"The Scandinavian Recipe for Happiness": In-Person Badger Talk in Verona, WI

This is a free, in-person event hosted by the Verona Public Library on October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM. To register, please call the library or visit this link: https://verona.librarycalendar.com/event/scandinavian-recipe-happiness-19852

Scandinavians consistently rank among the happiest people in the world. This talk will explore why that is. And what can we learn from the Scandinavian’s happiness?

Professor Claus Andersen is a native Dane who came to Wisconsin in August 2017. He has been teaching in the field of Scandinavian Studies for more than 15 years at places like the University of Minnesota, UCLA, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Helsinki in Finland. He conducts research on Scandinavian culture, history, and literature. His current research focuses on the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard and his six-volume autobiography, My Struggle.

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