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Bolla! Bolla! Icelandic Bun day, a Carnival Week of Sorts

Bolludagur, Bun Day is today, Monday with many Icelanders gathering around the coffee table at home with family or at work with colleagues after makin...

IcelandFebruary 7, 2016
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Icelanders enter into the month of Þorri

According to the Old Norse Calendar we are entering the month of Þorri, the high winter month when Icelanders feast on traditional delicacies such as ...

Culture, IcelandJanuary 22, 2016
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Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped

Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...

Culture, FeaturedNovember 11, 2011
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More Danes opt for name change

Traditional Danish surnames such as Jensen, Nielsen and Hansen could be dying out, as more people change their aliases in a bid to stand out from the ...

Culture, DenmarkJuly 26, 2010
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Finnish traditionalists moved to action over crucifix ruling

Last week the European Human Rights Court (ECHR) ruled that Italy was to remove all crucifixes from state school classroom walls.

Culture, FinlandNovember 14, 2009
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Nude sax player crowned Sweden’s water fairy

It was a surprise for all parties involved when a nude saxophone player beat out four similarly clad violinists to be voted the best representation of...

Culture, GeneralJuly 30, 2009
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Swedish Christmas goat torched by vandals

In what seems to have become a devious tradition in the northern Swedish town of Gavle, the town’s giant Christmas goat made from straw has been burne...

Culture, MBLJanuary 3, 2009
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Swedes want government bailout for Volvo

In a new survey just released, 68 percent of Swedes want to see the Swedish government bail out its beleaguered carmaker Volvo. Although Volvo is owne...

Business, InternationalDecember 11, 2008

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