Markús Bjarnason or simply Markús is a songwriter and musician from Reykjavik who has performed and released music for over a decade. His latest release Counting Sad Songs received well-deserved praise in Iceland and has also been played on KEXP in Seattle. The audience can expect an honest concert that will be emotional, powerful, and […]
The singer and songwriter MIMRA has made a reputation for her music in the alternative folk pop genre. MIMRA is a moniker of María Magnúsdóttir and she has recently released songs in cooperation with different producers, one being the track Right Where You Belong with the artist ZÖE. MIMRA’s first album, Sinking Island, was released in 2017, and […]
The singer Unnur Sara Eldjárn and pianist Þórður Sigurðarson perform French café music from artists such as Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, and Jacques Brel. This is the perfect opportunity to listen to these songs performed in a more intimate setting in the special acoustics of the Nordic House greenhouse. Unnur Sara has long been fascinated […]
Picnic Concerts The Nordic House opens the glass doors and invites you to concerts under the luminous Icelandic sky every Sunday afternoon from July 5 – August 9 at 3 PM in our beautiful greenhouse. The Picnic Concert Series presents Icelandic artists with music inspired by tradition or experimenting with the newest genres and […]
Rauður (e. Red) is a moniker used by the musician and producer Auður Viðarsdóttir. She started out as a singer and keyboardist in the band Nóra, but in October 2019, she released her first solo album, Semilunar. Since then, she has performed at concerts and festivals around Europe, and her album received much praise by […]
Icelandic natives HUGAR – comprised of multi-talented instrumentalists and musicians Bergur Þórisson and Pétur Jónsson – have forged a musical lane all their own with a genre-defying sound. Combining a shared passion for music and an impressive resume working alongside fellow Icelandic luminaries Björk, Sigur Rós, Ólafur Arnalds, and Johann Johannson, the longtime friends and […]
It is 65 years since the book about Aunt Sophie and the robbers Casper, Jasper and Jonathan was published, we are exhibiting drawings from the Cardamom Town by author Thorbjørn Egner. Icelanders and Norwegians have a lot in common; from old culture until now, the relationship with the sea, changing weather, NATO-members, EEA and nordic […]
Rithöfundurinn Karin Erlandsson, sem tilnefnd er til Barna- og unglingabókmenntaverðlaun Norðurlandaráðs 2020 verður í Rithöfundapjalli Nordisk Kulturkontakt, á Facebook síðu Norræna hússins, um bók sína Segraren. Viðburðurinn fer fram á sænsku. Þann 19. maí kl. 15:00 – 16:00 verður hægt að fylgjast með streyminu hér. Einnig verður upptakan aðgengileg á Facebook síðu Norræna hússins að […]
Author Veera Salmi and illustrator Matti Pikkujämsä, who are nominees for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize discuss their nominated book Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet with children’s library pedagogue Pirkko Ilmanen The interview is streamed live on Facebook Read more about the autors and the book Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet […]
Author Veera Salmi and illustrator Matti Pikkujämsä, who are nominees for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize discuss their nominated book Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet with children’s library pedagogue Pirkko Ilmanen The interview is streamed live on Facebook Read more about the autors and the book Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet […]
The Nordic Association in Reykjavík, The Nordic House, and the Swedish Embassy in Reykjavik offer a discussion meeting on the occasion that news has come out that the riddle of the murder of Olof Palme may be resolved in the coming months. The occasion is also the publishing of an Icelandic translation of the book […]
Come and enjoy Swedish rhymes and chats with your baby! Rhymes and chants will provide your child with closeness, joy, and also support the language development. Mikaela Wickström, Special Librarian at Nordic Culture Contact, leads this online workshop with traditional rhymes, chants, and songs. You will need something soft for your baby to lay on, […]
The Icelandic Printmakers’ Association (Íslensk Grafík) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and in recognition of this achievement, an exhibition of 46 works by its members will open in The Nordic House May 16th 2020. Curator is Birta Guðjónsdóttir. The exhibition is open until August 9, 2020, and the entrance is free of charge. The Nordic […]
The Nordic House will reopen on 5 May 2020 when the government’s gathering restrictions will be loosened. As of 4 May, larger gatherings will be limited to 50 people, instead of 20. The Nordic House opening hours are Tue-Sun 10-17. Mondays closed. The library will be open from 10 to 17 MATR café will be […]
