Nordic Noir Locations

Nordic Noir is a Scandinavian and Nordic genre of detective stories in both literature and filmed media. With it's roots in Sweden and Norway from the sixties and seventies. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö is said to be the grandparents of it and Gunnar Staalesen their kid brother. The big break for the genre came with Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson's dark crime novels. With the Tv series Forbrydelsen (The Killing) and Bron/Broen (The Bridge) the genre started to dominate the detective scene.

26 May 2022

The Nordic Ways - Klämdag

Klämdag(S) / Klemmedag (D) / inneklemt arbeidsdag (N).

Ascension Day today! The Holy Thursday as the English speaking might call it. And a day off in the most , even in secularized countries like the nordics it is a day off. The most secularized people, the Swedes, also call it Kristi flygare (Flying Christ). So we are off work today.
Then tomorrow we have the Klämdag. The Norwegian words explains what it's all about. Inneklemt arbeidsdag, Squeezed in workday. A classic day to use your compensation for an overtime as a day off.
Which makes you have a 4 days holiday. Hooray!