An Icelandic ritual for wellbeing – when Iceland reopened its public swimming pools, the nation was so delighted that queues formed outside pools at midnight ~life Article 1568 words 4 votes
Denmark’s 300-year-old homes of the future – thatched with a seaweed that has the potential to be a contemporary building material ~design architecture Article 1554 words 6 votes
Why Finnish people tell the truth – in Finland, people are assumed to be honest all the time, and trust is implicit unless proven otherwise ~life Article 1705 words 13 votes
How a climate crisis helped shape Norse mythology – a group of archaeologists, linguists and other experts have teamed up to analyse the inscriptions of the Rök Stone ~humanities.languages Article 354 words 9 votes
Every year, revellers gather in a Danish national park to ring in one of the largest Independence Day celebrations outside the US ~life Article 1562 words 4 votes
Every year, Paris holds a Grand Prix to crown the city’s best baguette – and in recent years, the winners have been bakers whose ‘origins’ are far from France ~food baking Article 2010 words 6 votes
How Iceland recreated a Viking-age religion - the Ásatrú faith, one of Iceland’s fastest growing religions, combines Norse mythology with ecological awareness – and it’s open to all ~humanities religion Article 1642 words 23 votes
A journey to the "Disappointment Islands", a remote area of Polynesia that hasn't had a visitor in decades ~travel Article 6008 words 16 votes
Soy sauce is one of the most important ingredients in Japanese cooking, but chances are you've never tasted the real thing ~food Article 24 votes