In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated the history of Scandinavia for the period from the Roman period (between 1.0 CE and 400.0 CE) to the present, spanning over 2,000 years.

Reductionism is a major flaw of Americans’ approach to learning about world history. Outside of a few standout European powers that continually pop up (England, Germany, Russia, etc.), cultures of the ...

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

Ancient DNA analysis is the isolation and sequencing of DNA from ancient specimens. Previous studies that analyzed ancient DNA have revealed rare insights into a 2 million-year-old ecosystem, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Many travelers talk of their “bucket list,” a set of dream ...

Paleogeneticists have taken a sweeping look at 297 ancient genomes from Scandinavia and compared them with genetic data from 16,500 living Scandinavians to better understand the genetic history of the ...

The New Sweden Centre took visitors back to the 1630s during their first annual New Sweden Days Scandinavian Celebration. Re-enactors dressed in period clothing, demonstrated colonial activities and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Founded in the 13th century on a handful of islands, Stockholm ...

A church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami hut. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the ...

A new study analyzing ancient and modern-day genomes across Scandinavia has revealed clues about geography, ancestry and gene flow from over 2,000 years of the region’s history. The research is ...