Minnesota is well known for its scandinavian traditions, and you can get heaping helping of that heritage during the holidays ...

When Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf awards the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10 to the beguiling French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio — the Swedish Academy doesn’t always get ...

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in ...

In the mid to late 1800s when Swedish immigrants, such as the Chellberg family, arrived in Northwest Indiana, they brought along with them many special Christmas traditions. On Saturday, Chellberg ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Regardless of faith, Easter in Scandinavia is a time of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Every year around the summer solstice, Swedes gather to ...

FARGO — While the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival held every June at Moorhead’s Hjemkomst Center has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Nordic Culture Clubs are going ahead ...

Permafrost plays with Scandinavian identity in these cute, clean-lined (and secretly political) toy sets. Toy Stories: Model Planes And Ships That Speak For Norway Permafrost plays with Scandinavian ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockfordians came together to celebrate the summer solstice at the Swedish Historical Society’s Midsomer Festival on Saturday. It’s really beautiful to see people here ...