Stamp Collector

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For more than a thousand years, ties between the Nordic countries and the British Isles have been very strong. Vikings from Denmark settled in Britain and founded cities like York. People in Sweden, Denmark and Norway speak basically the same languag

NPR

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The latest World Happiness report finds Scandinavian countries once again dominating the top of the rankings, while the U.S. climbed from 19th to 16th.

Grand Designs Australia

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EDITED BY // STEPHANIE RUSSO Scandinavian design has taken the world by storm, with the distinct look prominent in our favourite interiors. With a focus on simplicity, minimalism and functionality, this design movement, which emerged in the 1950s, ha

North & South

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“TENA KOE JACINDA, Please find enclosed a photo of the memorial plaque commemorating the opening of the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand. We are moving out of our premises, our programmes decimated, staff driven out, and it seems a shame to j

BBC History Magazine

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The Scandinavian nations of Denmark, Sweden and Norway are liberal democracies in which taxes are high but the welfare state is generous. They are also countries with a reputation for being, no matter what their crime fiction may suggest, a bit borin

Interior

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The environs of some of the world’s northernmost countries – Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Åland and the Faroe Islands – are marked by a remoteness and, often, a hostility that seems stifling. Yet, in it, the Nords have found

AFAR

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At the charmingly ramshackle farmhouse in northern Norway where Roddie and Lindis Sloan live with their three children and a dog named Stella Bente Svendsen, a burst of unexpectedly warm weather has given everything the slightly giddy feel of a holid

Planet Mindful

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Thinking back to a time when the words ‘Nordic’ or ‘Scandi’ didn’t conjure up images of cosy blankets, wellbeing, relaxation and a different form of self-care feels like something of a challenge these days. Hygge is now entrenched in our vocabulary,

The Christian Science Monitor

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The Swedish government has relied on the public's communal values, rather than a strict lockdown, in the fight against the coronavirus.

The Atlantic

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The Finns are pretty bemused by Americans’ preoccupation with whether to put iPads in every classroom. If a tablet would enhance learning, great. If it wouldn’t, skip it. Move on. The whole thing is a little tilting-at-windmills, anyway. That was the

The Guardian

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Nordic nations take top four places in happiness rankings, with annual study also charting the decline of the US

The Big Issue

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Sanna Marin is a cool customer. It’s -7C in Helsinki and the light is dimming at Kesäranta, the idyllic waterside residence of the Finnish prime minister. However, the heat is rising for Marin – Finland has just recorded its first Omicron variant cas

Chicago Tribune

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GEOQUIZ: Greenland is affiliated with which Nordic country? Answer: Denmark. The island - the largest in the world, not including continents - is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Visit Chicago Tribune at www.chicagotribune.com

NPR

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A change in public opinion in steadfastly neutral Finland and Sweden has taken place since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Emmy Magazine

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Call it Scandi crime or Nordic noir. Either way, it’s hard to deny the appeal of mysteries and dramas from the land of the midnight sun. Not long ago, U.S. audiences made do with American remakes of popular Scandinavian series like The Killing and Th

Womankind

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My husband and I had always meant to live ‘abroad’, as if abroad were a place, defined only by not-Englishness. Scotland might have done, France would have been better, Denmark or especially Sweden, headquarters of Nordic social democracy, would have

Literary Hub

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Picture yourself at the Javitz Center in Manhattan during a Book Expo trade show. Your feet ache. You’re longing for caffeine, but the line for the only Starbucks is miles long, plus that guy from your last job is holding court in its middle. It’s ye

Yachting World

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The newest office in the Sales Group, the Berthon signs went up in February 2020, and it is found on the enchanting island of Orust, which is at the heart of yachting in Scandinavia. All the Swedish yachting greats have built yachts on this pretty is

Newsweek International

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Finland’s unique growth story stands out in Europe. The country is powering through a pandemic that brought global growth to a standstill, supported by its world-leading tech sector and innovative industries. The Finnish economy will have one of the

Whisky Magazine

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Whisky Live, the world’s premier whisky tasting experience, is celebrating the addition of a Nordic show to its annual events calendar. Set to take place in Copenhagen later this year, the event is being organised by Whisky Live’s newest franchise ho

NPR

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"It is a huge honor," the Swedish activist said of the Nordic Council Environment Prize. "But the climate movement does not need any more awards."

TechLife News

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Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language. The tech-savvy Nordic nation, led by the 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin, is marking t

Stamp Collector

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With an area of over 2 million km2 Greenland is the world’s largest non-continental island. However with a total population of less than 60,000, spread across some sixty or so settlements, it is also one of the least densely populated territories in

Popular Mechanics South Africa

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CHEWING GUM is a grand human tradition, as archaeologists have discovered. A study published in the journal Communications Biology shows that the first people to settle in Scandinavia more than 10 000 years ago left traces of themselves behind in anc

Los Angeles Times

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HELSINKI, Finland - When a natural disaster like the California wildfires inflicts such a tragic loss of life and land, you'd expect the president of the United States to respond with words of consolation. A show of empathy. A promise of help for the

The Christian Science Monitor

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When nations across Africa and Latin America began emerging from civil conflicts and dictatorships in the 1980s and '90s, they identified a need to involve more women in politics. Today, 24 have at least 30 percent female representation. Part 2 of Re

AppleMagazine

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Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language. The tech-savvy Nordic nation, led by the 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin, is marking t

Guardian Weekly

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The leaders of Finland and Sweden confirmed they intend to join Nato, signifying a historic Nordic policy shift triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that will redraw the security map of Europe. Abandoning decades of military non-alignment, the t

The Guardian

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From boxes of baby clothes to free education to prevention of suicide – small country, big ideas Safe, happy an

NPR

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The Finns took No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, while perennial leaders Norway and Denmark weren't far behind. Meanwhile, the study devoted a chapter to the decline of happiness in the U.S.