All Things Nordic #8
Your Scandinavia and Nordic Countries Weekly Digest
Japan and Finnish design | The town of Flateyri (Iceland) has 5 museums | Greenland to increase international connectivity | The National Museum of Denmark | Midsummer in Norway | Finland, Norway and Sweden need to cull wolves
Japan and Finnish design There are striking similarities in Japanese and Finnish design aesthetics, as simplicity of forms and attention to natural materials. The Bukamura Museum of Art exhibits 250 works from Finnish creatives like Alvar Aalto, Tove Jansson, Rut Bryk, Maija Isola (Marimekko), Kaj Franck and more. (Tokyoartbeat)
The town of Flateyri (Iceland) has 5 museums With a population of 201 people, Flateyri has a museum for every 40 residents. Iceland has nearly one museum per thousand people. Private collections become public museums with extreme ease, and it all happened in the last 25 years. (Akendragreene.com)
Greenland to increase international connectivity Three projects will open up the world’s largest island to new American/European destinations: Kalaallit Airports will construct new airports in the capital Nuuk (GOH), tourism center Ilulissat (JAV), and in fjords connected Qaqortoq. (Routesonline)
The National Museum of Denmark A full review of the National Museum of Denmark, today housed in the Prince’s Palace in Copenhagen. (World-archaeology)
Midsummer in Norway A two-part documentary shows how locals experience summer in Norway: South of the Arctic Circle, the summer solstice is celebrated by lighting large bonfires, as in Alesun (ARTE.tv); North of the Arctic Circle, fishing is a major industry while seaweed harvesting is developing, as in Lofoten Islands (ARTE.tv)
Finland, Norway and Sweden need to cull wolves Conservation groups are trying to halt the culling of wolves population by appealing the EU. (Guardian) In recent years wolf has made a comeback but remains endangered in many countries.