Yellow Blue has compiled a selection of unusual souvenirs from Ukraine that are easy to carry abroad: they are lightweight, compact, and do not take up much space in your luggage. The list includes more than 75 brands that reinterpret Ukrainian heritage or tell the story of contemporary Ukraine through design, flavours, and scents. Among them are clothing for people and pets, traditional and contemporary jewellery, drip coffee, scented candles inspired by different regions of the country, savoury and sweet treats, and niche perfumes.
Traditional and contemporary clothing
Embroidered scarves and collars, pocket bags, and hair ribbons are colourful elements of traditional Ukrainian striy that take up very little space in a suitcase. Such items made from linen and cotton are produced by Etnodim, Malvy, and Prashatam. Their designs incorporate patterns from authentic Ukrainian garments preserved in museums.
Those who prefer clothing and accessories inspired by contemporary Ukraine can choose scarves by Softmaps, featuring miniature symbols of Ukrainian cities; Virmi, with watercolour illustrations of Lviv buildings; Indposhiv, with recognisable Kyiv landscapes; and Shpalta, with views of Ukraine.
The brand Dodo.socks embroiders phrases and illustrations on its socks that reflect contemporary Ukrainian life. These include collections dedicated to occupied cities: Melitopol Cherries, Luhansk Apricots, and Crimean Onions; socks inspired by Ukraine’s Akademik Vernadsky Antarctic research station; designs featuring lines from Ukrainian poets; and humorous sayings such as “Birds of a feather flock together.”
Lady Di atelier’s scarves and clothing are designed by people with disabilities, including those with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and visual or hearing impairments. They produce original illustrations or reinterpret famous artworks, such as Kateryna by Taras Shevchenko. Butterfly atelier employs women who have suffered from domestic violence, left their homes because of the war, or have disabilities. Some of their scarves are dedicated to Ukrainian cities, while others celebrate women’s strength.
Buy authentic embroidered items:
- Scarves, collars, and pocket bags by Etnodim
- Scarves and hair accessories by Malvy
- Scarves and pocket bags by Prashatam
Buy items with contemporary Ukrainian symbols:
- Socks featuring contemporary Ukrainian symbols and witty expressions by Dodo.socks
- Silk scarves featuring city symbols by Softmaps, Lviv architecture by Virmi, Kyiv landscapes by Indposhiv, Ukrainian scenery by Shpalta, designs by the artists of Lady Di atelier, and geometric ornaments by Butterfly
Ethnic jewellery
Ukrainian jewellery brands offer authentic traditional pieces, including dukachi, korali, sylianky, zgardy, darmovysy, or necklaces and other traditional beadwork, as well as contemporary designs that reinterpret traditional forms.
The first category includes Malvy and VydymoNevydymo. Their designs incorporate patterns and decorative elements characteristic of different regions of Ukraine. Some pieces are reconstructions of traditional necklaces and earrings preserved in museums.
Jewellery workshops Korali, Oksana Boriychuk, Tsybulka, and Khrystyna Rachytska modernise authentic jewellery and create original designs. For example, the artisans of Tsybulka create sylianky with patterns inspired by the works of Kazimir Malevich and other Ukrainian avant-garde artists.
Buy ethnic jewellery:
- Traditional jewellery by Malvy and VydymoNevydymo
- Contemporary jewellery with traditional elements by Korali, Oksana Boriychuk, Tsybulka, and Khrystyna Rachytska
Jewellery with a “Ukrainian character”
Every year, Ukrainian jewellery brands release collections of gold, silver, and ceramic jewellery featuring Ukrainian symbols. In 2025, Tsvite Teren launched the Smalta collection: pendants made of coloured opaque glass set in silver and suspended from long chains. The collection is dedicated to Alla Horska, who used this type of glass in her mosaics. One of Tsvite Teren’s best-known collections is Myrni. At its heart is a ceramic bird symbolising Ukrainian resilience and the desire for freedom.
