Swedish National Day menu

National Day menu
National Day sandwich table

The Swedish National Day celebration requires a proper Swedish menu. With so many rich and classic food traditions in Sweden, that’s not a problem! Here is a complete menu that makes use of our traditions and our most famous (and summery) dishes. Of course, we use the most classic form of all: the smorgasbord.

Swedish National Day menu: A smorgasbord with four tours.

First tour: S.O.S.

Crisp bread

Loaf

Västerbotten cheese

Old man’s mess

Matjes herring

Mustard herring

Boiled potatoes

Chopped egg

Red onion

Browned butter

Sour cream

Second tour: Swedish toasts

Skagentoast

Kalix bleak roe toast

Third tour: cold cut and hot

Roast beef

Creamy potato salad

Grilled sausage

Grilled flank steak

Meatballs

Fourth tour: Dessert

Crunchy rhubarb pie

Blueberry pie