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Ingestion / Tempting the Temperate The smorgasbord in the age of Ozempic

Posted on August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 by Nordic Studies

Here is an interesting article on the confluence of two Scandinavian inventions: smörgåsbord and Ozempic. The smorgasbord before a meeting… Read more Ingestion / Tempting the Temperate The smorgasbord in the age of Ozempic

Paul Jernberg – The Song of the Longing Heart

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 by Nordic Studies

Swedish-American Paul Jernberg spent ten years in Sweden working for the Swedish Baptist Church as a composer and conductor. Now… Read more Paul Jernberg – The Song of the Longing Heart

Swedish Krem: Inventing a Scandinavian Christmas Tradition

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 by Nordic Studies

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

Flags credits: 

Denmark By Madden – Own work, Public Domain

Finland By SVG drawn by Sebastian Koppehel – http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1978/19780380, Public Domain

Iceland By Árni Dagur, and Magasjukur2 – Proportions: Forsetisráðuneyti Íslands Colours: Alþingi, Public Domain

Norway By Dbenbenn – Own work, Public Domain

Sweden Public Domain

Greenland By Jeffrey Connell (IceKarma) – Own work, Public Domain

Åland By created by en:User:Zscout370 – Own work, Public Domain

Faroe Islands By User:IceKarma (Jeffrey Connell), who released it to the public domain. – N.a, Public Domain

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