Meik Wiking has helped bring the Danish idea of “hygge” (or “HEW-guh”) to the rest of the world with his Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and his book “The Little Book of Hygge: Danish ...

The nights are long. The weather is cold. Work and family responsibilities can be stressful. You could face it all by giving in to the winter blues. You could trudge to your bed, and put the covers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Considering that Scandinavian nations like Finland and Denmark are always rated among the happiest countries in the world, we ...

A soon as you move to Denmark you become aware of a word that the Danes use all the time and say there is no translation for - hygge (pronounced hooga). They say the best translation is cosy but that ...

There’s a warm, welcoming spirit to life in Appalachia, writes West Virginia author Kathleen Jacobs, and it shares connections with Danish traditions recently gaining in popularity. The Danes’ concept ...

On a recent visit to Copenhagen, I kept seeing the funny word hygge. It was on storefronts, on sweatshirts, on totes. I quickly learned hygge (pronounced HOO-gah) is the Danish mantra of coziness, ...

Copenhagen is truly magical at this time of year. This enchanting Danish capital really shines during the winter months, its canals and historic charm making for a true Scandinavian treasure that’s ...

She was the Julia Child of Denmark, the doyenne of Danish cuisine, a celebrated 19th-century chef and restaurateur who compiled traditional recipes into one of Denmark's most popular cookbooks, "Fru ...

Where else would Hans Christian Andersen, a mermaid statue and lovingly decorated open-face sandwiches be the icons of a major capital? Copenhagen is known for happy people and hygge (pronounced ...

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