Corona has hit Scandinavia and Iceland hard. We have so many sick people, but fortunately “only” two who have died so far; one in Sweden and one in Norway. Norway has 933 people sick, Sweden 813, Denmark 801, Iceland 117 (which is a huge number for a country of only 350,000 people) and Finland 144. …
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I’m so excited. My very first book was published today and I’m running around myself, not really knowing what to do except bite my nails and feeling proud.
I am SOOOO exited right now. My very first short story, Cosplay: a Scandinavian Romance, just went live for pre-order on Amazon! This story was part of the anthology Love in Bloom which was a project to raise money for breast cancer research. Now the anthology project is over and my story is live for …
Hair candles? Singing about an Italian saint? Lusekatter? It’s Lucia Day in Scandinavia today. Every year on December the 13th you’ll see thousands of Scandinavian children (and adults) with white dresses and candles in their hair, singing the Lucia song in schools, kindergartens, and workplaces. This is in memory of Lucia of Syracusa who suffered …
Do you want to learn some Viking swearwords? Curse like a Viking? When haven’t we all wanted to curse like a Viking? Really bellow out the worst Viking swearwords we could think of? Well, here is your guide to some really good Viking curse words! The first word is nice and easy: Shit = Skitr. …
It’s been a month since the anthology LOVE IN BLOOM was published and what a month! This is the first time I’ve ever published anything so I must admit there was some nailbiting going on. What if everyone hated my story, Cosplay? What if it didn’t make sense to anyone? Would people from other countries …
Spring is here! Don’t be fooled by the snow everywhere. Norwegians have decided that it’s spring now, no matter how deep the snow is. How can you tell it’s spring? Here are five signs of spring in Norway. 1, Everyone talks about the sun We’ve been sun-deprived for months and when it’s finally here–even in …
Which Scandinavian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest do you remember? Bobbysocks? Olsen Brothers? Surely, you remember ABBA? Denmark and Norway have chosen the winners of this year’s national Eurovision song contests and Sweden will pick theirs next Saturday. I figured I would celebrate this by looking back at all the Scandinavian winners of the …
Every Norwegian over 30 remembers the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. Norwegians under 30 wish they did. The Lillehammer-Olympic games were important for the national soul of Norway. And these days we celebrate the 25th anniversary. The Olympic games in Lillehammer were important. I remember being there, enjoying the athmosphere, the pride over the games …
Is Scandinavian politics just about free education, free healthcare, long maternity/paternity leave and high taxes to pay for all of this? Lately many non-Scandinavians have pointed to Scandinavia–either as a political system to copy or something to scare people with … because, you know, socialism. So are the Scandinavian Social Democracies (we do not call them …