Nordic Coffee Culture

Two years after setting up his first cafe, the very popular La Torrefazione, Jens Hampf opened his second cafe Fratello Torrefazione in the newly renovated Kluuvi shopping centre in central Helsinki. The concept is similar: great coffee, Italian-inspired lunch, sandwiches, pastries, wine and beer. More »

What originally started as a lighthearted contest between the barista teams of Denmark and Norway, has since 2003 gradually grown into one of the most forward thinking workshops in the world of coffee. More »

As the days get shorter, the nights longer and everything colder, coffee starts to seem even more appealing, doesn’t it? To lighten the day of everyone up here on the cold end of Europe, Wilfa is giving the people of the Nordic countries the chance to win 5 of its manual coffee brewer, the Svart Manuell! [This contest is over, as of the 25th of November] More »

Recently, 65 coffee roasters from around the world gathered in a vaulted loft above the Johan & Nyström roastery, just outside of Stockholm. They were there to discuss topics ranging from agronomy to direct trade and Nordic roasting philosophies. The Nordic Roaster Forum is an annual event that began last year in Göteborg as a roaster specific extension of the larger Nordic Barista Cup event, which took place earlier this year in Copenhagen. More »

Since starting up in mid-2011, Djäkne coffee bar, a self-professed “entrepreneurs café”, has been busy serving the people of Malmö great coffee from all around the Nordic countries. It has become a fantastic place to explore coffees. More »

On Wednesday October 24th, Oslo saw its second TEDx event. TEDx, small, self-organised versions of the large international TED conference, are events devoted to ideas that are worth spreading. This years’ theme was Corporate Rebels. Together with Food Studio, a Norwegian company that puts on fascinating culinary events and dinners, Tim Wendelboe and Wilfa were responsible for the coffee at the event. More »