https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There seems to be a never-ending stream of 'Scandinavian lifestyle trends' in international glossy magazines, but only some of them are worth pursuing, while others are all hype and little reward. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240704/three-scandinavian-lifestyle-trends-that-are-actually-worth-trying-and-three-that-arent Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:53:37 +0200 three-scandinavian-lifestyle-trends-that-are-actually-worth-trying-and-three-that-arent Originally a Norwegian invention, 'friluftsliv' is popular across Scandinavia and is one of many exported words which portrays the locals as special mythical beings when, in reality, they are much more like the rest of us than the online trends suggest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230929/opinion-please-stop-turning-scandi-words-like-friluftsliv-into-viral-trends Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:31:47 +0200 opinion-please-stop-turning-scandi-words-like-friluftsliv-into-viral-trends The Swedes joke about the Norwegians, the Norwegians about the Swedes, and the Danes about both, or perhaps neither. But the mostly friendly joshing between Scandinavian countries is more recent than you might think. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230825/the-swede-the-dane-and-the-norwegian-whos-the-butt-of-nordic-jokes Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:52:03 +0200 the-swede-the-dane-and-the-norwegian-whos-the-butt-of-nordic-jokes