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Kiruna’s ‘Arctic Cheesesteak’ Draws Crowds After Church Relocation

Specialty meats plus scarce hoagie rolls push prices beyond Philadelphia’s.

A person cooks inside the Stejk Street Food truck in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)
Zebastian Bohman, a co-owner of Stejk Street Food, wears a t-shirt that reads "I'm glad Rudolph is dead", standing outside his food truck in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)
Anita and Don Haymes eat at the Stejk Street Food food truck in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)
Customers look at the menus outside the Stejk Street Food truck in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)

Overview

  • Stejk Street Food in Kiruna serves a cheesesteak-style sub with locally harvested moose and smoked reindeer, created by owners Zebastian Bohman and Cecilia Abrahamsson.
  • Thousands traveled to watch Kiruna Church moved 5 kilometers last week, and hundreds of those visitors ate at the food truck.
  • The operation goes through about 100 kilograms of ground moose and 50 kilograms of smoked reindeer each week to produce roughly 500 cheesesteaks and 500 meat-and-fries orders.
  • A regular Arctic cheesesteak costs about 245 Swedish krona (nearly $26), reflecting higher game-meat costs than typical offerings in Philadelphia.
  • The hoagie rolls are delivered weekly from central Sweden due to scarcity, and the use of reindeer nods to Sami herding traditions as some staff wear provocative shirts referencing Rudolph.