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An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where some mysterious attackers came from during the Iron Age.

Scandinavia is one of Europe’s most expensive destinations, but choosing the right transport can mean considerable savings.

Scandinavian countries are among those with the highest levels of trust in international institutions worldwide, and the highest in Europe, with the United Nations and the World Health Organisation ranking as the most trusted.

At the end of the last ice age, billions of boulders and cobbles were left scattered over southern Scandinavia. Huge ice sheets had dragged the rocks from mountainous regions further north down to the Baltic Sea areas. When those ice sheets retreated and sea levels rose, these colossal boulders became…

Scandinavia, the 2-1 favourite, landed the Doncaster feature race for Aidan O’Brien, who then won the Irish Champion Stakes with Delacroix

IKEA’s limited edition collection is a masterclass in using colours and patterns like the Scandinavians

Scientific analysis has revealed where much of the Vikings' precious loot came from

In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. The ring is made of four ropes of twisted rods hammer-welded together at each end, its terminals tapering into scrolled S-shaped hooks for fastening behind the neck. Weighing over half a kilo, it makes…

COMMENT: Like the UK, Nordic countries have been hit by unusually high temperatures this summer – so how do they survive sweltering heat without air-conditioning? Here's how, explains Helen Russell, author of ‘A Year of Living Danishly’