In this issue

Cover Feature

28 Marie Olsson Nylander: the interior designer stirring up a storm

The Swedish interior designer Marie Olsson Nylander shot to fame when her hit TV series Husdrömmar Sicilien, which documented her renovation of the stunning 18th-century Italian mansion Palazzo Cirillo, became a national obsession. Across TV and Instagram, podcasts, design collaborations and beyond, her irresistibly quirky style is the flavour of the moment – and she is only getting started. In this exclusive interview, she opens the door into her beautiful, poignant and daring creative world.

DESIGN & CULINARY

6 Spring style guide, foodie treats and pioneering Nordic design brands

This month’s Fashion Diary rounds up the transitional garments you need in your spring wardrobe, while We Love This presents six of the hottest new yoga brands in the Nordics. Then, swot up on contemporary design trends with our profiles of pioneering interior companies spanning eco-concrete, steel coating and modernist furniture, and get to know the heavyweights of Sweden’s culinary scene.

Lifestyle

24 Beer competitions, staycations and hypermodern skin treatments

Why do breweries compete? What happens at beer competitions? In her monthly column, beer expert Malin Norman smuggles us into one, shedding light on the world of professional beer-drinking. Elsewhere, sustainability columnist Alejandra Cerda Ojensa makes the case for staycations, and we visit the Oslo beauty salon that specialises in the most advanced skincare treatments on the market.

Special Themes

36 Top Experiences in Finland 2023

In this Finnish holiday guide, you’ll find glassroofed Lappish cabins with an open vista onto the aurora borealis, intrepid husky safaris led by mushers who know the Arctic plains like the backs of their hands, and legendary seafaring stories at Finland’s leading maritime museum. And there’s plenty more to discover in the form of regional destinations, cultural events and institutions to curate a memorable trip to Finland.

50 Sweden’s Culture Scene

In this Swedish culture special, we’ve profiled 13 of the country’s forerunning institutions whose unmissable programmes for 2023 will enthral tourists and locals alike. Spanning the Vikings, naval history, heritage textiles, modernist furniture, mind-bending paradoxes and far more, the events and exhibitions slated to launch this year cement Sweden as one of the most exciting countries in Europe in which to immerse yourself in the arts.

72 Made in Norway

We’re diving deep into Norwegian tradition in this theme, with profiles of businesses in sustainable salmon-farming, traditional boat-building and modern shipping, and the heritage skill of ‘bunad’making. Plus, meet the Norwegian baker allergic to flour, who has taken realist cake-decorating to new heights.

77 Mini theme: Top Creative Studios in Norway

Learn from leading experts in branding and design in our interviews with three of the most boundarybreaking creative studios in Norway.

Culture

98 Unmissable contemporary art, events and music in March

The founder of the powerful Finnish art initiative

The Silence Project, Nina Backman, gives us an insight into the project’s inner-workings, and we sit down for a chat with TRUENORTH – the Icelandic production company behind major scenes in Die Another Day, Oblivion and Star Wars, to name only a fraction. Plus, discover the best events and exhibitions in the Nordics in the March culture calendar, and tune in to the best new releases from Scandinavian music scene, selected by resident music columnist Karl Batterbee.