Region building

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

Since the Second World War, the Nordic media have clung on to images of hardy Northern skiiers despite challenges from other countries.

Listen to a podcast about the northeastern region of Estonia and how research can uncover different layers of a landscape.

Meaningful themes from national and world history resurface in modern film and culture.

Watch a film about the significance of winter sports for Nordic identity, and how narratives about the Winter Olympics have reflected and constructed…

The end of a 434-year political union between the kingdoms of Norway and Denmark.

Listen to two podcasts in Danish on the changing political and cultural landscape since the invasion of Ukraine, both in Russia, Europe and Norden.

Contemporary approaches to heritage in the autonomous regions shed light on old and new traditions.

Listen to a podcast on how Nordic cooperation works through politicians, civil servants and civil society, and how it is often more driven by…

Back in the 1980s and 90s, support for joining the European Union in Iceland was split into three, a bit like it is today: for, against and undecided.…