Arctic Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of…

— Camilla Lackberg

Tiny as a sparrow, fierce as an eagle, Lisbeth Salander is one of the great Scandinavian avengers of our time, an angry bird catapulting…

— A. O. Scott

My husband is from Finland, so every so often I'll throw a Scandinavian-themed party.

— Sarah Rafferty

All Scandinavians feel a tiny bit self conscious, of which I'm one.

— Mike Leach

Your mind is your spirit; do not seek any other hidden soul inside you! All is in the brain! The depiction of a spirit…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Even at their height, the Scandinavian welfare states left the economy to the private sector—which was then taxed at very high rates to pay…

— Tony Judt

Many Scandinavian writers who had made their name in literary fiction felt they wanted to have a go at the crime novel to show…

— Jo Nesbo

There were tons of bronzed Scandinavian types at the Sorbonne. Marvellously blond and healthy and shining white teeth. Funny thing though, because someone told…

— Charlotte Bingham

“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.

— Jo Nesbo

More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation.

— David Korten

Naturally I never had the intention to offend or alienate Slavs. … What makes me different from the ‘nazis’ are basically three things; unlike…

— Varg Vikernes