Oslo, Norway, 2019. Everybody pays with their mobile phones, credit cards are widely seen as old-fashioned. Norwegians read a lot and their new preferred means is their iPad or smartphone. All kinds of services... Read More
“Now I am going to get myself happy… Freedoooom!”. This what late George Michael sang in the 90s. And it can’t be more relevant today as well. We all search for ways to be... Read More
Summer is here. Almost. After months of harsh, long, dark, cold winter, the people in the Nordics crave the arrival of spring and eventually summer. Although the weather can (at times) be even wintry,... Read More
Saturday night, on a cold winter day. This is the perfect setting for what is about to be played on the television. Why? Well, grey weather, darkness, cold, winter mood. These are all elements associated with... Read More
There is a Swedish proverb that says “Eget beröm luktar illa”. It claims that self-praise smells bad. That could not be more right, huh? Swedes (as other Nordic people) hate bragging or showing off. And there is another Swedish... Read More
Denmark, 2019. There is a paradox here. Kind of similar to Hamlet’s quote “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”. Well, not that rotten but still an issue. Loneliness. The paradox is that on the one hand, they... Read More
