It only took 10 minutes of screen time for Norwegian actor Herman Tømmeraas to become a full-blown superstar. Now, the Skam-alum is subverting his boy-next-door good looks to play charismatic bad guys on the big and small screen. We go on a coveted date with Scandinavia’s boyfriend
Though she’s considered the Angelina Jolie of Thailand, actress Praya Lundberg is one half Swedish and proudly so. Now, armed with three million followers and a dream, she’s set out to conquer another far off land: Hollywood
Creating something of your very own, by hand, always feels extra special. So if you’re looking for ways to while away the hours this Easter break, then go back to basics and try your hand at crocheting. Knitwear designer Ellen Subraian, featured in Vogue Scandinavia's April / May issue, shares an...
If there’s one Scandinavian delight that puzzles the rest of the world, it’s liquorice. Salty and intense, the tar black treat has long been a controversial anomaly on the international candy scene. Armed with little more than a dream, one Danish man set out to change all that. We travel to Lakrids...
The star of playground jokes and drinking songs, Carl Michael Bellman is deeply embedded in the collective Swedish consciousness. A prolific poet and musician who regaled King Gustav III in the late 1700s, Bellman’s influence is still deeply felt – so much so that we were inspired to put together...
Danish designer Camilla Stærk’s singular pieces, marked by black leather, untreated wood and a certain dark romanticism, have enjoyed a cult following since she launched her namesake brand 20 years ago. With a new furniture line and a high-profile design project on the horizon, Stærk has sparked...
From bank notes to invasive seaweed, mounds of earth to warm human flesh, virtually everything known to this planet has a distinctive smell. In a studio-slash-laboratory in Berlin, Norwegian fragrance scientist and artist Sissel Tolaas is cataloguing the lot of them – with over 10,000 smells and...
The only appropriate venue for Vogue Scandinavia's very own Carl Michael Bellman tribute band, as captured in our April - May issue, was Den Gyldene Freden in Stockholm. Over the course of 300 years, the walls of this establishment have witnessed a lot
Life in Scandinavia is shaped by two things: nature and light (or, for over half the year, the lack thereof). Describing the power of these unknowable forces is near impossible. Luckily, Swedish artist Erik Jeor possesses the unique ability to capture both, in his arresting watercolours. We invited...
"Even sitting outside in a slip dress, in zero-degree weather, perched on a rock like Den Lille Havfrue, Zara was delivering." Vogue Scandinavia's editor in chief Martina Bonnier on Vogue Scandinavia's ground-breaking cover story for the April - May issue, and the unmissable stories within