When Michael Birkjær first heard that he was one of the happiest people in the world, his initial response was one of scepticism. Like many of his fellow Danes, Birkjær doubted that a tiny country on ...

Scandinavia will be busier this summer, but crowding is not inevitable. The region still has space. The trick is to avoid copying the same route, timing and checklist as everyone else. ByDavid Nikel, ...

Slow travel has become a mainstream response to the pressures of modern life, shaping how people choose their vacations. Few places embody this shift as naturally as Scandinavia. Sweden has taken an ...

With water, mountains, and 20 hours of sunshine — and people who know how to party — Scandinavia is the ideal summer playground. With water, mountains, and 20 hours of sunshine — and people who know ...

Scandinavia House is a cultural center located in New York City that celebrates the art, design, cuisine, and lifestyle of Scandinavia. A tourist might want to visit Scandinavia House to learn more ...

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

A new study based on 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes analysed together with the genomic data of 16,638 present day Scandinavians resolve the complex relations between geography, ancestry, and gene ...

Scandinavia’s northern extremes have been shaped by the elemental forces of fire and ice. Scandinavia’s extremes are kingdoms of ice and fire. Awake under the long polar night, Muskoxen, polar bears, ...

In a new study published in PLoS Biology, an international research team suggests Scandinavia was populated by two main migrations after the last glacial maximum: an initial migration of groups from ...