As a classic Scandinavian liberal country, Finland trialled a scheme whereby 2,000 Fins receive a universal basic income. A European first, piloteers received €560 per month for two years. They did not have to report whether they are actively looking…
Falling in love in Bergen
Once upon a time, I went to Scandinavia. I’d been wanting to visit for a long time and I asked my friend to come with me for some of it. He said yes. I went to Finland and Denmark on my…
How free is Denmark’s Freetown of Christiania?
I visited the commune of Christiania on a trip to Denmark back in 2010. It can be found in Christianshavn on the Eastern side. The Freetown of Christiania was founded by squatters in 1971 in some abandoned military barracks so…
Marstrand: A day out in Sweden’s countryside
During my Scandi-tour in 2010, we stayed in Sweden’s second city of Gothenburg. As a day trip we decided to go on the popular seaside city to Marstrand on the coast. Marstrand is just under an hour away from Gothenburg…
The story of the sights of Helsinki
I visited Helsinki back in 2010 as I wanted to tour around Scandinavia as well as visiting my friend Jonna who lives in Espoo. Maybe she has the right idea as in 2017 the city was ranked as the ninth…