Nordic Reach

06/01/2019

June is here ... "Välkommen åter snälla sol ..."

05/30/2019

A friend turns 70 this year and celebrates with a reunion on June 1 - Al Johnson's Restaurant in Sister Bay, Wisc. If you don't make it for this, make sure you're going to the Goat parade a week later: http://ow.ly/rZMn50ustz1

05/22/2019

May 22: summer is getting closer. We just finalized our first issue with a list of Swedish Midsummer celebrations all over the United States, food, traditions ... (#Nordstjernan 09/19, in the mail today)

05/22/2019

May 22: summer is getting closer. We just finalized our first issue with a list of Swedish Midsummer celebrations all over the United States, food, traditions ... (#Nordstjernan 09/19, in the mail today)

05/18/2019

Really the first day in the Northeast where you could feel what lies ahead ... wishing everyone a nice weekend!

05/18/2019

Really the first day in the Northeast where you could feel what lies ahead ... wishing everyone a nice weekend!

05/16/2019

Sweden - Nordstjernan

Increasing road safety, Göteborg-based Smart Eye has developed a technology that analyzes drivers' eye movements: http://ow.ly/wDwG50udwQD #nordstjernan #smarteye

Swedish News in English from Sweden and all things Swedish in North America. For traditions, trivia, food, fashion and Sweden news.

05/15/2019

What is it like to actually move to Sweden? A recently relocated Californian about his first year in Stockholm: http://ow.ly/eS7T50udu0A #Nordstjernan

05/12/2019

Önskar alla en riktigt bra Mors Dag - Happy Mother's Day all mothers in the world! http://ow.ly/zzDm50u8EjR #Nordstjernan

05/09/2019

Young Swedish glass designers are among the exhibited artists when Corning Glass Museum opens 'New Glass Now' this weekend: http://ow.ly/giP050u5EAr

05/07/2019

Education%7Cresearch - Nordstjernan

Students from Chalmers in Göteborg and Berkeley, Cal. working together for Volvo Cars #Nordstjernan: www.nordstjernan.com/news/education|research/8733/

Swedish News in English from Sweden and all things Swedish in North America. For traditions, trivia, food, fashion and Sweden news.

05/06/2019

It's #Hembakatdagen in Sweden and from our friends at Swedish crown Bakery comes this delicious recipe for a rhubarb strawberry blossom: http://ow.ly/BHBh50tZw9s #SwedishPastry #SwedishFood

05/06/2019

Not to be missed: 'Hembakatdagen' tomorrow. #Swedish rulltårta; perfect for a quick and easy #dessert: http://ow.ly/OxEe50tZsBQ

04/29/2019

Are you ready? It's just around the corner - #Valborg in New York City is April 30 at 7 p.m. by the Swedish Cottage in Central Park. More on Valborg: http://ow.ly/sLTr50t5cSc

04/22/2019

More on Norse Mythology in Nordstjernan issue 7, 2019. Here, “Thor’s Fishing Trip” (Tors Fiske), a sculpture and fountain at Mariatorget in Stockholm. #Nordic #Norse

04/22/2019

Nordic Reach's cover photo

04/20/2019

It’s spring and the old Gods Frej and Freja are center stage for members of the Samfundet Forn Sed at the mounds of Gamla Uppsala. .

04/20/2019

Not only Easter. As mentioned in Nordstjernan issue 6, 2019 tomorrow is the "Vårblot," a celebration of the old ways in Gamla Uppsala.

04/20/2019

Nordic Reach's cover photo

04/07/2019

Much of the old Norse beliefs, the ‘Old Ways’ are still present in Scandinavia. Statue of the goddess Gefjun, who created the Danish island Fyn by plowing what was to become Lake Mälaren in #Sweden.

04/06/2019

Nordstjernan April 15, issue 6 of 2019, covers “The Upper Country,” Uppland, most populated province in #Sweden.

