Learn about Nordic grants

Would you like to know more about funding opportunities for Nordic collaboration? Welcome to Nordic Culture Point’s information session that will guide you through funding options for arts and culture, civil society and activities for children and youth. Please sign up by email: kolbrun@nordichouse.is Here’s what we offer: · Information about Nordic funding programs · […]

West Nordic Day

Program: Part 1: The situation in the Faroe Islands and Greenland in Danish: 16:30 Opening, Jón Gnarr, Chairman of the West Nordic Council. 16:32 Welcome, Hrannar Björn Arnarsson, Chairman of the Nordic Society. 16:35 The situation in the Faroe Islands, Janus Páll Rein, lawyer. 16:45 The situation in Greenland, Karsten Peter Jensen, Head of the […]

Latvian School Harvest Festival

Welcome to the Latvian School’s Harvest Festival in the Greenhouse at Nordic House. Everyone is welcome to create their own autumn vegetable arrangement. Participation is free of charge. Latvian: Miķeļdienas ! Rudens svētki 21. septembrī aicinām lielus un mazus uz kopīgu svinēšanu! No 10:30 līdz 13:30 Ziemeļu mājas siltumnīcā ikviens varēs radīt savu īpašo rudens […]

Nordic House Book Club

Nordic House Book Club Are you curious about Nordic literature but unsure where to start? The Nordic House hosts a book club in Reykjavík’s most beautiful library, where we gather to discuss Nordic literature. The reading group is led by Anne Gamborg Jensen, literature intern. In October, we will read Sámi poetry. We will explore […]

Meet the Author: Kathrine Nedrejord

Meet the Author: Kathrine Nedrejord Welcome to a “Meet the Author” with Kathrine Nedrejord, author of Sameproblemet and other books. Kathrine Nedrejord grew up in Kjøllefjord, Finnmark, and writes her books in Norwegian; several of them have been translated into Northern Sámi. She was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Award for Forbryter og straff in 2023, […]

Fjölskyldu miðvikudagar með Plöntunni bistró

Family Wednesdays with Plantan Bistro are intended for our youngest guests and their adults. On Wednesday, September 17th, you will be able to visit the brand new Pippi Longstocking exhibition, try on the costumes and play in Pippi’s toddler tent and Pippi’s adventure house. There will also be magnetic blocks on site that are fun […]

Happiness Rescues : Author Evening with Björg Þórhallsdóttir

The artist Björg Þórhallsdóttir is the author of the popular diary series Tíminn minn, which has been published in Iceland for over a decade. She spreads joy and a richer life. Björg moved to Norway as a young person and is highly appreciated there, both as an artist and an author. Gleði Bjargar was first […]

Welcome to the Pippi Party!

Welcome to the exhibition Pippi, Democracy, and Children’s Voices!   We celebrate the 80th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking with an exhibition that offers insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Third-grade students from Hólabrekkuskóli contributed ideas for the exhibition, and Pippi’s adventure house is the result of […]

Sequences XII: Pause; Sediment and Signal

Sequences XII: Pause presents the exhibition Sediment and Signal at the Nordic House. SEDIMENT AND SIGNAL gathers artists attuning to temporalities beyond human scale. Featuring Erna Skúladóttir, Pétur Thomsen, Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson, Julie Sjöfn Gasiglia, Rhoda Ting & Mikkel Bojesen, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Thomas Pausz, and Wauhaus, the exhibition reflects on glacial shifts, fungal […]

Mýrin literature festival; 16. October – Seminars

Introducing Mýrin, an international children’s and youth literature festival; Lost in the Moorland! Is children’s literature lost or are they the guiding light of a changing world? Eighteen foreign and domestic illustrators and experts in children’s literature take part in a three day program. Free entry to all the events during the festival. Program: 16. […]

The Organic Day!

Organic Day will be celebrated at the Nordic House on Saturday, September 20. Organic farmers and producers will be on site with a wide variety of organic food and beauty products – which visitors can taste, try, and buy. Events connected to the Organic Day will also take place across the country. Information about these […]

Conference: Sex Worker Stories and Public Policy

Old Pros, Red Umbrella Iceland, Strip Lab, Red Umbrella Sweden and PION present a one day conference: “Sex Worker Stories and Public Policy”This event is free and open to the public. Event Program: 11-11:30am coffee / meet and greet 11:30am-12:30pm Birna Gústafsson MS, a public health researcher will present on the impact of end demand […]

Music Moment for Babies

Music Moment for Babies and Toddlers is a 30-40 minute activity aimed for children ages 0 to 3 years old. Inspired by Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, this project is conceived as a series of participatory concerts for children and their parents. The event takes place without words, so it is open to audiences of any linguistic background. Natalia uses […]

Music Moment for Babies

Music Moment for Babies and Toddlers is a 30-40 minute activity aimed for children ages 0 to 3 years old. Inspired by Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, this project is conceived as a series of participatory concerts for children and their parents. The event takes place without words, so it is open to audiences of any linguistic background. Natalia uses […]

Music Moment for Babies

Music Moment for Babies and Toddlers is a 30-40 minute activity aimed for children ages 0 to 3 years old. Inspired by Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, this project is conceived as a series of participatory concerts for children and their parents. The event takes place without words, so it is open to audiences of any linguistic background. Natalia uses […]

Hyggestund with RIFF: Screening and a Papier-mâché workshop!

