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 […]
Announcements
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet the nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize
Fourteen novels and collections of short stories, essays, and poetry have been nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize. This is a strong Nordic field with works from all countries and language areas. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October. This year’s nominated works can all be read as a kind […]
OPEN CALL for the 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize
The Nordic Council Environment Prize invites the public to nominate candidates for the prize. This year’s theme is sustainable textile production and consumption. NOMINATE The production and consumption of textiles is associated with a significant adverse effect on both the environment and the climate. With this year’s theme, the adjudication committee wants to focus on […]
R.E.C Arts Reykjavík & the Nordic house look for participants
R.E.C Arts Reykjavík during Children´s Culture Festival 2023 at the Nordic house Reykjavík. Artist-Activist Collective R.E.C Arts Reykjavík, in collaboration with The Nordic House, proposes a project which seeks to provide an artistic platform for teens of minority backgrounds and communities (as well as other teens interested), ages 13-17. This cumulative program invites a group […]
Nordic Council Literature Prize’s 60-year History
The Nordic Council Literature Prize has been awarded since 1962 and this year celebrates its 60th year of inspiring reading. Over six decades, the Nordic Council Literature Prize has time and again set itself apart as a prize that rewards literature that breaks boundaries and sets new literary horizons. Read more. Sofie Hermansen Eriksdatter, prize […]
Holiday Greetings 2022
New Secretary General of Nordic Council of Ministers
Karen Ellemann new Secretary General of Nordic Council of Ministers Karen Ellemann has been a member of the Danish parliament, the Folketing, since 2007 and has held a number of ministerial posts in the Danish government. She will take up the role of Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers on 1 January 2023. […]
Meet the winners of the 2022 Nordic Council prizes
Nora Dåsnes, Solvej Balle, Karin Rehnqvist, Valdimar Jóhannsson, Sjón, Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim, and the City of Mariehamn are the winners of the 2022 Nordic Council prizes, announced during an awards ceremony broadcast live from Helsinki’s Musikhuset on the evening of Tuesday 1 November. The Icelandic film “Lamm” won the film prize, while the environment […]
Nordens hus søger deltids arkivar til en etårig projektstilling
Nordens hus søger deltids arkivar til en etårig projektstilling fra 1 januar 2023 Nordens hus i Reykjavik 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 og relevant kunstnerisk, litterært og […]
Job opening in The Embassy of Sweden
The Embassy of Sweden in Reykjavik promotes the extensive and close relations between Sweden and Iceland and assists Swedish citizens. The embassy staff consists of the ambassador and the his secretary, who come from Sweden, as well as three full-time local employees. A more detailed description of our operations can be found on the website […]
READING CLUB IN THE NORDIC HOUSE
READING CLUB IN THE NORDIC HOUSE: FOR THOSE OF US WHO LOVE TO READ GOOD STORIES Join the Nordic House reading club at Reykjavik’s most beautiful library, where we talk about Nordic fiction. The reading club is led by Susanne Elgum from the library. We read in Scandinavian and talk together in “mixed Scandinavian” […]
Equal opportunities for children with developmental disorders
Equal opportunities for children of foreign origin with developmental disorders in the Nordics The Nordic countries are seeing growing numbers of children with an immigrant background and developmental disorder. The seminar gathers experts from the Nordic and Baltic countries to share knowledge and experiences on how to support the wellbeing of foreign-born children and youth […]
Nordic House Reykjavik open for internship positions
Nordic House Reykjavik open for internship positions (Knowing at least one Nordic language is essential for this position). För 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 […]
Nominations for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2022
Planting eelgrass in Denmark, restoring drained wetlands in Iceland, Sweden’s oldest existing UNESCO biosphere reserve and a voluntary association that restores rivers and streams in Finland. Six projects have been nominated for the Environment Prize 2022 for the theme is nature-based solutions. Six nominations The nominations for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2022 are: Sund […]
Welcome to the opening of the Latvian School in Reykjavík
Welcome to the opening of the Latvian School in Reykjavík on August 26th at 19:00. The President of Latvia and his wife and the Ambassador of Latvia in Norway will honor us with their presence and will take a look at the school’s daily activities. The event is intended for families with children. Those who […]
The Nordic House welcomes curator from program Artists at Risk
We would like to welcome Ukrainian curator Yuliia Sapiha to The Nordic House in Reykjavík. Yulia Sapiga is now a curator in residence at The Nordic House Reykjavík after escaping Ukraine in july, 2022. Sapiha comes to the Nordic House through the program Artists at Risk (AR). Sapiha is a young curator primarily working with […]
PIKKNIKK – Free concerts on sundays this summer!
