From secretary to weather girl, TV host, Big Brother winner and now author, Ulrika Jonsson has certainly led a colourful life, and the never-satisfied media have tirelessly fed our appetite for more gossip. Whether it is good or bad, we all have a strong opinion about the beautiful blonde television personality. The latest addition to her multifaceted career is her first novel The Importance of Being Myrtle. Scan Magazine caught up with Britain’s most famous Swede and discovered a whole new side of her.
After Marklund, Mankell, Larsson, Nesbø and The Killing comes Jussi Adler-Olsen. With the UK release of Mercy, his first novel in the Department Q series, Danish Adler-Olsen takes on the thriller genre, with a good dose of dark and bitter characters, a twisted crime case and a pinch of humour.
Nordic design is known for its clean, strong lines as well as its simplicity and functionality. It is often based on forms, colour combinations and patterns found in Scandinavian nature, which is in parts lush and peaceful while at times also wild and rough. Working along the same lines, but bringing their own recognisable organic touch and powerful prints to the table, is Danish design brand by nord.
Michael Nyqvist, it is a name that will make most Scandinavians, or at least those with a TV, nod in recognition, and when adding the name of his renowned alias Mikael Blomqvist, heads all over the world will confirm the actor’s great talent by joining in. Since the BAFTA-winning Millennium movies, Nyqvist’s talent has been in high demand; most recently the Swedish actor has been jetting between Dubai, Prague and Vancouver to film the new Mission Impossible. Still, back on a break in his hometown of Stockholm, the charismatic 50-year-old found time to catch up with Scan Magazine.
She hardly needs an introduction anymore: the lead actress of Danish TV crime series The Killing, Sofie Gråbøl, has captivated the British BBC audience on Saturday nights this entire spring in her role as the murder investigator Sarah Lund. With a second series promised this autumn, Scan Magazine thought the time was right to get to know the woman with the sweater a little better.
In his newest novel The Leopard, Norwegian crime (and, believe it or not, children’s book) author Jo Nesbø pushes his anti-hero Harry Hole further into dark despair, as another string of murders unsettles Norway. With his seventh novel in the Hole series, The Snowman, having created a lot of fuss and somewhat inevitable, yet superfluous, Stieg Larsson comparisons, Nesbø is the Scandi crime author of the moment.
Danish designer Louise Campbell fronts a new wave of young and talented Scandinavian designers, who challenge the tradition of ‘Scandinavian Modern’ and offer new visual experiences and perspectives on design. You might know her from her collaborations with Royal Copenhagen and Louis Poulsen, you might have seen her designs at MoMA, or read about her in Wallpaper. Starting up her own studio in the mid-90s, she has since become a critically-acclaimed designer with a strong, idealistic approach to her work.
Sweden is a country with high cultural intensity – and density! A country widely known for its natural beauty and vast landscape scenery, Sweden is also prominent in cutting-edge urban culture.
Swedish supergroup Ace of Base are back! After an eight year hiatus, they have come back with their fifth studio album, The Golden Ratio. They will be returning to UK shores in 2011, but Scan Magazine met up with the group in Stockholm at the end of 2010. We wanted to talk about the new album, but also about the fact that the line-up is now a little different, too.
Sivert Høyem, the former frontman of Norway’s most successful rock band Madrugada, released his third solo album called Moon Landing in 2009 and embarked on a European tour in 2010. This included four gigs in the UK at the beginning of October, which gave Høyem the chance to reacquaint himself with the old fans of the band as well as attract a new audience for the next chapter in his music career. Scan Magazine caught up with him during his busy tour schedule.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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