Nordic World

This week I take a look at numbers 10 to 6 of my favourite Nordic TV Series which includes programmes from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.If youv'e got any comments or feel passionately about my rating system then drop me a mail at [email protected]

The introductory series is back and this week we are off to Greenland.I cover a quick General Overview, followed by a brief History, some Geography and Climate, then the serious bit - Economy and some Demographics and finally a glimpse at Greenlandic culture - all of that in a nice crisp 25 minutes.If you want to get in touch with a question or a comment it's  [email protected]  The podcast’s web page is nordicworld.podbean.com and this is where I post accompanying notes, maps etc. for any of the episodes that require a visual aid.

This week I take a look at how Sweden has managed the Covid pandemic - has it worked, are there any lessons that can be learnt by other countries or could the answer come from somewhere else in the Nordics? I'll  cover the following What Sweden did to handle the pandemicThe headline Swedish COVID 19 statistics, how they compare with other countries and current trendsConclusions from the World Health Organisation and My take You can find accompanying Covid stats  on the website https://nordicworld.podbean.comAnd if you want to get in touch with a question or comments it's [email protected]

This week we are off to Sweden and we'll cover a quick General Overview, followed by a brief History, some Geography and Climate, then the serious bit - Economy and some Demographics and finally a glimpse at Swedish culture - all of that in around half an hour – give or take a minute or twoIf you want to get in touch with a question or a comment it's  [email protected]  The podcast’s web page is nordicworld.podbean.com and this is where I post accompanying notes, maps etc. for any of the episodes that require a visual aid. And lastly, the music used in the podcast comes from royalty free music which you can find at https://www.royaltyfree-music.com

All you need to know about the unique world of Icelandic naming conventions, why and how they are different, some names you can’t use, and some of the cultural impacts – both in Iceland and abroad. As always -If you want to get in touch with a question or a comment you can drop me a mail at [email protected] and I would be really happy if you subscribed to, or followed the podcast wherever you listen The podcast’s web page is nordicworld.podbean.com and this is where I post accompanying notes, maps etc. for any of the episodes that require a visual aid. And lastly the music used in the podcast comes from royalty free musichttps://www.royaltyfree-music.com

A quick General Overview, followed by a brief History, some Geography and Climate, then the serious bit - Economy and some Demographics and finally a glimpse at Icelandic culture I also attempt to say Eyjafjallajökull which is the name of the volcano that errupted back in 2010 and caused all of the flight disruptionAs always -If you want to get in touch with a question or a comment you can drop me a mail at [email protected] podcast’s web page is nordicworld.podbean.com and this is where I post accompanying notes, maps etc.

In this episode I’ll be looking at all things Finnish and I’ll cover the following - A quick General Overview, followed by a brief History, some Geography and Climate, then a look at the Economy and Some Demographics. We’ll finish off with a look at Finnish Culture and finally a brief overview of the autonomous region of Åland – all of that in around 20 minutes. As always -If you want to get in touch with a question or a comment you can drop me a mail at [email protected] The podcast’s web page is nordicworld.podbean.com and this is where I post accompanying notes, maps etc. for each of the episodes that require them.