Nordic Coffee Culture

Throughout the month of April, Nordic Coffee Culture will be holding a number of “Kaffeprat” events ([a] coffee chat) throughout Norway. It will be an hour-long delve into how Norwegians relate to coffee; how it made its way to Norway and more importantly, how it managed to make itself a vital part of the Norwegian culture in a very short time. We’ll look at how coffee was thought of and how it was prepared through the years, and try to understand how a small country managed to become a world leader. More »

One of the recent trends in coffee is that some of the smaller specialised coffee roasters around the world and in the Nordic Countries are starting to treat coffee as a seasonal product. For many of you this may be a bit frustrating as a lot of your favourite coffees might be unavailable from your local roaster for long periods of the year. More »

At the start of 2013, Joar and Magnus, the accomplished coffee roasters behind Oslo micro roastery Supreme Roastworks finally opened the doors of their own coffee shop, right in Oslo’s Grünerløkka. More »

If you’re in Tromsø this Monday, Nordic Coffee Culture is kicking off a round of talks on Norwegian coffee history and culture (“Kaffeprat”) at Kaffebønna, Strandtorget 1 (map). More »

Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo — Helsinki Coffee Roastery, as it translates from Finnish, has a very unique atmosphere. The old garage space hosting both the roastery and cafe has an unrefined, almost raw character. It’s filled with old, second-hand furniture, equipment and details yet everything is effortlessly blending with the new shiny machinery. More »

We’ve seen a wide variety of your coffee mugs throughout this contest, and are proud to announce the five winners of our contest, who will each receive a Wilfa Svart Manuell and 750 grams of excellent coffee. More »