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The Vikings are big draw for tourists and museums struggle to balance the real history.
Sweden, Denmark and Finland report much higher levels of gender-based violence than the EU average.
Midsummer celebrations throughout Europe coincide with the solstice. Many blend pre-Christian and Christian traditions.
We live in an age where our houses are more full of stuff than ever. Death cleaning is an act of love that helps makes things for those you leave behind a lot easier
Winter cycling is increasing in some places in Scandinavia.
The Kalevala, a poetic epic filled with myth, reflects the shared roots between Finnish and Karelian cultures.
Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.
The ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ is having a moment on social media. But what is it? And will it stop you fighting over the doona?
New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
Proportional voting is, at least philosophically speaking, the best electoral system.
Amid national truth and reconciliation processes, Scandinavian churches are taking stock of their past policies toward the Sámi people.
The typical worker on the verge of retirement is due roughly $412,000 in this under-the-radar wealth.
The Danish government wants to end so-called parallel societies. But residents of immigrant-majority areas say they’re subject to a racial double standard.
Genetic analysis reveals one of the teenagers probably had advanced gum disease.
Anti-Islam activists in Sweden have repeatedly burned Qurans in public, not only earning the country vehement criticism from Muslim countries but also raising the threat of terrorism.
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of supervised injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
Since the 1950s, billions of tons of plastic have been produced and much of it ends up in the environment – even at the bottom of lakes in Finland.
Efforts have been made to change the patterns of inequality in South Africa. But not enough has been done. Race-based inequality is still a real problem.
Bringing up the subjects of autonomy and Norway has always been an effective way for Orcadians to draw attention to their grievances with central government.
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Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, University of Oslo
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University
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Professor in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Course Director, Design (Course Leader, Industrial Design; Product & Transport), University of Staffordshire
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Professor of Regional Political Economy, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
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Research Development Coordinator, Yukon University; University of Suffolk
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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PhD Researcher, Brown University
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University of Winchester
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Postdoctoral fellow in Museology, Lund University
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Researcher at the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET), Lund University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Iceland
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Senior Lecturer in Scandinavian Film, UCL