Screening  and a sticky Papier-mâché workshop! YouthRIFF film festival offers a screening of PIPPI (in Icelandic) and a sticky Papier-mâché workshop! There is limited space and we encourage everyone to arrive on time before the screening to secure a seat. In order to participate in the workshop after the screening, you must register separately on […]

Hyggestund: Short Films for children & Bookwork Workshop!

Short Films for children & Bookwork Workshop! YouthRIFF offers a screening of the short film program for children aged 6–9 years old and an open bookwork workshop, during the screenings, inspired by stop-motion films at the Nordic House Library. Children can walk in an out of the screenings and participate in the workshop whenever it […]

PØLSE & POESI

On Saturday, the 6th of September, the Nordic House invites you to the fourth edition of PØLSE&POESI – an afternoon of poetry readings, good food, and drinks. The theme of this edition is “West Nordic Voices”, with poets representing Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. During PØLSE&POESI, we serve free sausages, condiments, and drinks from […]

The whole family is welcome to an Icelandic Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to an Icelandic Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Finnish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Danish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Danish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Norwegian Singing & Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Norwegian Singing & Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Norwegian Singing & Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Swedish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Swedish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

The whole family is welcome to a Swedish Story Hour!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, an exhibition called Pippi, Democracy and the Voices of Children! is showing at the Nordic House Children’s Library, offering an insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Each storyteller chooses a Pippi Longstocking story that they connect with, and some of them […]

Drink and draw Culture Night edition! 

The Nordic House kicks off a new Drink & Draw season with a special Culture Night edition! ⁠ We’re excited to welcome a very special guest, Sindri Sparkle Freyr, who will be leading this first session.⁠ ⁠ Sindri “Sparkle” Freyr is a writer, comedian, drag queen, graphic designer and far too many other things.⁠ ⁠ […]

Time After Time: Guided Tour with the Curator

Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Time After Time at 3 pm (15:00), Saturday 23rd August. Free entry and all are welcome! Sabina Westerholm, Director of the Nordic House and curator of Time After Time, will guide guests through the exhibition, tell us about her inspiration, and introduce the artists in the exhibition. […]

Icelandic and Norwegian Folk Dances – Jónas’s Dance Tunes on Culture Night

Join us and discover 19th-century Icelandic and Norwegian folk dances at the Nordic House on Culture Night. Experience newly published tunes from Jónas Helgason’s 1864 manuscript, performed by Vegar Vårdal and Icelandic artists, with live music, dance, and audience participation. Open to all, approx. 30 minutes.

Kids’ disco and focaccia pizzas

Kids’ Disco at Plantan – Wednesday, August 6! Plantan invites you to a fun kids’ disco on Wednesday, August 6! After the disco, there will be focaccia pizzas, a drawing table, games, and activities inside Plantan. Come and enjoy with us! Accessibility The Nordic House has good access to most areas of the building. There […]

Pippi, Democracy, and the Voices of Children!

In celebration of Pippi Longstocking’s 80th anniversary, a new exhibition is opening at the Nordic House children’s library, offering insight into the adventurous world of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature. Pippi’s appeal is timeless—she remains just as popular with children today as when the first book was published 80 years ago. […]

Reykjavík Culture Night 2025

Join Us for an Afternoon of Music and Art at the Nordic House – Reykjavík Culture Night 2025 ! In celebration of Reykjavík Culture Night 2025, the Nordic House warmly welcomes everyone to an inspiring afternoon filled with music, storytelling, and creativity. Throughout the day, a variety of events will take place: 11:00 – 12:00: […]

Outdoor Area

Birch trees with Nordic blood in their veins When Iceland’s president, Vigdis (1980-1996), was travelling around the country to meet the people of her country, she made it a tradition to plant birch trees at the places she visited; one for the boys, one for the girls, and one for the unborn children. Planting trees […]

Culture Night: Jazz concert with Frítt Fall

Frítt Fall is a trio that unites three eclectic voices from the Nordic jazz scene. Kresten Osgood (Denmark) is perhaps the most active drummer and multi-instrumentalist from Denmark in recent years. Since the 1990s, he has played with some of the biggest names in jazz and free jazz, including Paul Bley, Brad Mehldau, Peter Brötzmann, […]

Time After Time

blond woman sits in a open car trunk and reads a book, landscape of lava and mountains

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

Logo for the NEMO fund.

  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 […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Knitting club

The knitting club is open to everybody, whether you are just beginning to knit (or crochet) or are turning out sweaters left and right. No registration is necessary, just bring your project and a smile, you will find coffee and good company. If you do not speak a Nordic language, that is not a problem, […]

Kindergarten songs in Finnish

The whole family is welcome to sing kindergarten songs in Finnish !  Inspired by the singing together at Leikskóli, came the need to sing kindergarten songs in Finnish! Singing supports linguistic development and is of course fun, especially together. In addition, it maintains and supports our cultural and emotional ties to Finland. I, Elli, am […]

The Way: A performative pilgrimage through Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík

The Way A performative pilgrimage through Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík On June 12 and 14, performance artists Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir and Kolbrún Dögg Kristjánsdóttir invite guests to take part in The Way – a performative pilgrimage through Vatnsmýrin wetland in Reykjavík. In the spirit of pilgrimage, participants travel not only through a place but also toward themselves. Through guided reflections, sensory observations, and […]