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On this page, you will find all content related to the languages in the Nordic countries.
Human rights violations require meaningful responses, but whether "sorry" is significant depends on the context
The concept of ‘narrative’ (as opposed to ‘reality’) is prevalent in the press, particularly with respect to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The…
Listen to two podcasts on the socio-political aspects of languages in mainly Sweden and Finland. The discission includes: Finnish speakers in Sweden;…
Listen to a podcast about the use of English and the Nordic region in English or Danish! / Lyt til en podcast om brugen af engelsk og den nordiske…
Listen to a podcast about heritage languages in and from the Nordic Region! / Lyt til en podcast om arvesprog i og fra den nordiske region,…
Proficiency in English is both widespread and high-level in the Nordic countries, and there are legitimate historical and socio-political reasons for…
Maintaining the language and identity associated with heritage languages in the Nordic countries can be challenging: Official policies and economic…
Bengt Pohjanen is a multilingual author and translator best known for his work in Meänkieli, which has been vital in establishing a literary and…
Sweden was the first country in the world to recognise deaf people as bilingual in 1979, and the other Nordic countries eventually followed suit. But…
There is a common understanding outside the Nordic countries that Nordic people can all understand one another’s languages, or at least the…
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