The owner of a Nordic café in Bristol chats fika and Finnish coffee… Continue reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
“You’d Be Happy Too If You Had Cakes and Biscuits Around”: Linda Dahl in Conversation
Fika expert Linda Dahl discusses its origins and what it means to Swedes today… Continue reading
Øbjects of Desire: A Dala Horse
“It makes me happy”… Continue reading
Meet the Hengrens: Moa
The co-creator of hit Swedish series ‘Bonus Family’ explains how her own family life inspired her writing… Continue reading
Video: How to Become Swedish
Have you got what it takes? Continue reading
Øbjects of Desire: A Norwegian Cheese Slicer
The cheese slicer was invented by Thor Bjørklund, irritated that he couldn’t get good slices with a normal knife… Continue reading
The World’s ‘Goodest’ Nation
Sweden has been named the world’s ‘goodest’ country. But what does that mean?… Continue reading
“Denmark and The Netherlands Are Very Similar”: Ben Coates in Conversation
The bestselling author of ‘Why the Dutch Are Different’ on the Dutch v Danish problem… Continue reading
Video: Ice Swimming in Finland
Sounds cold? Continue reading
“I’ve Never Been Scared to Try Something New”: Rachel Khoo in Conversation
Rachel Khoo’s latest book features recipes from her time living in Stockholm… Continue reading
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