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Monday 10am - 5:30pm Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm Thursday 10am - 5:30pm Friday 10am - 5:30pm Saturday 10am - 5:30pm Sunday 10am - 5:30pm

Scandinavian Specialties

Name: Scandinavian Specialties
Address: 6719 15th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, US
Telephone: +12067847020
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.9

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Scandinavian Specialties was founded in 1962 as the Norwegian Sausage Company by Mr. Mr. Sagland was a trained butcher from Norway.
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Sagland with the goal of bringing its customers the finest quality Scandinavian Foods. They operated out of a very small space in Seattle’s Ballard area. Equipment was brought over from Norway to make all the sausages, etc. Sagland retired in 1980 and the store was purchased by Ruby and Herb Anderson who continued to make the highest quality Scandinavian foods available to the Scandinavian communi

ty in Seattle. The Andersons expanded the the product line and added the mail order business which opened up the company's line of Scandinavian Foods and Imports to the entire USA. In September 2000 the Andersons retired and the store was purchased by Anne-Lise Berger and Ozzie Kvithammer. They already owned a business that imported food and other products from Scandinavia. This company was known as ScanSelect, Inc., and adding a good quality Scandinavian food retail store was the next logical step. The current owners felt it was time to expand the store and moved to a larger location close by. A small café was also added and now Scandinavian open faced sandwiches and yellow pea soup are served 6 days a week. We offer a full selection of Scandinavian imported foods and in our store you can buy all the homemade goodies as well. The gift items have grown to include Scandinavian Sweaters, Jewelry, Books, Home Décor, and many souvenir type items, and lots of Ole and Lena fun items. Anne-Lise and Ozzie are very anxious to keep Scandinavian traditions alive in the US and have already added many new products to the list of hundreds of products.

06/06/2026

Glad nationaldag för Sverige! 🇸🇪

It’s Sweden’s National Day! We have the perfect Swedish Fish to celebrate the day! 🐟

06/03/2026

Happy Pride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

05/27/2026

The sun is shining- which means it’s time to get outside! And we have the perfect way to spend these sunny days with our totes! Fill them up with your favorite goodies and enjoy that sunshine! ☀️

05/23/2026

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! ❤️🤍💙

We will be taking a long weekend, and will be closed on Monday- but we will be back to normal hours the following day.

05/22/2026

Potato Lefse is a traditional Norwegian food. It’s a soft, thin, potato-based flatbread, cooked on a griddle. It’s a two day process that requires some patience. The wonderful thing about potato lefse is the way to enjoy it- you can have it sweet or savory, there’s no wrong way to indulge!

We get our delicious potato lefse from . Located in West Fargo, North Dakota. They are the largest and oldest lefse bakery in the U.S. and they are always handmade and hand rolled. So you can taste that delicious homemade recipe.

Pictured we have some rolled up lefse in 5 different ways-
-with Gjetost (Norwegian brown cheese)
-with butter, sugar and cinnamon
-with butter and lingonberry jam
-with Snofrisk, smoked salmon and cucumber
-with Pølse (Norwegian hot dog)- enjoy with mustard!

How do YOU like to enjoy your potato lefse?

05/17/2026

Gratulerer med Syttende Mai! 🇳🇴

Hipp Hipp Hurra Norge! 👏🏻

Wishing you all a wonderful day! The sun is shining just right for one of Ballard’s biggest events! We are open until 5:30! Grab your gear before the parade- and some delicious Norwegian goodies. ❤️🤍💙

05/14/2026

🎉🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴Hipp, Hipp, Hurra! 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🎉

We are stocked up with your favorite Norwegian staples to celebrate Syttende Mai! Stop in and stock up before the weekend!

05/05/2026

🌷Mother’s Day is fast approaching- and we’ve got all the things you need to help Mom kick up her feet, feel the love and enjoy celebrating the women we love in our lives who do so much work. 🫶🏻

Some words of wisdom from Moominmama;
“Isn’t it fun when one’s friends get exactly what suits them?”
-Moominsummer Madness

05/01/2026

Today is Vappu- Finland’s biggest party! It combines student traditions, worker celebrations as well as welcoming spring! Traditionally, the special treats for Vappu include Sima (a sweet fermented lemon drink), Funnel cake and Munkki (donuts).

Hyvää Vappua!

How will you be spending Vappu? 🎈☀️🌷

04/25/2026

It’s a beautiful sunny day and all we want to do is grab some delicious Moomin treats from and enjoy the view from the clouds. 🌤️🥰

Address

6719 15th Avenue NW
Seattle, WA
98117

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 5:30pm
Thursday	10am - 5:30pm
Friday	10am - 5:30pm
Saturday	10am - 5:30pm
Sunday	10am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+12067847020

Website

http://www.scanspecialties.com/

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