CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For the Etruscan goddess, see Semla (mythology) . Semla A typical semla Type Sweet roll Cookbook: Semla Media: Semla A semla (most common name in Sweden [ citation needed ] ) or fastlagsbulle (Southern Sweden and Swedish speaking Finland ), laskiaispulla (Finnish), vastlakukkel (Estonian) or fastelavnsbolle (Danish and Norwegian) is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Sweden , [1] Finland , Estonia , Norway , Denmark , the Faroe Islands , Iceland , Latvia , and Lithuania associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday in most countries, or Shrove Monday in Denmark, parts of southern Sweden and Iceland. 1 Etymology, cognates 2 Semla/laskiaispulla 3 Fastelavnsbolle 4 History 5 See also 6 References Etymology, cognates [ edit ] The name semla...