Midsommar Bakery in Newcastle's Grainger Market (Image: Midsommar Bakery)

A Scandinavian-style bakery and cafe is set to open in Newcastle’s historic Grainger Market within days, bringing Swedish traditions to the city for the first time. And its first customers will be able to sample some of its top treats for free!

Baker and musician Nathalie Stern, who was born and raised in Västerås, Sweden, and her partner Ben Dickenson, a Newcastle native and creative entrepreneur, have been selling Swedish treats, rooted in Nordic flavours, at pop-up markets for some time. Their bakery side hustle has proven so successful that they are now poised to launch a permanent base – Midsommar Bakery – where the couple aim to introduce fika to the North East, saying it is "the cherished Swedish ritua

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