Ice Cream Season is Year-Round in Sweden!

Ice cream in Swedish is called "Glass" and it is eaten all year round. It doesn't matter if there's snow on the ground or not, Swedish kids are eating it ;) It takes longer to melt when it's freezing outdoors.

There are a few different options when you have an ice cream craving. There are of course ice cream bars at the grocery stores or convenience stores like 7Eleven in Sweden. 

But there are also ice cream stands all around the city and at the parks. There's ice cream at the cafes and there is even an ice cream truck that goes around to different neighbourhoods in the evening time.. it was a rainy day yesterday, and we still heard the ice cream song.

There are surprisingly a few Vegan Ice Cream bars around too, like the the Solero Mango ice cream bar. Really tasty!

The majority of ice cream options are of course, Non-Vegan. Here are a few that we have tried recently.

• Olaf, the snowman character from Frozen has his own Ice Cream!

Olaf ice cream! 

"He's getting smaller, and smaller and he's gone..."

• Vanilla ice cream with Chocolate Linser

There's King brand ice cream that is a push-up ice cream with Linser 

(similar to Smarties but mini) you can eat at the end.

• Ice Cream Scoops or "Kula", add toppings if so desired.

There's ice cream scoops you can have in a cup or cone and even add toppings. Here's a Strawberry ice cream topped with Candy Cane or "Polka" flavored sprinkles.

• Mjukglass or Soft serve Ice cream in a cup!

There's also Mjukglass, which is essentially soft serve ice cream, similar to what's at Mcdonald's. You can often serve yourself and top it with Chocolate or Strawberry sauce.

• Gelato or ice cream scoops!

Small box ice cream from Grocery store.

Gelato is available at a few different places around the city. 

The photo above is from Björngårdsvillan (Café Björngårdsvillan) in Slottsskogen city park.
*Update, they are now selling Gelato from a Gelato stand at the stairs before you go up to the cafe! There are many more different flavors available including more Vegan options :)

Don't forget your snacks! If you're in Gothenburg or Stockholm or plan to visit in the future (Post-Pandemic), you will have many choices for a delicious ice cream. 

Here are a few places offering Gelato around the city:

Note: At least one Vegan flavor was available at all of the places listed below!

(Linnegatan area)

Råda Gelato
Landsvägsgatan 38, Gothenburg, Sweden

They change flavors so you can be sure to try something unique here

Check out their Facebook for more info

Next Level Gelato & Juice Bar

Linnégatan 40, 413 08 Gothenburg, Sweden

They also offer juices, ginger shots in addition to Gelato.

Check out their website

(In City Centre)

Gelaterian Göteborg
Grönsakstorget 1, 411 17 Göteborg, Sweden

Many different flavors to choose from and nice outdoor seating area
Check out their menu on their website 

Gelateria Positano

Kungsportsavenyen 22, 411 36 Göteborg, Sweden

There are several locations of this Gelato place.

Note: At one point the servers wore masks and shields but we visited this place again a couple weeks ago and they weren't wearing anything.

They've expanded their outdoor seating at the Avenyn location since the Spring weather has arrived.

Check out what else they have to offer on their website

In Stockholm, there are many ice cream options too!

Omnomnomn Chocolaterie

Hammarby allé 50, 120 61 Stockholm

Snö Gelato

Mjölnarvägen 26, 131 31 Nacka

Kenny's Gelato

Marcusplatsen, 131 54 Nacka

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