Scandinavia

The Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton has been involved in all 36 years that the Edmonton Heritage Festival Association has been in existence. Throughout the years we have won numerous awards for our Food, Culture and Entertainment.
The Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton consists of people whose heritage is from Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
During Heritage Festival we have various cultural displays, food samples and dance performances from each of these countries.
Though we enter as one group, each of the five countries celebrate and honour their own heritage, language and many cultural traits brought to Canada by all of our forefathers through food, music and culture. This year our theme is Christmas in Scandinavia which showcases Christmas in each of these countries. You will notice that our decorations are similar but just a little different for each country.
Each Scandinavian country has its own lodge, various celebrations and dinners but we come together at Heritage Festival as one. Non Scandinavians are welcome to these lodge events.

Menu

  • 5 – Meatballs & Red Cabbage – Swedish meatballs, Danish red cabbage & rye bread
  • 4 – Karjalan Piirakka – Finnish Rice filled rye bread with white flour pastry with brushed egg butter
  • 3 – Rullupylsa – open faced sandwhich of spiced lamb on bread
  • 1 – Lefse – Norwegian potato & flour crepe with butter, sugar & cinnamon
  • 5 – Lefse Dog – Quality European wiener wrapped in Norwegian Lefse
  • 3 – Danish – Danish pastry made with almond paste
  • 4 – Riskrem – Creamy rice pudding with raspberry sauce
  • 1 – Vinarterta – Icelandic prune cake
  • 1 – Asterbollur – Icelandic drop donut with currents
  • 1 – Pepparkaka – Swedish Ginger Cookie
  • 1 – Coodsball – Swedish marshmallow rolled in coconut, skim milk and cocoa
  • 1 – Krusball – Swedish marshmallow rolled in egg white, coconut, palm oil, skim milk and cocoa
  • 2 – Coffee
  • 3 – Pop or Water