The Candy Wall

Swedish Candy Land: Shipping From Sweden, and a US Alternative
The short answer: Swedish Candy Land is a large online Swedish candy store that ships straight from Sweden, from Ulricehamn, to customers in the US. It carries a very wide range and has thousands of reviews on its site. If you would rather your candy ship from inside the US, and build your own Swedish candy bag piece by piece, that is what we do at Pim's in Boca Raton, Florida. Here is how Swedish Candy Land works as of October 2026. What Swedish Candy Land sells Single candies in... Read more...
Sockerbit Candy: What They Sell, and Where to Build Your Own Mix
The short answer: Sockerbit is one of the best known Swedish candy brands in the US. It started in New York in 2010, is now based in Los Angeles, and sells its candy in Target stores across the country. Online, Sockerbit sells each candy in its own fixed bag, plus a set of ready-made mixes. If you would rather build your own bag of Swedish candy piece by piece, from 130+ candies in one bag, that is what we do at Pim's in Boca Raton. Here is what Sockerbit offers... Read more...
Sour Candy for Anxiety: What the TikTok Trick Actually Is
What the trend actually is: people on TikTok use intensely sour candy as a grounding trick: when your thoughts spiral, a seriously sour piece yanks your attention back to your mouth. It is a sensory pattern-interrupt, not medicine, and we will be clear about that below. Why sour, specifically Strong sensory input is hard to ignore. A truly sour candy floods your attention for ten or twenty seconds: your eyes water, your jaw tingles, and whatever loop your brain was running gets interrupted. People who use the trick describe it... Read more...
BonBon Swedish Candy: Why It’s Famous, and Where Else to Get the Real Thing
The short answer: BonBon is the NYC candy shop that lit the Swedish candy wave in America, and their stores are worth the line. But if you are searching for their candy online, you have probably met their sold-out pages. The same wall of real Swedish candy ships from our Florida shop, scooped to order from 130+ varieties. Why BonBon got famous Credit where it is due: BonBon’s New York stores turned the Swedish pick n mix wall into an American phenomenon. One viral TikTok in early 2024 sent their... Read more...
Are Swedish Fish Actually Swedish?
The short answer: Swedish Fish were invented by a Swedish candy maker, but the ones in American stores are not made in Sweden, and no Swede grew up eating them. The fish Swedes actually eat is called pastellfiskar, and real Swedish candy is a whole different world: softer, fruitier, scooped from a wall by weight.Where Swedish Fish actually come fromSwedish Fish were created by Malaco, a real Swedish candy maker, in the late 1950s, and here is the twist: they were designed for the American market from day one. They... Read more...