Gunia Project offers a wide range of symbolic collections made of gold, silver, and beads. These include trident-shaped and horse-shaped pendants, herdany, and the Malva collection (pendant, earrings, and rings) as well as the Pivnyk collection (pendant, earrings, and brooches). The latter was inspired by a ceramic rooster jug that miraculously survived in a building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in the Kyiv region in 2022.
The brand Grono offers a trident pendant and pin, the Swallows collection (earrings and pendant), and token-style pendants featuring impressions of mallow flowers, a crane, and a sunflower.
Dukachi offers statement pieces such as pendants shaped like motanka dolls and earrings modelled on the edelweiss flower, which grows in the Ukrainian Carpathians and symbolises love and courage. Ni Hrama Dramy creates miniature pendants and earrings shaped like a nightingale, ears of wheat from the Ukrainian steppes, and the sun as depicted in drawings by the Scythians, the nomadic tribes who once inhabited the territory of present-day Ukraine.
Olha Konoval, founder of the brand Staleva Sotnia and the wife of a fallen serviceman, creates rings and pendants from spent shell casings and bullets. The brand Spogad preserves memories of Ukraine in jewellery made from recycled plastic. It offers bracelets, ear cuffs, and hair accessories inspired by the works of Ivan Aivazovsky, as well as small bags dedicated to the Carpathian forest, Kherson watermelons, and the pink-red waters of Lemuria Lake in the Kherson region.
Buy jewellery with Ukrainian symbols:
- The Smalta and Myrni collections by Tsvite Teren
- The Malva and Pivnyk collections by Gunia Project
- Silver jewellery featuring the trident and swallows by Grono
- Statement pendants and earrings by Dukachi
- Miniature symbolic jewellery by Ni Hrama Dramy
- Jewellery made from shell casings and bullets by Staleva Sotnia
- Accessories inspired by memories of Ukraine by Spogad
Men’s jewellery and accessories
Men’s jewellery featuring Ukrainian symbols is primarily created by veterans and active servicemen. The founders of Klamka are currently serving in the military, while the brand’s craftsmen produce rugged metal and paracord bracelets, keychains, and belts with brass, silver, and steel buckles. They imprint tridents, Slavic protective symbols, and traditional embroidered patterns on metal.
Veteran Oleksandr Savliuk handcrafts paracord bracelets and talismans under the brand Kozak Knot. He decorates them with metal beads featuring Cossack symbols, the trident, brigade insignia, or Slavic protective symbols. They can be customised by changing the cord colour and metal design elements.
Bat-Art is both a workshop and an art-therapy space where veterans and active servicemen work while on leave, undergoing treatment, or between deployments. They create jewellery from blue-and-yellow paracord as well as spent shell casings and bullets, engraved with the trident. All of these brands donate part of their profits to support the military.
The jewellery brand Dukachi offers a charitable Kozak collection consisting of unisex pendants and bracelets made of yellow and white gold and decorated with diamonds. Part of the proceeds supports demining equipment. The brand Oksana Boriychuk also offers an ethnic collection of men’s jewellery, including brass zgardy and bracelets featuring the national coat of arms and Slavic symbolism.
Buy men’s jewellery and accessories:
- Paracord and metal bracelets featuring Ukrainian symbols from veteran-owned brands Klamka, Kozak Knot, and Bat-Art
- The charitable Kozak collection by Dukachi
- Ethnic jewellery by Oksana Boriychuk
Clothing for pets
Pet Fashion offers sweaters for cats, seasonal clothing and hats for dogs, as well as festive outfits such as dresses, suits, and bow ties. In collaboration with the clothing brand 2KOLYORY, Pet Fashion developed two designs of matching vyshyvanky for people and their pets.
