When Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf awards the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10 to the beguiling French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio — the Swedish Academy doesn’t always get ...

Among the delightful places is the Swedish Hill Historic District, or “Swede Hill,” located in downtown Austin, developed in ...

FRANKFORT — For more than six decades, the Scandinavian spirit has flourished in Frankfort, where Trinity Lutheran Church ...

After over 40 years, the Sacramento Scandinavian Festival will end. Local lodges plan to continue cultural events and keep ...

FARGO — With a growing interest in family heritage around the world, returning to traditions for the holidays can help people learn their place in history. For much of the Midwest — especially in the ...

While Copenhagen will vehemently disagree, Stockholm is hands-down Scandinavia’s most photogenic capital. Spread across 14 ...

POULSBO – These days, the old Nordic Maid retail space sits empty after more than two decades of showing off Scandinavian gifts, trinkets and clothing. Its spirit lives on, though, just across Front ...

The American Swedish Institute opened its 75th annual Holiday Experience earlier this month, transforming the Turnblad ...

“Tusen takk” means a thousand thanks in Norwegian. Pam Gleave of Everett enjoys sharing the language of her roots, and wearing the Norwegian national costume called a bunad. She wears her homemade ...

Children are pictured at a past Scandinavian Culture Day event. Scandinavian Culture Day on Saturday, besides regular workshops, will celebrate the Scandinavian traditions of Easter. Semlor will be ...

PORTER | In Scandinavia, the sun sets for only a few hours on June 24. Scandinavians celebrate this "day that never ends" with a festival featuring ceremonies, song, dance and food. Northwest Indiana ...