Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
April 21, 1991 An extensive tourist route in Denmark was formally opened by Margrethe II, who reigned as the country’s queen from 1972 until her abdication in 2024. The route that she helped dedicate was named after her favorite flower, a type of daisy known as the Marguerite flower. (Margrethe’s nickname among her family and... Continue Reading →
September 3, 2006 A railway line in the southern area of Finland began regular train runs. This 47-mile (75.7-kilometer)-line serves as a link between the town of Kerava and the city of Lahti. The start of daily operations for the Kerava-Lahti railway line took place a couple of days after several events commemorating the new... Continue Reading →
August 1, 1946 A major European airline was established to handle the intercontinental flights of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. This new entity was named Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), and it specifically started out as a consortium pooling together the operations and resources of Swedish Intercontinental Airlines, Danish Air Lines and Norwegian Air Lines. Per A.... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 