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Nordic Film Focus 2021: Lene Berg
As part of the Reykjavik Feminist Film Festival we feature Lene Berg in our Nordic Film Focus 2021. LENE BERG Lene Berg is a Norwegian artist and filmmaker originally trained as a film director at Stockholm’s Dramatiska Institutet. Her work includes installations, performance, film, photography, and text-based works, and she often draws her inspiration from […]
No Woman Alone – Online Panel
RVK Feminist Film Festival presents ‘No Woman Alone’ FREE event – Held in ENGLISH 16th of January 2021 13:00 – 14:30 Hosted at the Nordic House, streaming ONLINE – available on RVK FFF Vlog following the event Hosting an online festival has enabled RVK FFF 2021 to create a space for all to partake in. […]
Tyverier
Short stories (Danish) Thomas Korsgaard: Tyverier, 2019 15 short stories about secrecy, loneliness, and hope seen in the eyes of different people, for example about having their past revealed in front of a post office worker, about fleeing a family lunch after the truth has been revealed, about trying to sell insurance to a dying, […]
Sort is
Crime novel (Norwegian, translated into Danish) Helene Uri: Sort is, 2019 Read a captivating story of a home confined elderly couple – locked in because the winter cold has made it dangerous to go out on the slippery black iced sidewalks, but also locked inside a marriage where an intense drama lurks just below the […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 7. episode.
The nordic cultural talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
WEALTH OF THE NORTH– 6. episode
The nordic cultural talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles. All episodes available here
Mørkeland
Crime novel (Danish) Niels Krause-Kjær: Mørkeland, 2019 Just before the parliamentary elections, this political crime novel takes the life of a government clerk. An elderly, experienced journalist and newly-educated young trainee are on the verge of extensive fraud committed by a secret circle of politicians and government officials who see themselves as the resistance movement […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 5. episode
The nordic cultural talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
WINTER WORKS with Rosa Liksom
Winter Works is a literary advent calendar from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Five Nordic writers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland interpret winter and read from their homes. How does winter work? Does it hurt? Does it bring joy? Does it touch something? For Rosa Liksom, winter is absent and hasn’t shown itself […]
WINTER WORKS – Fourth Sunday of Advent with Sami Said
Winter Works is a literary advent calendar from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Five Nordic writers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland interpret winter and read from their homes. How does winter work? Does it hurt? Does it bring joy? Does it touch something? For Sami Said, there is a snowstorm brewing in […]
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WINTER WORKS – Third Sunday of Advent with Suzanne Brøgger
Winter Works is a literary advent calendar from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Five Nordic writers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland interpret winter and read from their homes. How does winter work? Does it hurt? Does it bring joy? Does it touch something? Winter Works will be available on the Nordic House’ […]
WINTER WORKS – Second Sunday of Advent with Tomas Espedal
Winter Works is a literary advent calendar from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Five Nordic writers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland interpret winter and read from their homes. How does winter work? Does it hurt? Does it bring joy? Does it touch something? The reading is in Norwegian. Through three excerpts that move […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 4. episode
The nordic cultural talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
The Nordic House Christmas program
This year, the Nordic House offers you a digital Christmas program for the holidays with a literary advent calendar and a visual guided tour of the house, its architect, culture, and history. Our culture show, Auður Norðursins (the richness of the Nordics) will continue to be broadcasted on Wednesdays, and the exhibition UNDERNEATH will be open […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH
WINTER WORKS – first day of advent with Einar Már Guðmundsson
Winter Works is a literary advent calendar from the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Five Nordic writers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland interpret winter and read from their homes. How does winter work? Does it hurt? Does it bring joy? Does it touch something? Einar Már describes an Icelandic winter, where magic sleeps and […]
WINTER WORKS – Advent calendar
En lykkelig slutning
Novel (Danish) Maren Uthag: En lykkelig slutning, 2019 A truly different family chronicle of the work of seven generations of undertakers, one undertaker more special than the other. Nicholas loves corpses but knows that it is socially and culturally unacceptable. Looking back on his family history, each generation’s bizarre tendencies unfold in the face of […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 2. episode
The Nordic culture talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
The Nordic house is seeking a Mediator of Arts and Culture for Children and Young People
Are you interested in working as a Mediator of Arts and Culture? The Nordic House in Reykjavik is a well-established venue for Nordic art, culture, language and public discussion. We focus on sustainability in every aspect of our operation. We aim for carbon neutrality and we emphasise equality and diversity. We offer a bold and […]
False Belief
False Belief is the love story of a couple caught up in the gentrification of a neighborhood that is wiping out a seminal African-American cultural legacy and displacing its original residents. In 2008 Norwegian artist and filmmaker Lene Berg moved in with her partner, a black New York publisher, who will be referred to as […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 3. episode
The nordic cultural talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
We are hiring an exhibition host/a project assistant
Are you interested in art and culture? The Nordic House in Reykjavik is a well-established venue for Nordic art, culture, language, and public discussion. We focus on sustainability in every aspect of our operation. We aim for carbon neutrality and we emphasize equality and diversity. We offer a bold and relevant program that centers on […]
WEALTH OF THE NORTH – 1. episode
The Nordic culture talk show nobody is waiting for Auður & Arnbjörg dissect current affairs and historic events in an Icelandic pan-Nordic universal context accompanied by relatively good guests. From the Nordic House Reykjavík. Mostly in Icelandic with no subtitles.
