Gingerbread House 2025

For over 30 years, ArkDes has invited children, young people, adults, amateurs, and professionals to showcase their gingerbread creations at the museum on Skeppsholmen.

Building with gingerbread dough is a playful way to explore architecture and design. Gingerbread bakers find creative solutions for construction, durability, functionality, and decoration—just like architects and designers do in real life.

Gingerbread House 2025

This year, 151 entries are on display, created by both young and old, amateurs and professionals who have let their imaginations take shape in gingerbread dough throughout the holiday season. The theme of this year’s Gingerbread House exhibition is love. Together we celebrate love for architecture, design, and detail.

More than an exhibition

The way participants interpret this year’s theme is a key element, as Gingerbread House is not just a showcase for creative gingerbread designs—it’s also a competition.

Participants compete in three categories:

• Architects, designers, and bakers
• Up to 12 years old
• Everyone else who bakes

A jury selects one winner in each category. Entries are judged on construction, design, edibility, and connection to the theme. Additionally, the Public Prize is awarded to the creation that receives the most votes from the public.