Massachusetts has a compact but serious Swedish candy scene. Most of it sits within an hour of Boston, and since July 2026 there is a dedicated shop out west in Northampton too. The throughline is founder-driven: a Cape Cod trailer that grew into four locations, a Swedish native handmaking chocolates in Hull, a 29-year-old who quit public health to open a candy shop in the South End, and NYC’s viral chain planting its flag on Newbury Street. Here’s every dedicated Swedish candy store in Massachusetts, with addresses.
Boston: Back Bay, South End and Beacon Hill
Lil Sweet Treat: Newbury Street’s viral import
215 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 (Back Bay) · lilsweettreat.com · Daily 11 AM–9:30 PM
NYC’s bootstrapped chain founded by Elly Ross and her husband Jack Ross brought its 150–200 rotating candy types to Back Bay (~May 2025), Boston’s second Swedish-focused specialty candy shop. Famous for foaming BUBS (dizzy bubblegum skull, sour fruity pear). Pricing: 1.5 lb mixes $33 on UberEats (~$22/lb); mini BUBS samplers $4.99. Active on DoorDash, UberEats and Postmates (4.7–4.8 ratings).
Madeleine’s Candy Shop: the South End’s Swedish-leaning newcomer
47 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116 (South End) · madeleinescandyshop.com · Tue–Sat 11 AM–9 PM, Sun 11 AM–5 PM (closed Monday)
Owner Madeleine Brason, 29, spent seven years in public health and clinical research before quitting to open this shop on February 1, 2025, inspired by NYC’s BonBon, run as a family business with her older sister. Swedish candy (especially BUBS) is a core line alongside picks from Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands and New England; 50+ pick-and-mix varieties, BUBS “Madbags” in pre-made 1/4-lb and 1/2-lb sizes, plus a soft-serve ice cream window next door. Covered by the Boston Globe, Edible Boston and Boston.com.
Pic & Mix: Kenmore Square’s photo-booth pick-and-mix
472 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 (Kenmore Square) · Mon–Sat 11 AM–10 PM, Sun 12–9 PM · picnmixboston.com
The newest name on Boston’s Swedish candy map is a mother-daughter-run shop a few blocks from Fenway Park, opened in 2026 and already on Boston Uncovered’s top-five list for the city. Pic & Mix calls itself Boston’s sweetest shop for premium Swedish and globally sourced candy and chocolates, and the layout backs it up: three sections (Classic Pick N Mix, Chocolate Pick N Mix, and prepackaged Quick Pics), a wall of imported chocolate bars, and flavors like passion fruit rambos that rarely show up elsewhere in the city. Dietary options get their own signage (gluten friendly, nut free, dairy free, vegan). The gimmick that sticks is the on-site old-school photo booth, plus 35mm cameras and a mobile candy cart the shop books out for events.
Nantasket Sweets By Swedes: Beacon Hill’s Swedish native
115 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114 (Beacon Hill) · Daily 12–8 PM · nantasketsweets.com
Owner Maria Stolt is a Swedish native who moved to the US in 2019 after 35+ years in hospitality, a trained chef who handmakes chocolates from scratch (Valrhona/Callebaut) in her own commercial kitchen, and describes the shop as the only woman-owned Swedish candy store on the East Coast. The Beacon Hill location (opened summer 2026, sign approved by the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission) brings the Hull original’s lösgodis pick-and-mix wall, imported Swedish gummies, licorice, BUBS sour dizzy skulls, plus housemade fudge, sea salt caramels and ice cream to downtown Boston. Covered by WCVB Chronicle, the Beacon Hill Times and Boston Uncovered.
South Shore and Cape Cod: the originals
Nantasket Sweets By Swedes: Hull original
165 Nantasket Ave, Hull, MA 02045 · Wed–Sat 12–6 PM, Sun 12–5 PM (closed Mon/Tue) · (781) 490-0500
Where it started: opened Christmas Eve 2020, the South Shore’s Swedish candy destination and the inspiration for the Beacon Hill expansion. Same pick-and-mix wall, same housemade chocolates, steps from Nantasket Beach.
