This year Finland has overtaken its Nordic neighbours to become the happiest nation on earth.
While it may have leapfrogged Norway, Denmark and Iceland into the top spot of the 2018 World Happiness Report, one thing unites them; the idea that the quality of people’s everyday lives really matters. ...
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Nordic Inspiration – My baby and toddler essentials
This week it appears that everyone in the UK has gone completely baby crazy.
Aside from Royal pregnancy announcements and James Bond proudly wearing a papoose; it’s also been my son’s third birthday.
Just like Meghan, I was 37 and classed as a ‘geriatric mother’ when Fox was born; and just ...
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Normann Copenhagen launches Tivoli Collection
Earlier this year I was thrilled to learn that leading Danish design company, Normann Copenhagen had joined forces with one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations, Tivoli Gardens, to create a fantastic new brand.
To further my excitement I was then invited by Normann Copenhagen to visit ...
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ScandiKitchen Christmas – My chat with Brontë Aurell
With a Christmas trip to Copenhagen now booked it's safe to say we'll be celebrating Scandi-style in our house this year.
Apart from a quick November visit to Stockholm a few years back and my birthday trip to Oslo in the snow this March I'm still to fully experience a Nordic 'Jul'.
So what ...
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‘Jul’ collection from ArchitectMade
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We’ve reached that time of year again when you innocently pop into a shop; and without warning, Christmas hits you right between the eyes.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve still got the summer holiday blues, let alone started thinking of festive gift ideas. ...
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The ‘Emma’ series by Stelton
If you're a regular reader of the Nordic Notes blog, by now you've probably realised I'm all about the details.
I like to think it's the Fine Art graduate in me, but in reality it's probably got more to do with being a deep rooted perfectionist.
So you can understand why when it comes to ...
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