04/06/2019

Who knew Scandinavia has a lot to do with geographic opportunity here in the U.S. (Nordstjernan, April 15)

03/29/2019

Tomorrow: Annual Sacramento Scandinavian Festival - all you never knew you wanted to know about the Nordic countries. And more: http://ow.ly/vxKu50owkHZ

03/29/2019

The Vikings Begin exhibit at the Nordic Museum in Seattle has been extended through April: http://ow.ly/856Q50owhkb

03/24/2019

Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to research. http://ow.ly/FwR230oasnj Nordstjernan, utgåva 5, 2019

03/23/2019

End of March brings out the urge for waffles in Swedes and the official Waffle Day is Monday, March 25. (All of course based on a mispronunciation: http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/food/6255/ ) No harm in starting early, however! #waffle #swedish

03/23/2019

American Swedish Institute

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" (Albert Einstein)

Make your own custom glass jewelry in our new Nordic Craft Workshop! Over three Wednesdays, instructor Susan Tracy will lead students through the process of designing glass plates, cutting the glass into pendants and adding metal jewelry components. You’ll take home up to 6 statement necklaces plus a pair of earrings.

03/21/2019

Nordic Museum

The Urnes Stave Church in Norway was built in 1130 and believed to be the oldest example of its kind. Its intricate carvings are instantly recognizable...and now you can learn how to replicate them! Join woodcarver Erik Holt for a 4-day class in April and replicate one of the Urns panels. Details here: https://nordicmuseum.org/events/172450
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03/21/2019

From the West coast, Höga Kusten in the east, Gävle on the #Baltic coastline and the heartland or the capital, #Stockholm ... when it comes to Sweden Swedish News Nordstjernan covers it all. Year after year and for reason!

03/15/2019

#ArtificialIntelligence - Despite its potential, a recent Swedish survey suggests few know how AI can benefit them: http://ow.ly/tZKP30o1Zzf #AI

03/14/2019

The number of international students at universities and colleges in Stockholm keeps rising: http://ow.ly/KaHQ30o1Z8n #studyinsweden

03/14/2019

#ArtificialIntelligence - Despite its potential, a recent Swedish survey suggests few know how AI can benefit them: http://ow.ly/tZKP30o1Zzf #AI

03/09/2019

In observance of the International Women's Day - Swedish history seen from a woman's perspective: http://ow.ly/rmBV30nYLPJ

03/05/2019

Happy Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras! This year's best recipe: http://ow.ly/hFkc30nVeDB #semla

03/02/2019

In the East, in DC, a solo exhibition with Swedish New York based artist Siri Berg opens on March 5. It runs until May, don't miss it: Embassy of Sweden in the U.S. House Of Sweden #SwedenAbroad For more info, see: http://ow.ly/d8LJ30nTKmh

03/02/2019

Gamla Gefle, #Gävle in Gästrikland, for reason part of our next issue's photo feature, @Nordstjernan Issue 4, 2019.

03/02/2019

Robyn's tour continues .. Swedish singer-songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson alias #Robyn will be in the Midwest next week prior to arriving on the East Coast. For more info, see: http://ow.ly/7cOc30nTKA4

03/02/2019

Further south, in Portland, OR at #NordicNorthwest you can learn about the concept of "hygge" for your next fredagsmys and enjoy one of the best brunches of the area at in-house restaurant Broder Söder.

03/02/2019

If you're near Seattle this weekend don't miss a visit to the new #NordicMuseum and the final month of the Vikings Begin exhibition.

03/02/2019

The Vikings Begin exhibition is scheduled to open in Minneapolis in May.

02/28/2019

We're getting into a much more intense time of events and activities now. Meanwhile we're working on a feature on wood (#Swedish) and what makes wood the better building material for our next issue.

02/14/2019

Baby boom after Valentine's Day? Not necessarily ... in Sweden it's the other way around: http://ow.ly/teBW30nHyFw Happy Valentine's! #AllaHjärtansDag

02/07/2019

Still looking for the perfect Valentine's gift? Make this year special: combine roses with a gift that keeps coming. http://www.nordstjernan.com/subscribe

02/06/2019

Höga Kusten in Sweden, part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, where the land has risen 300 meters, close to a thousand feet, over the last 12,000 years.

02/04/2019

On the World Heritage List (feature for Nordstjernan 3, 2019 / March). A visit to one of Sweden's most beautiful and exciting coastlines ...