Archive - Living Danishly with Helen Russell

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...

Sep 13 •

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

Sep 6 •

August 2024

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

Aug 30 •

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

Aug 23 •

How to be really, really tired

On waving the white flag of surrender - with help from hammocks, strawberry patches, bouncy shoes and buoyancy aids

Aug 16 •

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

Aug 9 •

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

Aug 2 •

July 2024

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

Jul 12 •

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)

Jul 5 •

June 2024

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

Jun 28 •

The delirium of Scandinavian summers

Keeping the home fires burning when politicians are dancing on tables, footballers are refusing a pay rise, and everyone is suffering from 'døgnvill'

Jun 21 •

Why declinism is the enemy of happiness

How 'everything was better then' approach ruins our future and what to do about it (via Chopin, Dua Lipa and 'breakfast wine')

Jun 14 •

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