Sitemap - 2024 - Living Danishly with Helen Russell
New Year's traditions: winter bathing 101
Have yourself a Merry Danish Christmas
What I've learned from Danes: 5 Lessons for a Better Festive Season
Crisps, culture and the great divide: a tale of British and Danish snack habits
Sweden wants to trademark its name - and honestly, I get it
Scandinavian glow: myth or reality?
How recycling got hot in Denmark vs how the rest of us do it, one bin at a time (or ten)
A re-education: school in the UK versus Denmark plus a confession...
On compromise and creativity (aka slowly losing my mind...)
Has living Danishly ruined Jilly Cooper for me?
On potato week, Danish washing machines and Nigel Slater
Scotch Eggs, cycling and Danish parental leave (together at last)
Cake, Combine Harvesters, and Unexpected Nordic Connections
The post I didn't want to write…
Ditching Tech: Finland Returns to Books and Sweden Says No to Screens for Toddlers
Why My Printer is Plotting Against Me
Living and working Danishly: one big week, one tired (but happy) human
My day on the royal press bus (plus rain)
How to be really, really tired
Reflections on the motherland and reconnecting with nature
Tears, Tantrums and Crabbing: A Delightfully Danish Ærø Adventure
How to survive school holidays like a Viking
Six (more) good reasons to smile today
Danish graduation season (aka sailor caps and serious partying)
The delirium of Scandinavian summers
Why declinism is the enemy of happiness
French vs Danish happiness, flags and fair-weather birthdays
When life gives you lemons: UK national service nothing like a Dane’s
What we can learn about play from the world's happiest children
'Perfectly imperfect bodies' and Scandinavian sex education
'Are you happy?' Depends where you live
Fields of gold, Florence syndrome and screens in Scandinavia
Danish 'failure beer' vs the cult of perfectionism
On lagom, ‘masculine’ countries & the sober-curious
Why optimism isn’t frivolous and leaving the pram outside
On happiness, Jante’s Law and the curse of ‘reckonitis’
Easter in Denmark - god påske!
Sisu, 'sock bars' and social support - what makes Nordic countries the world’s happiest?
Bikes, biodiversity and why we may all need to spis lige brød til
The Nordic CEO gender gap plus matchstick man
Eurovision, oracy and 'finding your voice' in Denmark
The 'outdoor library' where you borrow what you need (for free)
Thor-weather, 'quiet cuts' and world’s happiest city?
Danish masculinity, 'sex week' and fastelavn
Skämskudde - the Swedish concept we ALL need sometimes, plus breaking elk news...
Working like an ox, eating like a Viking and national service
Danes get a new king, Swedish preppers and international adoption
Danish coronation, Icelandic horses and how Finland 'solved' homelessness
Nordics go full Narnia plus second babies in Denmark
Queen Margrethe steps down, Danes emotional response and Vinterbadning