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Scandinavian dating sites are hands-down the best place to meet stunning women. They are easy to use, interaction is much simpler (and less awkward), and the women are just as hot – plus, you know for sure that they’re looking for a match.
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That being said, not all dating platforms were created equal… and today we will check out the best dating sites in Scandinavia so that you can meet your soulmate easily.
With the abundance of international dating sites, we just know that it’s our moral obligation to point you to the best ones. Because, hey, we know the secret to dating Romee Strijd lookalikes, but who can keep a secret?
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International Cupid: The Best Choice
We love International Cupid. It’s pretty much everything that free dating apps are not. Main differences:
- Premium, not free (I’ll tell you why that’s a perk in just a couple of paragraphs)
- Full profiles, not hot picture + bio (if she bothered)
- Traditional dating site, not swipe and they’re gone forever
- Members interested in meaningful relationships, not just hookups
- Helps you find love outside your normal dating scene, not in a 50-mile radius like Tinder does, for example.
The fine print is that it’s less popular. These days everyone and their mom is on Tinder. International Cupid targets a particular niche. People who don’t date in this niche are not on International Cupid.
The huge perk here is distance-independent dating. On Tinder, you can swipe within a larger radius. Ultimately, though, most women have the default 50 miles. They will not be looking outside of that.
On International Cupid, members are already into the long-distance meet-cute idea. They are prepared for the ups and downs of a relationship with a foreigner.
And, in most cases, women on International Cupid have also thought about (or are even in the process of) relocating. It may be hard to get the same commitment out of your Tinder hook-up or anywhere else.
And these are some of the most important reasons why we consider International Cupid the best dating site in Scandinavia.
Why Use Premium Scandinavian Dating Sites
The more you pay, the more you value stuff. Think about it. If you were learning a language and paid $100 for a course, you’d make sure you use the course. Duolingo is free and most people ditch it in the first few days.
It’s the same with dating. There is a certain level of commitment that comes from the membership fee.
It goes both ways, too. Women on premium Scandinavian dating sites are much more committed to finding a long-term relationship. They are investing more time, and they’re investing actual cash as well! It’s pretty obvious that they’re not there just to waste time.
But, I hear the dude in the back say, I thought girls didn’t have to pay for dating sites.
Scandinavian Girls Will Pay You To Date Them
Not really, but kind of.
Scandinavian dating sites and the entire Scandinavian dating scene are super feminist. Not feminazi, but definitely feminist. As in, insisting on equality is not radical and it’s actually great for you as a guy (in some ways).
In Scandinavia, women are happy to share the bill. If they asked you out (it happens more than you think), they are paying. The same applies to dating sites.
With International Cupid, at least one of two members should be premium, in order for them to chat.
Scandinavian women don’t mind being the paying member. Unlike Eastern Europeans, they can afford the membership (which is not expensive anyway) and if they are serious about finding a guy, they will pay.
Still, don’t approach International Cupid as though you were a poor lady. Male non-premium members still look kind of cheap. Perhaps that is one aspect of equality Scandinavian dating sites should work on.
Either way, the important lesson of all this is:
Scandinavian women on premium dating sites are spending time and money on meeting you.
Genuine interest and investment are the basis for any great relationship. That is why International Cupid has introduced more newlyweds than Tinder ever will. So click here to check out the website right now.
We know for sure that at least a few of our readers signed up and found a partner this way – and it worked better than Tinder.
The main problem with Tinder – and the fact that it is free – is that everybody’s there. You have a ton of choices, that’s a certain fact, but you also have a ton of competition.
On dating sites like International Cupid, things are a bit different. Being a premium service, it means that competition is not as high so you have more chances at scoring a date.
Plus, if it’s you who is the premium member, you already tell potential dates that you are there with serious intentions and you’re not going to become that bum that any woman out there doesn’t want to meet. You mean business and you’re there to get it! This is the message you’re sending.
Scandinavian Dating Sites: Know How To Present Yourself
Whether you pick International Cupid, Tinder, or a completely different platform (in which case, share your experience in the comments below), here are some helpful tips on presenting yourself.
Scandinavian women look for a particular set of qualities. Here is how to hit the sweet spot:
- Natural-looking photos, no company photoshoots.
- You get bonus points for looking and being outdoorsy and a manly man.
- The man bun is still not out of style in Scandinavia. Unless you look like Jason Momoa, though, I’d avoid it.
