Nordic culture

Christmas is, without question, the holiday that reigns supreme in the Nordic countries, drawing people together...

With world-leading purchasing power and significant online presence and digital adoption, the Nordics are among ...

Christmas is a time for fun, festivities and traditions. One particularly popular tradition, especially in the N...

Warning: As you may expect, this article contains uncensored swearing which some readers may find offensive. Hav...

When entering the Nordic market, you probably aren’t looking simply to offer a product or service, but also to...

“Fastelavn er mit navn” is a very common phrase sung by Danish children and their parents when celebrating t...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and one thing’s for sure: we all have our own very special ways of ...

As is annual tradition at Sandberg, we’re currently running our festive fundraiser campaign for Translators wi...

Each Nordic country has its own unique traditions and ways to celebrate the arrival of summer. This season makes...

Earlier this week, our Managing Director Anu Carnegie-Brown introduced us to the Nordic Easter tradition of egg ...

The egg is an emblem of unhatched potential. The global COVID-19 crisis may have left us shellshocked, cracked, ...

There’s perhaps no time of year where the concept of Scandi hygge is more appropriate than at Christmas. The ...

Is the Norwegian language under threat? Could it one day disappear from daily use and perhaps sink under the sur...

Have you ever thought about learning Danish to be able to understand what the lady with the striking jumper in T...

Few areas of Europe are set to feel the effects of climate change more acutely than the Nordic countries. Indeed...

Nordic – or Scandinavian – culture and society have been having a bit of a moment internationally. Entire bo...

In many Nordic countries, the 13th of December starts with candlelight in darkness, songs and saffron buns. It i...

As silence descends and the smell of beer slowly fades after a busy festival season in Norway, the theatre scene...

The only indigenous people in the European Union, the Sámi people are spread across four different countries, s...

In 1896, the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen participated in a meeting in Stockholm, where a pan-Scandinavian ...

You’ve heard of cosy hygge (the Danish “art of cosiness”), maybe you’ve come across the Swedish perfec...

When learning a new language, it is always useful to get familiar with its origins, history and those little det...

Comprising Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and their associated territories, the Nordic countries are ...

There’s something you should know about people from the Nordic countries. And it’s something that could save...

What are the traditions that make Christmas in the Nordic countries special? Here are four of our favourites, as...

December is here, the old year is drawing to a close and – in Scandinavia at least – the days are getting sh...

It’s party time in the Nordic countries, with two holidays at this time of the year that are celebrated much m...

Here at STP, a member of staff’s safe return from annual leave often heralds the arrival of a tub of salty liq...

New arrival to the British royal family, Prince George, recently found himself the lucky recipient of one of Fin...

Sweden had the honour of hosting two world-class events on Saturday 18 May 2013: the Ice-hockey World Championsh...

Jan Terje Faarlund, professor of linguistics at the University of Oslo, and Joseph Emmonds, a visiting professor...

The little adverb “please” has come to symbolise politeness in English requests to the extent that it might ...

Nordic men and women have a reputation for excelling in endurance sports in the international arena, and we trai...

What is the Arctic Circle? The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line that marks the latitude above which the sun do...