Education

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

The scientific study of language form and meaning, including the specialised branch of runology, has been a prominent academic pursuit in the Nordics…

Folk high schools are institutions which provide general and vocational education for young people and adults. Based on the philosophy of Danish…

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…

Courses ranging from evening classes and short, focussed courses to full-time university programmes reflect a broad interest in studying creative…

Because of the emphasis on social planning and the strong state prevalent in the Nordic region throughout the twentieth century, the social sciences…

Anthropological studies contribute new knowledge on Nordic societies and simultaneously offer fresh perspectives on them.