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 […]
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 […]
The Icelandic folk band Spottarnir have been performing around the Nordic countries for a decade. They will be performing songs by the Swedish folk music icon Cornelis Vreeswijk in the Nordic House. The band is comprised of Eggert Johansson on vocals and guitar, Einar Sigurðsson on upright bass, Magnús R. Einarsson on guitar and vocals […]
Welcome to the norwegian childrens group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in norwegian. All norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.
Welcome to the norwegian childrens group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in norwegian. All norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.
Welcome to the Norwegian children’s group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in Norwegian. All Norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.
Icelandic history 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 (+/-) […]
Hello and welcome to the Swedish history 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. […]
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!
A great selection of new and old Nordic books for children, young adults and adults. Welcome! Opening hours Friday, February 15th, 12-17 Saturday, February 16th, 10-17 Sunday, February 17th, 10-17
Ísland tók við formennsku í Norrænu ráðherranefndinni hinn 1. janúar sl. og gegnir henni árið 2019. Í tilefni af því er boðið til viðburðar í Norræna húsinu þriðjudaginn 22. janúar kl. 16.30-18.00 þar sem formennskuáætlun Íslands verður kynnt og stuttlega fjallað um verkefnin framundan, sjá boðskort á viðhengi (ath: aðeins sent út rafrænt). Að lokinni […]
Welcome to the norwegian childrens group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in norwegian. All norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.
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. Sundays: 17/2, 17/3, 7/4 & 19/5 We look forward to seeing you!
ROY ANDERSSON Considered one of Northern Europe’s most renowned art film directors to date, Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson has been hailed by critics and art cinemagoers alike for his unconventional visual and narrative style. Marked by his use of long, static shots filmed in wide-angle and deep focus, Andersson’s “tableau aesthetic” is intimately linked to […]
Þórunn Gréta Sigurðardóttir, Chairperson of the Icelandic Composers’ Society and Gunnar Karel Másson, Artistic Director of Dark Music Days 2019 address and welcome guests. After the ceremony, Riot Ensemble will premiere new work by George Friedrich Haas that is performed in total darkness. DARK MUSIC DAYS Dark Music Days is an annual festival of contemporary […]
STAÐA VESTNORRÆNU RÍKJANNA Í BREYTTUM HEIMI ALÞJÓÐASTJÓRNMÁLA Þemaráðstefna Vestnorrræna ráðsins 2019 í Norræna húsinu Miðvikudaginn 30. janúar kl. 10:00-15:45 Medarrangører er Norden i fokus på Island og Institut for internationale studier ved Islands universitet 10:00-10:15 Åbning: Guðjón S. Brjánsson, Islands delegationsformand, Vestnordisk Råd Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Islands nordiske samarbejdsminister 10:15-11:15 Venner i Vestnorden […]
Sabina Westerholm from Finland is a new director of The Nordic House in Reykjavik since January 2nd 2019. One of her main ambitions is to develop the programme for children and young people. Westerholm previous job was Managing Director of the Pro Artibus Foundation, which works to support the visual arts in Swedish-speaking Finland. During her career, […]
Presentations and discussion on artistic aims and choices. Thursday December 13th 16:30 – 18.30 Norræna Húsið, Sæmundargata 11 OBS: Only for Ice Hot Participants Professionals from the region; artists and organisers, will discuss the way they include young audience in their works/events on an artistic and organisational level. How they deal with pushing boundaries […]
Laying eggs (Verpa eggjum) is a new Concert Series promoting new & experimental music that kicked off in Fall 2018. Entrance is free! The concert series is a collaboration with Mengi, The Nordic House and Iceland University of the Arts. The concert on January 10th is called Raust//kliður//rómur and is curated by Berglind María Tómasdóttir. […]
Hlín Pétursdóttir Behrens soprano and pianist Peter Maté present an evening with a romantic atmosphere, impressions and aspects of love in different stages of life. Songs by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the cycle “ Brautlieder” by Peter Cornelius and op. 48 by Edvard Grieg as well as Icelandic songs of the twentieth and twenty-first century, true […]
The Swedish Embassy is inviting everyone to see the movie “Pippis jul” at the Nordic House at 16:00. Everyone is welcomed, and entry is free. The movie lasts 30 minutes.
