Longing for Scandinavia

An acoustic journey through Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland : from lonely fjords to hyggelig villages and modern cities
Editor: Till Ottlitz

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About the audiobook:
Have you ever been to a stave church or on the deck of a Viking ship ? Would you like to find out what draws almost 5 million people to the provincial Swedish village of Ullared every year? Would you like to try whale meat—or perhaps cinnamon rolls? Meet the people who invented " hygge ," who stand for modern design and architecture, and who love spending their free time in the sauna .

Entertaining travel reports take you on undiscovered paths to the most inspiring, exciting and beautiful places in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands .

There's much to discover on this acoustic journey through history, nature, culture, and cuisine. It comes in a gift box, with a lovingly designed map of the Scandinavian countries .

Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk 2011-2023.
Feature with Christian Baumann, Katja Bürkle, Rahel Comtesse, Julia Cortis

Till Ottlitz describes himself as a journalist, confectioner, and balcony gardener. He is known as the author of the podcast series "4 Tage Angst" and as an editor of the program "radioFeature" on Bayern 2. His travel feature "Schnitzeljagd mit Mama," also part of the audiobook "Sehnsucht Frankreich," won the 2017 Golden Columbus Radio Award for the best travel feature of the year in German-language radio.