Scandinavia Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/scandinavia/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:07:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 What Is Friluftsliv? The Norwegian Philosophy of Embracing the Outdoors https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/friluftsliv-norwegian-outdoor-life/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:12:21 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=20910 Forget Hygge, It’s Time to Embrace the Scandinavian Concept of Friluftsliv This morning I woke up to a familiar sound, or better said, a familiar silence; the silence of snow.  That beautiful clean blanket which wraps the landscape up in quiet repose. Still drowsy from sleep, I pulled back the curtain over my bedroom window Read More >>

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]]> Celebrate Leif Erikson Day with Virtual Zoom Backgrounds of Norway https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/norwegian-zoom-backgrounds/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:55:39 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=19873 Honor Your Favorite Viking With Free Zoom Backgrounds and Norwegian Lesson October 9 is Leif Erikson Day. This United States holiday honors the Norse explorer and his crew who were the first Europeans known to land on North American shores. It’s a day to celebrate all things Norwegian. Norwegian Zoom Backgrounds Each image below is a Read More >>

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]]> How to Say Grandmother in Different Languages https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/#comments Tue, 26 May 2020 13:55:37 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=15916 What is Your Word for Grandmother? In honor of my grandmother, who passed away at the amazing age of 100, I wanted to share some of the words for grandmother in various languages from around the world. Some will be familiar and some strange.  Some are quite formal, and some sound as sweet and warm Read More >>

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