in which we explore -An overview of the several, different languages that are spoken in NorwayThe influence of Danish on the Norwegian languageThe two written forms of Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)The Norwegian alphabet, basic pronunciation and grammar.I did a general overview of all of the Nordic Languages (including those from Norway) back in episode 2,  but here I go into more specific detailFinally, we’ll have the normal roundup of news which this week features items from Greenland and Sweden and an update on  Swedish football’s top league – the AlsvenskanAs usual if you have any comments or questions you can mail me at [email protected] or why not subscribe/comment wherever you listen.

In this episode we take a look at the Eurovision song contest (Yes, really), the Nordic countries involvement within the competition and why it is so popular in the region. We round things off with a news round-up from Norway and a sneak look at what is going to be covered in forthcoming episodes.As usual if you have any comments or questions you can mail me at [email protected] or why not subscribe/comment wherever you listen.

In this episode we investigate the Government and Politics of Denmark and why, on the surface, it is such a successfull and well run country.There's no news round-up this week - this section will return next time.As usual if you have any comments or questions you can mail me at [email protected] and i've pasted a list of Danish political parties at nordicworld.podbean.com

This week we do the usual round-up of news items from around the Nordics and then it's straight into the (mainly) Scandinavian or Fennoscandian Iron age. As always, if you want to ask a question or make a comment then drop me a mail at [email protected]

In this week's episode we cover approximately 11,000 years of Stone Age and Bronze Age history in just under 20 minutes. Plus, there's another round-up of news and events from the Nordics.    Please mail me with any questions, comments or feedback at [email protected]

In this epsisode I take a look at the different languages that are spoken throughout the Nordic lands and also at the alphabets and some of the special/ unique letters that are used. Oh and there's also a couple of items of Nordic news from earlier on in the week.

A whistle-stop tour (or a whistle-top stour as I said on the podcast) around each of the Nordic countries and territories.    A map can be found at nordicworld.podbean.com      Please send any comments to [email protected]

An introduction to the Nordic World PodcastScope, approach and schedule