The manufacturer Bark&Go offers a wide selection of overalls, jackets, and vests for dogs. The brand’s signature items are dog hats with ears and a tailcoat for dogs. In addition to seasonal clothing, Bark&Tail has a Ukrainian-themed collection that includes embroidered shirts for dogs, beaded decorative collars, T-shirts, and bomber jackets in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
Buy pet clothing:
- Clothing for dogs and cats of various sizes by Pet Fashion
- Matching vyshyvanky by Pet Fashion and 2KOLYORY
- Clothing by Bark&Go
- The Ukrainian collection by Bark&Tail
Drip coffee
The trend for drip coffee, an alternative method of brewing filter coffee, continues to grow in Ukraine. Ground coffee is placed into individual paper filters that attach to a cup, making it easy to prepare both at home and while travelling.
Ukraine’s largest drip-coffee producer is Idealist Coffee, a coffee shop chain that operates a full production cycle. The brand purchases specialty coffee beans, roasts them, packages them, and sells the finished product. Idealist Coffee was hit twice: in August and October 2025, Russian missiles damaged its production facilities. The company now operates from a new production site.
Idealist Coffee sells drip coffee individually and in gift sets containing seven to fifteen sachets. Some collections are dedicated to Ukraine. For example, each sachet in the Ukraine series features photographs of scenic landscapes, the Iron Route collection highlights routes operated by Ukrzaliznytsia, and the Okean Elzy collection features quotes from the band’s most famous songs.
Minelly is a veteran-owned brand specialising in flavoured drip coffee with notes of cherry, coconut, or chocolate. Part of its profits is donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Udarna Praktyka is a brand of strong drip coffee founded by a serviceman with the call sign “Space.” All profits support the needs of his military unit.
High-quality drip coffee is also produced by Kyiv-based brands MadHeads and Honey, the Dnipro coffee roastery DAM Coffee Roasters, Lviv Coffee Mining Manufacture, and Ukrainian-owned companies abroad, including Hutsul Coffee Factory in Canada and Leleka Coffee in the United States.
Buy drip coffee:
- The Ukraine, Iron Route, and Okean Elzy gift collections by Idealist Coffee
- Flavoured drip coffee by the veteran-owned brand Minelly
- Strong coffee by the military-founded brand Udarna Praktyka
- Drip coffee by MadHeads, Honey, DAM Coffee Roasters, and Lviv Coffee Mining Manufacture
- Drip coffee by Hutsul Coffee Factory and Leleka Coffee, available in Canada and the United States
Candles and fragrances
Ukrainian brands offer a wide range of scented candles made from natural ingredients. The brand Recava sells candles in biodegradable containers made from coffee grounds, with fragrances dedicated to Ukrainian cities. Roshcha and Prosto Mykolka create candles in unusual shapes, including ears of corn, cookies, pumpkins, grasshoppers, and birds. Their fragrances include maple syrup, baked apple, red wine, and memories of childhood in a Ukrainian village.
Valkovskyi Family Candle Workshop and Lviv Candle Manufacture carve protective symbols and embroidery-inspired patterns into wax. The brand Fire Rabbit, which grew from a charitable project supporting internally displaced people into a social business, produces brightly coloured candles.
Incense made from Ukrainian herbs, flowers, and trees can be found at Dukhmian. One example is the Natural Zones of Ukraine collection, which combines plants characteristic of different Ukrainian regions. It includes sets inspired by the Crimean coast, the southern steppes, and the mixed forests of northern Ukraine.
Buy candles and fragrances with Ukrainian aromas:
- Candles inspired by Ukrainian cities by Recava
- Unusually shaped candles and distinctive fragrances by Roshcha and Prosto Mykolka
- Candles with authentic carving by Valkovskyi Family Candle Workshop and Lviv Candle Manufacture
- Brightly coloured candles by Fire Rabbit
- Aromatic collections made from Ukrainian herbs by Dukhmian
Savoury treats
Among savoury treats with a long shelf life are crunchy cheese balls by SnEco, made using NASA technology; small jars of honey and preserves from farmers in the Kharkiv region sold through Lavka Deokupatsii; bourbon bacon jam by Boim; cornelian cherry and pumpkin sauces by Famberry; fermented berries and plants for gourmets by BraveBee; and spicy sauces by Vohniar sold in small 20–40 ml jars.
