CoScan/Confederation of Scandinavian Societies

‘The 2024 person of the year’. COSCAN’s, in fact. Wishing Cat strength and looking forward to a next book!

I've strayed into another language family, and made Finnish the subject of this month's post. Under the surface though, it's a piece about prehistoric languages, and how millennia-long linguistic contact can make foreign languages today seem more familiar. dannybate.com/2025/08/03/you…

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…. So Danish.

Thank you for visiting Norway, @SecGenNATO 🇳🇴🤝 At Evenes Air Base and Ramsund Naval Station in the High North, SecGen Mark Rutte saw key elements of Norway’s contribution to the Alliance up close — from P-8 maritime patrol operations to daily cooperation between Norwegian and Allied forces🚢✈️ These strategic locations play a vital role in NATO – as hubs for operations, joint training, and reception of Allied reinforcements. SecGen Rutte was accompanied by Prime Minister @jonasgahrstore, Minister of Foreign Affairs @EspenBarthEide and Minister of Defence @toreosa. #NATO #StrongerTogether 📷: @Forsvaret_no

@siddyholloway is our 2025 Nordic ‘Person of the Year’. A rising star from 🇮🇸! @NickArcherRF our President handed over the award at @IcelandinUK - our thanks to @SturlaSigurjons for his hospitality.

Prosperity Index 2023 1. Denmark🇩🇰 2. Sweden🇸🇪 3. Norway🇳🇴 4. Finland🇫🇮 5. Switzerland🇨🇭 6. Netherlands🇳🇱 7. Luxembourg🇱🇺 8. Iceland🇮🇸 9. Germany🇩🇪 10. New Zealand🇳🇿 11. Ireland🇮🇪 12. UK🇬🇧 13. Canada🇨🇦 14. Austria🇦🇹 15. Australia🇦🇺 16. Japan🇯🇵 17. Singapore🇸🇬 18. Belgium🇧🇪 19. USA🇺🇸 20. Taiwan🇹🇼 21. Estonia🇪🇪 23. France🇫🇷 24. Spain🇪🇸 29. Korea🇰🇷 30. Italy🇮🇹 36. Chile🇨🇱 37. Poland🇵🇱 40. Greece🇬🇷 43. Malaysia🇲🇾 54. China🇨🇳 58. Argentina🇦🇷 63. Indonesia🇮🇩 64. Thailand🇹🇭 66. Brazil🇧🇷 71. Mexico🇲🇽 74. Ukraine🇺🇦 75. South Africa🇿🇦 76. Paraguay🇵🇾 77. Russia🇷🇺 79. Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 81. Colombia🇨🇴 88. Mongolia🇲🇳 95. Turkey🇹🇷 103. India🇮🇳 121. Egypt🇪🇬 126. Iran🇮🇷 136. Pakistan🇵🇰 142. Nigeria🇳🇬 145. Venezuela🇻🇪 166. Yemen🇾🇪 @Prosperity_Inst

Quick tease for the #Scandinavia series starting tonight, @BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer at 9pm. I think for me it’s one of the most interesting journeys I’ve undertaken. The Scandis and the Nordics - Denmark, Sweden, Norway + Finland & Iceland, are so close to us, geographically, culturally, historically, and we really don’t know enough or talk enough about life there. Huge thanks to the amazing team who planned it, worked on it, filmed it, directed, produced, edited, SP’ed, Exec’ed and commissioned it - especially all at @TheGardenTV Here’s a link to watch on iplayer - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Denmark announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, worth €546 million. Thank you, friends! 🇩🇰🇺🇦 The package includes artillery systems, ammunition and material support for aviation. This will take place from 2025 to 2028. 📹: Mads Mikkelsen explains why the Danes are considered the happiest nation in the world.

Loving the all wood design of this gym in Denmark

A disturbing new Danish TV series, which follows a wealthy family as rising seas force the evacuation of Denmark, is wildly popular in its home country. We should all be watching it, says Bethan Ackerley #Echobox=1747596431" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/mg2663…

Sweden has proved TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION saves lives. Now 🇸🇪 Parliament has enshrined THR as NATIONAL POLICY. Evidence is clear: 👉Less than 5% of native Swedes smoke 👉41% fewer cancer cases than EU average 👉44% fewer tobacco-related deaths smokefreesweden.org/2025/03/25/pol…

Denmark's not perfect. But 15 year olds get a year studying away fm home, district heating is cheaper than UK, 58% cycle to work/school & GDP is 1/3 higher than UK. Why not Scotland? Film showing in Larbert, Grantown, Kingussie, Tain & Applecross. Details lesleyriddoch.com/events

Good luck to Copenhagen -- a city slightly smaller and less dense than Leeds with an economy twice the size -- with its newly confirmed fifth autonomous metro line project which will provide excellent connectivity for the land at Lynetteholm in the process of being reclaimed.

Looks rather like an Ørnulf Opdahl?

Today’s @MattCartoonist

Scenes from a Danish kindergarten. In Denmark, kids are encouraged to get muddy on a regular basis. Getting dirty isn't just fun, it's beneficial. Mud play boosts creativity, strengthens sensory development, and even supports a healthier immune system.

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In the early 11th century, a Viking ruler managed to unite large parts of Scandinavia and England into a maritime power that would become known as the North Sea Empire. This is a short thread on Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway. 🧵