When Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf awards the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10 to the beguiling French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio — the Swedish Academy doesn’t always get ...

Scandinavian Culture Day begins its 17th year at Jamestown Community College on Saturday, Oct. 4. Opening day has many events in addition to traditional workshops. Since Oct. 4 is Kanelbullen’s Dag ...

Leading up to last year’s presidential election, Bernie Sanders frequently spoke about how the United States were lagging behind in many fields, compared to the socialist’s wet dream Scandinavia.

Here's a Scandinavian trivia question for you: What is Kubb? a) A sweet tart made with strawberries and lingonberries. b) A town in Norway on the North Sea. c) An ancient game of the Vikings that's ...

In honor of the indigenous Sami people of the Nordic region, the Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library of West Newton presented a screening of the movie Je’vida (2023) on Saturday. The film, directed ...

FARGO — While the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival held every June at Moorhead’s Hjemkomst Center has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Nordic Culture Clubs are going ahead ...

It’s almost taken for granted in the United States that Scandinavian design is just better. Simple, functional, and minimalist, Scandinavian furniture, housewares, decorations, and even toys have ...

Scandanavian Culture Day on Saturday, Oct. 5, will include a demonstration of cooking and sampling kanelbullar (cinnamon buns.) The Scandinavian Culture Day begins its 22nd year on Saturday. Sponsored ...

DULUTH — Over 4,000 miles from his hometown of Huskvarna, Sweden, Martin Hallkvist hopes to share Scandinavian culture with others in the Northland. Hallkvist is owner of Scandinavian North, which ...

Four new Scandinavian-inspired cabins are open at the base of Lutsen Mountains. Patrick Kindler and McCabe Plaas bought the land and built each cabin with its own private sauna. “We’re nestled right ...

Wendy Lesser first became captivated by Scandinavian crime novels during the early 1980s, drawn in by the thrillingly realistic plots and their attention to social realities. In the wake of Donald ...

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota may be seeing gray skies abound through some parts of the weekend, but this year’s Midsummer Festival in Minot is not deterred, and is now officially underway. With ...