- Don’t boast about your job, boast about the contribution you made. Bragging about volunteering might be slightly tacky, but it’s surprisingly effective.
- Text her first and say something funny. Not carnal, not creepy (yes, even if you think it’s a compliment), simply something to make her laugh. It’s the easy and safe way to go.
All Hail King Tinder
As much as you may love or hate it, Tinder is the absolute king of dating sites and it will not be slowing down in 2021.
Are they the best at facilitating conversation? Do they have the friendliest user interface? Is their algorithm the most accurate? Absolutely not.
But McDonald’s is not super popular because they serve gourmet, either. They are just the best at selling their product and it’s the same on Tinder. Plus, there’s the most fish in the waters of this mobile app as well.
Why Tinder Works So Well In Scandinavia
These are cold countries. Dark countries, too, in the physical sense. With less sunlight and less vitamin D, libidos are not at an all-time high. If anything, most Scandinavian’s personal lives could improve dramatically with a simple vitamin D supplement.
But there is more to the lack of sunshine and the incredibly high living standard.
When it’s cold and dark outside, and you do have the means to live well (even without too much hard work), people become less sociable.
Internet addiction is a new, potentially huge issue for Scandinavian people. It’s the age-old paradox of being well-connected, yet painfully detached.
Tinder fills that void. It’s refreshing to know that:
- There are others just as single as you are
- And you can take your pick at thousands of partners at any given time.
Tinder appeals to the ego big time. A lot can be said about what that does to relationship quality and our ability to function as social beings. But that’s for another time. The simple truth behind Tinder is:
People who are lonelier or isolated use it.
There are thousands of Tinder guides out there, so make sure to check one out if you need help.
But honestly, there are just two tips for using Tinder in Scandinavia and the rest is strategies to implement them.
One: Be Your Self
I am not your mom giving you a pep talk on the first day of school. Just do you, real friends will love you for it.
I mean, it’s true, but it is also BS. Of course, a real relationship should mean acceptance and love for who you are. But everyone lies a bit at first.
It was true in middle school, it’s true now. The key is to strike the balance between ‘a better version of me’ and ‘basically a catfish except you can kind of tell it’s me behind it’.
The first is simply putting your best foot forward. Just like you will not outright lie at a job interview (or would you…?), don’t lie on your profile or to your date.
The key is to twist the relevant information in a very flattering way. Another job seeking example to illustrate:
You lost your job and you have been unemployed for a year. You tell your future employer about the community work you did, the courses you took to improve your skills, and the freelance jobs you took up. You embellish the truth and use nice phrases. Hopefully, you don’t lie.
Well, it’s the same with your Tinder profile and the stuff you tell to Tinder girls.
Another strategy that will help in that domain is self-irony. Trust me when I say that ‘can’t laugh at themselves’ is a huge red flag.
People who can’t make fun of themselves are usually beyond narcissistic and arrogant. If you’ve taken a Psych 101, you know it’s usually because of prior trauma.
Either way, all jerks take themselves super seriously. Don’t be that jerk.
For a practical example, if you’re obviously out of shape, put a fat joke on your Tinder profile. Something silly and self-depreciating like ‘I wanted to lose 10 pounds this year. Only 13 to go.’
Contrary to what you might think, this is what confident people do. Insecure dudes get offended (which still doesn’t make it ok to bully people).
Two: It Is All A Game
Tinder feels like a game because it is a game. Don’t take it so damn personal and serious. You can meet awesome one-night stands on Tinder.
You might meet the mother of your children. Or, you might come across a girl who talks to cut-off doll heads (that’s a storytime on YouTube and it’s hilarious).
Other Scandinavian dating sites are more grown-up. They focus on starting and nurturing meaningful relationships. Your typical Tinder smash is not a meaningful relationship. It’s a simple case of your genitalia having some fun together.
So, kids, don’t expect too much and you will not be disappointed. Swipe right, chat with a lot of girls, have fun, use condoms, and all that other stereotypical advice. Just don’t take it seriously.
Good luck in your Scandinavian dating adventures!
Archaeologists are now certain that the 264 bodies buried in the English town of Repton were Vikings. A curious mystery has finally been solved.
Archaeologists have dated a unique Viking burial ground with remains from the first large-scale Viking invasion of England.
The site is a mass grave containing the remains of at least 264 people in Repton, England, where the Vikings made winter camp during their invasion of England in 873 CE.
