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Police secures the area near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm after a suspected shooting on October 1, 2024.

Iran is hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe

Investigators say three attacks this year are part of a new trend in which Iran-affiliated actors recruit local criminals to strike at targets in Europe.

  • Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth

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Julesild takes pride of place on dining tables at Christmas in Norway and across Scandinavia.

The surprising Scandinavian Christmas dish said to bring good luck

Ah, Christmas. A time for roast turkey, stuffing, vegetables, maybe a bucket of prawns, a few glasses of champagne, and … a large jar of pickled herrings?

  • Ben Groundwater
Several countries have been trying to regulate children’s access to social media in some way, not always successfully.

What other countries do to control children’s social media access

Australia will now have a ban. Some other countries also have regulations, but huge numbers of their children have social media accounts.

  • Charlotte Van Campenhout and Terje Solsvik
Majestic landscapes at Pulpit Rock.

Ranked and rated: Which Scandinavian country is the best destination?

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland or Greenland? We compare the contenders across five categories to help you decide which to visit.

  • Sarah Marshall
Postcard beauty: Hurtigruten Coastal Express between Bergen and Kirkenes.

This Arctic journey is a Viking (and foodie) fantasy

Cruising 2500 nautical miles along Norway’s ragged coastline enjoy port-to-plate gourmet local dishes along the way.

  • Anabel Dean
The author’s time in the hut gave her a renewed outlook on life.

I spent two weeks isolated in a hut in Norway. This is what I learnt about life

I didn’t once feel lonely, or afraid. I can’t remember ever feeling so content.

  • Louise Southerden
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Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez with defence attorney Leslie Abramson, right, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing in 1990.

The Menendez brothers adopted Norway’s approach to develop a green space in prison

As they hope to be resentenced, details have emerged of the brothers’ beautification project, which was inspired by the Norwegian belief that humane prisons assists in rehabilitation.

  • Vanessa Gera, Jan M. Olsen and Stefanie Dazio
Sweden, Norway and Denmark consistently top world happiness index lists.

Ten things we’ll never understand about Scandinavia

Denmark, Norway and Sweden get universal praise for their way of life, but some things about Scandinavia strike outsiders as peculiar.

  • Brian Johnston
A sauna on the edge of the coast in Nesodden, Norway. On the other side of the fjord is Oslo, the capital of Norway. Outdoor, public saunas are increasingly popular in Norway. Oslo sauna story by Julie Lewis, Traveller Credit: Getty

Why you shouldn’t miss Oslo’s most masochistic pastime

Long before Wim Hof touted the benefits of ice baths, these people knew subjecting your body to temperature extremes felt good – once you got over the buttock-clenching shock.

  • Julie Lewis
Forests are crucial for curbing biodiversity loss. Orangutans are one species endangered by deforestation.

A ‘crazy’ new scheme to save world’s forests

What if stopping deforestation became a money spinner for developing countries?

  • Manuela Andreoni

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