The Nordic House invites you and your child (from 3 months to 6 years old) to a music lesson. Diljá Sigursveinsdóttir, music teacher, singer, and violinist leads the lessons for children and their families on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 at 1 PM. The goal of the music lessons is to introduce nordic folksongs to families […]
The Nordic House’s e-book library has many Swedish e-books and audiobooks for both adults and children. There you can access books even though the library is closed. See instructions for use here under Electronic Books & Audio Books. New e-books for children: New audio books for children: Bókasafn Norræna hússins
Tekstinn er þýddur úr sænsku Föstudaginn 24. janúar opnaði myndlistarsýningin Land handan hafsins í Norræna húsinu en hún var framleidd af Pro Artibus stofnuninni í Finnlandi. Opnunarkvöldið var stórkostlegt, eins og meiri háttar veisla. Innan um myndlist, blóm, mat og vín fögnuðu uppnumdir gestirnir því að sýningarsalur Norræna hússins opnaði að nýju. Kvöldið hverfur mér […]
Iceland’s beloved troubadour Svavar Knútur played the concert series last year for a full house, so it seemed a bit silly not to invite him over again this year. This summer, he is joined by one of Iceland’s best jazz/blues singers Kristjana Stefáns. Svavar and Kristjana have worked together before, with the release of the […]
Tickets The singer Ellen Kristjánsdóttir and the pianist and keyboardist Eyþór Gunnarsson will perform together at the summer series, with a musical banquet consisting of Icelandic songs, hymns and some of Ellen’s other favourites. Ellen has published numerous albums and has also been in successful collaboration with Magnús Eiríksson and Mannakorn. Eyþór made his first […]
Buy ticket Ólöf Arnalds and Skúli Sverrisson performed at last year’s concert series as well, and since they filled the house that evening, it’s only fair that those who missed it get a second chance this year! And we are sure some folks that went last year will try to catch them again since Ólöf […]
Tickets You can almost say that everything went very well when ADHD played last summer because the seats in the concert hall were simply not enough, so people simply had to fight for the tickets. The band members are therefore happy to repeat the concert this year and give the Icelanders a new chance to […]
Join our Facebook group The Nordic House Knittingclub has now been running for about a year. We meet up every other Tuesday at the library where we have a pleasant time together with knitters of both sexes and various nationalities. Time flies while we knit or do other crafts, talk and give each […]
Þessi texti er þýddur úr sænsku Nú bý ég við einangrun á eyju í fleiri þúsund kílómetra fjarlægð frá minni fósturjörð, frá vinum mínum og ættingjum. En ég hef það gott. Ég hef fjölskylduna mína og ég get sinnt skemmtilegasta starfi sem hægt er að hugsa sér. Það kom mér á óvart hvað umskiptin reyndust […]
Á tímum sem þessum er fátt betra en að gleyma sér ofan í góðri bók. Skoðaðu hvað bókasafnið mælir með þennan mánuðinn.
Following guidance from the Ministry of Health’s lawyers, the libraries in Iceland have decided to stop all lending. This, regrettably, means that we also will stop distributing lending materials. We thank all of you who used our door-to-door service. However, we can refer to our digital collection of 62.000 ebooks and audiobooks (https://nordenshus.elib.se/), mainly in […]
Because of the Icelandic government gathering ban, we’ve decided to cancel all our events and close The Nordic House from the 14th of March until the 14th of April. All employees can be reached via telephone or email during normal work hours. All library loans will be automatically extended until the 30th of April. Find […]
The Nordic House offers free painting workshops for children of all ages In connection with the exhibition Land Beyond the Sea, there will be a painting workshop for children. With inspiration from the exhibit’s theme about dreams, the children will learn how to paint with watercolors and use watercolor techniques. The exhibition hall Hvelfing, where […]
On the occasion of DesignMarch The Nordic House offers a lunch talk about the Nordic cultural platform PAVILION NORDICO. A delicious lunch from MATR is included. Free admission, secure a ticket here. PAVILION NORDICO is a Nordic residency and art centre located in Buenos Aires, Argentina that opened its doors in early 2019. The project […]
The Nordic House Sunday 28 June 13.00-16.00 Workshop for youth aged 13-18 years old Language: English Registration link below On the occasion of DesignMarch, youth aged 13-18 years old will be offered a design workshop on behalf of the design team Kiosk Studio. Participants will learn how to design their own artistic book by using […]
The Nordic House participates in DesignMarch 2020 with exhibitions in four different spaces. A formal opening of the exhibitions will be Friday 26 June at 17:00-19:00. The designers will be present to talk to guests and discuss their work. Refreshments offered by the Nordic embassies in Iceland and The Nordic House. Beats from Dj Otto. […]
