A new exhibition opening at Denmark's National Museum is exploring the history and legacy of a mysterious female Viking sorceress known as the Völva ~humanities.history Article 644 words 15 votes
The Sámi museum Siida in Finland was awarded the top prize at this year's European Museum of the Year Awards ~humanities.history Article 467 words 9 votes
Thirty-nine volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stand as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English Dictionary. And it's just been sent to the printers after 140 years. ~humanities.languages Article 382 words 18 votes
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised ~humanities.history Article 1004 words 12 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday religion Article 928 words 6 votes
Protesters denouncing the intention of a far-right group to burn a Quran in Örebro in central Sweden attacked police on Friday, injuring at least nine religion Article 308 words 8 votes
Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers' freedom of expression and prevent the risks of self-censorship Article 275 words 8 votes
Denmark marks Schleswig reunification – 100 years since the people in the region of Schleswig voted either to remain with Germany or to join Denmark ~humanities.history Article 950 words 6 votes