The Iceland Writers Retreat (www.icelandwritersretreat.com) will take place for the 6th time on April 3-7. It features numerous small-group writing workshops led by renowned authors from around the world. The Featured Authors will be participating in a reading at Nordic House the day before the IWR begins. The reading is free and open to all. […]
The Nordic house library invites you and your child (from 3 months to 6 years old) to music lessons. Diljá Sigursveinsdóttir, music teacher, singer and violinist leads the lessons for children and their families on March 26th, April 2nd, April 16th and April 30th at 10:15-11:15 AM. The goal of the music lessons is to […]
A music workshop in connection with The Children’s Culture Festival in the Nordic House on April 11th at 10:15AM. Diljá Sigursveinsdóttir, music teacher, singer and violinist leads an open music workshop for children and their families. The goal of the workshop is to introduce nordic folksongs to families and to encourage parents to use songs, […]
Everyone is welcomed to the Nordic House the 2nd of April at 11:00. Where we are revealing which Icelandic books have been nominated for the The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2019. Program (expected to last 30 minutes) Information om about The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2019. Reveal […]
Opinn fundur á vegum Norðurlanda í fókus og Norræna félagsins þriðjudaginn 2. apríl frá kl. 14 í Norræna húsinu Elections will take place in Finland on 14 April. At this open meeting, the state of politics in Finland will be reviewed. Fyrirlesarar eru: Utanríkis- og varnarmálapólitík í kosningabaráttunni (SE) Ann-Sofie Stude: Sendiherra Finnlands á Íslandi […]
Foreningen Norden, Norden i fokus og Nordens hus inviterer til feiring av Nordens dag på Nordens hus lørdag 23. mars kl. 15.00-17.00 Nordisk samarbeid er 100 år i 2019 og det bør vi feire, alle er hjertelig velkommne å feire sammen med oss! Program: Formann for Foreningen Norden og Nordens hus direktør byr gjester velkommen […]
The Nordic house library invites you and your child (from 3 months to 6 years old) to music lessons. Diljá Sigursveinsdóttir, music teacher, singer and violinist leads the lessons for children and their families on March 26th, April 2nd, April 16th and April 30th at 10:15-11:15 AM. The goal of the music lessons is to […]
The Nordic Region in Focus, The Norwegian Embassy in Iceland and The Ministry for Foreign Affairs invite to a seminar on the occasion of the Day of the Nordic Region, where the topic of the ocean in Nordic co-operation is the focus. The oceans and seas are inseparable from the history, culture, economy and nature […]
Sænsk-Íslensk stuttmynd sem segir sögu samskiptaleysis manna en jafnframt manna og dýra. Af hverju skiljum við ekki hvort annað þó við tölum sama tungumál ? Og hvernig stendur á því að hundurinn sé sá eini sem skilur mig ? Stuttmyndin er samstarfsverkefni ungra listnema á Norðurlöndunum, þátttakendur verkefnisins koma frá Íslandi, Svíþjóð og Finnlandi. Sýningar […]
Nordic Design Competition Last autumn, a competition for sustainable chairs was launched in the Nordic region. The goal was to raise awareness of sustainable design and to encourage design thinking in the climate debate. The five winner chairs can be seen at The Nordic House. Last autumn, The Nordic Council of Ministers’ international branding project, […]
Layers of Fibres; Experimental material design The collective merges together nature-inspired concepts, applying natural fibre material and a method of layering. They display innovative experimentation between material and construction, using knitting and papermaking technique. Layers of Fibres is a collaboration between the designers Bára Finnsdóttir(IS) and Dominyka Sidabraite(LT), exhibiting a selection of their separate […]
Formex Nova was established in 2011 to promote high-quality Nordic design and is now one of the biggest design awards in the Nordic. Icelandic designer, Ragna Ragnarsdóttir, recipient of the 2018 Formex Nova Design Award, will be exhibiting her work at The Nordic House auditorium during DesignMarch. Also on show will be the work of […]
USEE STUDIO and Thomas Pausz take over the greenhouse at The Nordic House during DesignMarch Facebook USEE STUDIO is the conscious and creative duo Halla Hákonardóttir and Helga Björg Kjerúlf. Here they premiere a new collection of clothing and timeless artefacts inspired by Japanese Zen gardens and invite guests to slow down their mind and […]
Sorry, the concert has been cancelled. VERPA EGGJUM concert at The Nordic House // Skerpla og Davíð Þór Jónsson The Nordic House auditorium March 14th 9 PM Verpa eggjum – new concert series promoting new & experimental music that kicked off in Fall 2018. The concert series is in close collaboration with Mengi, The […]
The Nordic House participates in DesignMarch 2019 with exhibitions in four different spaces. Joint opening on Friday, March 29, 17:00-19:00. Come and experience: FORMEX NOVA: Nordic Interior Design Award LAYERS OF FIBRES: Experimental Material Design SUSTAINABLE CHAIR: Nordic Design Competition USEE STUDIO AND THOMAS PAUSZ: Design in the Greenhouse THE NORDIC HOUSE DESIGN BOUTIQUE: […]
Saturday the 9th March, the Nordic House offers to an event with guests, who in various ways have managed to communicate important environmental messages. The guest will present their projects and approaches. The projects concern both Icelandic and international environmental and climate challenges. Participant is, of course, invited to join the conversation. The event is […]
Are you a knitter or do you crochet? Are you interested in handiwork and crafts in general? At the Nordic house library we are starting a knitting club which might be something for you. We invite you and other crafts people to come and have a nice time, to knit, crochet or whatever you are […]
Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]
Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]
Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]
Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring every month We look forward to seeing you!
Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring once every month. We look forward to seeing you!
Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring once every month. We look forward to seeing you!
The Children’s Book Flood has sailed into The Nordic House Children’s library Welcome to a new version of the Children’s Book Flood now situated at our lovely children’s library. Opening Hours Weekdays 13-17 Weekends 10-17 Free entrance
Finnish story hour for children at 13:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa!
Finnish story hour for children at 13:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa!
Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]
Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]
Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]
28th of February at 20-22, Ungir umhverfissinnar and Norræna húsið/Norðurlönd í fókus will host an event about environmentally friendly diets. The event begins with a lecture about the environmental impacts of diets from Alexandra Kjeld, environmental engineer. After that, the gourmet Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir will teach us how to make two environmentally friendly plant-based dishes […]
The Danish Embassy welcomes everyone to the Nordic House at the University Day and learn more about studying in Denmark. At the event you will get the chance to speak to representatives from the universities, have a taste of traditional Danish cake and listen to music from Den Rytmiske Højskole in Denmark. You can also […]
Are you a knitter or do you crochet? Are you interested in handiwork and crafts in general? At the Nordic house library we are starting a knitting club which might be something for you. We invite you and other crafts people to come and have a nice time, to knit, crochet or whatever you are […]
Do you want to play in Vatnsmýrin? The concert series Pikknikk is one of the Nordic House’s most popular happenings and a regular event in the building’s cultural calendar. The concert series takes place in the beautiful setting around the Nordic House, in the greenhouse in the summertime, and it attracts both Icelandic and foreign […]
The exhibition So nice to hear that you are doing well focuses on Roy Andersson’s cinematographic work and artistic process. Key to the exhibition is his work on the feature film series ‘Trilogy about being human’, and, for the first time, items from About endlessness, which is due for release in spring 2019. The exhibition […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson. Entrance is free but we recommend you reserve a seat in advance at Tix.is and in the tickets link above. English subtitles / In Swedish short films: Something Happened (1987) 24 min A film that […]
Seminar at The Nordic House, Wednesday, February 13th at 1 pm, free entry and everyone is welcome. The seminar will be in English. Just over a year ago the #metoo movement spread across the world. Women from different industries shared their own experiences of sexual harassment and came together in joint calls for action. And […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson. Entrance is free but we recommend you reserve a seat in advance at Tix.is and in the tickets link above. English subtitles – the films are in Swedish short films: Something Happened (1987) 24 min […]
Free tickets Nordic Film Focus // Roy Andersson A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE (EN DUVA SATT PÅ EN GREN OCH FUNDERADE PÅ TILLVARON, 2014) 100 min/ English subtitles / Free entrance Following Songs from the Second Floor and You, the Living, Roy Andersson’s award-winning film (Best Film, Venice 2014) forms […]
Free Tickets Nordic Film Focus //Roy Andersson YOU THE LIVING (DU LEVANDE, 2007) 94 min/ English subtitles/ free entrance You, the Living is a film about man’s existence, about the doings of man, about man’s behaviour, about man’s ponderings, about man’s concerns, about man’s dreams, about man’s sorrow, about man’s joy and about man’s inexhaustible longing for validation and love. The Nordic House Auditorium 22. 02. at 7 PM 23.02. […]
Free Tickets Nordic Film Focus //Roy Andersson YOU THE LIVING (DU LEVANDE, 2007) 94 min/ English subtitles/ free entrance You, the Living is a film about man’s existence, about the doings of man, about man’s behaviour, about man’s ponderings, about man’s concerns, about man’s dreams, about man’s sorrow, about man’s joy and about man’s inexhaustible longing for validation and love. The Nordic House Auditorium 22. 02. at 7 PM 23.02. […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (EN KÄRLEKSHISTORIA, 1970) 114 min/ English subtitles/ Free entrance Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOCUS // ROY ANDERSSON A Nordic Film Focus will be held at The Nordic House from February 21.-24. with movies and short films by Swedish film director Roy Andersson. SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, 2000 (SÅNGER FRÅN ANDRA VÅNINGEN, 2000) 94 min / English subtitles / Free entrance One evening, somewhere in our […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (EN KÄRLEKSHISTORIA, 1970) 114 min/ English subtitles/ Free entrance Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical […]
Tickets NORDIC FILM FOCUS // ROY ANDERSSON A Nordic Film Focus will be held at The Nordic House from February 21.-24. with movies and short films by Swedish film director Roy Andersson. SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, 2000 (SÅNGER FRÅN ANDRA VÅNINGEN, 2000) 94 min / English subtitles / Free entrance One evening, somewhere in our […]