees, nourished by monsoon rains... Read more...
Kanelbullens Dag: Why Sweden Dedicates an Entire Day to Cinnamon Buns
Kanelbullens Dag: Why Sweden Dedicates an Entire Day to Cinnamon Buns
On October 4th, 2019, Sweden, a country of roughly 10.4 million people, consumed over 10 million cinnamon buns. Seven million were sold by bakeries and cafés. Another three to four... Read more...
Swedish Cinnamon Buns vs American Cinnamon Rolls: What's the Real Difference?
Swedish Cinnamon Buns vs American Cinnamon Rolls: What's the Real Difference?
In 1985, a father-and-son team in Seattle set out to build the world's greatest cinnamon roll. They hired a baker named Jerilyn Brusseau, tested 200 variations, and landed on a... Read more...
The Fika Principle. A round table seen from above, five place settings, one shared portion at the centre in accent red, and two clock hands laid flat across the table at ten and three.
What is Fika? The Second Chair, a Complete Guide
Sweden built a twice-daily social contract and mistook it for a wellness philosophy. The Fika Principle, fully explained for the first time. Read more...