Emma Löfgren

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Weather

The magic of snow-cleaning: How to wash your woollen clothes in Scandinavia

Thought snow was just for sledding, snowball fights, and cursing at while trudging through on your way to work? Think again. You can also use it to wash your clothes in the depths of the Scandinavian winter. Here’s how.

Norwegian habits

Three Scandinavian lifestyle trends that are actually worth trying (and three that aren't)

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.

Covid-19

'The biggest challenge of our time': How Sweden doubled intensive care capacity amid Covid-19 pandemic

How did Sweden, a country with one of the lowest number of intensive care beds in Europe per capita manage to double it amid a global health crisis – and what were the sacrifices that had to be made?

The Local

200 migration reporters sign up for The Local's solutions journalism training

More than 50 editors, reporters and freelancers from almost 25 countries have been selected to take part in The Local's first training sessions for journalists interested in covering migration from a solutions journalism perspective.

Nobel

Nobel director regretted Obama peace prize

A former director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute has admitted his regrets about the 2009 award of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama.

Immigration

Comedian: 'Throw the Swedes out of Norway'

UPDATED: A Norwegian comic causing a stir in Sweden has told The Local why he wrote a blog post calling on his country people to throw all Swedes out of Norway.