Are Norwegian babies born with skis?

Norway is a unique skiing and snowboarding destination, being the birth place to modern alpine skiing. The Norwegians are very proud of their skiing heritage, often stating that Norwegian babies are born with skis on their feet! Little Scandinavian went on holiday to find out! What we found: Norwegian babies are not born with skis, but eager to get out into the slopes even at the tender age of 8...

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What we’ve unwrapped in the Advent Calendar week 2 – did you win?

For the Little Scandinavian Advent Calendar 2011 we’ve teamed up with our sponsors, some of our favourite stores and designers to make this Advent Calendar the most exciting and utterly enjoyable for you as a reader of Little Scandinavian! So far we’ve had some fantastic giveaways and there’s lots more to come! Keep visiting Little Scandinavian and join in on the fun! The Advent Calendar...

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Happy St Lucia Day!

Lucia day in Scandinavia is on December 13th – a very special day in the Scandinavian calendar. Originally, St Lucia celebrated “the bearer of light” and the tradition today is still that a train of people dressed in white will walk in the dark bearing candles, singing Christmas carols. The Lucia celebrations in Sweden can be traced back to the tradition in German Protestant families of...

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