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Rick provides a brief introduction to his Scandinavia/Baltics playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip.

Radio DJ Kevin Cole shares why he goes back to Iceland every year to explore the country's impressive contemporary music scene, dramatic landscapes, and ancient Viking culture.

A pair of documentary producers share what they learned interviewing the residents of Christiania, a communal society tucked right inside — and yet worlds away from — downtown Copenhagen.

Pål Johansen, a Norwegian tour guide, describes how the summer solstice is celebrated in Scandinavia, where the official start of summer is a big party.

The Norwegian reality TV show "Alt for Norge" brings 12 Norwegian-Americans to Norway for the first time. A producer and contestant from the show describe what happens when the contestants compete to adapt to Norwegian everyday life.

A Norwegian and a Swedish tour guide give an inside look at the (mostly) friendly rivalries between Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

Scandinavian tour guides give a taste of Norse mythology to help travelers better understand the Vikings' complex view of the cosmos.

Friends from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden compare notes on their favorite national dishes, from lutefisk and lefse to pickled herring and Swedish meatballs.

Tour guides from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark discuss what unites, and what divides, these Scandinavian siblings.

Tour guides Lisa Rybloom and Pål Johansen explain how to enjoy Norway’s famous fjords, rich Viking heritage, and modern Scandinavian culture — without breaking the bank — in one of the world’s most expensive countries for travelers.

Lisa Rybloom, tour guide to Scandinavia, tips for enjoying Norway's scenic fjord country.

Tour guide Åsa Danielsson from Stockholm explains how a strong sense of ethics and fairness shapes the social order in Sweden.

Åsa Danielsson, a tour guide from Stockholm, shares her favorite spots in this charming city of islands and parks.

Two guides to Scandinavia talk about crime fiction from Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, where authors like Steig Larsson have used novels as a way to examine and critique their societies.