This color travelogue film is about the country of Scandinavia (which covers Denmark, Norway and Sweden). This was made in 1962 as a promotional film for Pan Am Airlines.

Opening titles: Wings to Scandinavia (:08-:28). A man ski jumps, followed by another with shots of a jumbo jet interspersed. A man water skis down a hill into water. A man stands on a roof. Ships in a harbor, city hall, flowers, people, cars. Norway is a constitutional monarchy, Norway’s King salutes on a holiday as people march by. Oslo, Norway. Balconies of flowers on office buildings and regular buildings as well. A woman sun bathes in a bikini. Gustav Vigeland, a Norwegian sculptor, has his own park. Sculptures and statues abound as people look at them. A fountain in the park. A wooden Viking Church. A ship museum, the Kon Tiki on display, a Viking ship (:28-3:12). People eat outside. The flag of Denmark flies. A woman sunbathes. Others close their eyes and take in the sun. Bergen, Norway’s second largest city. Ships in the port. Old fashioned lace curtains. Gas lights. Fish market. Aerials of Norway. A woman sunbathes in a bikini. A ship goes by the coast. Bikini woman (3:13-5:24). Water fall, a woman in a bikini hangs out with a man. A huge water fall is looked at by another woman. A woman in a bathing suit touches the water. Fields. A tree growing on a house. Tranquil water near a house. Tons of birds fly. The Lofoten Islands, an archipelago in Norway, it lies within the Arctic Circle. A bird sanctuary. Fishing in the heart of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Aerial shots. (5:25-7:22). A boat rests in a harbor. Sweden’s armada. Birds fly around. Lanterns of Stockholm. A woman takes in the sun on a bench. Outdoor cafe. People walk and shop. Some people eat outside at tables. Skansen is the first open-air museum and zoo in Sweden. Children feed ducks. A windmill. People walk. People look up. Carl Milles was a Swedish sculptor, has his own park – Milles Garden. Fountain. See his finest works in the park. A fisherman in the water. Street signs. Aerial shots. Cars on the road in Stockholm. People walk the streets, looking to shop. Woman wear fashions. Police wear sabers. Children walk. Leather clogs. Glasses that were hand crafted. Crafts in glass and silverware (7:23-11:08). A man rocks a baby in a carriage. A fisherman’s victory. Herring. A smorgasbord, the foods it will be serving. Shadow of a jumbo jet flying over land. Helsinki, Finland’s capital. People exit a Pan Am jet. They are greeted at the airport. A policeman directs traffic. Cable car. (11:09-13:06). Aerial shots of Helsinki. Lutheran Helsinki Cathedral. Apartment buildings. A children’s hospital. People sit on steps and sunbathe. A man climbs the side of a building. Helsinki is very clean. Women clean. A man wears a bib. Crayfish festival. People eat crayfish. A toast with locked arms. A sauna. Men jump into a lake. A woman splashes the camera. Copenhagen, Denmark mermaid statue. Aerial shots of Copenhagen. It is a city of spires (13:06-16:33). Roofs of tile, a house held by a crane, storks on a roof, pigeons at the fountains. A duck and ducklings. Horses wear bonnets. Canals. Royal Palace. The 16th century castle Kronborg at Elsinore. Cobblestones. People walk and look. Hans Christen Anderson’s birthplace. Signs of Denmark. People served food. A woman stares at sandwiches through a window. Lots of people ride bicycles around town. A policeman directs traffic with cars, trucks, and bicycles. Taxis have bike carriers. Children ride a bike. Ducklings cross the street, eventually go into a river (16:34-20:11). Aerial shot of Tivoli Gardens, Amusement park in Denmark. Children go down a slide. Ferris wheel. People drink and have fun in a bar, raise beer glasses, fireworks every night. A couple is served food. Fireworks in the sky. A torchlight procession followed by a nighttime ski jump down a ramp. People take a dip in icy waters wearing bathing suits. A woman rubs snow on herself. A child skis. People ride a sleigh. A snow plow. Icicles, people do cross country skiing (20:12-23:32). People ski and perform tricks. Holmenkollen, Norway is the ski jump capital of the world. Sun doesn’t set in the summer for weeks on end, mid-summer in the north. People cook fish by campfire. Glistening waters. Men on fishing boats. Gulls by the sea. Midnight Sun (23:33-27:15). End credits (27:16-27:29).

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