Would you like to work in a unique and diverse cultural environment? We are seeking an art- and culture educator who can convey Nordic art and literature to children and young people. The Nordic House in Reykjavik is seeking an engaged art and culture educator for a one‑year temporary replacement position. The educator will be […]
Pikknikk is back! Mark your calendar!
Our beloved Pikknikk concert series will be held again this summer. As always, we aim to host the concerts outdoors in the Greenhouse if the weather allows. Otherwise, we move inside to the Elissa auditorium. Here below you can see the artists performing at Pikknikk 2026 along with all the dates. Mark your calendar! […]
The Nordic House in Reykjavík joins FORCE
The Nordic House in Reykjavík joins FORCE, a Nordic platform dedicated to strengthening artistic freedom and supporting artists working in public space. We are pleased to announce that The Nordic House is now a partner in FORCE (Freedom, Open‑Dialogue, Resilience, Collaboration, and Empowerment). FORCE is a Nordic initiative established by Mesén to reinforce the role […]
We are looking for interns! Vi har öppet för ansökningar!
Praktik vid Nordens hus – Hösten 2026 Som praktikant vid Nordens hus blir du en del av ett dynamiskt team som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna. Verksamheten omfattar utställningar, evenemang, konferenser och festivaler inom konst, kultur, litteratur samt samhälls- och miljöfrågor. Tillgänglighet och mångfald är centrala delar av arbetet. Praktikprogrammet […]
The Nordic House reading circle 2026
Welcome to the 2026 Reading Circle at the Nordic House We will read books in Scandinavian languages, meet, and discuss the works together. The books we focus on are works that have either received or been nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. The first meeting of the reading circle will take place on Wednesday, […]
Parking fees now apply to The Nordic House parking lot
From the 1st February, a fee will be introduced for the Nordic House parking lots. Parka will be responsible for collecting and administering the fee. The goal of the change is to ensure our guests have better access to parking lots at the building and improve their utilization. The fee will apply on weekdays from […]
OPEN CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS: STAGES
We, the North Atlantic Islands Dance Network, are looking for three different choreographers with a choreographic urgency working in Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. An open call for six dancers will follow in January 2026. From the 3rd to the 28th of August 2026, Stages will gather dance artists from Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands to […]
LYNG: Open call for submissions to new interdisciplinary art zine
What is LYNG? LYNG is a zine published by the Heysahorn Art Collective (HAC), a new interdisciplinary art collective based in the Arctic, Nordics, and the United Kingdom. Each issue is led by a guest editor. They will select from the submission pool which contributions will be published, based on a central theme. Our vision […]
Arctic Circle 2025
Arctic Circle is the largest annual international forum for dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. In a time of rapid change and mounting challenges, Nordic cooperation in the Arctic remains vital to regional resilience, stability and sustainable development. This year, the Nordic Council of Ministers and several of its institutions will host […]
Internship for spring 2026
Internship for spring 2026 The Nordic House is looking for interns for spring 2026. For an internship at the Nordic House, you need to have a perfect command of one of the Scandinavian languages (Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian) in both spoken and written form. Good knowledge of English is also important. Icelandic knowledge is not […]
We are hiring: Nordic Council Literature Prize Secretariat
Nordic Council Literature Prize Secretariat and Project Manager for Literary Events. Do you want to contribute to the promotion of Nordic literature in a unique and diverse cultural environment? We are looking for an ambitious and organized Project Manager to lead the work of the Nordic Council Literature Prize and develop the Nordic House’s literary events. […]
Time After Time
Although I work with art and culture on a daily basis, I don’t always get the opportunity to work closely with art itself – in a direct, creative collaboration with artists. That privilege I’ve had recently, serving as the curator for this year’s summer exhibition at the Nordic House: Time After Time, featuring five Nordic […]
NEW GRANT PROGRAM! – NEMO
NEW GRANT PROGRAM! – NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity. NEMO is a pilot programme for mobility and artistic exchange, supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the arts funding agencies of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The programme aims to foster international collaboration, strengthen artistic networks across the region and support […]
Absenced at Reykjavik City Library 15th-25th May
Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of ABSENCED, a performative art exhibition curated by Khaled Barakeh. ABSENCED gives voice to artists who have faced censorship, intimidation, and exclusion in Europe for expressing solidarity with Palestine. As machines perform the work of those silenced, the exhibition invites reflection on freedom of expression and the […]
Opening hours for The First day of Summer and 1st May
24th April – First Day of Summer Open 10am – 5pm 1st May – Labour Day CLOSED
EASTER OPENING HOURS 2025: 17th-21st April
Thursday OPEN 10am – 5pm Friday CLOSED Saturday OPEN 10am – 5pm Sunday CLOSED Monday CLOSED
Art & Democracy: The Icelandic Art Prize Speech
On the occasion of The Icelandic Art Prize ceremony/Íslensku Myndlistarverðlaunin, Sabina Westerholm, director of The Nordic House, gave a speech on art as a fundamental cornerstone of a democratic and sustainable society. Here you can read her speech. “Gott kvöld, Til hamingju med daginn. This is a night to celebrate art and its potential to change […]
Intern positions in the Nordic House
We are looking for interns for the fall 2025. All interns need to speak and write a scandinavian language. See information here below. – Som praktikant i Nordens hus är du en del av ett dynamiskt team, som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna i form av samarbetsprojekt med kulturinstitutioner, konstnärer […]
Closed due to weather
Closed due to weather Dear guests. Due to the storm raging across the country, the Nordic House and Plantan Bistro will close at 3.30 PM today. We will also be closed until 1:30 PM tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th. Please take care.
