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Forget Hamlet’s quote that something is “rotten in the State of Denmark”, Copenhagen is just a short hop from Sweden and a breath of fresh air, even if sometimes a windy one.
Keywords: scandinavia, travel, tourism, denmark, copenhagen, article, danmark

A recent caption in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper causes David Bartal to ask what effect cultural diversity has on national pride.
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Even today, the archetype he represents can be seen in many of our popular movies and he continues to share his name with one of our calendar days (Wednesday, "Woden's Day).
Keywords: odin, oden, norse, mythology, woden, scandinavia, history, article

Few figures in mythology have captured the imagination as much as the Norse Valkyries
Keywords: norse, valkyries, mythology, scandinavia, article, history, legend, valhalla

A guy from Ohio tries to report about Swedish traditions...
Keywords: scandinavia, sweden, sverige, article, americans, goat, gavle, holidays

The descendants of the Vikings continue to eat many of the foods of their ancestors, and they often prepare them in the same way.
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Beginning in the first week of December, Santa (Joulupukki ) comes down off his high hill of Korvatunturi and makes the rounds of the various villages to kick off the season with tales of festivals past and future.
Keywords: scandinavia, travel, tourism, lapland, finland, santa, nisse, tomten, article

A pretty interesting blog written by an American living in Denmark.
Keywords: scandinavia, travel, tourism, denmark, blog, articles, moron, funny, expatriot

IKEA Founder and One of the World's Richest Men
Keywords: ingvar kamprad, ikea, rich, article, founder, bio, billionaire