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2. Hygge, fika, losji: 6 Scandinavian trends to keep you feeling ...

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   The Scandinavians know how to make cold weather cozy. Here’s what we can learn from them. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) (Photo illustration: Alex ...

3. Hygge - Wikipedia

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   Finland - despite being culturally distinct from the Scandinavian countries - has a similar concept called sisu, which has been described as the Finns' national character. Sisu is considered more "raw" than hygge, being an assemblage of feelings or concepts such as bravery, grit, perseverance in the face of adversity, tenacity, and so on.

4. In from the cold: Scandi wines hope to win over drinkers

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   For most Scandinavian vineyards, solaris is the grape of choice - an aromatic, hybrid variety that's well-adapted to colder climes, ripens easily, and is more disease resistant, allowing vineyards ...

5. Baltoscandia - Wikipedia

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   It was founded on 17 November 1991 as the institute of science researches which regularly organizes arrangements dealing with Baltic and Scandinavian cultural, historical and political contacts. Its main aims were to "develop versatile links of the lands and nations in the region of Baltoscandia and to integrate the culture of Lithuania into ...

6. Scandinavian design - Wikipedia

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   The Brooklyn Museum's 1954 "Design in Scandinavia" exhibition launched "Scandinavian Modern" furniture on the American market. [1]Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.

7. Norwegian and Swedish Travellers - Wikipedia

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   Many words of Nordic Romani origin have survived in the Scandinavian languages, both in common speech and slang. [13] Examples from Swedish: tjej, meaning 'girl' (originally slang, but now a more common alternative to the older flicka) puffra, meaning 'gun' (used to be common slang) hak, meaning 'place, joint, establishment' (used to be common ...

8. Johan Egerkrans - Wikipedia

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   Johan Egerkrans (born 1978 [1]) is a Swedish illustrator and author.. Egerkrans has described himself as interested in mythology and animals from a young age. [2] His first book as writer and illustrator, Nordiska Väsen, was published in 2013, and describes creatures from Nordic folklore.

9. Rose-painting - Wikipedia

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   It then spread to wooden items commonly used in daily life, such as ale bowls, stools, chairs, cupboards, boxes, and trunks. Using stylized ornamentation made up of fantasy flowers, scrollwork, fine line work, flowing patterns and sometimes geometric elements give rose-painting its unique feel. Some paintings may include landscapes and ...