Nordic Sense of Humor

The Nordic Sense of Humour (NOHU) is a research initiative for the study of the social stratification of comedy taste and sense of humour in the Nordic countries. We aim to investigate how people’s sense of humor relates to socioeconomic, political, and national backgrounds. Further, we explore how people draw up aesthetic, moral, and group boundaries based on their comedy taste and sense of humour.

Our project is funded by the University of Helsinki (Nordic Growth Funding, 2025).