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North stars

17 May 2011

Denmark, Sweden and Finland boast institutions devoted to seeking design-led solutions to societal problems. Are they guiding stars for the world to follow?

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Outside of events explicitly aimed at the design industry, booths at most large trade fairs range from the mediocre to the truly woeful. But at Mapic, Europe’s largest retail-property trade show in Cannes, the Nordic Cou…

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The Menu - The Nordic effect

6 May 2016

Find out how Nordic cuisine is influencing the rest of the world with the help of Victoria Eliasdóttir – sister of artist Ólafur Elíasson – who has brought an Icelandic-inspired kitchen to Berlin. And in New York we visit…

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Nordic vernacular

19 November 2016

Green spaces are gaining ground. New plans for an elderly housing complex in Norway are placing as much emphasis on outdoor space as the physical development. London and Oslo-based architecture firm Haptic, established by…

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Nordic soul

16 September 2010

Claus Meyer, writer, food campaigner and part-time vinegar maker, shows us his favourite food haunts around Frederiksberg, a unique municipality in the heart of the Danish capital.

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Nordic wonderland

7 January 2017

Finland’s famous white creatures, the Moomins, have made themselves at home in London’s Southbank Centre. Adventures in Moominland showcases drawings and objects from late creator Tove Jansson’s studio as well as immersive…

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Nordic News Network

15 March 2007

In a bid to lure fickle advertisers and demanding audiences, TV news has become increasingly bland and banal. And so too have the stations' studios. Everything looks so cheap and dull. That's why we've been playing fantasy…

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The Monocle Book of the Nordics

An expedition across Europe’s northernmost reaches, The Monocle Book of the Nordics looks beyond the frozen expanses, thick forests and towering mountains and uncovers the folks, firms and stories that have helped the…

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The Monocle Book of the Nordics

10 January 2022

Following in the footsteps of our best-selling titles The Monocle Book of Italy and The Monocle Book of Japan, this is a thrilling exploration of Europe’s northernmost reaches. Order your copy from The Monocle Shop.

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Look this way

22 October 2020

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

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The Nordic Embassies, Berlin

24 October 2011

The Nordic nations’ Berlin embassies share one of the world’s most architecturally unique buildings. Monocle learns how careful thinking about architecture and design is helping these nations punch above their weight in the…

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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 408: Nordic Angels

20 September 2024

Co-founder Andreas Grape talks about the journey to launching Nordic Angels, the largest investor network in the Nordics, with a mission to rebuild trust in social platforms and foster cross-border collaboration by conne…

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Europe

17 March 2009

We take a look at Silivo Berlusconi's motorcade, and some surprising differences between the Finns and the Swedes.

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Crime time

18 January 2018

Screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt has popularised Nordic noir with ‘The Bridge’. We follow him into the woods.

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Culture

18 April 2016

Choice cuts from the world’s creative minds.

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Go north

5 November 2020

From exceptionally well-crafted eyewear and on-point tailoring to heritage brand Marimekko, we meet the company leaders who reveal the values, traditions and standards they all rely on to nurture their Nordic brands – and…