How the author of ‘Scandinavians’ made us rediscover the Nordic past… Continue reading
Category Archives: Editor’s Own
A Short History of … Scandinavia’s Alcohol Monopolies
A 2013 survey found that 74 per cent of Norwegians want to keep their alcohol monopoly in place… Continue reading
‘New Nordic’: A Revolution That Put Denmark on the Map
With contributions from Claus Meyer… Continue reading
Why the Scandinavians Aren’t German
Smart cars, punctuality and stable economies don’t equal shared cultures… Continue reading
The Nordic Life of the French Capital
With contributions from HE Mr. Håkan Åkesson and Christophe Leribault… Continue reading
A Second Birthday
‘Namedays’ were once used by farmers to mark the passing of days, nowadays they’re a sort of second birthday… Continue reading
Jean Sibelius and Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Forging a Finnish Identity
With contributions from Marja Sakari and Vesa Ruotonen… Continue reading
Unravelling Britain’s Scandinavian Obsession
How and why did the UK full in love with the Nordic lands? Continue reading
The Girl in the Yellow Mac
Memories of the day Greta Thunberg visited Bristol… Continue reading
Walter Iuzzolino: Arbiter of Britain’s Nordic Drama Tastes
The creator of Walter Presents discusses his route into foreign drama… Continue reading
