The Swedish Christmas table (julbord): classic dishes and what to serve

The julbord is the Swedish Christmas buffet: a long table of cold and warm dishes, eaten in rounds, starting with the fish.

The seafood round

• Pickled herring in several flavours, served with boiled potatoes, chives and sour cream. See our herring guide.
• Gravlax with hovmästarsås, the sweet dill-mustard sauce. Read what gravlax is.
• Smoked salmon and smoked mackerel.
• Skagenröra on toast or crisp bread.

Warm and traditional dishes

• Janssons frestelse: a gratin of potato, onion and spiced sprats (ansjovis) in cream.
• Lutfisk: the dried and soaked white fish, an old Christmas tradition in Sweden.

Plan ahead

Orders placed by Monday 22:00 are delivered on Friday or can be picked up. For seasonal availability and Christmas order dates, check the shop and our newsletter.

Browse our Swedish herring, smoked fish and delicacies.