Meet the Author: Kristín Ómarsdóttir and translator John Swedenmark
Choosing Green – post-corona green recovery in the lead up to COP26
This year was supposed to be the year of climate change. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down and the climate negotiations at COP26 have been postponed. While large gatherings are not a possibility, we in the Nordic Co-operation find the work too important to put on hold and are thus continuing the path […]
Nordic Literature Week 2020
Fruen
Memoir novel (Danish) Malene Lei Raben: Fruen, 2019 How to live a life when as a child you loved your strong and freedom-seeking mother through the youth rebellion in the 1970s, then as a young woman you are left in the throes of the same ambitious, troublesome and egocentric mother who clearly shows that she […]
False Belief + Q&A
Friday, 20 November the Nordic House invites you to an online screening of the movie False Belief followed by a Q&A with the director Lene Berg and co-star Delano. Discussions start at 16:50 and they will be conducted in English. To comment go to Livestream False Belief is the love story of a couple caught […]
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The Egg – an interactive children exhibition
Welcome to The Egg! The Egg (Ägget) is an interactive children´s exhibition based on the picture book by the same name – written by Sanna Sofia Vuori and illustrated by Linda Bondestam. Delve into Sanna’s and Linda’s universe and follow the mouse Brie and his friends (on a unique adventure!) Join them as they look […]
Nora
Novel (Danish) Merete Pryds Helle: Nora, 2019 The novel is one of three Nordic reinterpretations of Henrik Ibsen’s plays – here a reinterpretation of Et dukkehjem (1879). The young and in love woman, Nora breaks up from her father’s house and marries Torvald, gives birth to a child and submits to the increasing depression of […]
Meet the Author: Hanne Højgaard Viemose and Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Icelandic Arctic Talks II: Iceland, an integrated part of the Arctic: ± 50 years
Icelandic Arctic Talks II The Centre for Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and the West Nordic Council in collaboration with the Nordic House, the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and the Arctic Circle have organized a series of online discussions, taking place in the fall of […]
Nordic Artists as Sustainability Agents – a discussion on the occasion of the Nordic Council prizes for culture and environment 2020
You Superwoman
An online event organized by two organizations, Young Professional Women in Iceland and Hugrún, an organization for mental health education. The topic of the event is “Superwoman”. What does this term include? Where does the external pressure that many women feel to excel in all aspects of their life simultaneously; career, exercise, family, household chores, […]
Icelandic Arctic Talks: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives of Arctic Youth – Rural Areas and LGBTI Communities
Icelandic Arctic Talks I The Centre for Arctic Studies at the University of Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and the West Nordic Council in collaboration with the Nordic Region in Focus, the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and the Arctic Circle have organized a series of online discussions, taking place in the fall […]
Vådeskud
Crime novel (Danish) Katrine Engberg: Vådeskud, 2019 This book is the fourth in the series about the police investigative team Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner as well as the helpful, retired literature professor Esther De Laurenti. A new disappearance case annoys the police investigators and lurks to the reader’s dismay as a teenage boy disappears […]
COVID-19
Welcome to the Nordic House. As our guests, your safety is our main priority. We follow the guidelines given by the Icelandic Health Authorities at all times and have introduced measures to secure that your visit happens safely. OPENING HOURS Information on opening hours and temporary closing due to covid can be found here. A […]
Nora eller brænd Oslo brænd
Novel (Norwegian and translated into Danish) Johanna Frid: Nora eller brænd Oslo brænd, 2019 A Scandinavian novel about jealousy that takes place between the young love couple Swedish Johanna and Danish Emil and the latter’s ex-girlfriend Norwegian Nora. The ex-girlfriend is all that Johanna is not: beautiful, photogenic and popular on social media. When Emil […]
A Queer Utopia? The Dissonance Between Legal Rights and Societal Acceptance in Iceland
Why does Iceland score the lowest of the Nordic countries on the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map? Does Iceland still have a long way to go when it comes to safeguarding the rights and well-being of queer people? Samtökin ‘78 and the Nordic House in Reykjavík invite you to participate in an online seminar on legal […]
Riff – Aalto
A love story of Alvar and Aino Aalto, Finnish masters of modern architecture and design, an enchanting journey to their creations and influence around the world. Aalto is based on deep research and narrated by eyewitnesses and top researchers from all over the world. Finland / 103 min / Documentary Director: Virpi Suukari Writer: Virpi Suukari
Riff – International Shorts III
OUR HEARTS BEAT LIKE WAR Zchuhit Bayam Israel / 2020 / 15 min / Short Fiction Director: Elinor Nechemya Writer: Elinor Nechemya Producers: Elinor Nechemya, Omer Harel European Premiere With his eyes in a fantasy book and his ears glued to the horrific testimony of an Eritrean refugee, 9-year-old Sinai falls asleep at his mother’s workplace, […]
Riff – INTERNATIONAL SHORTS II
DRIFTING 漂流 China and United States / 2019 / 16 min / Short Fiction Directors: HanXuing Bo Nordic Premiere Yan is an illegal second child born during the One-Child policy. To avoid government punishment, Yan’s parents hid their oldest daughter in the countryside and raised Yan as a girl. Now a young adult, Yan struggles […]
Riff- INTERNATIONAL SHORTS I
Correspondence Correspondencia Spain, Chile / 2020 / 19 min / Short Fiction Directors: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón Writers: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón Producers: Carla Sospedra, Maria Zamora, Dominga Sotomayor In the form of a filmed epistolary conversation, two young filmmakers discuss film, present and past family, heritage, and maternity. The personal and profound […]
Riff – Children and Youth Program 14 +
Closed event BABYDYKE BABYLEBBE Frede goes with her big sister to a queer techno party to win back her ex. When this goes wrong she tries to follow her sister’s less romantic advice on how to get over your ex and not be a babydyke. In the end Frede can finally go through with her […]