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Living a Nordic Life
Welcome to Living A Nordic Life, helping you live a Nordic Life, wherever you are.
From my home in southern Norway I'd love to share my Nordic lifestyle, cooking and surroundings with you, and show you how I have discovered that you don't need to live in Norway to enjoy and embrace a Nordic lifestyle and way of living.
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How to eat a healthy Nordic diet
The Nordic diet is often hailed as being healthy and it's very easy to introduce some Nordic habits into your own diet with my tips.
Fiona McKinna
Jan 30, 20247 min read
Tomatsuppe med egg og makaroni (tomato soup with macaroni and egg)
This simple and delicious toma soup has an unusual addition that Norwegians find familiar and I know you will love.
Fiona McKinna
Jan 19, 20242 min read
What can Nordic Habits Do for You?
There are habits that people in the Nordics use all the time to embrace a life of simple, happy intention that we can all do wherever we are
Fiona McKinna
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Living a Nordic Life's Top 5 Recipes of 2023
Simple, traditional recipes have once again been the most popular on the Living a Nordic Life blog for 2023. Which were your favourites?
Fiona McKinna
Dec 30, 20231 min read
Living a Nordic Life's Top 5 Posts of 2023
Nordic living and the Nordic countries are as popular now as they have ever been. Let me take you on a recap of LANL top posts of 2023
Fiona McKinna
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Our Nordic Friend the Fjøsnisse (Nordic Barn Gnome)
The fjøsnisse or barn gnome is a secretive little creature that lives on Norwegian farms. At Christmas we show him we appreciate his work
Fiona McKinna
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Serinakaker, Norwegian Butter Cookies
If you like Danish butter cookies, you are going to love these buttery, crumbly Norwegian cookies, serinakaker
Fiona McKinna
Nov 17, 20232 min read
Liquorice everything
Liqourice is one of those flavours that you will find everywhere in Scandinavia, but you might be surprised to find it in more than candy
Fiona McKinna
Oct 24, 20232 min read
What is a Norwegian Kindergarten Like?
Nordic kindergartens are something very different to many other countries. Would you like to know what makes them so unique?
Fiona McKinna
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Potetsuppe fra Telemark (Telemark Potato Soup)
Soup is the food of autumn and what could be more delicious that a hearty of bowl of silky, creamy potato and leek soup from Telemark
Fiona McKinna
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Mustikkapiirakka (Finnish Blueberry Tart)
Blueberries are one of the most beloved foods in the autumn in the Nordics and this Finnish blueberry tart is rich, creamy and delicious
Fiona McKinna
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Simple Bread Roll Recipe
Bread is one of life's simple luxuries and no more so than homemade bread straight from the oven. Simple is best just like this recipe.
Fiona McKinna
Sep 8, 20232 min read
How having Two Chronic, Incurable Diseases Has Made Me Healthier
That's one of the craziest things I have ever written, but it's also very true. It motivated me to change my lifestyle for the better.
Fiona McKinna
Aug 18, 20236 min read
The Norwegian Breakfast
What do you normally eat for breakfast? Maybe it's more Nordic than you realise. Would you like to see what we eat for breakfast in Norway?
Fiona McKinna
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Less Vanilla, More Salted Liquorice
A recent blog post about weird foods that are eaten in Norway got me thinking about how we shouldn't strive to be the same as everyone else
Fiona McKinna
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Weird food that is eaten in Norway
Weird food is a matter of opinion, right? One person's weird is another's delicious. So what unusual food can we find in Norway?
Fiona McKinna
Jul 11, 20234 min read
5 Simple Ways to Add some Nordic Routine
If you are looking to add a bit of Nordic routine to your life, then these 5 simple and easy ways are for you
Fiona McKinna
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Summer on the southern Norwegian Coast
Join me for a little Scandinavian escapism and a journey along the southern coast of Norway
Fiona McKinna
Jun 16, 20233 min read
The Harryhandel, some Modern Norwegian culture
I want to tell you about a bit of modern Norwegian culture that you have probably never heard of unless you live in Norway or Sweden. ...
Fiona McKinna
Jun 9, 20233 min read
10 Ways My Life is Better Living the Nordic Way
When I moved to Norway I had no idea that simple Nordic habits would change my life forever. These are the 10 ways my life has changed
Fiona McKinna
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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