Even if you’re as busy as folks in Sweden, you can still listen to us discuss modern funerary and mourning practices in the chilly and chill Scandinavian countries and Nordic territories and maybe even take a break with some cream puffs (or some danishes, if you’re early enough!) from Farm To Cake Bakery in Waynesville, NC. Plus Sonne & Czarria plot their demise via Reindeer, but not Polar Bear. Humans aren’t good for Polar Bears.

Research -

• http://finnishtraditions.blogspot.com/2013/09/funerals-in-finland.html
• https://www.thespruce.com/swedish-death-cleaning-4801461
• https://deadhappy.com/stories/swedish-death-traditions/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160314-pictures-death-ritual-funeral-burial-ceremony-people-culture
• https://longreads.com/2015/10/22/why-greenlanders-dont-have-epitaphs-on-their-gravestones/
• https://dna-explained.com/2018/11/09/norwegian-cultural-gems-burial-practices-cemeteries-heritage-clothing-and-family-traditions/
• https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/why-leave-the-window-open-a-danish-death-tradition
• https://myend.com/country/denmark/
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_funeral
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heading-to-iceland-just-make-sure-you-dont-die-there
• Special thanks to Jussi and Ivy Laine

Trivia - https://www.oattravel.com/community/the-inside-scoop/travel-trivia/life-and-death

Dessert Provided by https://farmtocakebakery.com/

Research was done by Sonne and Czarria

Artwork and editing by Czarria

Theme music by Kevin McCleod