Scandinavia--Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland--is blessed with five distinct, yet related, cultures.

Learn about the stories behind the legends, about the countries, and most of all about the people.

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"We sailed our ships to any shore that offered the best hope of booty; we feared no fellow on earth..."
Saga of Arrow-Odd

What is Scandinavia's largest city?
Helsinki
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Oslo
Stavanger
Correct answer?
COPENHAGEN

København, known to the rest of the world as Copenhagen, wonderful Copenhagen, became the capital of Denmark in 1415, but several of its fine old buildings date from the reign of King Christian IV, from the late 16th to the mid-17th century.

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Feature: Elsinore Castle
Food: Lefse
         Iceland's Hearty Fare
History: The Round Tower
Arts:   Scandinavian Pewter
          Georg Jensen
People: Hans Christian
Andersen
     
News: Happiest Countries

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Ageless Design of Alvar Aalto, The
Alvar Aalto's Story, The
Beauty of Scandinavian Pewter, The
Blissful Finnish Sauna, The
Copenhagen's Rundetarn: The Round Tower
Copenhagen—wonderful Copenhagen
Founding of Iceland, The
Four Scandinavian Countries Named to Top 10

        Happiest Countries
Georg Jensen: Silversmith Extraordinaire
Greenland: Western Outpost of Scandinavia
Hans Christian Andersen: Magical Storyteller
History of Iceland's Sagas, The
Lefse Tradition, The
Mysterious Elsinore: Hamlet’s Legendary
         Castle or Not?  
Natural Origins of Scandinavia, The
Norden--The North
Ombudsman Fights for the Rights of Individuals
Scandinavia's Greatest Archaeological Treasure
Scandinavian Cuisine: A Communion With Nature
Scandinavian Hospitality: A Hallowed Tradition
Skal! Norwegian Drinking Laws
Smorgasbord, The: A Mirror of Scandinavian Cuisine
Stave Churches of Norway
Swedish Burials Equal for All
Village Where the Past is Present, The
What's in an Icelandic Name?
Who Are the Scandinavians?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Every year about 95 000 people die in Sweden and, according to the law, everyone must be buried. There must be room for everyone in the cemeteries, therefore the future needs of space have to be predicted. Because of this funerals must be part of the planning process.

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News from Norway
from Aftenposten
News from Denmark
from Denmark.dk
News from Sweden
from the SR International 
News from Finland
from Finnish News Agency STT
News from Iceland
from The Iceland Review
All news is in English
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THE VIKINGS:
THE NORTH ATLANTIC SAGA

In the early Middle Ages, driven by famine at home and the promise of wealth to be had in other lands, the Vikings set out from Scandinavia to conquer parts of England, Ireland, France, Russia, and even Turkey. Bolstered by their successes, the Vikings pushed westward, eventually crossing the North Atlantic and founding settlements in Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland in Canada.
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