diff --git a/lib/string.js b/lib/string.js
index 985944e..0cb2703 100644
--- a/lib/string.js
+++ b/lib/string.js
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ string.js - Copyright (C) 2012-2014, JP Richardson <jprichardson@gmail.com>
     titleCase: function() {
       var s = this.s;
       if (s) {
-        s = s.replace(/(^[a-z]| [a-z]|-[a-z]|_[a-z])/g,
+        s = s.replace(/(^[a-zæøåäö]| [a-zæøåäö]|-[a-zæøåäö]|_[a-zæøåäö])/g,
           function($1){
             return $1.toUpperCase();
           }
diff --git a/test/string.test.js b/test/string.test.js
index 254afb1..78b8a68 100644
--- a/test/string.test.js
+++ b/test/string.test.js
@@ -744,6 +744,13 @@
         EQ (S(null).titleCase().s,null)
         EQ (S(undefined).titleCase().s,undefined)
       })
+      it('TitleCases nordics characters', function () {
+        EQ (S('ämpäri is a finnish word').titleCase().s, 'Ämpäri Is A Finnish Word')
+        EQ (S('Öljy is finnish and means oil').titleCase().s, 'Öljy Is Finnish And Means Oil')
+        EQ (S('åland is a place').titleCase().s, 'Åland Is A Place')
+        EQ (S('ødele sounds like norwegian').titleCase().s, 'Ødele Sounds Like Norwegian')
+        EQ (S('ærlandaa may be norwegian or danish, dunno').titleCase().s, 'Ærlandaa May Be Norwegian Or Danish, Dunno')
+      })
     })
 
     describe('- toFloat([precision])', function() {