Think Santa is a nice guy? Think again...

In the depths of Lapland’s Korvatunturi Mountains (in Finland), 486 metres deep, lies the closest guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up.

"You better watch out, you better not cry, better not shout, I’m telling you why…" Based on the award winning shorts of director Jalmari Helander that have already acquired a cult reputation in the internet, Santa Claus is coming to town in a never-before-seen Christmas fantasy thriller.

"...He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good…". This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus... 
In cinemas from 3rd December across the UK. but here is a sneak preview for you:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We all have friends from different countries. And I get asked how you say Merry Christmas in Swedish a lot as some of you send your Swedish friends x-mas cards and presents. So, I thought I would share with you how you say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in lots of languages:  Svenska: ”God jul och gott nytt år”  Danska: ”Glædelig jul og e Godt Nyt år” Finska: ”Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua - Onnellista uutta vuotta” Isländska: ”Gleðileg Jól og Farsælt Komandi ár" Norska: ”God jul og Godt Nytt år”

Engelska: ”Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” Franska: ”Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année” Grekiska: ”Kala Christougenna Ki'eftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos” Holländska: ”Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar” Italienska: ”Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo” Spanska: ”Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo” Tyska: ”Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr” Estniska: ”Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi ja Head uut aastat” Lettiska: ”Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu” Litauiska: ”Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu ir laimingu Nauju metu” Polska: ”Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku” Portugisiska: ”Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo” Ryska: ”Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom” Bulgariska: ”Chestita Koleda i Shtastliva Nova Godina" Hebreiska: ”Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shanah Tova”  Japanska: "Shinnen Omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto"  Kinesiska: ”Kung His Hsin Nien bing. Chu Shen Tan”

Danish Christmas Bazaar

Danish YMCA (Dansk KFUK) will host their annual Christmas Bazaar on November 27th and 28th. This is a must for all Danes in London. There will be julebryg, æbleskiver, kalenderlys, dekorationer and everything else you need for a Danish Christmas. This years Christmas Bazaar will take place on: 

Saturday 27th November from 12:00 - 17:00
Sunday 28th November from 12:00 - 16:00 
Admission: £1 
Address: 43 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, London NW3 5TF 
Nearest tubes: Hampstead (Northern Line) or Finchley Road (Jubilee and Metropolitan Line) 

Parking: Free car parking on Maresfield Gardens and surrounding streets on Saturday after 13.30 and all day Sunday. 

Please feel free to also bring your family and friends for this great Danish Christmas Extravaganza. 

Glædelig jul!

Gingerbread house season

The x-mas season is upon us and a traditional part of this in Scandinavia is to build and decorate your own gingerbread houses. Most tend to look a bit like the one on the left... 

...but some people goes to the extremes with this (or simply just don't understand the concept) - like the Americans (surprise, surprise) who have built the biggest gingerbread house in the world (see picture on the right). 


The Norwegians also has gone a bit far by building a whole city of gingerbread houses (see picture on the left). It's called "Pepperkakebyn" and is situated in Begen. 


If you want to join in the fun of building one, then Scandinavian Kitchen have gingerbread house kits from "Anna's" in Sweden for only £4.95.  All you need is to make some "glue" out of icing sugar and you're good to go. Add Smarties, M&Ms, more icing, candy canes, dancing penguins etc. etc. as decorations. 

Tower Bridge 

Viking Party People's X-mas Parties 2010

Ho, ho, ho! Christmas will come a little bit earlier this year as this will be the best x-mas party ever! I can't think of a single reasons why you wouldn't want to join this party! This year we truly have saved the best for last! 

As it will be sooooo good we will be celebrating it three times at Avalon in bustling Shoreditch on Friday the 3rd, 10th and 17th December. Doors open at 19:00 and will close at 02:30. And what a line-up of fantastic and fun things we have for you: 

* A winter courtyard complete with a snow machine! 
* Jacuzzis - free to use and we even have free towels and swimsuits/bikinis you can borrow if you don't want to get your clothes wet
* Great DJs - provided by the famous Hed Kandi
* Live saxophone and percussion players
* Dancers
* Special Swedish cocktails
* The launch of Karlsson's Gold (a tasty new Swedish Vodka)
* Swedish food stalls (offering treats like meetballs and reindeer)
* A Kopparberg cider bar
* ...and if that wasn't enough, we will also give you TWO FREE DRINKS or FREE SNACKS ! ! !

We are hosting this year's x-mas party together with Okänd which is Sweden's largest club scene. And with the evening also kindly sponsored by Kopparberg, Scandinavian Kitchen, Karlsson's Gold Vodka, View London and Sincura we got everything to ensure this will be a night to remember!

ONLY FIVE SQUID
Yes, you will get entry plus 2 free drinks or snacks for only £5 - as long as you mention Viking Party People to the doorman. There is no need to book any tickets in advance. But please note that if you forget to mention us, then you will have to pay £10 and you will not get any drinks/snack vouchers.

So, please put it in your calendar, invite all your friends and I will see you on the 3rd, 10th and/or 17th December!

/ Joakim Nilsson, Party General, Viking Party People 

The Swedish Church's Christmas Fair

If you aren't flying back to Sweden this Christmas but still want to celebrate the holidays with all the right trimmings and decorations, then the Swedish Church's Christmas Fair is the place to go to. Entry is only £1 and children gets in for free. The fair is open to everyone and all the staff speaks English. 

STALLS:
Decorations for the Christmas tree, home and table, beautiful glass artifacts from the Swedish glass works, masses of candles and candle sticks, the famous straw goats, chocolates, candy and Swedish “godis”, Swedish books and calendars and greeting cards, toys by the ton, traditional Swedish textiles, tablecloths and linens and lots of ideas for your Christmas gifts.

FOOD STALLS: 

Fine-foods from all over Sweden and Swedish Lapland, including smoked reindeer and moose, gravid lax (marinated salmon), löjrom - the exclusive, deep reddish-gold caviar (vendace roe) and the pink fleshed Swedish Arctic char (a tasty member of the trout family), plus cloudberries, lingonberries, cheeses, cured hams and a selection of Swedish crisp-breads, biscuits and cakes.

PRIZES: 

• There's a traditional “Fiskdamm”, a lucky-dip the little ones adore 
• Tombola with a huge number of excellent prizes 
• Massive raffle with luxury prizes, holidays and travel vouchers 

FESTIVE TABLE: 
There’s so much to keep you interested you’ll need a snack and some festive cheer to keep you going, so in addition to a mulled wine stall selling traditional hot Swedish Glögg, there are kiosks selling hot-dogs or yellow-pea-soup with warm Punsch, and in the Church a large café serving freshly made Swedish open sandwiches (including our famous prawn sandwiches and meatballs,) and Swedish Princess cake, coffees, teas, buns and cakes.