The Repton grave has given archaeologists headaches for many years, ever since it was first discovered in 1979. At first, they were certain that it was a Viking grave, but subsequent radiocarbon dating showed that this was not the case.
Now, three decades later, a new set of analyses confirm that the remains are indeed Viking.
“It’s long been discussed whether or not it made sense that the burial was not Viking. We have now taken Repton back,” says archaeologist Søren Sindbæk from Aarhus University, who was not involved with the new research to re-date the remains. The results are published in the journal, Antiquity.
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Original dating was a bit fishy
The mistake was a simple calculation error in the radiocarbon dating.
The dates can be totally off if the individual had eaten a diet rich in marine food, such as fish and seafood. In the worst case it can lead to dating errors of up to 400 years.
This effect was first described in 2013. ScienceNordic wrote about it at the time: Fish corrupt Carbon-14 dating. But nobody knew about this effect in the 1980s when the Repton grave was originally dated.
“It’s the best described error in radiocarbon dating, and today we can easily correct for it. But no one had access to the original Repton samples until now, so we couldn’t see that it was something so simple as a Viking penchant for seafood that had led us on a wild goose chase for more than 20 years,” says Sindbæk.
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Site first discovered by Danish and UK archaeologists
The Repton grave was first discovered by husband and wife archaeologists Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle.
Between 1974 and 1988, the pair excavated the area around St. Wystan’s church in Repton where they found a number of Viking graves and a type of charnel (a mass deposit of bones) under a mound in the vicarage garden.
The burial site was built by the Viking Great Army—also referred to as the “Great Heathen Army” by Anglo Saxon chroniclers. The army ravaged parts of England from 865 until it broke up in 874 CE, after spending the winter of 873-4 at Repton, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for that year.
“Although these new radiocarbon dates don’t prove that these were Viking army members it now seems very likely,” says postdoc Catrine Jarman from the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Bristol, UK, in a press release. Jarman lead the new investigation to date the remains.
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“We were never in doubt”
Biddle and his wife, Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle, who unfortunately died of cancer in 2010, were never in any doubt that the bones originated from a time when the Viking Great Army overwintered in Repton, says Biddle.
“The confusion around the carbon dating led to a lot of academic nonsense and people didn’t know what to make of it. Birthe and I never had any doubts,” he says.
“Birthe would have been excited that we can now show that the dating fits with the history. It’s a real shame that she didn’t live to see it,” says Biddle.
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Everything fitted together
No one immediately questioned that the site was the winter camp of the Viking Great Army as Biddle and Biddle had originally reported. The site fitted perfectly with what was known from written sources and they had also found Viking weaponry and artefacts on site.
An axe, a number of knives, and five silver coins, were discovered, and dated between 872 and 875 CE. Forty per cent of the individuals were men who displayed signs of violent injuries.
“It’s a very famous discovery and you can find pictures of it in almost all books on the Viking Age. If this site was discovered today it would blow away all other discoveries,” says Sindbæk.
Some years later they decided to take advantage of the new technique of radiocarbon dating, and suddenly it all went wrong. The dates were scattered all over the place.
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'Strange' hypothesis developed
Archaeologists reluctantly accepted the results and suggested that the site may have been a type of charnel house for monks from the nearby church.
'Meanwhile, lots of other traces of the Viking Great Army began to appear, such as some beautiful treasures and another winter camp. But Repton, the first and most interesting discovery, was out of the picture,” says Sindbæk.
“At the same time there was a question mark because a monk charnel house was a strange hypothesis. We don’t see this in any other places,” he says.
Repton has ever since been a recurrent topic of discussion among archaeologists. Many were sceptical of the monk charnel house hypothesis, but the dates did not support the presence of a Viking camp.
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“I’m so happy”
Today, archaeologists can breathe a sigh of relief, says Sindbæk. Himself included.
“Everyone understood that it didn’t make sense. We were at a standstill and it became the elephant in the room. I think it’s beautiful that we can now include Repton again. I’m so happy,” he says.
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“The date of the Repton charnel bones is important because we know very little about the first Viking raiders that went on to become part of considerable Scandinavian settlement of England,” says Jarman in the press release.
“It also shows how new techniques can be used to reassess and finally solve centuries old mysteries,” she says.
Sindbæk agrees.
“We can use these skeletons for a number of bio-archaeological studies, which were out of the question before. We can now learn a lot about their origins, which type of fighting style they used, and the type of diseases they were exposed to,” he says.
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Translated by: Catherine Jex