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Ditching Tech: Finland Returns to Books and Sweden Says No to Screens for Toddlers
The Vikings are coming - but this time for our tablets, smartphones and screens...
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Why My Printer is Plotting Against Me
Tech tantrums, toner lows, Elizabethan ruffs and a grudge match going back to the 1980s. Welcome to woman vs printer
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Living and working Danishly: one big week, one tired (but happy) human
On squeezing the pips of life, cry-for-help hairstyles, Danish artist Per Arnoldi, talks, TV, tax and sea swims
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My day on the royal press bus (plus rain)
What happened when the King and Queen came to town, plus why cardboard crowns and drizzle don't mix
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How to be really, really tired
On waving the white flag of surrender - with help from hammocks, strawberry patches, bouncy shoes and buoyancy aids
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Reflections on the motherland and reconnecting with nature
Why the language we use matters, getting muddy, plus making my way along the waterways of Denmark's rural Jutland
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Tears, Tantrums and Crabbing: A Delightfully Danish Ærø Adventure
From boats to birds, bickering and a butt-load of rain, the heady highs and laughable lows of island life and a family holiday living Danishly
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How to survive school holidays like a Viking
From lagom summerhouses to going offline, coping with bad weather and why trampoline's rule - seven rules for getting through summer like a Scandinavian
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Six (more) good reasons to smile today
For a Brit living in Denmark, today is a great day. Here are a few more reasons to get your beam on this morning (inc beaver news)
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Danish graduation season (aka sailor caps and serious partying)
The rules of gymnasium graduation, hat etiquette, plus why my local supermarket is selling out of beer bongs
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Living Danishly with Helen Russell
Living Danishly with Helen Russell
Author of 6 books inc The Year of Living Danishly. Former editor marieclaire.co.uk living Danishly since 2013. Nordic columnist attempting to raise 3 small people and 1 unruly dog. How To Raise A Viking out Feb 15, Harper Collins. New here.
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