FIKA

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FIKA	Freethinkers Initiative Kenya
FIKA	Functional Information and Knowledge Acquisition

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New York-based PathSpot is backed by Fika Ventures, Walden Venture Capital, and other leading investors.

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The wide-ranging menu at UME Fika & Bar includes everything from Swedish meatballs and hamburgers to shrimp sandwiches, vegan dishes and 'raw fika' - a range of lactose and gluten-free treats - as well as craft beers, organic wines, espresso and healthy smoothies.

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Perhaps it won't come as a surprise if the next Fika would feature a fusion of Filipino-inspired food.

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Its team shared an image of the board on its Instagram feed with its followers have been quick to praise Fika for its funny message.

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The Swedes have a wonderful concept known as Fika, which is a scheduled break in the day, work or home, to allow the consumption of coffee and cakes or buns and have a chat.

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Head there for 'fika', the Swedish equivalent of elevenses, which generally means pastries, cake and a jolly nice chat (everything's brought in from the Faviken bakery, so it wouldn't technically be wrong to say you ate Faviken food).

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Ann Jangsell said that Swedish community is very much integrated with one another, meeting regularly on monthly basis at morning or afternoon FIKA, a tradition of chatting over a cup of coffee joined by both women and men, whoever is free to walk in during their tea/coffee break.

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Fika pastries at the Krus pop-up, left, and above are chocolates at Are Chokladfabrik

Swede DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS... Mix a hearty dollop of Sami heritage with a glug of Scandi perfectionism and what do you have? Wilderness adventure with extra bite, says Abi Jackson

The hipsters have Kalamaja - a former working class suburb that's been transformed with craft beer bars, fika cafes and art galleries.

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These are considered food for 'fika,' the Swedish tradition of taking a break and catching up over coffee without talking about work-pretty much like having a relaxing merienda.

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Most notably, the hipsters have Kalamaja - a former working-class suburb that's been transformed with craft beer bars, fika cafes and art galleries.

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And each Thursday afternoon, all employees come together for a company meeting called "Fika," which translates as "coffee and cake break" in Swedish.