Scandinavia is a region in northern Europe composed of the countries Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Finland and Iceland are often included as part of the region as well, and immigration from these five countries will be discussed in this chapter. The...

Scandinavian sociology emerged in its modern form as an academic discipline just after World War II, although its roots go back considerably further. In Helsinki, the sociologist, ethnologist, and philosopher Edvard A Westermarck (1862– 1939)...

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centred on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden.[1][2] The other Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, are also...

Dave Eggers in the flesh? The literary pied piper appears at the 92nd Street Y with 30-year-old Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng (phew!)—the subject of Mr. Eggers’ fictional biography, What Is the What, currently sitting on our nightstand propping...

One of the biggest Viking treasures ever found has been discovered on an English farm by a father-son team of treasure hunters, the British Museum announced Thursday.The trove of coins and jewelry was buried more than 1,000 years ago _ a collection of items from...

A replica Viking ship sailed triumphantly into Dublin's harbor Tuesday after attempting to re-enact the arduous 1,000-mile journey Scandanavian warriors made more than a millenium ago.But this time around, there was a little towing with the rowing, and absolutely no pillaging.The six-week journey of the...

Thirty-six years of suffering a guilty conscience has finally proved too much for a German who shoplifted from a small store while on vacation in Norway in 1970.Seeking to make amends, he sent a check for $375 to the small mountain town of Lom, and...