Fishbeck, Dryfeholm, Lockerbie. -beck 'burn', -holm 'river island; flat land by a river', -bie 'farm, settlement' are originally Scandinavian elements. All three on one signpost was a nice find.

Today, very pleased to meet with the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament International Office International Relations – Scottish Parliament at our #NordicCouncil Secretariat. #Scotland is one of our close #Nordic region neighbours. We are looking forward to closer co-operation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤝 🇳🇴🇮🇸🇫🇴🇦🇽🇬🇱🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮 #nrpol

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Our latest issue wheeched away to happy subscribers today! 🌬😃

OK this is wild but I'm in this year's #edfringe with Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas! My dangerous idea: what if the Vikings didn't exist? Would it it make my life easier? Can I explain it without Powerpoint? Will National Museums Scotland fire me immediately? Find out on 26 August! thestand.co.uk/performance/15…

Varselet for ekstremværet "Hans" er nå oppdatert for et mindre område. Det ventes fortsatt nedbør onsdag, omlag 20-30 mm fram til onsdag kveld. Mengdene er ikke ekstreme, men gitt forholdene i området kan konsekvensene bli det. Følg med videre på varsom.no.

Norwegian river dam partly collapses after floods reuters.com/world/europe/n… (🔒)

'The situation is much, much worse than a storm'.

Lars was criticised for losing his 'tractor eggs' (yes, it's a thing!) in the floods. But the reality of the situation is difficult for both farmers and local community. nrk.no/innlandet/mjos…

Pingvin Olav does it again! 😆🥂🐧

The Holland Norway ferry line, which last summer restarted car ferries between Kristianstad and The Netherlands has filed for restructuring and indefinitely suspended all future crossings. thelocal.no/20230901/holla…

Arbeiderpartiet projected to lose its dominance of almost a century in Norwegian local elections.

Fantastic opportunity to improve your Norwegian language skills with this online course from Glasgow 👍 gla.ac.uk/study/short/co…

Godt nyttår alle sammen! Happy New Year everyone! Here go the 'three holy kings' on their way to the crib on Epiphany, or, in Norwegian: Helligtrekongersdag! 👑👑👑

We talk Grieg and cherry blossom, Norway, Scotland and more, with pianist and Chair of the Grieg Society of Japan, Fumie Masaki. Read our interview with Fumie Masaki here: griegsocietyscotland.org/grieg-and-the-…

Concerts | Leif Ove Andsnes - ONLY in Scotland and ONLY tomorrow! Still time to get your tickets for Perth Concert Hall. 🇳🇴🎹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😍 leifoveandsnes.com/concerts/

To mark the Arctic Science Summit Week 2024, Counsellor for Research and Education Dr. Øystein Lund from the Embassy in London, and the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council hosted a successful networking event yesterday evening at the 🇳🇴Consulate General in Edinburgh

🎼 'Songs & Springs from Scotland & Scandinavia' - looking forward to our morning concert #Dundee . Thanks Friends of Wighton for the kind invitation.

Glacial flooding destroys road in Iceland ruv.is/english/2024-0…

Hei to Norwegian Star folks anchored in the Firth of Forth. All welcome (well, a few, the venue is small!) to this evening's talk on the 'Shetland Bus' hosted by the Norwegian Scottish Association at the Royal Norwegian Consulate, Rutland Sq, Edinburgh tonight! Norwegian Cruise Line