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Amanda Tomlin

Amanda Tomlin

Amanda has been a travel writer for 35 years. She’s written and edited countless travel books, including the Rough Guide to Sweden. She loves writing about all things Scandinavia, from Danish design and Swedish saunas to Norwegian national parks. Walking long-distance footpaths is her passion, and her favourite Nordic country is Iceland, where she’s hiked across volcanic landscapes to bathe in warm natural springs, and watched whales swimming in the Atlantic.

Norwegian boys names
Language and culture

Norwegian boy names: 120 fun male names from Norway

Looking for an unusual name for your baby boy? Why not check out some cute Norwegian boy names? Norwegian boy…

Accommodation, Stockholm

Special places to stay in Stockholm’s archipelago

With more than 24,000 islands – some fringed with white sand beaches, others dotted with pretty fishing villages – the…

Language and culture

Cool female Viking names and their meanings

Viking names for girls are pretty popular right now, and if you want to give your newborn daughter a strong…

Oslo boat tours
Oslo

9 of the best fjord tours from Oslo

Sitting at the top of the Oslofjord, Norway’s capital city has no shortage of waterways, coasts and islets to explore…

Norway, Things to do in Norway

5 of the best places to stop on Norway’s Atlantic Road

Often called the world’s most beautiful car journey, the Atlantic Road in Norway is the ultimate Scandinavian road trip. The…

Stockholm vs Oslo: which one should you visit? 
Oslo, Stockholm

Stockholm vs Oslo: which one should you visit? 

So you fancy a trip to the Nordic countries, but only have the time – or budget – to see…

Copenhagen

10 of the best bike tours in Copenhagen

What’s the best way to go sightseeing in the Danish capital? By bike, of course. Here’s our recommendation of bike tours…

Scandinavia

What’s the best time to visit Scandinavia?

Scandinavia is a fun region to visit at any time of the year. However, it’s also huge – more than…

Language and culture

The top Swedish movies to stream right now: Netflix, Prime and more

It’s not exactly Hollywood, but Sweden has a long tradition of cinema and film-making. And Ingmar Bergman, one of the…

Greenland

Do people actually live in Greenland?

You may think of Greenland as a vast empty island covered in ice and snow and indented with pretty fjords….

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    • Denmark
      • Copenhagen
      • Aalborg
      • Aarhus
      • Odense
    • Finland
      • Helsinki
      • Porvoo
      • Turku
    • Greenland
    • Iceland
      • Reykjavík
    • Sweden
      • Stockholm
      • Gothenburg
      • Malmö
      • Lund
      • Swedish Lapland
      • Central Sweden
    • Norway
      • Oslo
      • Bergen
      • Northern Norway
      • Southern Norway
      • Trondheim
    • Lapland
    • More destinations
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    • Scandinavian country guide
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    • Our top picks
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