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Nordic winter: survive (and have fun) when the temperature drops

on November 7, 2019November 11, 2019 By Alina Lehtinen-Vela

Brrrr!!!! The cold of another Nordic winter is here. No doubt about it. Luckily, all of us here at sulonorth can call ourselves sort of experts on how to handle the below zero temperatures and the dark temperamental skies of Northern Europe. This is not our first reindeer rodeo after all. Here are 8 tips [...]

Why Sweden is the waste king of Nordic Europe

on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 By Alina Lehtinen-Vela

Want to live in Finland or another Nordic country? Get ready to spend a lot of time sorting waste and recycling. In Finland, most apartments and houses contain multiple bins for waste sorting by type. You carry it outside regardless of the weather and dispose of it in one of several different receptacles: biological, mixed, [...]