Free library cards!
Did you know that our library cards are free? From January 2025, getting a library card at The Nordic house library will cost nothing. We have a large selection of books in Nordic languages, something for everyone! You can also borrow artworks from the Artótek to hang on the walls of your home. Our librarian […]
Holiday greetings
We wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday season, peace, and prosperity in the coming year. We thank you for the moments shared in the passing year and we look forward to welcoming you in the new yearwith exciting events. We open the first exhibition of 2025 “Is This North” on January 25th. […]
Exciting times ahead! Sónó is moving out – Plantan is moving in.
Since 2021, Sónó Matseljur have danced to the seasons with us at the Nordic House and warmed us with spices and herbs from the local area. Now Sónó has decided to change the scenery and therefor December will be their last month with us. However, they are not quiting entirely as they will continue to […]
Sveriges ambassad i Reykjavik utlyser en tjänst
Sveriges ambassad i Reykjavik utlyser en tjänst som junior handläggare med inriktning på politisk rapportering Sveriges ambassad i Reykjavik utlyser en befattning som lokalanställd junior handläggare med inriktning på politisk rapportering. Befattningen är en heltidstjänst som inleds med tre månaders provanställning. Tillträde så snart som möjligt. Utöver politisk rapportering omfattar tjänsten ansvar för inkommande besök. […]
Three part-time vacancies for a new established Service Team
Three part-time vacancies for a new established Service Team at The Nordic House The Nordic House in Reykjavik, Iceland, is an established Nordic meeting place for art, culture, language, and social discussion. Sustainability is central to our company. We strive for CO2 neutrality, and we focus on equality and diversity. We offer a bold and […]
Welcome to Knitter’s club at the Nordic House!
We have enjoyed having knitter’s clubs at the library before, and now we want to start back up again. The first meeting will be on Tuesday the 22nd of October at 2-4 pm, and then there will be a meeting every other Tuesday at the same time. All are welcome, whether you have been an […]
Pan-ArcticVision 2024, LIVE from NUUK!
10 Arctic artists 10 Arctic communities 10 Arctic songs – one Pan-Arctic vision! This is a time of increased international tension in the Arctic. There is war in Europe. The major political regimes of the world look to the North both for access to natural resources and strategic influence. Arctic communities often find themselves as […]
Would you like to exhibit at the Nordic House during DesignMarch 2025?
Are you planning to participate at DesignMarch 2025 and would like to exhibit at the Nordic House? The Nordic House is calling for proposals to host at DesignMarch 2025, which will take place from April 2nd to 6th. The Nordic House has been an important venue for the festival for many years and after a […]
Reduced Opening hours – May 18th – June 7th
Dear guests. Due to extensive construction work around the building, we have decided to reduce our opening hours on weekdays and keep closed the following weekends, up to and including June 6th. This also applies to cafe Sónó Matseljur. However, some events will be held outside of these opening hours and they are advertised specificly […]
PIKKNIKK: free concerts on Sundays this summer!
Every summer the Nordic House hosts PIKKNIKK a summer concert series that is always very popular and now the summer’s program is starting to take shape. This year the summer concert series is put together by José Luis Anderson. The concerts all take place at 3pm in the Greenhouse outside of the Nordic House and […]
Nominees for the Children and Youth Literature Prize 2024
Meet the nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize! Fourteen Nordic picture books, children’s books and youth novels have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. Several of this year’s nominees examine existential questions about life and death, and another recurring theme is mankind’s […]
Vi söker praktikanter!
Som praktikant i Nordens hus är du en del av ett dynamiskt team, som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna i form av samarbetsprojekt med kulturinstitutioner, konstnärer och forskare i hela regionen. Nordens hus har en bred verksamhet och arrangerar kontinuerligt utställningar, evenemang, konferenser och festivaler med inriktning på konst, kultur och […]
The Visual Arts Day in the Nordic House
The Visual Arts Day in the Nordic House Exhibition by 4th and 6th grade students from Fellaskóli The Visual Arts Day is a pan-Nordic art day for children and young people. The day serves the purpose of showing and exalting art and the potential of art forms. The aim is that the day will be […]
We are hiring!
Bibliotekar med fokus på litteratur og læseoplevelser Vi søger en kollega til biblioteket i Nordens Hus i Reykjavik på Island. Nordens Hus er et etableret nordisk mødested for kunst, kultur, sprog og social diskussion. Bæredygtighed er centralt for vores virksomhed. Vi stræber efter CO2-neutralitet, og vi fokuserer på lighed og mangfoldighed. Vi tilbyder et modigt […]
“How did I get to the bomb shelter” opened in Lithuania
The exhibition “How did I get to the bomb shelter” opened in Lithuania last week! Our previous exhibition is currently on tour, and now it is located in Klaipeda, Lithuania. We are very excited and grateful for the collaboration, as well as the opportunity to continue to bring this important message out to people! How […]
Do we always need to build new?
