# Cuba Cola

> <p><strong>Known for:</strong> Old-school Swedish cola — sweeter, lighter colour, less aggressive carbonation than American colas. Europe's oldest still-produced cola. The drink Swedish midsummer parties run on alongside snaps. Underrated, distinctively Swedish, criminally rare outside Sweden.</p>

![cuba.webp](https://euronomy.eu/media/ov3jo4xz/cuba.webp)

**Known for:** Old-school Swedish cola — sweeter, lighter colour, less aggressive carbonation than American colas.

**Where it's from:** Sweden, 1953. Founded as Cuba-Cola in Stockholm, predates Pepsi's serious arrival in Europe. Now owned by Carlsberg Sweden.

**The case:** Europe's oldest still-produced cola. The drink Swedish midsummer parties run on alongside snaps. Underrated, distinctively Swedish, criminally rare outside Sweden.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Cola