Interior design minimalists are often drawn to the work of Scandinavian designers. For them, a palette of pale colors and a streamlined floor plan is ideal for creating a calm, balanced feel. However, ...

Highly secularized Scandinavian countries consistently rank high on international well-being and life-satisfaction indices (though so does the United States, a point Zuckerman fails to make).

In honor of the indigenous Sami people of the Nordic region, the Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library of West Newton presented a screening of the movie Je’vida (2023) on Saturday. The film, directed ...

Two people groups, both with historical ties to the North Dakota prairie, came together to celebrate their unique cultures ...

A decade ago, Kari Leibowitz traveled to Tromsø, a city located above the Arctic Circle in Norway, to study a curious phenomenon. Although the city experiences polar night, a time of darkness when the ...

At FIKA, Chef Blake Meier serves artfully composed food that changes with the seasons and connects Minnesotans with their Scandinavian past. Outside the the American Swedish Institute, ...

Around this time of year in the Midwest, a visit to a steamy sauna can be a perfect way to counter gray skies and chilly temps. But instead of heading to the gym or a spa, you may want to consider a ...

Discovered: Young kids who binge on TV don't become athletes; there's a gender gap in Scandinavian universities; to live longer, eat less; people aren't following their prescriptions. Low-calorie ...

In Finland, sauna bathing has been a way of life for 10,000 years. There are an estimated 3.3 million saunas throughout the country and 5.6 million residents-saunas are found at home, at work, in gyms ...