Yes — you can buy genuine Swedish candy online in the USA. The main options are American stores specializing in Scandinavian sweets, larger online marketplaces, or Swedish stores that ship directly to the United States.
If you are looking for more than the handful of Swedish gummies that have become popular on social media, it helps to shop somewhere that carries the wider Swedish candy tradition: foam candy, sour sweets, chocolate, mixed candy bags, traditional hard candy and, of course, salty licorice.
At Swedish Cravings, you can browse our full Swedish Candy collection and order Swedish favorites for delivery to the USA.
Where Can You Buy Swedish Candy Online in the USA?
There are three practical ways to buy Swedish candy online when you live in the United States.
1. Buy from a US-based Swedish or Scandinavian specialty store.
These shops can be convenient because the candy is already in the United States. Domestic delivery can be faster, although the range may be smaller depending on the retailer.
2. Buy through a large online marketplace.
Popular Swedish brands sometimes appear on major marketplaces. This can be useful when you are looking for one specific item, but selection, freshness, pack sizes and sellers can vary considerably.
3. Order from a Swedish store that ships internationally.
This is often the most interesting option if you want to explore a broader range of the candy actually sold in Sweden. Swedish Cravings ships Swedish products internationally and offers individual sweets as well as curated candy boxes for customers who want an easier place to start.
What Should You Look for When Buying Swedish Candy Online?
“Swedish candy” can mean very different things from one shop to another. Some stores focus mainly on trendy pick-and-mix gummies, while a more traditional Swedish assortment includes several completely different types of sweets.
A good Swedish candy selection should give you the chance to try things such as:
- soft foam candy such as Ahlgrens Bilar
- fruit gummies and mixed candy bags
- sour Swedish candy
- milk chocolate and filled chocolate bars
- crispy wafer chocolate such as Kexchoklad
- salty licorice and salmiak
- traditional sweets such as Polkagris
This variety is a big part of what makes Swedish candy culture different. If you want to explore the full range rather than one viral style of candy, browse the complete Swedish Candy collection.
Why Is Swedish Candy So Popular in the USA?
Swedish candy has become much more visible in the United States, but Swedes have had a remarkably varied candy culture for generations.
One reason it feels different is the contrast. A Swedish candy bag might contain sweet foam cars, sour gummies, creamy chocolate, fruit candy and extremely salty licorice all at once. There is no expectation that everything should taste similar.
That variety is closely connected with lördagsgodis, or “Saturday candy” — the Swedish tradition of choosing a mixture of favorite sweets for the weekend.
If you want to understand the culture behind the flavors, read our guide Why Is Swedish Candy So Different?.
Which Swedish Candy Should You Try First?
If you are buying Swedish candy for the first time, you do not need to start with dozens of products. A small selection covering several different styles tells you much more than ten bags of similar gummies.
Ahlgrens Bilar is an excellent starting point. The little pink, white and green foam cars are one of Sweden's most recognizable sweets and have a soft, chewy texture unlike a typical gummy.
Polly adds another side of Swedish candy: chewy centers covered in chocolate.
Gott & Blandat represents the Swedish love of mixed candy bags, with different shapes, flavors and textures together in one package.
Kexchoklad is one of Sweden's classic chocolate snacks, combining crisp wafers with milk chocolate, while Marabou Daim combines creamy chocolate with crunchy Daim caramel.
For sour-candy fans, S-Märke Supersurt shows that Swedish sweets are not always gentle.
And if you really want the Scandinavian experience, try Djungelvrål. Its intensely salty salmiak coating is often the candy that produces the strongest reaction from first-time tasters.
If you want to go beyond candy, 25 Swedish Snacks You Need to Try adds classic Swedish chips, chocolate, biscuits and fika snacks to the tasting list.
Swedish Candy Boxes for First-Time Buyers
If choosing individual products feels overwhelming, a mixed box is an easy way to taste several sides of Swedish candy in one order.
Our Swedish Candy Box – Small contains four very different Swedish favorites: Ahlgrens Bilar, Polly, Gott & Blandat and Djungelvrål. It is a compact introduction to foam candy, chocolate-covered sweets, mixed candy and salty licorice.
The Swedish Candy Box – Medium expands the tasting to eight products, adding Plopp, Kexchoklad, Marabou Daim and S-Märke Supersurt.
