Jokkmokk Winter market
1-5/2, 2023
Foraging wild herbs and berries of Swedish Lapland
Culinary adventures learning about traditional food and medicine
A taste of the good life
Experience Jokkmokk and the Arctic with all your senses by taking part of Essense of Lapland’s taste shows, guided flavor tours and treasure hunts.
All served in a personal, informative and tasty way of culture and culinary guide and forager Eva Gunnare.
Flavor walks on the wild side
Guided nature and culture walks all year filled with green flavors foraged in the wild.
In Jokkmokk a home visit is always included.
Flavor walks
Come along all year long on a tour with foraged herbs and berries. I bring my basket filled with tasty bits for the outdoor nature walk. For the private tours an indoor activity is added in my kitchen where I have set the table with more homemade treats.
The 1,5 - 2,5 hour tour is filled with knowledge I want to share from my own discoveries about Swedish Laplands wonderful nature and culture.
Min 2p - max 8p
Treasure hunt in a foragers home
Once in a while I invite you in to my home in Jokkmokk. In almost every corner of my small house I keep dried herbs, frozen berries, fish and meat, homemade cookies and herbal teas as well as lots of books and locally crafted treasures.
I will share my passion for tastes and fragrances as well as the very special Sami culture I am surrounded by.
Talks & Taste Shows
Taste shows are
Essense of Laplands
signature activity for groups
A show filled with stories, songs, pictures and unique taste bites with lots of wild flavors.
Come close to Laplands nature and culture on a personal, informative and entertaining way.
The essence of Lapland for me
Who am I, Eva, and why do I spell my company name "wrong"?
For more than thirty years I have been living in Jokkmokk, at the heart of Swedish Lapland almost exactly on the Arctic Circle.
As a young woman, I came from the capital Stockholm to the mountains and immediately fell in love with the spectacular wilderness, the warm and easygoing people and the culture, which was so different from everything I had experienced before.
I have lived, studied, worked and loved every minute of my life in Lapland and as the mother of my Sami son I have moved closer to the Sami culture.
I have been working with the Laponia World Heritage for many years and travelled around the area extensively but my passion and current work since 10 years is local food and especially wild herbs and berries!
The seasons change very quickly in Swedish Lapland and meeting exciting people and discovering new adventures creates wonderful memories in my everyday life.
I love to share these experiences in a personal, informative way that will stimulate all your senses. That's why I spell my company name EsSense of Lapland.
Videos and Articles
Imperial Bulldog
An article in Italian from the talented constructive journalist Martina Fragale, whom I had a wonderful time with in late
August 2020
Gabriela auf Reisen blog
Gabriela and her husband came to Jokkmokk to visit me and Anna Kuhmunen one midwinter day in January. A short, but very happy meeting!
Blog from Fork & Path
The lovely couple from Fork & Path came to visit me. They have a unique business idea to get deep into a country's food and then serve it in their restaurant in USA.
Article Travel Awaits
An article in Travel Awaits by Food and travel reporter Vanessa Chiasson. From a dinner experience with me in Jokkmokk 2018.
Swedish Article
One of many articles from regional newspapers. This one is from Norrbottenkuriren.
Le Figaro
A travel article from Le Figaro. Mainly about the fabulous Artic Bath in Harads, but where activities in Jokkmokk is highlighted, my taste tour as well!
Blog from theBohoChica
A beautiful review of a taste tour and lunch from this lovely travel and food writer Natasha! She has captured a lot of what I whish to convey to my guests.
WorldWide Podcast
I was interviewed by Miles Irving in this podcast. You can tell I am nervous being recorded while speaking English... But my love for wild herbs will come through!
The Daily Meal
"In Swedish Lapland: a Passionate Forager Celebrates the Region and Its People"
An article by Helen Sotoriou in The Daily Meal
Magazine Unique
An article in French, German and Italian from Magazine Unique. With some recepies!
National Geographic
An article from National Geographic UK where the dinner activity "Njálgge" with me and Helena Länta is in focus!
Article: the Telegraph
An article about food adventure in Swedish Lapland. my Njálgge-dinner as well as Ice hotel, Aurora Sky station, Kukkulaforsen, Sápmi Nature Camp.. All the best!
Frontiers Magazine
In September 2019 I was intvited to Scotland to have several talks about foraging. I am so happy they wanted me to be interviewed for this!
Blog: "Lobster and Swan
A wonderful British couple with their lifestyle blog Lobster and Swan came to Jokkmokk and me in wintertime.