PIKKNIKK – Music on sundays this summer! We will continue our pikknikk concert series this summer. As always the concerts are for free and will take place outdoors if the weather is agreeable. Sundays at 15pm. See program below.
New library system
What is happening? New library system is coming our way and while it is being updated our self-check in stations are out of order, no new books can be listed and you won’t be able to reserve or renew your loans. But you can of course come and loan books. Please bring your library card […]
17th May – Norways nationalday
Norway’s national day is celebrated on 17th May. Many Norwegians live in Iceland and tomorrow many of them will gather and celebrate the day together. Normannslaget, an association of Norwegians and ‘friends of Norway’ in Iceland, organises a festive program on this day. Part of it will take place here in the Nordic House between […]
The Length and Breadth of the Nordic Region 3
“The Length and Breadth of the Nordic Region” “The Length and Breadth of the Nordic Region” is an anthology trilogy that’s part of Lyftet – an initiative from the Nordic ministers for culture in the field of children’s and young people’s literature. The primary initiative is an annual interdisciplinary seminar on current Nordic children’s and […]
Opening hours over the holidays
The Nordic House is closed from 24 December 2021 – 3 January 2022. We wish you all happy holidays and look forward to seeing you in the new year.
Story competition for children inspired by the Moomins!
Children are encouraged to participate in a story competition at the Nordic house. Participants can take inspiration from stories about the Moomins – or by the exhibition Reading and writing with the Moomins which is shown at the Children´s Library of the Nordic house. It is possible to either send in a written story or […]
Interested in Nordic financing for art and culture?
Advisor Katja Långvik from Nordic Culture Point will be available for counseling at Nordic House in Reykjavik on Thursday 4th of November. Appointments can be made between 9:00 and 14:00 by sending an email to hjalti@nordichouse.is. Nordic Culture Point administers grant programmes, which provide the opportunity to create culture, conduct projects and create meetings between […]
Open call: Kidarchy takes the lead in the Nordic House
Open call: Kidarchy takes the lead in the Nordic House winter 2021-2022 Are you opinionated? Do you have better ideas than the adults around you? Do you like playing? This winter, Kidarchy (Krakkaveldi) will host creative workshops on Thursdays between 3PM and 5PM. We will implement our ideas and create a world where we decide […]
Nordic literature in focus at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2021
Today on the 24th of August, the book fair releases their program for this year, in which Nordic literature is one of the three core themes. On behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Nordic House in Reykjavik has curated a program with exciting encounters between Nordic authors to this year’s book fair. […]
The Children’s Book Flood is nominated in Latvia
Books build bridges between people and places, both real and imagined ones. The Children’s Book Flood opened in the Nordic House in Reykjavík on the 50th anniversary of the building in 2018. The writer and illustrator Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir was the exhibition’s author and curator. Children were invited to participate in an adventurous journey through […]
DesignMarch 19th to 23rd of May
The Nordic House participates in DesignMarch 19th to 23rd of May. This year the focus will be on an environmentally friendly design that departs from the present and heads towards new ways of thinking. Amongst topics dealt with in the exhibition are sustainable architecture, utilization of invasive plants, and circular design. Moreover, the designers shed […]
Baltic children’s culture festival in the Nordic house
Baltic Children’s Culture festival will be held in the Nordic house April 20 to June 14. The Nordic house celebrates children’s culture by presenting Baltic culture in a creative way in collaboration with people with background from the Baltic countries. During the first week of the festival, school groups will be invited to a collage […]
Opening of exhibition “Nature in Transition – Shifting Identities”
The exhibition “Nature in Transition – Shifting Identities” opens 17 April, 2021 The opening will be held throughout the day from 10-17 and due to current covid-regulations there is a 20 person limit in the exhibition space. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Iceland University of the arts (IUA) and the Nordic House in […]
Nordic Day 23 March – various events throughout the week related to Nordic culture
The Nordic Day is held annually on 23 March to celebrate Nordic co-operation and showcase its importance. This year the day is celebrated at the Nordic House through various events throughout the week. The light will be shed on Nordic culture and lifestyle through a debate, concert, food, children and youth literature, photo competition and […]
Upcoming Children’s Events
Ash Day at The Nordic House 17.2.2021 Children who visit the exhibition Eggið on Ash Day (Öskudagur), and who also make a creative figure with the help of an instructor, will receive sweets. Parents and guides are kindly requested to wear face masks. Registration on TIX. Winter holidays – free course for children of all […]