I'm going to be on a business trip to Scandinavia next month. I usually try and pick up a unique piece of jewelry for my wife while away. I don't know much about this region. Are there any gemstones that are less expensive over there?<BR><BR>Also wondering what time of food will I be eating while I'm there. I'm pretty much a meat and potato guy, but would be willing to try some new fish (I love salmon) if someone could recommend some good meals.<BR><BR>Thanks

Not sure if they have any gemstones that are native to the area, but they offer a lot of pewter and silver jewelry.

Danish Silver<BR>Bredgade 22, st.tv.<BR>Copenhagen, YT <BR>DNK <BR> <BR>phone: 011 45 33 11 52 52 <BR>fax: 011 42 20 78 71 10 <BR> <BR>email: [email protected] <BR>website: http://www.danishsilver.com <BR> <BR> <BR>DAVID- the above is a terrific place for DANISH Sterling-the famous collectible silversmith is Georg Jensen--If your wife is into sterling silver, this is the BEST silver designer--very unusual and very collectible and expensive-NOTHING like Mexican silver--this is award winning silver jewelry and sterling flatware.<BR><BR>Hope this helps

I second the Georg Jensen recommendation. I have been to their store in Chicago and have drooled over their jewelry. I was told that they do not carry everything in the line. The quality is exceptional. You won't go wrong I promise!!

In which country in Scandinavia are you going to? If you by any chance are coming to Finland, we have very beautiful different types of jewelry.<BR><BR>For instance there is the Kalevala Koru which has a broad collection of gold, silver and bronze jewellery, models dating back to the Viking era.<BR>http://www.kalevalakoru.fi/content.aspx?id=133<BR><BR>Then we have Lapponia jewellery collection, which has some very elegant models.<BR>http://www.lapponia.fi/<BR><BR>The only mineral in Finnish groud, which could be thought as a gemstone, is called spectrolite (spektroliitti in Finnish). This is a very colourful and beautiful stone: http://www.ylamaa.fi/luokitukset.htm <BR><BR>

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I bought a couple of typical bracelets over there. One is a braided pewter rope, attached to a leather strap, with an elk horn button closure. Also I bought a sterling bracelet with an acrylic see through bead that had one of their mountain flowers. Marilyn