Knowledge on the Nordics

Proficiency in English is widespread in the Nordic countries, but not everyone is good at English and the language's dominance is often questioned. Listen to this podcast to find out more about the English language in the Nordic region today.

The podcast is written by Eeva Sippola and Elizabeth Peterson, and read out and produced by Nicola Witcombe. You can also read this podcast as an article on nordics.info or listen to it in Danish.

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Lyt til denne podcast for at finde ud af hvad et arvesprog er, og hvordan tilstanden af arvesprog i den nordiske region er i dag.

Podcasten er skrevet af Eeva Sippola og Elizabeth Peterson, oplæst af Caroline Vogt Hansen og produceret af Nicola Witcombe. Du kan også lytte til den podcast på engelsk eller læse den på engelsk på nordics.info.

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Find out what a heritage language is, and what the state of heritage languages in the Nordic region is today in this podcast written by Eeva Sippola and Elizabeth Peterson from the University of Helsinki.

It is read out and produced by Nicola Witcombe. You can also read this podcast as an article on nordics.info or listen to it in Danish.

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Listen to a dialogue between three environmental scientists about how nature-based solutions are used in the Nordics, their benefits and their downsides.  Editor of nordics.info, Nicola Witcombe, talks to Isabel Seifert-Dähnn, an environmental economist from the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Johanna Alkan-Olsson, a Social Environmental Scientist, and Helena Hanson, an Environmental Scientist, both from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University in Sweden. All three scholars are part of S-ITUATION: Nature-Based Solutions in the Nordics.

Find out more on nordics.info.

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This podcast is about how large organisations, like companies and trade unions, can learn from social movements such as Pride. While some of it may be lip service, the hope is that some elements stick, resulting in more diverse and inclusive workplaces across the Nordics and beyond. Jannick Friis Christensen from Copenhagen Business School is interviewed by Nicola Witcombe, editor of the research dissemination website nordics.info.

Go to nordics.info for links to literature and events mentioned in this podcast.

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Listen to global historian Annette Skovsted Hansen from Aarhus University and legal expert Ellen Eftestöl from the University of Helsinki, amongst others, on climate issues, research and  the latest currents in the green transition and shipping.  This is the second of two podcast on The Maritime Nordics.

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Editor of nordics.info Nicola Witcombe looks into why the Nordic countries are seen – and see themselves – as maritime nations, and how this has connected them with the rest of the world. To help her, she speaks to global historian Annette Skovsted Hansen from Aarhus University and legal expert Ellen Eftestöl from the University of Helsinki. This is the first of two podcast on The Maritime Nordics.

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Listen to a podcast about the Women’s International Democratic Federation during the  Cold War period and why is was important to women from the Nordic region to be involved. With Yulia Gradskova Associate Professor at Södertörn University and Nicola Witcombe, editor of nordics.info.

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The Nordics are often seen as ethical countries because they have a reputation for being environmentally friendly and for giving a lot in development aid. Listen to a podcast on how Nordic cooperation works through politicians, civil servants and civil society, and how it is often more driven by self-interest than at first appears.

Editor of nordics.info Nicola Witcombe speaks to Sunniva Engh who has researched development aid in the Nordics and its interplay with other policy areas, and Melina Antonia Buns, an international environmental historian who researched environmental cooperation in the Nordics.

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Listen to an interview with indigenous arctic archeologist Kirstine Eiby Møller and hear about the Qilakitsoq mummies and how they have informed her work.

Read more on nordics.info. This is the latest in the podcast series 'The Nordics Uncovered: Critical Voices from Greenland' about Greenland's history and art.

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