No not this kind of Viking dog …. We are talking about the Swedish Vallhund – an ancient, national dog breed of Sweden breed is at least 1,000 years old, going back to the age of the Vikings. At that time, the breed probably had been known as “Vikingarnas Hund,”or the Viking Dog. Also known… More Meet The Viking Dog
If you are looking for some great summer reading (or for that matter any other season) we suggest you get your hands on the Lavender Ladies Detective Agency trilogy: The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency #1: Death in Sunset Grove (Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa – Death in Twilight Grove, 2013) Meet Siiri and Irma, best friends and the… More Meet The Finnish Miss Marple
Cleanliness is next to godliness, or so the saying goes; but for folks in the Nordic countries, it may be the other way around. They “vask” themselves and “vask” their homes with religious zeal. The Finns have gone so far as to create a temple to bathing. They have their own popular saying: “Two places… More Spring Cleaning in Scandinavia: Squeaky Clean and Squeaky Green