As so-called ‘coolcations’ became the summer trend for escaping the heat, the popularity of a Scandinavian break is set to continue into winter. The region’s major tourist destinations are poised for ...

A team of Japanese researchers have been experimenting with capturing frozen energy from a new process that involves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. But visiting the region for the first time can turn up many ...

When Michael Birkjær first heard that he was one of the happiest people in the world, his initial response was one of scepticism. Like many of his fellow Danes, Birkjær doubted that a tiny country on ...

An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where some mysterious attackers came from during the Iron Age.

Dreaming of that Scandi sauna experience you had in Europe? You can bring it into your living room with these home saunas.

Scandinavia is shaped by environmental conditions that test both human endurance and architectural ingenuity, with long winters defined by limited daylight, low sun angles, deep snowfall, and cold ...

To an outsider, Scandinavia can seem like a group of small, difficult-to-tell-apart Nordic countries. Frequently derided by right-wing politicians as an example of everything wrong with Big Government ...

A CORNER stone of the Nazi credo is a mystic belief in the superiority of the Nordic race. In the current Nazi conception, "der nordische Mensch" incarnates everything that is beautiful, strong, noble ...

For most of his 33 years of incarceration, Joe Spinks’ life was micro-managed by the state Department of Corrections. The prison system cooked his meals, did his laundry, and dictated where he was ...