Beet salad and cucumber salad are traditional. You can also try some potato salad with pimentos and chopped anchovy mixed in, or a fresh mushroom salad tossed in a dressing of cream and grated onion. Scandinavian breads and crackers are neat. They re thin and nutty with lots of texture. FinnCrisp and Wasa Crispbread are available in supermarkets.
Most markets also have a thin Danish pumpernickel.
A thinly sliced dark rye rounds out the group. With the emphasis on dairy, Scandinavian cheeses are abundant. Lesser known, but worth trying, are mild Tilsit, low fat King Christian, and creamy blue Castello. Try the latter with apple slices for dessert. Arrange the rounds, blocks and wedges of cheese in a geometric pattern near breads and crackers.