Your lucky day! Get a bonus grandma!
Imagine this: kids sick at home, they can’t go to school today. Grandparents live far away and can’t help. Parents are frustrated because they don’t know who will sit with the kids at home for...
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They do want to meet you. Yes, it is hygge too!
Dinner at home with friends. It is a precious hygge moment that every guest and the hosts alike look back on. But there is a sense of exclusivity. These dinner parties are...
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Why do the Nordic people pay their high taxes happily?
Copenhagen. Candles are lit. Dinner is served. At 6 pm sharp. Everyone -including any guests- must be sitting around the table at 6 pm. Sharp. Eating food together is...
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Call me by my (first) name!
Imagine meeting Donald Trump and greeting him with a simple “Hi, Donald”! That would be unspeakable in the US. In the Nordics though, that would be totally accepted and...
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The best perk at work. Made in Sweden!
Nordic people are happy people. Employees too. They enjoy some of the most generous perks at work. And they come not only from the state but from bosses themselves. There...
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Shhhh… It’s all so quiet in the Nordics!
December 22nd. Only two days until Christmas. Streets are crowded with shoppers. Shops are full of people buying their last-minute Christmas presents. Coffee shops are packed. The streets around...
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