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Norse Paganism: what is it, and what do its followers believe?

Slowly abandoned when Christianity spread throughout Scandinavia, and then forgotten about for centuries, Norse Paganism is making a bit of…

There are enough centrally located sights and activities in Stockholm to keep you occupied for a week or more. Sometimes,…

Dancing, feasting, drinking and a seemingly endless supply of sunlight: there’s a lot to like about Midsummer in Sweden. With…

Denmark’s stunning Louisiana Museum is included on the Copenhagen Card – DISCOVER

It’s one of the most-travelled routes in the country, linking the Swedish capital with the west coast’s biggest city. But the trip…

Think about skiing in Europe, and your mind might automatically drift to the Alps. But what about a trip to…

Visiting the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is one of the absolute highlights of a trip to Swedish Lapland. For many people…

Although it’s a couple of hundred miles away, the Finnish capital Helsinki is surprisingly easy to reach from Stockholm and…

Until recently most of the state-run museums in Copenhagen were completely free to visit, which made it possible to spend…

Stockholm has a whole bunch of fun things to see and do. But with so many islands and neighbourhoods to choose…