The Sweetish Fish: from Cape Cod trailer to four locations
33 Boylston St, Suite 3350, The Street at Chestnut Hill, Newton, MA 02467 (permanent flagship, opened May 1, 2026) · Mon–Sat 10 AM–7 PM, Sun 12–6 PM · thesweetishfish.com
Founded by Cape Cod locals Savanna Vaughn and Cara Crupi-Dulmaine, The Sweetish Fish debuted as a seasonal food trailer in summer 2025 and scaled fast: a Seaport pop-up at 100 Seaport Blvd (“Fireside at The Current,” Sept 2026–Jan 2027, with “Sweetish Fizz” draft sodas), the seasonal trailer at Off the Grid in Sandwich (91 MA-6A, daily 12–9 PM), a Martha’s Vineyard shop (1 So Water St, Edgartown), and now the permanent Chestnut Hill flagship. The model: a rotating “Catch of the Day” menu (8–18 international candies daily), full-service scooping, candy by the ounce or in pre-packed bags (Catch of the Day Mix from $14), at least one BUBS flavor guaranteed in every bag, plus chocolate sardines from a women-owned New England chocolatier. Covered by NEREJ, What Now Boston and Boston Uncovered.
Massachusetts shops that ship Swedish candy nationwide
- The Sweetish Fish: ships via thesweetishfish.com
- Lil Sweet Treat: ships via lilsweettreat.com
- Nantasket Sweets: ships via nantasketsweets.com
- Lilla Swedish Candy: sells its mixes online at lillacandy.co
- Pic & Mix: online shop at picnmixboston.com
Comparing online-only options too? See our ranking of the best places to order Swedish candy online.
Western Massachusetts: Northampton
Lilla Swedish Candy: lördagsgodis on Main Street
150 Main St, Suite 80, Lower Level 1, Thornes Marketplace, Northampton, MA 01060 · Mon–Thu 10 AM–6 PM, Fri–Sat 10–8 PM, Sun 12–5 PM · lillacandy.co
Western Massachusetts has a dedicated Swedish candy store after all. Lilla Swedish Candy opened its first physical shop in July 2026 on the lower level of Thornes Marketplace in downtown Northampton, in the space Captain Candy used to occupy. Owners Nic Jansson and Holly Berrigan, a Whately couple who ran Lilla online first, built the shop around self-serve pick-and-mix: dozens of bins of imported Swedish sweets (60 to 85 bins was the pre-opening plan reported by BusinessWest), sold by the ounce, with pre-packed bags to go. The range runs from BUBS to hard-to-find regional favorites, salty licorice and chocolate, plus Swedish gifts and home goods and kanelbullar at the counter. Lilla’s own mixes lean clean: no artificial dyes, no high-fructose corn syrup, with vegan and gluten-free options throughout. For anyone west of Worcester, this is the in-person Swedish candy stop in the state, about two hours from Boston. Searches of Cambridge, Worcester and Springfield itself still surface no dedicated Swedish pick-and-mix; Northampton is the western option.
Frequently Asked Questions
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In Greater Boston: Lil Sweet Treat (215 Newbury St), Madeleine’s Candy Shop (47 Clarendon St), Pic & Mix (472 Commonwealth Ave, Boston), Nantasket Sweets (115 Charles St, Beacon Hill and 165 Nantasket Ave, Hull), and The Sweetish Fish (Chestnut Hill flagship, Seaport pop-up, Sandwich trailer, Martha’s Vineyard). In western Massachusetts: Lilla Swedish Candy (Northampton).
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Lil Sweet Treat on Newbury Street, with 150–200 rotating candy types. Nantasket Sweets (Beacon Hill/Hull) has the deepest Swedish-specific pick-and-mix wall.
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Yes. Nantasket Sweets By Swedes is owned by Maria Stolt, a Swedish native and trained chef who handmakes chocolates from scratch; she describes it as the only woman-owned Swedish candy store on the East Coast.
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Lil Sweet Treat runs about $22/lb (1.5 lb mixes $33 on UberEats). The Sweetish Fish sells by the ounce and in pre-packed bags, with its Catch of the Day Mix from $14. For online 1 lb bags, see our price comparisons.
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Yes. The Sweetish Fish runs a seasonal food trailer at Off the Grid in Sandwich (91 MA-6A, daily 12–9 PM in season) and a shop on Martha’s Vineyard (1 So Water St, Edgartown). It’s the only Swedish candy presence on the Cape.
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Yes. Lilla Swedish Candy in Thornes Marketplace, Northampton (150 Main St) runs a self-serve Swedish pick-and-mix, the only dedicated Swedish candy store in western Massachusetts we have found.