Christmas Decorations: Folk Christmas
Folk traditions are the heart of a Scandinavian Christmas. This collection honours the craftsmanship of timeless embroidered felt, hand-folded paper, and painted ceramic decorations that invoke folk traditions and celebrate the season, year after year.
Our picks for a Folk-inspired Christmas
Lovi Star Wall Decoration 48cm Cinnamon
This stunning birch plywood star makes a breathtaking statement on any wall. Lovi's clever flat-pack design means it arrives as interlocking pieces that assemble into a beautiful three-dimensional decoration, and when Christmas is over, it packs away just as easily. The warm cinnamon tone brings natural warmth to your space, but it's available in other colours - and sizes - too.
Broste Brass Saga Star Ornament
New from Broste Copenhagen, the Saga range brings a handmade folk sensibility to classic Christmas shapes while still having a contemporary edge. Embossed detailing, warm brass tones and a red ribbon give the Star, the Bird and the Candle a pared-back, gentle folk character, full of Nordic simplicity and nostalgic charm. They look great on a tree, but we're planning on using ours on parcels and table settings.
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Gry & Sif Hanging Felt Mushroom with Embroidery
Hand-stitched embroidery covers this wool felt mushroom in traditional folk patterns. Designed in Denmark but made in Nepal using fair-trade practices, each one celebrates the slow craft of needlework. The red and white colour scheme is classic Nordic Christmas, and the embroidery adds a layer of artisan detail you won't find in mass-produced decorations.
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Broste Stella Rosette Hanging Paper Decoration
These paper rosettes are a Scandinavian Christmas staple, hung in windows, from ceilings, or layered on walls. The pleated design creates beautiful dimension and shadow play, while the dark red and natural colour combination feels authentically Nordic. And there's nothing stopping you keeping them up all year round. Available (in limited numbers) in other sizes and colours to create your own folk-inspired display (this one is the Dark Red & Natural, Large).
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Pluto Hanging Folk Tree Decoration Gold
This metal ornament was one of our most popular last year - selling out well before Christmas - and so we had to bring it back again this year. The flat, cut-out design references the paper-cutting traditions of Scandinavian folk art and features traditional folk motifs: birds, hearts, and stylised trees. It's delicate yet striking, and the gold finish adds a festive shine while still honouring the handcrafted aesthetic.
Pluto Rotary Candle Holder Starling Gold
The rotary candle holder is something of a nostalgic Swedish tradition - the heat rising from a lit tealight causes the figures to rotate, in a gentle soothing movement which casts shifting light across the room. This Starling design from Pluto Sweden uses the same folk motif as appears in the hanging tree decoration above, and the Broste Saga bird decoration (and napkins, if you fancy going all-in).
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Kosta Boda Horse, 20cm
A folk icon, cast in crystal. The Dala horse, or dalahäst, has its origins in seventeenth-century Sweden, where artisans in the Dalarna region carved wooden horses for children. Since then it's become a much-loved symbol of Swedish heritage. Kosta Boda's take on the Dala renders it in solid crystal with a simple but sculptural form. It's indulgent for just a Christmas decoration, but we'd happily keep it out on display all year round.
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Bjørn Wiinblad Eva Christmas Decoration Red Chequered
Bjørn Wiinblad's whimsical ceramics capture Danish folk art's playful spirit. This decoration features Eva's instantly recognisable sharp-nosed, rosy-cheeked face, above a cone-shaped red and pink chequered body. Standing 7.5cm tall in glossy glazed porcelain, she hangs from a ribbon stamped with a gold Wiinblad design. It's folk art meets mid-century Danish design, at Christmas.
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Lovi Elf in Red, 16cm
The nisse (Christmas elf) is central to Scandinavian folk tradition. Finnish brand Lovi's birch plywood version is a Nordic Christmas tradition you can assemble yourself and treasure for years. The bright red colour and long hat are instantly recognisable, but we've also got him in green and grey, in different sizes (this is the 16cm version) and a girl elf, too.
Set the scene with scent:
Skandinavisk Stjärna (Star) 200g Gold Symbol Scented Candle
The Skandinavisk Stjärna scented candle is inspired by the stillness of a clear Nordic winter night. Notes of white birch, violet leaves, patchouli and mandarin create a fresh, calm fragrance. Perfect, we think, as a scented backdrop to a Scandinavian folk inspired Christmas.
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See more Christmas decorations:
- Natural Christmas For those who bring the outdoors indoors
- Traditional Christmas For those who honour the classics
- Joyful Christmas For those who celebrate with colour and character
Browse the full Christmas collection →
We originally published this on 3 November 2025, and updated it in September 2026.
