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Stavanger-the home of Preikestol

linda — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:34 +0000

Several visits later we are still amazed!

The city has so much to offer! Preikestolen, aka the Pulpit Rock, is world-known but how about the petroleum museum, 18^th and 19^th century houses and a fantastic Anglo-Norman cathedral!

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Welcome to Stockholm’s Cultural Festival

linda — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:05:19 +0000

August 10-15, 2010. During these days the cultural life in Stockholm explodes; more than 500 shows performed by 250 artists from all over the globe!

The city’s streets and squares host a dynamic blend of music and entertainment: world music, jazz, opera, classical music, pop, rock, soul, standup comedy, children and family events, authors, street art, drama, the world’s biggest book table, city walks, film, art, dance,… Free admission to 99 % of the program!

Listen to the film music to the Millennium Trilogy film, find you favourite at the world’s longest book table, enjoy a Chopin Marathon, do a botanic walk on the top of the roof… or get to know some Swedish singers, e.g. Lisa Nilsson, Wille Crafoord and Stockholm Gospel!

Perou

Lusekofta and Lovikavantar – Get to know Scandinavian design!

linda — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:05 +0000

Norway and Sweden are major design countries with brands that you have heard of – or perhaps not?

Norway might be more known for the traditional “lusekofta” (sweater dating from the 19th century) than modern design but this will change once you discover brands like Anti Sweden, Maggie Wonka (the latter won the most exciting newcomer in Norwegian fashion industry in 2005) and Moods of Norway. Oslo Fashion Week takes place August 16.22, 2010. Welcome!

Sweden has many internationally known brands, e.g. Acne, Cheap Monday and Odd Molly but why not get to know designers on the rise at Stockholm Fashion Week (August 16-22, 2010)!

Ole Musken

Stockholm Pride July 26-August 1, 2010

linda — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:45 +0000

Enjoy a colourful and loving Stockholm!

Since the start in 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown into one of Stockholm’s largest and most appreciated festivals and the largest Pride celebration in the Nordic region. Each summer the city is painted in the colours of the rainbow, both literally and symbolically. The festival aims to create a huge free zone for homosexual, bisexual and transgendered people, the LGBT community. In 2010 the park is bigger, the parade is longer and there is a record-amount of events at House. The theme of 2010 is Makt (Power) and you can listen to artists such as Marit Bergman, Safura, NEO and DJ SASH.

Julius L / Stockholm Pride

Enjoy tropical Scandinavia!

linda — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:00:29 +0000

We enjoy beautiful summer days in Scandinavia where the thermostat shows about 30 degrees C every day.

Find your own hidden secret place for lazy days at the beach! Take a plunge in Scandinavia’s first biologically purified outdoor swimming pool. Enjoy a comfy sunlounger shadowed by palm trees. Build an ice-bar and cool yourself with a drink in the rocks. Visit northern Scandinavia and enjoy skiing on the mountains and bathing in the valleys.

Alex Brandell Malmö Turism

We have done it! Now the rapids are waiting for you!

linda — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:00:07 +0000

Why go all the way to New Zeeland…

… to experience cool and thrilling rapids when you can go to Scandinavia? There are different destinations to chose between depending what you are looking for besides the activities in the rapids – welcome to contact us for tailor-made ideas.

In Voss, west Norway north of Bergen, we offer white water rafting, glacier hiking, river kayaking, tandem skydiving and much more. Every year, for a week in June-July, Voss hosts Ekstremsportveko, which is the largest sport and music festival of its kind – enjoy competitions in for instance longboarding, big air, freeride and rafting. A town with slogan “guaranteed to get your pants wet” is a must-do!

Åre in mid Sweden is known for winter activities such as dog sledding and snowmobiling but we love to come here also in the summer! When the snow and winter has left we offer activities such as rafting, riverboard and whitewater kayaking. Thrilling. Fun. Wet.

Welcome to Scandinavia – the perfect place for both winter and summer activities!

Anders Gjengedal/Innovation Norway

June 25 the Stockholm office is closed to celebrate Midsummer

linda — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:00:24 +0000

The Oslo office remains open.

Midsummer is one of the most important holidays of the year in Sweden and probably the most uniquely Swedish in the way that it is celebrated. As Swedes like to be well-ordered Midsummer Eve is always celebrated a Friday, meaning that it is not on the same date every year but always the Friday after the Summer Solstice .

Henrik Trygg

Midsummer is an occasion of large gatherings and a feast to fulfill your social obligations. It is an occasion with a certain nostalgia and pretty much all Swedes have an idea on what it should be like and how it should proceed. The main celebrations on the Friday include traditional events such as raising and dancing around the Maypole listening to traditional music. Some also wear traditional folk costumes and crowns made of wild sprigs and wildflowers. At the dinner table you find the year’s first potatoes, pickled herring, chives, sour cream and hopefully also the first Swedish strawberries of the season, accompanied by cold beer and snaps, the latter enjoyed with a drinking song.

At Midsummer, the Swedish summer is a lush green and bursting with chlorophyll, and the nights are scarcely dark at all. In the north, the sun never sets. There is also a mysterious touch to Midsummer when girls and young women on their way home are to pick seven different species of flowers and lay them under their pillows in order to dream of their future husbands. Legend says that the night before Midsummer’s Day is a magical time for love.

Enjoy outdoor life

linda — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:00:08 +0000

Stockholm and Oslo, and other big cities in our countries love their outdoor restaurants, bars and cafés that open late spring every year and stay open to mid-autumn.

Welcome sun, welcome rain – in Scandinavia you are seated outdoors throughout summer no matter the weather!

Outdoor Life Oslo

Musikkfest Oslo is a one-day event on June 5 where you on 30 different stages can enjoy 12 hour of music – for free! Music from all over the world and for all different tastes!The event is held in the heart of Oslo.

Outdoor Life Stockholm

This weekend (June 2-6) you can truly enjoy outdoor-dining in Stockholm joining “A Taste of Stockholm”; an event that during the last 19 years has given its visitors the opportunity to literally taste everything that Stockholm has to offer. Besides the over 200 different dishes that you can try you can also enjoy culture and entertainment with everything from Big Band Music to Sixteenth Century Ballads of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

(During this event 200.000 glasses of beer and cider, 80.000 glasses of Champagne and wine and 20.000 cups of coffee are being served by 800 staff to 400.000 visitors!)

Peter Backman

Share the moment

linda — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:30:15 +0000

Oslo is preparing for Eurovision Song Contest!

While Norway is preparing for being the host country for the competition Sweden is hoping for success for Anna Bergendahl tonight, Thursday 27 if May. Want to experience the finale? The Oslo office stands ready to assist!

Scandinavian Image attends IMEX!

linda — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:06:11 +0000

Meet Wiebke Zimmermann at Norwegian stand F320 and Ulrika Stålberg at Swedish stand F200. Make you appointment with us on www.imex-frankfurt.com.

We look forward to meeting with you!