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SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO Win A Trip! see back for official rules Sustainability Design & Fashion Architecture Culture ONLY IN Cuisine SCANDINAVIA ONLY IN SCANDINAVIA | SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO SUSTAINABILITY Clockwise from left: Harbor baths at Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark. Viewpoint at Aurland, Norway. Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden. SUSTAINABLE SCANDINAVIA Living in Harmony with the Environment candinavians are known for their progressive the midnight sun, a magnificent landscape surrounds S and modern lifestyle, combined with their you with fjords, mountains, and an extraordinary long standing history and traditions. The coastline that will take your breath away. An absolute environment and closeness to nature, alongside must is the National Tourist Routes, with daring family life, play an important part of everyday life architecture that stands out from the backdrop, for Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. All year long designed to add another dimension to exciting view you’ll find Scandinavians out taking pleasure in points and rest stops. nature — whether hiking, biking, or enjoying a long To further explore Norway, be sure to check in at summer’s night with family and friends. The Juvet Landscape Hotel. The hotel was designed Named the Happiest Nation on Earth in numerous to blend in with the surroundings in an attempt to surveys, Denmark and the capital city of make it one with nature. Copenhagen is a picture of a relaxing and tranquil Sweden has kept many of its original buildings atmosphere. Copenhagen, is a perfect blend of and is working hard to keep them in good condition. innovative architecture and design alongside royal A great example of this is the Old Town in Stockholm castles and historic buildings. Indulge in charming the best-preserved medieval city center in Europe districts, fine gourmet dining, or shopping in the Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is well known many design boutiques. Danes are also world leading for being a green sustainable city. In 2010, it received in ‘pedal power’. In Copenhagen alone, close to 40% the European Green Capital award by the eu BJARKE INGELS of residents take to biking every day. Visitors can Commission, making it the first city ever to do so. Internationally acclaimed danish architect Bjarke Ingels’ even take advantage of free city bikes to get around Stockholm consists of one third parks, one third buildings are unique: practical and sustainable with radical, avant-garde design. The VM Housing in Ørestad and enjoy the sights. water, and one third urban areas and attractions, pictured here is a perfect example. Traveling on the roads of Norway, the country of making it a city that has something for everyone. A2 photo credits cover: conny fridh/imagebank.sweden.se; clockwise from top left: visitdenmark / nicolai perjesi; ola ericson; c h/visitnorway.com; johan fowelin ONLY IN SCANDINAVIA | SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO inside scandinavia PEOPLE Famous Scandinavians Share their Favorite Places SWEDEN DENMARK NORWAY HENRIK LUNDQVIST THURE LINdhARdt ShABANA REHMAN Goalie for the New York Rangers. A Danish actor seen in movies such as ‘Flame & Citron’ A Norwegian-Pakistani comedienne. “My favorite retreat is Käringön, a beautiful island on the and ‘Keep the Lights on.’ “Northern Norway is a place where the Midnight Sun Swedish west coast that can only be reached by boat. “Nothing beats Copenhagen; the fresh air and the clean can be experienced, and where you can meet the indigenous There are no cars, and it has a very relaxed and calm streets. It’s unlike any other big cosmopolitan city. The population of Norway, the Samis, and their wilderness with atmosphere. I brought my friends from New York there last Vesterbro neighborhood is my favorite. It’s the perfect blend: reindeer and lavvo tents. The ‘Paris of the North,’ Tromsø, summer, a bigger contrast from our lives in the city is an exciting environment of diversity and creativity, full with its hip and trendy night-life. Northern Norway must impossible to get.” of beautiful galleries and cozy cafes.” be experienced. Once — and you will never forget it.” SWEDEN NORWAY DENMARK EFVA ATTLING VEBJØRN SAND ADAM AAMANN Jewelry designer. A Norwegian painter & installation artist, Danish chef & partner of Copenhagen’s Aamanns Restaurant. with a gallery in West Village. “One of my absolute favorite places in Stockholm is a path “My favorite thing about Copenhagen is the open spaces called Monteliusvägen in the southern part of Stockholm. “Norwegians often say: ‘We are a small people, up there on and sense of freedom. I especially enjoy spending time in A wonderful walk overlooking our beautiful city with our hill.’ However, this consistently changing and dramatic Copenhagen’s many parks and green areas with my family.” a fantastic view. Here you can see why Stockholm is landscape has given birth to many acknowledged and called Venice of Scandinavia with the water surrounding world-class painters, poets, composers, mathematicians, Adam Aamann is opening a restaurant in Manhattan’s Gamla Stan and Kungsholmen.” explorers and scientists.” Tribeca District in spring 2012. photo credits from left: henrik lundqvist; ditte capion; amir khan/www.shabana.no; www.efvaattling.com; enga purevjan; claes bech-poulsen A3 ONLY IN SCANDINAVIA | SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO DesiGN & FasHion Tasteful Acne a / w 2012 Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen Quality Travel Press Coffee Maker Arne Jacobsen Kitchen products by Vipp by Bodum Timepiece by Triwa Necklace by Efva Attling Capsico Office Chair by Håg Moods of Norway Stroller by Stokke Rodebjer s / s 2012 Henrik Vibskov Sophisticated Design, Cutting Edge Fashion A4 photo credits from left: republic of fritz hansen; acnestudios.com; bodum.com; republic of fritz hansen; vipp.com; rodebjer; håg; efva attling.com; triwa.com; moodsofnorway.com; henrikvibskov.com; stokke.com ONLY IN SCANDINAVIA | SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO ARCHiteCTURE Clockwise from left: Oslo Opera House, Oslo, Norway. Bella Sky Comwell Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark. Stockholm Waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden. Unique Structures Scandinavian Form and Function candinavian architecture can be seen all over the living space, Denmark is a hotspot for those S world, and is well-known for its sleek and simple interested in design and architecture. Another designs with a focus on functionality and durability. celebrated name is architect and designer Arne Norwegian architecture has entered a new level Jacobsen, the father of Danish modernism, with over the last few years. In Oslo, the amazing Oslo outstanding modern design pieces such as the Egg Opera House, by Snøhetta, is winning awards and and Swan chairs, as well as Radisson Blu Royal acclaim all over the world. The unique design and Hotel, which is a landmark in Copenhagen. One of angled exterior surfaces are covered with Italian the newer landmarks, designed by 3XN, is the Hotel marble and white granite, and make the structure Bella Sky in the Ørestad district in Copenhagen. appear to rise from the water. The new Astrup Sweden has a long history of design and Fernley Art Museum in Oslo, which presents architecture, today brought to life by architects like temporary exhibitions of international art, is Gert Wihngårdh and multi-disciplinary Claesson beautifully situated at the tip of Tjuvholmen, a Koivisto Rune. A stroll around Stockholm offers up restored enclave of modern buildings, shops, magnificent architecture views where a mix of old restaurants, and sculpture gardens in the popular and new makes for an unparalleled beauty. All new Aker Brygge area. buildings are carefully designed to be sustainable SNØHETTA With renowned names like Finn Juhl and Børge and leave small carbon footprints. One of the newest Norwegian architectural group Snøhetta create singular Mogensen, alongside world-renowned architects additions to the cityscape is Radisson Waterfront by designs as seen here in the Lillehammer Art Museum. The firm was recently selected to reconstruct the public such as Bjarke Ingels, whose extraordinary designs White Architects, a stunning hotel and congress spaces in and around New York City’s Times Square. focus on green thinking and sustainable, modern center overlooking the water. photo credits clockwise from top left: comwell/bella sky hotel; ola ericson/imagebank.sweden.se; cecilia larsson; bjõrn erik ùstbakken/visitnorway.com; lillehammer turist A5 ONLY IN SCANDINAVIA | SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION FOR METRO CultuRE Clockwise from left: Thure Lindhardt in Keep the Lights On. Swedish Author, Camilla Läckberg. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson. Phantom by Jo Nesbø. NORDIC NOIR Scandinavia on the Page and Screen n the past five years, focus on Scandinavian of crime” and whose books about inspector Kondrad directors to keep an eye on. Lone Scherfig has I literature and movies has increased, and many Sejer have been published in more than 16 languages, established an international career with the films talents within these fields have blossomed and Siri Hustvedt, who is known for her novels set An Education and Italian for Beginners, while internationally. Rikke Ennis, ceo at Trust Nordisk, in the us. The Summer without Men is one of her Susanne Bier won an Academy Award in 2011 explains that the Scandinavian movie industry has most critically acclaimed books. for the movie, In a Better World. grown amazingly in the past five years, and that The nation’s international success is not limited One of the most talked about Scandinavian many distributors are looking for more commercial to literature. The Norwegian film, Headhunters, authors around the world in recent times has been films, such as crime movies, films based on is set to be released in the us in 2012. Sweden’s Stieg Larsson. The Millennium Trilogy, bestsellers, or those by directors who have In Denmark, the authors of the moment are Jussi about Lisbeth Salander and the journalist Mikael performed. Rikke says, “Scandinavia is exotic to the Adler Olsen, with the book, The Keeper of Lost Blomkvist, has been a tremendous success.