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Arctic Policies of the Nordic Countries

- Kat Hodgson

Approaches to the Arctic reveal wider geopolitical trends as well as the Nordic countries' domestic concerns.

Scandinavian Apologies and Compensation to Indigenous Peoples

- Thea Bladt

Human rights violations require meaningful responses, but whether "sorry" is significant depends on the context

Folk costumes in the Nordics today

Two unknown women in the Norwegian national dress, the 'bunad' in 1930. The dresses are longsleeved and reach down to their ankles.
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen

The use of folk costumes is widespread in, for example, Åland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Sami areas and their social importance varies,…

Yoiking, a Sami musical expression

a black drawn symbol with a circle in the center with lines going through it from different directions.
- John Weinstock

Yoik is the native Sami musical expression which is reminiscent of singing. It has layers of meaning as it holds identity markers and was…

Sami handicrafts

A drum with different signs/symbols drawn onto it.
- John Weinstock

Duodji, the Sami word for handicrafts/applied art, has a long and illustrious history. Handicraft has been influenced by the need to survive in a…

Nordic museums and their history

A dark black and white photo of an old building with a large tree in the front.
- Andrew G. Newby

National museums in the Nordics retain an important role in the creation and maintenance of a particular view of a country, its people and often its…

Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers

A high, oldfashioned tower bullding with a pointy top.
- Jenny Rood

Organisations exist to facilitate the discussion and coordination of policies in areas of joint interest to the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council…

The Nordic region

Map of the nordic region
- Mary Hilson

The Nordic region, or Norden, may be defined as consisting of the five sovereign states Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, plus the three…

Official bodies overseeing the Nordic languages

A screenshot of a section on a website. There are 6 links to click on: Terms of the month, Approved words, Katersal (Dictionary), News, Authorized place names, Download
- Michael P. Barnes

There has been much more official involvement with the Nordic languages than with English. That is true even of the well-established Danish, Icelandic…

Linguistic variety in the Nordics

Black and white photo of a part of a bench with carved letters in it.
- Michael P. Barnes

Quick overview:

  • In Denmark the principal language is Danish, with about 5,750,000 speakers (in 2018), but varieties of German are spoken in…

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