Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature

1.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,391 ratings
2.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,931 ratings
3.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,918 ratings
4.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,870 ratings
5.
Hunger
Hunger 4.04 avg rating — 62,398 ratings
6.
The Brothers Lionheart
The Brothers Lionheart 4.35 avg rating — 40,819 ratings
7.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,183 ratings
8.
Sophie’s World
Sophie’s World 3.97 avg rating — 275,118 ratings
9.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter 4.31 avg rating — 35,375 ratings
10.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,022 ratings
11.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,270 ratings
12.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating — 13,881 ratings
13.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,391 ratings
14.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating — 118,290 ratings
15.
The Summer Book
The Summer Book 4.01 avg rating — 50,797 ratings
16.
Independent People
Independent People 4.13 avg rating — 13,794 ratings
17.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen 3.74 avg rating — 18,408 ratings
18.
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating — 37,106 ratings
19.
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.02 avg rating — 148,055 ratings
20.
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid 3.98 avg rating — 29,687 ratings
21.
Moominsummer Madness (The Moomins, #5)
Moominsummer Madness (The Moomins, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 13,683 ratings
22.
The Kalevala
The Kalevala 4.05 avg rating — 5,923 ratings
23.
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes 3.98 avg rating — 15,198 ratings
24.
Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2)
Comet in Moominland (The Moomins, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 21,770 ratings
25.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,908 ratings
26.
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling 4.12 avg rating — 43,081 ratings
27.
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt 3.71 avg rating — 9,059 ratings
28.
The Sagas of Icelanders
The Sagas of Icelanders 4.31 avg rating — 4,176 ratings
29.
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) 4.40 avg rating — 16,626 ratings
30.
Pan
Pan 3.84 avg rating — 11,832 ratings
31.
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 77,851 ratings
32.
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft 4.16 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
33.
Growth of the Soil
Growth of the Soil 4.23 avg rating — 12,075 ratings
34.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes 4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
35.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,365 ratings
36.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 4.03 avg rating — 12,495 ratings
37.
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove 4.38 avg rating — 1,164,790 ratings
38.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 296,846 ratings
39.
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl 4.10 avg rating — 28,260 ratings
40.
Moominpappa at Sea (The Moomins, #8)
Moominpappa at Sea (The Moomins, #8) 4.23 avg rating — 11,500 ratings
41.
We, the Drowned
We, the Drowned 4.24 avg rating — 11,894 ratings
42.
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.94 avg rating — 107,415 ratings
43.
Naïve. Super
Naïve. Super 3.86 avg rating — 24,314 ratings
44.
Popular Music from Vittula
Popular Music from Vittula 3.67 avg rating — 10,724 ratings
45.
The Year of the Hare
The Year of the Hare 3.63 avg rating — 17,397 ratings
46.
Puhdistus
Puhdistus 3.91 avg rating — 20,150 ratings
47.
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas 3.69 avg rating — 15,883 ratings
48.
The Ice Palace
The Ice Palace 3.85 avg rating — 13,759 ratings
49.
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 86,144 ratings
50.
Karlsson on the Roof
Karlsson on the Roof 4.11 avg rating — 13,016 ratings
51.
Mio, My Son
Mio, My Son 4.10 avg rating — 15,237 ratings
52.
Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi in the South Seas 4.12 avg rating — 18,751 ratings
53.
The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1)
The Emigrants (The Emigrants, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 9,423 ratings
54.
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.06 avg rating — 74,615 ratings
55.
Mysteries
Mysteries 4.03 avg rating — 8,007 ratings
56.
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 31,784 ratings
57.
The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier 4.07 avg rating — 7,968 ratings
58.
Ghosts
Ghosts 3.81 avg rating — 17,979 ratings
59.
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,803 ratings
60.
Troll: A Love Story
Troll: A Love Story 3.49 avg rating — 5,916 ratings
61.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
62.
Moominvalley in November (The Moomins, #9)
Moominvalley in November (The Moomins, #9) 4.28 avg rating — 10,617 ratings
63.
The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village 4.31 avg rating — 15,523 ratings
64.
Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander, #5)
Sidetracked (Kurt Wallander, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 24,526 ratings
65.
The Man from Beijing
The Man from Beijing 3.51 avg rating — 17,816 ratings
66.
The Solitaire Mystery
The Solitaire Mystery 4.18 avg rating — 26,850 ratings
67.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian 4.22 avg rating — 26,977 ratings
68.
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck 3.80 avg rating — 10,894 ratings
69.
Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1)
Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 18,388 ratings
70.
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People 3.87 avg rating — 14,776 ratings
71.
Moominpappa's Memoirs (The Moomins, #4)
Moominpappa's Memoirs (The Moomins, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 10,255 ratings
72.
One Step Behind (Kurt Wallander, #7)
One Step Behind (Kurt Wallander, #7) 4.11 avg rating — 22,025 ratings
73.
Headhunters
Headhunters
by: Jo Nesbø
3.79 avg rating — 38,980 ratings
74.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler 3.83 avg rating — 38,522 ratings
75.
Pippi Goes on Board
Pippi Goes on Board 4.13 avg rating — 13,983 ratings
76.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf 3.69 avg rating — 7,661 ratings
77.
Emil in the Soup Tureen (Emil i Lönneberga #1)
Emil in the Soup Tureen (Emil i Lönneberga #1) 4.30 avg rating — 9,124 ratings
78.
Tales from Moominvalley (The Moomins, #7)
Tales from Moominvalley (The Moomins, #7) 4.31 avg rating — 10,660 ratings
79.
Gösta Berling's Saga
Gösta Berling's Saga 3.63 avg rating — 6,281 ratings
80.
Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants #2)
Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants #2) 4.34 avg rating — 5,416 ratings
81.
The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1)
The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 35,573 ratings
82.
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,957 ratings
83.
Doppler (Doppler, #1)
Doppler (Doppler, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 23,336 ratings
84.
The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 29,971 ratings
85.
Giants in the Earth
Giants in the Earth 4.04 avg rating — 6,051 ratings
86.
Barabbas
Barabbas 3.87 avg rating — 6,064 ratings
87.
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 4.27 avg rating — 12,190 ratings
88.
Beatles (Beatles-trilogien, #1)
Beatles (Beatles-trilogien, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 6,076 ratings
89.
Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8)
Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 20,312 ratings
90.
The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6)
The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6) 3.89 avg rating — 13,620 ratings
91.
The Tomten
The Tomten 4.23 avg rating — 2,929 ratings
92.
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 25,548 ratings
93.
Sun Storm (Rebecka Martinsson, #1)
Sun Storm (Rebecka Martinsson, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 22,515 ratings
94.
Madita
Madita 4.20 avg rating — 6,607 ratings
95.
Seven Brothers
Seven Brothers 3.35 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
96.
The Leopard (Harry Hole #8)
The Leopard (Harry Hole #8)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.10 avg rating — 62,731 ratings
97.
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6)
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 27,868 ratings
98.
Röda Rummet
Röda Rummet 3.24 avg rating — 4,330 ratings
99.
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
by: Jo Nesbø
3.98 avg rating — 78,720 ratings
100.
Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur, #7)
Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur, #7) 3.82 avg rating — 12,639 ratings
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