How to Raise a Viking with Helen Russell

After a decade living in Denmark and raising a family, British journalist Helen Russell noticed that Nordic children are different. They eat differently, learn differently, and play in nature for hours a day.

Helen’s book, How to Raise a Viking (HarperCollins, 2024), delves into the parenting culture in Nordic nations, exploring the parental leave policies and social customs that lead to happy, well-adjusted humans.

In the year the hit TV show Adolescence sparked a debate around online safety, join Helen for a conversation on parenting, screen time and moving back to the UK.

Helen Russell is a bestselling author, journalist and speaker. Formerly editor of Marie Claire turned Scandinavia correspondent for The Guardian, her first book, The Year of Living Danishly, became an international bestseller, optioned for television. She's the author of six critically acclaimed books, translated into 22 languages. After more than a decade in Denmark, Helen now lives in the UK and writes for magazines and newspapers globally. She’s spent the last 12 years studying cultural approaches to emotions and speaks about her work internationally.