Nordic culture

Targeting Nordic consumers – aim for the bullseye

Targeting Nordic consumers – aim for the bullseye

Targeting Nordic consumers – aim for the bullseye

23 March 2022

William Hagerup

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

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Gingerbread: the history, the traditions, the recipes

Gingerbread: the history, the traditions, the recipes

Gingerbread: the history, the traditions, the recipes

23 December 2021

The Sandberg team

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

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Swearing in the Nordic languages

Swearing in the Nordic languages

Swearing in the Nordic languages

16 June 2021

Christina Bjerggaard

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

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Making it work with Nordic people: some rules of thumb

Making it work with Nordic people: some rules of thumb

Making it work with Nordic people: some rules of thumb

22 April 2021

William Hagerup

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

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Fastelavn – the Nordic tradition you’ve probably never heard of

Fastelavn – the Nordic tradition you’ve probably nev...

Fastelavn – the Nordic tradition you’ve probably nev...

11 February 2021

Christina Bjerggaard

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

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A Sandberg Christmas: 6 of our favourite festive traditions

A Sandberg Christmas: 6 of our favourite festive tra...

A Sandberg Christmas: 6 of our favourite festive tra...

16 December 2020

Cat Burns

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

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Four festive fundraiser recipes

Four festive fundraiser recipes

Four festive fundraiser recipes

4 December 2020

Max Naylor

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

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Celebrating summer, Nordic style

Celebrating summer, Nordic style

Celebrating summer, Nordic style

11 June 2020

Max Naylor

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

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4 Nordic recipes to whip up this Easter

4 Nordic recipes to whip up this Easter

4 Nordic recipes to whip up this Easter

9 April 2020

Max Naylor

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

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Director’s Cut, take 23: All in the same basket

Director’s Cut, take 23: All in the same basket

Director’s Cut, take 23: All in the same basket

7 April 2020

Anu Carnegie-Brown

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

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Cook up a Scandi Christmas

Cook up a Scandi Christmas

Cook up a Scandi Christmas

19 December 2019

Max Naylor

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

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Norwegian: fighting fit for the future?

Norwegian: fighting fit for the future?

Norwegian: fighting fit for the future?

21 October 2019

William Hagerup

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

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4 facts about the Danish language

4 facts about the Danish language

4 facts about the Danish language

5 September 2019

Mattias Bjerring-Nielsen

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

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How the Nordics are standing up to climate change

How the Nordics are standing up to climate change

How the Nordics are standing up to climate change

16 July 2019

Max Naylor

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

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Myths about Nordic society

Myths about Nordic society

Myths about Nordic society

11 June 2019

Minna Helminen

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

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Lucia: a light in the darkness

Lucia: a light in the darkness

Lucia: a light in the darkness

13 December 2018

The Sandberg team

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

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Cultural treats in Oslo

Cultural treats in Oslo

Cultural treats in Oslo

10 September 2018

Ida Katrine Berntzen

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

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A Nordic indigenous people – 5 basic words in Sámi

A Nordic indigenous people – 5 basic words in Sámi

A Nordic indigenous people – 5 basic words in Sámi

9 August 2018

Minna Helminen

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

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Scandimix: a language continuum on a label

Scandimix: a language continuum on a label

Scandimix: a language continuum on a label

2 July 2018

The Sandberg team

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

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It’ll be all right at the end…

It’ll be all right at the end…

It’ll be all right at the end…

11 June 2018

Max Naylor

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

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6 facts about the Norwegian language

6 facts about the Norwegian language

6 facts about the Norwegian language

10 May 2018

William Hagerup

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

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Localisation insights: the Nordic market

Localisation insights: the Nordic market

Localisation insights: the Nordic market

1 May 2018

The Sandberg team

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

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How your LSP can beat the Nordic summer shutdown

How your LSP can beat the Nordic summer shutdown

How your LSP can beat the Nordic summer shutdown

25 May 2017

The Sandberg team

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

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Our favourite Nordic Christmas traditions

Our favourite Nordic Christmas traditions

Our favourite Nordic Christmas traditions

16 December 2016

The Sandberg team

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

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Advent in Denmark: A lesson in hygge

Advent in Denmark: A lesson in hygge

Advent in Denmark: A lesson in hygge

5 December 2016

The Sandberg team

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

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Spring is sprung

Spring is sprung

Spring is sprung

2 May 2014

The Sandberg team

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

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Salty Sweet

Salty Sweet

Salty Sweet

2 December 2013

The Sandberg team

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

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Box, Box, Baby

Box, Box, Baby

Box, Box, Baby

25 October 2013

The Sandberg team

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

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The Eurovision song context

The Eurovision song context

The Eurovision song context

6 May 2013

The Sandberg team

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

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English is a Scandinavian language

English is a Scandinavian language

English is a Scandinavian language

16 February 2013

The Sandberg team

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

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The magic word

The magic word

The magic word

9 November 2012

The Sandberg team

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

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Nordic by Nature

Nordic by Nature

Nordic by Nature

24 February 2012

The Sandberg team

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

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Living within the Arctic Circle

Living within the Arctic Circle

Living within the Arctic Circle

2 April 2010

The Sandberg team

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

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