by Karl Nelson A Community Transplanted: The Trans-Atlantic Experience of a Swedish Immigrant Settlement in the Upper Middle West, 1835-1915 by… Read more From Rättvik to Isanti County
This Is Your Brain on Silence
Silence and its virtues in Finland
Who Killed Nordic Noir?
by Charlie Tyson We begin, as usual, with a dead body. In April 2020 an 84-year-old Swedish woman died in… Read more Who Killed Nordic Noir?
Julotta (“Jul”: Yule; Christmas, “otta”: dawn)
Julotta are early Christmas morning church services held in Sweden. Churches in America with Swedish roots still hold these services.… Read more Julotta (“Jul”: Yule; Christmas, “otta”: dawn)
There’s no beings like gnome beings, like gnome beings I gnome, or, the nascent nisse, or, the tempting tomte…
Nisse, commonly known as gnomes in America, are Nordic beings with a long, and sometimes frightening mythology. In other words,… Read more There’s no beings like gnome beings, like gnome beings I gnome, or, the nascent nisse, or, the tempting tomte…
Christmas Time in Finland
We’re not Finnished yet with our holiday posts! Check out this neat page about Finnish Christmas customs!
Saint Lucy’s Day, Advent, and Christmas in Norway
Swedish Krem: Inventing a Scandinavian Christmas Tradition
Story by Kathryn Duncan Johnson My husband’s mother, a mostly-British-heritaged American, decided that her children needed to embrace their Swedish… Read more Swedish Krem: Inventing a Scandinavian Christmas Tradition
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking
Reviewed by Rita Belvill “Hygge” (pronounced hoo-ga) is a word that has gained international attention these past several years. I… Read more The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking
A Quick View of Christmas in the Faroe Islands
An autonomous territory in the Danish kingdom, the Faroe Islands are a fascinating part of the Nordic lands. Take a… Read more A Quick View of Christmas in the Faroe Islands