A tin of surströmming fermented herring is considered the world’s smelliest food, and is essentially illegal outside Sweden. We head … More
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How not to wreck the sea
Deliberately sinking ships might not seem an obvious way to help the world’s marine life – yet as a new … More
And then God created Montenegro
Montenegro is one of the most naturally and historically blessed countries in Europe – but it’s also one of its … More
The amazing true story of the DeLorean
The story of the DeLorean DMC-12 is as fantastical as the Back to the Future films that made it a … More
Svalbard – and why it’s not what you expected
We took the whole N by Norwegian team to Svalbard to make our special May issue, meeting many of its … More
How we made: N by Norwegian, May 2014
The Made In Svalbard issue is still the issue of N by Norwegian that I get the most comments about, … More
The great Swedish pop machine
How Sweden’s domination of the international pop charts started when a failed glam rock front man met a bootleg DJ … More
Facing up to the darkness
How The Act of Killing, a Danish-backed documentary about the Indonesian death squads in the 1960s, might just change Indonesia … More
The ravings of a memory champion
The bizarre scenarios that helped turn Swede Jonas von Essen into the world memory champion (First published in N by … More
Punk, politics & football in Hamburg
How did FC St Pauli, a middle-ranking team in Germany’s Bundesliga 2, garner 11 million fans around the world? The … More
Morocco’s big break
In less than 15 years, the Moroccan village of Taghazout has gone from a hippie secret to a world-renowned surf … More
The park, the feminists and the billionaire
When Oslo billionaire Christian Ringnes announced plans to create a feminine-themed sculpture park overlooking the view that inspired Munch’s The … More
From Kiruna into space
Your next flight might be beyond the Kármán Line and into space. And you might be leaving from Kiruna, the … More
Stavanger: the unlikely street art capital
How a pioneering festival has turned an oil-rich corner of southern Norway into Europe’s least likely street art hub (First … More
The man who thinks BIG
Bjarke Ingels’ mind-bending designs have made him the world’s most influential young architect. Having helped redefine Copenhagen, now he’s taking … More
Where Dreamliners are made
The 787 Dreamliner is the most advanced passenger plane ever and the first with an interior designed by passengers. As … More
Eating bugs, Noma-style
By 2023 we are all going to be eating bugs as part of our regular diet, if Copenhagen’s famed Nordic … More
How the Moomins got rich
Business is booming for the Moomins – but they didn’t do it by selling out. Sophia Jansson, niece of Moomin … More
Fishing with heart in Ålesund
Even though the traditional local fishermen are a dying breed, the beautiful town of Ålesund remains one of the world’s … More
Finnish gaming: beyond Angry Birds
From Angry Birds to Max Payne and Clash of Clans, Finland has a knack of producing blockbuster video games. With … More
The inside story of the Kon-Tiki movie
It’s Norway’s most expensive film of all time. Its producer spent 16 years getting it made. It’s about Thor Heyerdahl’s … More