For the broadest tasting, the Swedish Candy Box – Large contains twelve Swedish favorites across candy, chocolate, sour sweets, traditional Polkagris and two different salty-licorice experiences.
The boxes are useful for tasting nights, gifts, care packages, sharing with family or simply creating your own version of Swedish lördagsgodis at home.
What About Swedish Salty Licorice?
Salty licorice deserves its own category because it is one of the biggest differences between Scandinavian and American candy culture.
Swedish salty licorice often uses salmiak, which creates a sharp salty character that can be surprising if your only experience of licorice is sweet black licorice. Products range from relatively approachable salty sweets to intensely coated licorice such as Djungelvrål.
If licorice is what you are really looking for, read our guide to where to buy Swedish salty licorice in the USA, or explore the dedicated Swedish & Nordic Licorice collection.
Can You Buy Swedish Chocolate Online in the USA?
Yes. Swedish candy culture is not only gummies and licorice. Chocolate is a major part of the Swedish sweet shelf as well.
Familiar Swedish favorites include Marabou chocolate, Daim, Plopp, Kexchoklad, Dubbel Nougat and chocolate-covered Polly. Some are smooth and creamy, some combine chocolate with caramel or nougat, and others add crisp wafers or chewy centers.
You can browse these separately in our Swedish Chocolate collection.
Does Swedish Candy Ship Well to the USA?
Most gummies, foam candy, hard sweets and licorice are well suited to normal parcel shipping. Chocolate requires a little more consideration because it is naturally sensitive to high temperatures.
If you are ordering chocolate during very hot weather, keep the destination climate and delivery conditions in mind. A chocolate bar sitting in direct summer heat behaves differently from a bag of gummies or hard candy.
Shipping prices and delivery times also depend on the weight of the order and the destination, so it is worth comparing the final shipping cost at checkout when deciding whether to order a few individual products or a larger mixed selection.
Is Swedish Pick-and-Mix Candy the Same as Swedish Candy?
Pick-and-mix, known in Sweden as lösgodis, is an important part of Swedish candy culture — but it is only one part.
Swedish supermarket candy aisles also include famous packaged products from brands such as Cloetta, Malaco and Marabou, along with licorice, chocolate bars, sour sweets and traditional confectionery.
So if you have discovered Swedish candy through colorful pick-and-mix gummies, there is still a much larger world to explore.
What Is Lördagsgodis?
Lördagsgodis literally means “Saturday candy.” For generations, Saturday has been strongly associated with candy in Swedish family life.
The fun is often in the mixture: chocolate beside sour candy, foam sweets beside gummies, and sweet candy beside salty licorice. It helps explain why Swedish candy assortments can feel so varied.
You do not have to wait until Saturday, of course, but building a mixed selection rather than choosing only one flavor is a very Swedish way to experience candy.
Where Can I Buy Swedish Candy Online in the USA?
You can buy Swedish candy from US-based Scandinavian retailers, large marketplaces, and Swedish stores offering international delivery. If you want to shop directly across a broad Swedish assortment, start with the Swedish Candy collection at Swedish Cravings.
Can Swedish Candy Be Shipped From Sweden to the USA?
Yes. Swedish stores that offer international shipping can send candy orders to customers in the United States. Available services, delivery times and costs depend on the parcel and destination, so check the shipping options shown for your order at checkout.
What Is the Best Swedish Candy for a Beginner?
Ahlgrens Bilar, Polly, Gott & Blandat and Kexchoklad are approachable places to start because they show several different Swedish textures and flavors. Add Djungelvrål if you also want to experience the famously intense Scandinavian salty-licorice side.
Looking for More Swedish Food Online?
If candy is only the beginning, Sweden has plenty more that is difficult to find in an ordinary American supermarket — from crispbread and coffee to Kalles Kaviar, baking ingredients and Swedish pantry favorites.
Our broader guide, Where Can You Buy Swedish Food Online Worldwide?, explains the options for finding Swedish products when you live outside Sweden.
Ready to Try Swedish Candy?
Whether you are a Swede living in the United States and missing familiar favorites, buying a Swedish gift, or discovering Swedish sweets for the first time, there is much more to explore than a single type of gummy.
Start with the full Swedish Candy collection, or choose one of our Small, Medium or Large Swedish Candy Boxes if you would rather begin with a ready-made tasting selection.
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