Bicycling from Denmark to France Against childhood cancer

I recently found out, through my (passionate about both cycling and charity) Swedish neighbour that there's a 'Tour de Denmark to France', to raise money to fight childhood cancer. Team Rynkeby is a Nordic charity cycling team that travels from Denmark to Paris by bike. The purpose of the race, founded by employees of the Danish juice company Rynkeby Foods in 2002, is to raise money for the...

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We are moving on, from Google Reader to Bloglovin

As you may or may not have heard Google Reader would be no more as of July 1, 2013. (Yes, that's today!) Up until now you have been able to read all your favourite blogs and websites in one place, with Google Reader. As of today, millions of Google Reader users are preparing for its closure by transferring RSS feeds to new platforms. We've been on Bloglovin for a while. The Swedish platform...

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New Fair Defining Scandinavia 31 January to 3rd February 2013

Defining Scandinavia is a brand new fair concept taking place in Copenhagen. All under one roof, Scandinavian designer brands represented includes a wonderful mix of established and firm favorites as well as new exciting talents. Defining Scandinavia is a new innovative trade show focusing on how we understand and relate to design, on a wider scale. The list of brands is impressive, and there...

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Concious H&M with recycling initiative

From February 2013 H&M are setting up recycling statitions in selected H&M stores worldwide. Used clothes can be handed in and each bag of secondhand clothes will be rewarded with a 10% discount voucher in return, valid for one item. The clothes will be recycled by H&M partner, I:Co. Nearly 150 million tons of shoes and clothing are sold worldwide every year. Today, only a small percentage of...

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Nordic Film Festival London 30 Nov – 5 Dec 2012

Nordic Film Festival brings together a broad mix of independent films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, celebrating the best in Nordic filmmaking past and present. Nordic Film Festival is the only festival of its kind in the UK, offering the best of Nordic films like "Pure", "Love is all you need", "Festen" "Troll Hunter" and "Oslo, 31st of August". © Pure The Nordic Film...

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Guided tour to the new Little Scandinavian home in London

Here's a guided tour to the Little Scandinavian home in London. We have recently moved house. Only within the same area, as the girls are very happy at school here. But we wanted a bit more space, closer access to shops and tube, and if we could be fortunate enough, a Garden Maisonette! And we found our dream home this summer, packed our things and moved! Now after only a few weeks, we are still...

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‘Little Kid in Me’ Photo competition

In collaboration with Kidsen, The 'Little Kid in Me' photo competition was launched a month ago. We've since then had lots of entrants via Kidsen on Facebook. And a lot of them really good, so it will be really hard to choose! The top five pictures will be exhibited online and in store at Kidsen and Little Scandinavian blog. The winning picture will win the grand prize of a FREE professional...

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Photos from a London Scandi Pop-up Shop

For one day only, in collaboration with Yellow Lolly, we were very proud to invite people to a Scandi Pop-up shop in the heart of trendy Islington, London. The venue was Coexistence showroom, next to the restaurant Ottolenghi. Yellow Lolly brought beautiful Scandinavian clothes from Mini A Ture, Ej Sikke Lej, Alba Baby, Rockefella, Katvig and Danafae. REN Skincare, Bageriet and Katvig sponsored...

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Bloggers meet up at Homa in London

Being a blogger is in many ways very similar to being a freelancer, often working alone and in my case from a home office. So to have a very supportive bloggers community is invaluable. Only shame a lot of the bloggers live not only in different countries but also on different continents. So when one of my BFF blogger from Down Under showed up in London, we used the opportunity to organise a...

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Scandinavian children’s fashion brand picked up by John Lewis

Little Scandinavian discovered Little Duckling back in June 2010, after seeing the SS11 collection at Bubble London. Founded in 2008 by a London based Danish designer, Little Duckling quickly gained popularity in independent shops around the UK. With a bright and playful Spring Summer 2012 collection Little Duckling is now available in John Lewis, both at their flagship London store in Oxford...

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