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  1. I note that just now we #Scandinavians are the cool spot on the planet...

    social.network.europa.eu/@EU_C
    @EU_Commission - 2023 warmest year on record, six record breaking months.
    November had, for the first time ever, two days with a global temperature 2ºC above
    preindustrial levels.

    It serves as a stark reminder that we need to work together to drastically reduce emissions.

    This is why we're pushing for stronger climate ambition, finance, and global energy goals at #COP28
    📷: @scottduncanwx

    #EU

  2. A nisse is a creature from Scandinavian folklore that resembles a little man in a red cap and acts as the guardian of a particular farm. It is traditional to leave your nisse a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve in order to stay on his good side. #FolkyFriday

    🎨: Jenny Nyström

    #Folklore #Nisse #Christmas #Yule #Porridge #ScandanavianFolklore

  3. Crossing the "#rail gateway into #Scandinavia". #Train travel has interesting bottlenecks.

    Apart of going around via #Russia the only continuous rail connection between mainland Europe and the whole of Scandinavia is via the almost 100 year old #Lillebælt Bridge in the Danish town of Middelfart.

  4. #Songsof2022 #45: Sigrid - It Gets Dark

    The Scandinavian teen pop star adds an unexpected layer to her persona that suggests deeper introspection to come.

    The song: youtube.com/watch?v=4j7LGMc9ZG

    My Spotify #BestOf2022 playlist: bit.ly/BestSongsOf2022

  5. You know that you have left Scandinavia 🇩🇪 southwards when you see a slogan that claims to be the real north. 😃 #SchleswigHolstein #Norrut

  6. #Frensterfreitag #WindowFriday

    A little trip to Scandinavia - Kleiner Ausflug nach Skandinavien

  7. In many homes across Europe & Scandinavia, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this DEFA/Czech classic:

    #WinterFolklore ❄️❄️❄️

    'Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella / Three Wishes for Cinderella / Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel' (1973) dir. Václav Vorlícek.

  8. I deeply admire Simon Stålenhag's Scandinavian landscape/SF fusion work, and just received his latest book, "Things from the Flood" (a sequel of "Tales from the Loop" - which is also a great TV show).

    I tried to do an artist study of one of his robot works. The body he painted in this one combines the grace of a mantis with the coarseness of agricultural machines, radiating menacing normality from a snow-covered hill.

    Check out his website: simonstalenhag.se

    #art #artiststudy

  9. In different (cold) environments (Northern Scandinavia, Iceland, UK, Alps), , different interactions plants - herbivores, from strong top-down to strong bottom-up to almost no interaction.
    Nice review and perspectives: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi #Biology25

  10. 🔴 🇳🇴 🎥 “Norway” 1950 Scandinavia People & Industry Travelogue Film Oslo, Bergen

    Dudley Pictures Corporation presents, “This World of Ours: Norway” (1950) which is a black-and-white made for television short travelog film about the country of Norway. Captured by cinematographer Edwin E. Olsen, the film features footage of Norway’s rugged beauty from the fjords to valleys as well as scenes from the bustling cities of Oslo and Bergen.

    #Video length: nine minutes and three seconds.

    youtube.com/watch?v=UiTs4h5DTs

    #Europe #Scandinavia #Nordic #Norway #Oslo #Bergen #Travel #Travelogue #Travelog #History #Histodon #Histodons @histodon @histodons

  11. Trying my hand at #HeartsOfIron4 as Scandinavia. As in, the Scandinavian countries united into one country. I'm not going to explain how that happened, because I have no idea.

    youtu.be/YClkyVR61Cs

    #letsPlay #gaming #historicalGaming

  12. "Delivered in kit form from Scandinavia using glacially slow transport, and assembled by hand without instructions by the Dutch"

    #MagicalMysteryTour

  13. #Frensterfreitag #WindowFriday

    A little trip to Scandinavia - Kleiner Ausflug nach Skandinavien

  14. #Frensterfreitag #WindowFriday

    A little trip to Scandinavia - Kleiner Ausflug nach Skandinavien

  15. #Frensterfreitag #WindowFriday

    A little trip to Scandinavia - Kleiner Ausflug nach Skandinavien

  16. #Frensterfreitag #WindowFriday

    A little trip to Scandinavia - Kleiner Ausflug nach Skandinavien