This event has been postponed until further notice. On the occasion of the Nordic Day 23 March, The Nordic Region in Focus and The Nordic Association in Iceland invite you to a program in The Nordic House at 17:00-18:30. The subject for discussion is how we create a viable and safe environment in the Nordic […]
The Nordic House participates in DesignMarch 2020 with exhibitions in four different spaces. Events 26 June 17:00–19:00 Grand Opening with all the designers, refreshments, DJ Otto Exhibitions Vanishing Point — Ragna Ragnarsdóttir Anna — frumgerð af stól — Inga Rán Reynisdóttir, Ulrike Marie Steen & Alexandra Jónsdóttir Have you any Norwegian design icons in your […]
*Application Cafe Round Four* Are you a refugee or asylum seeker in Iceland? Are you interested in applying for higher education? Join us for coffee or tea at The Nordic House, and we can get you started! At the Application Cafe, our student volunteers can provide information about where, how and when to apply to […]
The Nordic House Children’s library has Story time in five Nordic languages: Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish. We read books and encourage the children to play and interact in Nordic languages. The story hour is recommended for children age 2–10, but everyone that understands the language is welcome to join us. Story hours are […]
The Nordic House offers free guided tours in our exhibition hall Hvelfing, which currently portrays the exciting exhibit Land Beyond the Sea which has been created by five Finnish contemporary artists. The dialogue between art and fantasy lies at the heart of this group exhibition featuring five Finnish artists who share their ideas and dreams […]
The Nordic House offers free guided tours in our exhibition hall Hvelfing, which currently portrays the exciting exhibit Land Beyond the Sea which has been created by five Finnish contemporary artists. The dialogue between art and fantasy lies at the heart of this group exhibition featuring five Finnish artists who share their ideas and dreams […]
The Nordic House offers free guided tours in our exhibition hall Hvelfing, which currently portrays the exciting exhibit Land Beyond the Sea which has been created by five Finnish contemporary artists. The dialogue between art and fantasy lies at the heart of this group exhibition featuring five Finnish artists who share their ideas and dreams […]
The Nordic House offers free guided tours in our exhibition hall Hvelfing, which currently portrays the exciting exhibit Land Beyond the Sea which has been created by five Finnish contemporary artists. The dialogue between art and fantasy lies at the heart of this group exhibition featuring five Finnish artists who share their ideas and dreams […]
The Nordic House offers free guided tours in our exhibition hall Hvelfing, which currently portrays the exciting exhibit Land Beyond the Sea which has been created by five Finnish contemporary artists. The dialogue between art and fantasy lies at the heart of this group exhibition featuring five Finnish artists who share their ideas and dreams […]
Are you interested in Nordic literature but don’t know where to start? During summer, the Nordic House will start up a new reading club in the most beautiful library in Reykjavik, the Nordic House Library. The reading club will meet twice during the summer term, and possibly up-to four times during fall and winter. The […]
The artists of this show are five-year-old preschoolers from the department Eiði in Seltjarnarnes kindergarten. The exhibition is a result of an exploration based on the children’s interests and the theme; Earth. The children learned about the earth and created, what they thought was interesting from that experience. The final result includes 17 globes, a […]
The Nordic House offers free painting workshops for children of all ages In connection with the exhibition Land Beyond the Sea, there will be a painting workshop for children. With inspiration from the exhibit’s theme about dreams, the children will learn how to paint with watercolors and use watercolor techniques. The exhibition hall Hvelfing, where […]
The Nordic House offers free painting workshops for children of all ages. In connection with the exhibition Land Beyond the Sea, there will be a painting workshop for children. With inspiration from the exhibit’s theme about dreams, the children will learn how to paint with watercolors and use watercolor techniques. The exhibition hall Hvelfing, where […]
The Nordic House offers free painting workshops for children of all ages In connection with the exhibition Land Beyond the Sea, there will be a painting workshop for children. With inspiration from the exhibit’s theme about dreams, the children will learn how to paint with watercolors and use watercolor techniques. The exhibition hall Hvelfing, where […]