Learn more about truffle cultivation, truffle in cooking and truffle in the world.
Saturday 14th November 2025 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Welcome to a popular science seminar led by truffle doctor Christina Wedén. Christina Wedén will begin with the latest news in the truffle world. Every year we have an invited guest speaker and the Truffle Chef of the Year, who this year is Anders Johnsson. After Christina’s introduction, this year’s seminar will be conducted very much as a conversation between panelists Christina Wedén, Anders Johnsson, Susanne Welin-Berger and Olof Thomsson. As a seminar participant, you are welcome to come with questions and suggestions. We look forward to a very interesting seminar.
The seminar can be followed on site or online. We will broadcast the seminar live via the Zoom too.
Lecturers at the Seminar:
Christina Wedén is a lecturer at Uppsala University and a Doctor of Biology, having written her PhD thesis on Black Truffles of Sweden (2004). Since 1997, Christina has worked with Gotlandic truffle, both regarding genetic variations and ecology in connection with cultivation. During recent years, she has been involved in research involving the chemical analysis of the content and aroma of truffle. Alongside her scientific research, Christina runs a company Tryffikultur AB in partnership with the agriculturalist Lina Pettersson. Tryffikultur AB aims to develop trufficulture in Sweden and northern Europe.
Truffle Chef of the Year Anders Johnsson
“Truffle Chef of the Year” is an award that Gotland’s Truffle Academy appoints annually to reward food creators who have benefited the development of the truffle industry on Gotland, for example by contributing to increased truffle expertise in the restaurant industry, developing new truffle dishes and/or demonstrating the possibilities of the Gotland truffle. Anders Johnsson has long established himself as one of Sweden’s most dedicated advocates for local and sustainable ingredients. Through Slyteviken Mat, he builds his cooking around close relationships with farmers, growers and producers — and in recent years, the Gotland truffle has gained a natural place in his cooking. Through his way of working with the ingredient, with respect for season and origin, he has contributed to spreading knowledge of and interest in truffles from Gotland far beyond the island’s borders.
Susanne Welin-Berger and Olof Thomsson began their truffle journey by planting 550 oaks with truffle mycelium in 2001. In 2004, the first Lagotto Romagnolo was purchased from Risungs in Rute. Then, collaborations began with a number of landowners to pick truffles on their land and compensate them for the amount of saleable truffles that were picked. The own cultivation produced the first truffle in 2015, i.e. after 14 years. Today, there is an established collaboration with just over 40 landowners and a number of truffle customers in Sweden and the rest of Europe. Susanne and Olof are both agronomists and over the years have visited truffle meetings in Italy, truffle growers in Spain, Burgundy truffle research conferences in Visby and Serbia to learn more about this wonderful mushroom.
The seminar will be held at Donnerska huset at Donners plats in Visby.
The prize of the seminar is 295 SEK when participating IRL. The price is 295 SEK when participating online. To book the seminar click here.
The number of people who can attend the seminar on site is limited. Be extra careful to enter the correct email address when you book to attend the seminar at a distance. The link will be emailed to the email address you provide.
If you have any queries about the seminar, send an e-mail to info(at)gotlandstryffelakademi.se or call Susanne Welin-Berger, cellphone: +46 707 262 888.