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Aug 30
The art of finding your sea legs
Scandinavia Standard
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Aug 29
Hygge is a Norwegian word as much as a Danish one, and in a 2011 study of Danish middle-class families the…
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Aug 29
Iceland's Blue Lagoon is the runoff pond of the Svartsengi geothermal plant, which began dumping hot brine on a lava…
Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
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Aug 29
Diary studies found that roughly 40% of our everyday behaviour is repeated habit rather than conscious choice—and…
The Balance
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Aug 29
Look after your health, but remember it is the vehicle for your life, not the destination
Scandinavia Standard
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Aug 29
In 1956, an IKEA employee named Gillis Lundgren was trying to fit a table into his car after a catalogue photo shoot…
Nordic Home
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Aug 29
There is no reliable checklist for a cheating partner, and hunting for one usually makes things worse
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Aug 29
The way to stop overthinking is not to think harder, and the strategies that work prove it
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Aug 29
In Sweden, Friday evenings follow an unofficial national script so consistent it has its own word
The Standard Brief
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Aug 29
Nordic walking, the sight of someone striding down a city street with two ski poles and no snow in sight, was not…
The Standard Brief
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Aug 28
Taking proper care of yourself is duller than the marketing suggests, and far more important
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Aug 28
Swedish compresses into one word what English usually needs a phrase to express
The Balance
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Aug 28
How to actually make the best of a bad situation, without pretending it is fine
Scandinavia Standard
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Aug 28
No single habit can stop cognitive decline, whatever the headlines promise, but one everyday habit has more evidence…
Scandinavia Standard
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Aug 28
In August 2025, Sweden spent two days rolling a 113-year-old church five kilometres down a purpose-widened road on…
The Standard Brief
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Aug 27
Women are told the worst of a miscarriage passes within weeks
The Balance
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Aug 27
A Finnish study of 7,321 adults found that living near green space predicted nothing, and having a green view from the…
The Balance
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Aug 27
In 1993, Norway became the first country in the world to reserve part of parental leave specifically for fathers, on a…
The Standard Brief
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Aug 27
When someone doesn't value you anymore, try these strategies, because the psychology of self-worth suggests the sting…
Scandinavia Standard
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Aug 27
Finland has an official word for drinking alone at home in your underwear with no plan to go anywhere
The Standard Brief