Langar þig að heyra jólasögu? Laugardaginn 15. desember 2018 kl. 14:00 og 15:00 verður jólasögustund á barnabókasafni Norræna hússins þar sem sagan „Stúfur og snjókarlinn“ eftir Brian Pilkington verður lesin upp. Allir velkomnir!
The international producers two-day help kit workshop. Thursday December 13th and Friday December 14th 13.00 – 16.00 Nordic House, Sæmundargata 11 OBS: Only for Ice Hot Participants You know how to write an application and where to send it, your budgets are realistic and well thought through, but then what? When reality hits, the […]
The international producers two-day help kit workshop. Thursday December 13th and Friday December 14th 13.00 – 16.00 Nordic House, Sæmundargata 11 OBS: Only for Ice Hot Participants You know how to write an application and where to send it, your budgets are realistic and well thought through, but then what? When reality hits, the […]
Ilona Meija (flute) and Dzintra Erliha (piano) have been performing together in Latvia and abroad since 2011. In 2017 the musicians published a CD; Other Colours, which includes music by famous Latvian composers: Pēteris Vasks, Jānis Mediņš, Lūcija Garūta, Maija Einfelde, Dace Aperāne, Santa Bušs and others. Both musicians currently work at the Jāzeps Vītols […]
Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, Fríða Ísberg, Haukur Ingvarsson and Jón Örn Loðmfjörð The Poetry Festival Audiatur in Bergen has been one of the most important venues for innovative poets in the Nordic countries over the past decades. This time, the organizers decided to focus on proximity and dedicate the festival to poetry in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, […]
Johannes Anyuru (1979) is a poet, author and dramatist. He grew up in Borås and Växjö with a Swedish mother and a Ugandian father. Anyuru was studying engineering but already in high school, he began writing poetry and he is today one of the most seminal voices in Nordic contemporary literature. The event begins at […]
Rosa Liksom, the pseudonym of Anni Ylävaara (1958), was raised in Lapland among reindeers on a farm. She has studied anthropology and spent her youth travelling around Europe and testing alternative living forms. She has also lived in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Russia. She is now living in Helsinki, where she paints and writes novels, […]
//LIVE-STREAM RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED// Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958) has taught art and art history at the University of Iceland and at the Iceland University of the Arts. She was head of the university‘s Art Museum, she has curated art exhibitions and written about visual arts and art-historical subjects in newspapers and magazines. Ólafsdóttir is […]
With inspiration from plants, plankton, flowers and leaves, The photos of INGUNN VESTBYS (NO) often refer to the prose of one course, where it is unclear whether something is about to be formed or dissolved. Her work is concerned with details, elements and processes in nature and the constant repetition and transformation that takes place […]
The Nordic House is closed from 24 of December 2018 and reopens January 2, 2019. The Children’s Book Flood is closed from December 22nd. The Reception is closed from December 23rd. The library is closed from December 20th until January 7th. Merry Christmas and happy new year – See you again in January 2019.
The European Commission awarded Oslo the prestigious European Green Capital title for 2019. In an open meeting at the Nordic House on Monday 3rd of December 10 am, representatives from Oslo and Reykjavik City Council will discuss transition to greener transport solution in urban areas. The seminar is organized by the Norwegian Embassy in collaboration […]
Jólaráðstefna LÍSU samtakanna verður haldin 29. nóvember í Norræna húsinu, kl. 13:00-16:30. Jólaleg stemmning í notalegu umhverfi. Boðið verður upp á stuttar kynningar frá notendum landupplýsinga.
The exhibition explores manifestations of Grýla over the course of time. The space of the Nordic House foyer is transformed into a deep red Wunderkammer where interpretations of contemporary artists are juxtapositioned with works of the more distant past. The dialectical relationship between the highly varied works illustrates the elusive nature of the woman, monster, […]
Sea pollution, salmon lice and the risk of genetic engineering due to the release of salmon from open sea cages. The event will be in Norwegian and English. Sænski blaðamaðurinn og rithöfundurinn Mikael Frödin hefur fjallað mikið um fiskeldi í opnum sjókvíum og áhrif þess á lífríkið. Frödin, sem sjálfur er stangveiðimaður, var nýlega dæmdur […]