For the first time since the building’s inception, our library is now just as empty as in the picture from before the house opened to the public. This iconic room, which has been so important for generations of Nordic book lovers in Reykjavik as well as all of us who have ever worked in the […]
The nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize
Thirteen novels, poetry collections, and short stories have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The list of nominees for this year delivers a strong literary field spanning the entire Nordic Region. The prize has been awarded since 1962. The Nordic Council Literature Prize goes to a literary work written in one of […]
Today is Sami National Day!
Today, February 6, the Sami National Day is celebrated in memory of the first Sami national meeting being held in Trondheim on this day in 1917. We look back at last year’s Arctic Waves and the Sami musicians who had fantastic performances here in the Nordic House. Enjoy the music of these talented musicians today: […]
Meeting with the Nordic embassies and representations
We have had the year`s first meeting with the Nordic embassies and representations today. Nordic cooperation, language, culture, literature and innovation were on the agenda. Thanks for the meeting!
Nordic House library closing temporarily for renovation
Dear guests, due to renovations, the Nordic House Library and the Children’s Library will be temporarily closing from February 19th. The library is scheduled to open again as soon as June 2024. The renovations are part of the general renovation of the Nordic House, which has been going on since 2022. As the building is […]
Happy holidays
The Nordic House would like to send our warmest thanks to our partners and guests, for all of the fun and important events shared in the past year. Despite the ongoing renovation, we have had a steady stream of visitors who have been able to take part in an extensive program with a focus on […]
The winners of the Nordic Council Prizes for 2023
Congratulations to all of the winners of the Nordic Council prizes! The Nordic Council’s prizes for 2023 were presented at a grand ceremony in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo on Tuesday evening, 31 October. Music, dance and the joy of the award winners were in the foreground when the awards were handed out live […]
INTERNSHIP POSITIONS IN THE NORDIC HOUSE
För våren 2024 söker vi tre praktikanter inom tre separata program. Som praktikant i Nordens hus är du en del av ett dynamiskt team, som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna i form av samarbetsprojekt med kulturinstitutioner, konstnärer och forskare i hela regionen. Nordens hus har en bred verksamhet och arrangerar kontinuerligt utställningar, […]
The Nordic Council’s Children and Youth Literature Prize
Today, the jury for the Nordic Council’s Children and Youth Literature Prize is holding its meeting to select the winner for the year 2023. The book that is chosen as the winner will be announced on October 31st! Yesterday, the jury visited the Nordic House for a tour of the library and followed by dinner […]
Happy Pride!
We were proud to represent the Nordic House in the Reykjavik Pride Parade. Let’s keep fighting for equality and queer rights – and remember to not take it for granted.
PIKKNIKK: free concerts on Sundays this summer!
Every summer the Nordic House hosts PIKKNIKK a summer concert series that is always very popular and now the summer’s program is starting to take shape. This year the summer concert series is put together by José Luis Anderson. The concerts all take place at 3pm in the Greenhouse outside of the Nordic House and […]
DEEP IN THE MOORLAND: Mýrin, children’s literature festival 2023
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Mýrin, international children’s literature festival will take place 12 to 14 October 2023 in the Nordic House in Reykjavík. The heading of this year’s festival is Deep in the Moorland: Ocean and Fantasy in Children’s Literature. More detailed programme will be published later.
Nordic House is hiring (Nordic language required)
Nordens hus är sekretariat för Nordiska rådets litteraturpris och Nordiska rådets barn- och ungdomslitteraturpris och vi söker nu en vikarie för vår sekretariatsledare. Anställningen är 50% och tidsbunden till perioden 1.8.2023 – 31.3.2024. Arbetsplatsen är i Nordens hus i Reykjavik, men arbetet sker i tät dialog med Nordiska ministerrådets avdelningar för kultur och kommunikation. Vi […]
WOMEN IN WAR: Finding Your Voice in the Time of War
How is the war in Ukraine affecting societies and individuals? In eight documentaries we talk to women from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and the Baltic countries, residing in the Nordics and Baltics. We attempt to shed light on the impact of the war in Ukraine on society in general and therefore democracy in our region through […]
2023 EASTER OPENING HOURS
2023 EASTER OPENING HOURS 6th-10th April Maundy Thursday OPEN 10am – 5pm Good Friday CLOSED Saturday OPEN 10am – 5pm Easter Sunday CLOSED Easter Monday CLOSED
OPEN INTERNSHIP POSITIONS
För hösten 2023 söker vi tre praktikanter inom tre separata program. Som praktikant i Nordens hus är du en del av ett dynamiskt team, som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna i form av samarbetsprojekt med kulturinstitutioner, konstnärer och forskare i hela regionen. Nordens hus har en bred verksamhet och arrangerar kontinuerligt […]