Luleå Culture and Cuisine
Luleå has a wide range of interesting cultural experiences including those traditions modern and old from the Swedish and Sami traditions.Cuisine is something Swedes excel at and cooking outdoors in the winter is but one of the things we specialise in.
Brandon Lodge Christmas Buffet
Brändön's Christmas table - our pride and joy!
Sparkling fires, candles, scents of mulled wine and homemade Christmas food. Talked! Book the best dates for the Christmas dinner now!
The right Christmas mood can be found in the hundred -year -old log timber walls with us in Brändön. Arrive at our archipelago lodge and be met by burning fires and candles gives you that right, peaceful atmosphere you associate with Christmas.
Indoors, the fires crack and sparkle in the fireplaces and candles spread a warm shimmer in the rooms. You recognize the familiar scents of mulled wine and traditional Christmas food, carefully cooked by our recognized knowledgeable staff.
An entire room filled with desserts and mixed goodies has been very much talked about in recent years!
That is why we do not hesitate to call our traditional Christmas table for "Brändön's pride"!
From November 25 to December 18.
The time you want and we can. Both lunch and dinner!
In the calendar on the right you can book your place.
Hang around with a local
Together with a local guide you will learn and try lovely activities. You learn how to make fire in the winter, chop fire woods, ice sculpturing, a snow shoe walk around the forest and make an outdoor lunch together over the open fire.
The tour includes:
Guide.
Fika and lunch.
All equipment for the activities and introduction with instructions.
A visit in our local shop.
Gammelstad Church Town - Winter Guided Tour
Follow us on a tour in Gammelstad Church town. Gammelstad Church Town is more than 400 years old. It's the best preserved church town in Sweden, and with 405 cottages spread out around the large church.
We will walk the old narrow streets between the old charming cottages and tell stories about the history of the village and its importance to the region. The church is located on top of the hill and if it's open for visitors, we will make a quick stop in there before we continue to the outdoor museum Hägnan.
This is truly a special place, and should not be missed. Your guide will meet you at the visitor centre in Gammelstad at the start of the tour.
Activity type: Day tour / activity
Duration: 2 hours
Booking in advance: Can be booked up till the evening before
Physical difficulty level: Very easy
Included: Guided tour, coffee/tea and cake.
Min: 2 persons
Sami Reindeer Experience
Starting at Brändön Lodge we will introduce you to a local Sami man, Jon-Anders who will give us an insight into his culture and way of life. We walk in to the reindeer enclosure and Jon-Anders explains more about the “year of the reindeer”, the eight seasons and how they work with the reindeer and nature in each of these. We then take a walk around with the reindeer and get to learn more about the Sami and their culture. On arrival to the tent we then sit down around the fire for a cup of tea and take in the atmosphere of the tent and continue the discussion with Jon-Anders. Lunch is included by the fire.
Activity type: Day tour / activity
Duration: 2 hours
Booking in advance: Can be booked up till the evening before
Physical difficulty level: Very easy
Included: Guided tour, coffee/tea and cake.
Min: 2 persons
Aurora Hideaway Dinner
A candle light dinner, somewhere out on the frozen arctic sea. This evening experience starts with a snowmobile sled transfer from your Lodge. On arrival at the Aurora Hideaway you will be introduced and offered a drink of your choice. Wine, beer or a warm drink. Your guide will then serve a hot steamy soup as your first dish. The stove in the Aurora Hideaway has a sparkling fire roaring and the candles and tealights creates a magic atmosphere. You now have a chance to go outside to look for the Northern Lights or just enjoy the absolute silence and the stars in the sky. The guide prepares the main course over the outdoor fire. A relaxed evening is finished off with dessert and tea/coffee before returning to your Lodge. The Aurora Hideaways are small “restaurants” that we move around in the archipelago with our snow cat. We choose the best places possible depending on wind, weather and ice conditions for each evening’s event. Snowshoes are brought on the tour so that you can go for a short walk while the guide prepare your meal.
Activity type: Day tour / activity
Duration: 3 hours
Booking in advance: Can be booked up till the evening before
Physical difficulty level: Very easy
Included: Guided tour, dinner in our pop up restaurant on the ice.
Min: 2 persons
