If you ever find 'lakrisal' not as ridiculously expensive as this, I can recommend it. It's a salty powdery kind of licorice. (was this the hard salty one your friend brought?)

Also, wtf is wrong with sweden? https://www.amazon.com/Marabou-Black-Saltlakrits-Salty-Liquorice/dp/B01H1R9BJK/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=lakrisal&qid=1616108036&sr=8-6