Nordic Mum Podcast

I'm all about Scandinavian living, living your life with less is more approach and about the Nordic simplicity, which is what my podcast is about. So that you can live your life like we Nordic people do with some little more simplicity. There are few words that you would like to know and their meaning and today's episode is exactly that. What these words really mean. How to define Hygge, Fika, Hyggelig, Kalsarikannit, Mysig and Koselig.

How to Live Your Best Year Yet 12 tips on how to get started. Year 2020 I decided not to take a word as my mantra like I had last year. I just felt that there is no need to have a word. Instead of a word I wanted to go through these 12 points I see that you can live your best year yet. 2020 is going to be the best year yet to me and to you. Here are my 12 tips to get this year for the best start and make it truly one to remember for all the right reasons.

When you look at PISA results, you have to take them with a pinch of salt. They are a snapshot of where the education system in the OECD countries are. If you look at the PISA results for this year, it’s not that Australia has slipped backwards. It’s all so all the other countries, all the developing countries, they’re all going backwards a little bit.

Did you know that I have recorded this episode quite a few times before? Reason is that my poor laptop has suffered or the water damage, my son poured water on it. I managed to save the interviews that I've done two separate hard drives but some of the other episodes I had to redo them. And then while I was recording them, I also kind of had a moment of thinking that what I want to do next year. I was already thinking what I'm going to podcast next year. If you know me, if you've been following me in the social media like Instagram, the Nordic Mom, you would know that my younger one is five and staring school next year...

Now, if you follow Scandinavian news and news from Nordic you would have known that last week, Sanna Marin age 34 became the Prime Minister of Finland. Now, how did that happen? That's what I'm going to talk about here today, and also about the big picture political climate and feeling why there's so much more women in politics and doing, amazing job in Scandinavia.

Keeping your Swedish roots alive when you live overseas is hard. My guest Linnea Dunne is author of Lagom, and Morning rituals books. She also is a editor, mother of two and self-confessed feminist and has spent the last few years campaigning to repeal the 8th amendment in Ireland. Linnea is originally from Sweden and we sat down to talk about her journey on how she found herself living in Ireland and how she keeps her Swedish roots alive.

Lydia Lassila is Olympic gold medalist, lover of Finnish lifestyle, mother, entrepreneur and public speaker. I wanted to talk to her about her Finnish connection, love of the Nordic Lifestyle and what she brings back when she visits Finland. Lydia did not disappoint, sharing her journey from winning the gold in Vancouver Olympics to starting her successful ice pack business while recovering from knee injury to what she really things is wrong in the Australian approach to recycling.

What are those Scandinavian cousins of yours doing differently in life? What habits do they have in life that you want to adopt? Do they have some secret sauce, some secret recipe or do they use magic potion or something else? In this episode, I'm going to tell you the five Scandinavian habits that you should adopt in your life. These are very simple ways to adapt to the Nordic life that makes you thrive and content.

How girl from Norway found herself living the la dolce vita in Italy? I talk to Ingrid Opstad, journalist and a blogger who lives Scandinavian life in Italy. She tells us her journey how she ended up there, how her blog That Scandinavian Feeling got started. Why she loves all things Scandinavian and how you can have piece of this in your life.

Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir or Scandinavian crime series, is a genre of crime fiction often written from a police point of view and set in one of the Nordic countries (Wikipedia). The language is plain and direct. The settings often have bleak landscapes, and the mood is dark and the story is morally complex. The Nordic Noir genre depicts a tension between the apparently still and bland society in the Nordic countries, and the murder, misogyny, rape, and racism it depicts as lying underneath.

Talking to Joanna Nylund, author of Sisu Finnish Art of Courage about her journey as a writer. How this phenomen sisu is in everyone's lives, how she write up the book and defining Sisu to those who do not know what it is. More in

Healthy eating should not only be about promoting foods that sustain physical health, but also behaviors that sustain a healthier relationship with food. We should teach to kids what is healthy, what is good and what is nutritious. There is no need to label food bad or unclean. Listen to more thoughts on how to do this with kids.

Jenni Vartiainen is a researcher in Helsinki University. She is also founder of KIDE Science that is exporter of Finnish early childhood science education. This company is based on the research made Jenni and her team on young children using science and how they learn through play. KIDE is now taking over the world through early childhood science education using these Finnish methods.

Less than 100 days to Christmas. Are you ready? Are you getting panicky? Thinking about all those things you need to get ready, presents to kids, family, food the lot? No panic. I have put 7 Surprising Ways to Celebrating Nordic Christmas together just for you. So that you can enjoy the festive season with grace and color and embrace end celebrate Nordic Christmas knowing where these traditions came from.

Talking about moving from one site of the world to the other. Not understanding the language, not knowing anyone. Daiki moved to Finland from Kyoto, Japan 3 year ago. He wanted to finish his masters degree in business and was looking universities in Europe where he could study. He chose Finland because of the quality of free teaching. Daiki end up staying in Finland and he loves the simplistic life in Finland and is looking forward starting his own business one day in Finland.

When I returned from holidays, I felt so relaxed. It was because I know I really needed that break. But how to keep yourself on that relaxed holiday mood when you get back to your normal day routine? How to care for yourself and make sure you are making the best decision in life? That you are as relaxed and centered and that you are able to life your best life. I thought about this and started a journal. Another good tip when you want to check on yourself just write your thoughts down brain dump on paper makes your mind much cleared. When I was doing this I realized there was few things that I really needed to focus on keeping myself true to my Nordic Lifestyle and simplified living. Here are my 5 tips how to live your best life.

Author as award winning blog Honest Mum, I look Vicki as one of those who have done it in the blogging world. Like she really knows her craft. If you read her book Mumboss it explains her journey through motherhood to reinventing herself as blogger, vblogger and mumboss with a message. At 2011 after Vicki had been through traumatic birth, this changed her ambitions of being director and realities of raising a child and she started her award winning blog Honestmum. After being behind the camera she found directing herself on camera and vblog. This successful blog has created another career to Vicki and we talked about her starting her her blogging, parenting and building successful blogging business around her life.

The happiness is not just about that your bus comes on time. It is about feeling secure in your life, trust to the government and the system about how the country is run. The happiness report does state that people who are more content with their life are more likely to spend money on other people. They are more likely to give to other people. Talking all things happiness in Finland.

Nea Harjanne is starter of tech e-commerce platform Nomi.Shop Shopping service that creates a personal product service for each customer. Nomi.Shop is fully personalised platform. Where you answer picture based questions about your style and you are given whole platform full of clothing that matches your style based on your style. Nea was frustrated when shopping online as she was trying to find some for her style and see saw this as a opportunity when asking there was others with same problem. Read more in

Been cozy that is exactly what Hygge means. But being cozy does not necessary mean that you need a bubble bath and champagne. No. Hygge is more about state of mind and being comfortable with your surrounding and life as it is. It is about feeling content. Happy on what you have, where you are. When I asked about what makes you cozy from my Instagram followers @thenordicmum majority of you said you need certain things to feel cozy. Read more in https://www.thenordicmum.com/how-to-get-hygge-lifestyle-with-a-budget/