Thomas Hylland Eriksen

National symbols share an ability to fuse diverse people in a shared feeling of identity. They are as diverse as flags to food, scenery to famous…

A comprehensive infrastructure caters to both domestic and foreign demand for outdoor activities in the Nordic countries, a demand resulting from…

With a low population density in all Nordic countries barring Denmark, nature has taken on a central feature of everyday life for many in the region.…

Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are among the few countries in the world that still permit limited whaling.

Second homes are used as holiday and weekend getaways in the Nordic countries by many people, not just the elite, probably due to widespread…

A number of peace research institutes emerged in the Nordics from around 1960. They were initially seen as politically radical and interdisciplinary…

Even before Norway banned smoking in public arenas in 2004 and the other Nordic countries followed suit, the percentage of the population who smoke…

The Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl was internationally renowned for leading expeditions across vast oceans in rudimentary vessels.

The Nordic mobile telephone network Nordisk MobilTelefoni (NMT) opened in 1981 quickly becoming the world’s largest until the early 2000s when it was…

Jantelov or the Law of Jante refers to a disdainful attitude to extraordinary achievements and is often mockingly used to exemplify unflattering…