Norway's Constitution Day on 17 May is a children's party, a fashion show of regional costume and a national flag-waving day with almost no military pageantry. Here is the history, the traditions and how to join in.
Every Nordic flag shares an off-centre cross, and it all began with Denmark's Dannebrog. Learn the legend, the history and the meaning behind each flag.
Edvard Munch painted one of the most recognisable images in the world, but the man behind The Scream was far more than one picture. Here is his story, the thefts, and where to see his work in Oslo.
How Jean Sibelius, the composer of Finlandia, gave Finland its sound: the Kalevala, seven symphonies, the silence of Ainola, and where to find him in Helsinki.
Sweden hands out 480 days. Iceland reserves 4.5 months per parent that can't be traded away. Here's how five Nordic parental leave systems are actually built — and why some produce far more equal leave-taking than others.
Ganni started as a modest Copenhagen cashmere label in 2000. Two decades later it's a B Corp-certified fashion house famous for leopard print, rental clothing, and refusing Scandinavian minimalism.
Old Norse was the language of the Vikings, the sagas and the Eddas. Here is how it sounded, how we know it, and how to start learning it today.
Founded in a Copenhagen workshop in 1872, Fritz Hansen is the furniture maker that turned Arne Jacobsen's sketches into the Ant, Series 7, Swan and Egg. Here is its story and how to spot the real thing.
The story of Poul Henningsen's PH lamp and Louis Poulsen: how a Danish critic invented glare-free light with the three-shade system, and why the PH 5, Artichoke and Snowball still define Nordic lighting.
Who was Hans Christian Andersen? Explore the Danish storyteller's journey from Odense poverty to global fame, why his fairy tales are darker than you remember, and how to follow his footsteps through Odense and Copenhagen.
Finland's government still reviews what you're allowed to name your baby — and assigns a second birthday to boot. Inside the 2019 naming law, the Names Board's rejected-name list, and the centuries-old nimipäivä calendar.
Long before Norway's brown cheese or its national dishes, there was the seter: the mountain summer farm tradition that just earned UNESCO recognition. Here's the history behind it.
