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 ...

30 minutes outside of Eugene sits a small town with a rich cultural history. Junction City was founded in part by Danish-American farmers in 1902. Scandinavian culture has always been a large part of ...

The Oct. 28 concert featuring Jaerv and The OK Factor is part of Luther College’s 2025–26 Center Stage Series.

Scandinavian Culture Day begins its 17th year at Jamestown Community College on Saturday, Oct. 4. Opening day has many events in addition to traditional workshops. Since Oct. 4 is Kanelbullen’s Dag ...

David Sally and Brian Newman practice throwing knives and axes at targets inside the "Viking Village," during the Scandinavian Folk Festival in Gerry on Friday. GERRY — For the 16th year, the ...

In general, Obeda says Norwegians came to the U.S. to farm, Danes came fore religious freedom, Finns for labor jobs and ...

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 ...

Here's a Scandinavian trivia question for you: What is Kubb? a) A sweet tart made with strawberries and lingonberries. b) A town in Norway on the North Sea. c) An ancient game of the Vikings that's ...

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 ...

When you think Scandinavia, do you conjure up images of vigorous rosy-cheeked people, filled with energy and optimism? Who doesn't? That vision is more than just the stuff of Nordic mythology, it's ...

DULUTH — Over 4,000 miles from his hometown of Huskvarna, Sweden, Martin Hallkvist hopes to share Scandinavian culture with others in the Northland. Hallkvist is owner of Scandinavian North, which ...