The brands Bessarabian Spices, Zhygun Herbs, Salad Basket, and Klopotenko Store produce seasonings made from Ukrainian herbs. Ukraine’s oldest operating enterprise, Drohobych Saltworks, produces flavoured salts, coffee with salt, bath salts, and bath bombs.
Buy savoury snacks, sauces, and spices:
- Cheese snacks by SnEco
- Products from farmers in the Kharkiv region through Lavka Deokupatsii
- Sauces: cornelian cherry and pumpkin sauces by Famberry, bacon and bourbon jam by Boim, and hot pepper sauces by Vohniar
- Fermented berries and plants for gourmets by BraveBee
- Spices: Bessarabian Spices, Zhygun Herbs, Salad Basket, and Klopotenko Store
- Salt products from Drohobych Saltworks
Sweets and tea
Many Ukrainian confectionery brands focus on organic ingredients and products free from sugar, gluten, and common allergens. For example, Bob Snail produces fruit leather and fruit gummies made from fruits and berries; Honest and Sisters A. Chocolate create lactose-free craft chocolate with fruits, berries, and nuts; Healing Taste offers sweets made from ingredients that support digestion; and Smakuli produces probiotic, gluten-free cookies.
More traditional sweet treats, such as craft chocolate with a variety of fillings, are produced by No. Domu, Lviv Chocolate Workshop, Spell, Meetty, and Honey. Its range also includes freeze-dried ice cream, caramel, chocolate spreads, and jams, all of which can be stored for at least six months. The confectionery brand LOL&POP produces sweets without artificial colours or preservatives, including marshmallows, lollipops, and fruit jellies made from fruits and berries.
These sweets pair well with tea made from Ukrainian wild herbs. The brand Zhygun Herbs produces herbal teas intended for relaxation or digestive support. The veteran-owned business Travka combines several types of herbs and plants in each blend, all gathered in Polissia, a sparsely populated region in northern Ukraine with no industrial activity. One of its most unusual products is a certified organic tea containing red fly agaric. It is safe for consumption and contains no psychotropic substances.
Buy sweets made with organic ingredients and free from sugar, gluten, and allergens
- Fruit leather by Bob Snail
- Lactose-free chocolate by Honest
- Chocolate with natural ingredients by Sisters A. Chocolate
- Healthy snacks by Healing Taste
- Gluten-free probiotic cookies by Smakuli
Buy traditional sweet treats:
- Craft chocolate with a variety of fillings by No. Domu, Lviv Chocolate Workshop, Spell, and Meetty
- Freeze-dried ice cream, caramel, chocolate spreads, jams, and chocolate by Honey. Sweets without artificial colours or preservatives by LOL&POP
Buy tea made from Ukrainian herbs:
Perfumes
Ukrainian perfume brands develop fragrances using natural ingredients. These include classic floral, fruity, and oriental compositions, as well as distinctive scents inspired by memories of Ukraine or by the aromas of local herbs and flowers. Perfumes in compact bottles ranging from 3 to 16 millilitres are available from Bibliotheque de Parfum, Vdyh, HOCHOO, Amazing Aroma, Korica, Twins, and Char-Zillia.
The brand TRIP: TYCH creates solid perfumes set inside brass or silver pendants that can be unscrewed. The chain length can be adjusted so that the jewellery can be worn around the neck, on the wrist, or attached to a bag as a charm.
Buy Ukrainian perfumes:
- Classic and Ukraine-inspired fragrances by Bibliotheque de Parfum, Vdyh, HOCHOO, Amazing Aroma, Korica, Twins, and Char-Zillia
- Solid perfumes set inside pendants by TRIP: TYCH
