Elizabeth Buchanan’s new book So You Want to Own Greenland? explores the history of the country – why it matters, who covets it and how it could become the next global flashpoint. She’s well placed then, to give us her top five books on Scandinavia.

The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth

Packed full of weird and wonderful facts, this charts the unique culture of Scandinavia. Published a decade ago, this is a vital lie of the land given the recent geopolitical events in Europe which has upended Scandinavian neutrality.

The Shortest History of Scandinavia by Mart Kuldepp

A compact, concise book that charts the political and social history of the region. Scandinavian nations have a hushed history of wicked actions – from engagement with Nazi Germany to colonial empire ambit

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