NO MORE JOTTING IT IN

Nordiska Museet in Stockholm (The Museum of Nordic History) has an excellent calendar named Årets Dagar (Days of the Year). It's a guide to when, how and why for Swedish traditions. Now available as a free app for iPhone and Android, where you an mark days and holidays you want to be reminded of. Perfect for the trivia oriented, Scandi-interested, or the expat who's lost track of the days...
IMAGE: ITUNES

TOP THREE READS 1

After being named a favourite christmas blog, I thought I'd return the favor and show some link love myself. My favourite Swedish christmas blogs are:

ANNAS JUL
JULBLOGGEN: MIN VITA JUL
HEMMA MED HELENA

WE'VE GOT ISSUES

 

Christmas decorated Scandi interiors for your inspiration as you deck the halls for the 2nd Sunday in advent. Click on a cover to access the e-zines. 

IMAGES: SCREEN DUMPS NIB HJEMME/ NORDIC DESIGN

BEST IN SHOW 2013

The best christmas inpiration this year is found in the advent catalogue from Norwegian store Home and Cottage. Get a big mug of something hot, cozy up, and browse it HERE.
IMAGE: HOME AND COTTAGE BLOG, PHOTOGRAPHER PER STIAN JOHNSEN 

SNOWED IN?

Snow and hail storms make it less enticing to spend afternoons outdoors this week = more surfing than usual. Some suggestions for those of you who can't get enough of Scandinavia:

Scandi Interiors               Scandi Food (in English)
Sköna Hem                                  SemiSwede
Hus&Hem                                   Outside Oslo
Divaani                                          ScandiFoodie
Bolig Magasinet

NORTHERN LIGHTS

We've had spectacular northern lights this week. Unfortunately we are not spectacular photographers, but this site features a movie to show you what it's all about.

THE HANDMADE OR UNIQUE

Epla is an online store modeled after the American community Etsy.com. If you are looking for gifts that are handmade, vintage or materials to create your own gift, this is for you. It should come as no surprise to readers of this blog that the t-shirts from Het Potet with bunad prints were right up my alley. For international customers their FAQ states: "If you live in any other country than Norway, and still want to shop on Epla we recommend that you contact the seller of the items you want to buy to agree on the terms in advance."
IMAGE: EPLA.NO

ON THE DARK SIDE

An animation of satellite images over northern Europe shows no sunlight even close to our home town as the earth rotates. (Hint: the images load before the animation starts) 

IMAGE: PHOTO BY NASA, PUBLIC DOMAIN, EDITED BY SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS