Kos with tea

Postcards from Scandinavia - Day 7

In Oslo, I discovered kos, the Norwegian word for coziness. Sitting with a warm cup of tea, wrapped in the gentle quiet of a café, I felt how simple moments can hold entire worlds of comfort.

It wasn’t the tea alone, nor the soft light or the calm around me, it was the way they all came together, creating space where nothing more was needed.

Maybe kos is less about what we have, and more about how fully we let ourselves sink into small joys.

It reminded me of evenings back home, when tea is not just a drink but a pause, a hand resting on the day saying, “enough.” Different place, same comfort.

What is your kos, what small ritual makes you feel at home, no matter where you are?