Environmentally friendly Christmas program for the whole family The Nordic House would like to welcome you and your family to an environmental friendly Christmas celebration with seminars and workshops on Sundays and Tuesdays in December. We are going to re-design, re-use and teach you creative and sustainable solutions with the help of experienced designers and […]
Welcome to the Icelandic launch of the book Tomorrow is Never a New Day, published by Ordskælv in Helsinki on November 18th 2016. The book contains texts by 24 young, Nordic authors, writing about their shared experience of growing up in poverty in the affluent Nordic countries. The four Icelandic authors will read from their […]
NATO – new challenges in Northern Europe General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, will give a lecture at a meeting organized by Varðberg, Atlantic Treaty Association of Iceland, in the Nordic House on Monday 21 November at 12.00 to 13.00. Recently more focus than before is on the security situation on Europe’s […]
Oddi in Rangárvellir – Cultural Center again? December 2nd the society of Oddi will have a meeting called Vigdísarvöka at the Nordic House at 1:30pm. Everyone welcome, free entrance. Language: Icelandic.
Storytelling with LEGO for kids 6-9 years old- Saturday 19 November 1-2pm. The Nordic House Children’s library. Language: Icelandic To register for the workshop e-mail info@nordichouse.is MAX: 15 children.
Nordens Hus i Reykjavik søger projektleder til 50% Norden i fokus program og 50% arbejde med Nordisk råds litteraturpriser. Ansøgere bedes ansøge via www.norden.org. Norden i Fokus er et kommunikationsprojekt under Nordisk Ministerråds Kommunikationsafdeling, der har til formål at synliggøre de visioner og programmer, som der skal arbejdes med indenfor det officielle nordiske samarbejde. I […]
Katarina Frostenson has since long been part of the most respected poets in the Nordic countries and has received many significant prizes for her works. Since 1992, she has been a member of the Swedish Academy, which annually elects the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Katarina Frostenson will be our guest at a […]
Norwegian story hour for Norwegian speaking children Saturdays, September 10th, October 1st, November 12th from 14-15:30, December 3d, from 13-14 in the Nordic House children area. Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour. Ha det bra!
Interested in Nordic Culture Point funding programmes? Join us at the Nordic House on Saturday 12 November at 4pm for an introduction and workshop on how to apply for funding, application deadlines, guidelines and experience. Leading the workshop are Director Marita Dalsgaard and Producer Kristianna Winther Poulsen who received a grant in September 2015 for […]
The human rights hero, Moses Akatugba will give a talk at the Nordic House in Iceland on 16th November from 12:00-13:00. The event is in English, free and open to everyone. He will share his experience of police and military brutality in Nigeria, his 10 years behind bars and on death row, his long desired pardon which […]
Classics in the Moorland Knock on the door, The Wunderhorn trio, Sesselja Kristjánsdóttir mezzo-soprano, Ágúst Ólafsson baritone and Eva Þyrí Hilmarsdóttir piano, perform songs and duets by Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorák. Tickets Admission fee is ISK 2500, ISK 1500 for senior citizens and disabled; free for students, 25 years old […]
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Czech Republic – Iceland is a title of a concert that will take place at the 15:15 Concert Series at the Nordic House, Sunday November 13th at 3.15 pm, joining together Czech and Icelandic music and musicians. The Czech string quartet PiKap will perform a string quartet by the Icelandic composer Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir, as well […]
Katarina Frostenson, Hans Abrahamsen, Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Thomas Robsahm, Arnar Már Arngrímsson, and the app “Too Good To Go” were awarded the Nordic Council’s five prizes on Tuesday evening at the DR Concert Hall. Nordic Council Literature Prize Katarina Frostenson from Sweden has won the literature prize for her collection of poems “Sånger och […]
Finnish story hour Sunday November 6th at 13:00 in the Nordic House Library. Welcome!
Icelandic writers in Scandinavian languages The Icelandic authors Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir and Jón Kalman Stefánsson talk about their books that have been translated to Skandinavian languages. Gísli Magnússon is a moterator and the conversation is in Scandinavian languages. Café Lingua is organized by the Nordic House, lektors in Danish and Swedish and Borgarbókasafn. Aalto Bistro […]
Looking for some good vinyl records? Drop by the Nordic House to listen, trade and buy! Sunday 6. November from 13:00 – 17:00 in Salur. There will be a relaxing atmosphere with live music from: Man In between (ES), Heidatrubador, Svavar Knútur and Kristín Thora. The childrens library is open for the little ones and […]
Danish storyhour for danish speaking children Sundays, October 30 and November 27th from 14-15.
Jónas Tómasson – portrait with Ton de Leeuw. Sunday 30. October at 15:15 Caput ensemble, Iceland‘s leading new music ensemble, presents Icelandic composer Jónas Tómasson in their portrait series, celebrating this 70th anniversary. The program: Jónas: Í Tóneyjahafi for bass-flute, clarinet, bass-clarinet and horn Jónas: Ballett VI – Eight Slow Dances for Lára for four […]
The Pirate Party invite to a open meeting about Icelandic fisheries, Tuesday 25 October at. 16:00 to 18:00. The meeting is in Icelandic. Photo: Yadid Levy /norden.org
Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! 13:00-17:00 Vinyl market 13:00 Man In between (ES) 14:00 Heidatrubador 15:00 Svavar Knútur 16:00 Kristín Thora INFO Man in between was born in 2013. Since then, ideas started to come together and songs […]
Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program: 13:00 VIL (IS/DK) 14:00 Einar Indra 15:00 Mikael Lind (IS/SE) 16:00 Hráefni 17:00 Mosi Musik 18:00 Birth Ctrl Info VIL is a new music […]
What´s the deal with Icelandic politics? The Nordic House, 24. October, 7:30pm- 9:00pm Welcome to a FREE event aimed at foreign nationals, residing in Iceland about Icelandic politics, and the parliamentary elections on October 29th. Who are these pirates? Who controls the country: Prime Minister Jóhannsson or President Jóhannesson? What will the Icelandic nation vote […]
Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program: 13:00 I Am Soyuz (SE) 14:00 Heiðrik (FO) 15:00 Small Time Giants (GL) 16:00 Rökkvi (FO) 17:00 VAR 18:00 X-Heart […]
Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program 13:00 Silja Johannesen (FO) 14:00 Magnetosphere 15:00 Ghost of Greenland 16:00 Daníel Hjálmtýsson 17:00 Hinemoa 18:00 Anatomy Of Frank (US) FULL PROGRAM Photo […]
Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. LIVESTREAM 13:00 SARAJANE (DE) 14:00 Wayward 15:00 Bláskjár 16:00 Omotrack 17:00 Andy Svarthol 18:00 Strange Boy (UK) Photo exhibition in Black Box Enjoy […]
Meet the Author- JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST At The Nordic House, November 1. at 7:30pm. Free entrance. The program will take place in scandinavian languages. Moderator is Tinna Ásgeirsdóttir. Since the autumn of 2015, the Nordic House has organized monthly Meet the Author evenings with exciting and relevant Nordic writers. Our goal is to present a wide variety […]
The Panama Papers The Nordic House, Monday 17 October at 16: 00-18: 00. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Organized by The Pirate Party Speakers: Eva Joly representative of the French Greens in the European Parliament and former advisor to the special prosecutor John Kr. Kristjansson, a journalist with Reykjavik Media. Livestream
The Nordic House is a central literary arena in Reykjavik. The Nordic House has a long tradition of organizing author events with current and exciting Nordic writers in the spring and autumn period. It is our goal to invite a broad spectrum of interesting and relevant authors to talk about their books and their authorship. […]
Swedish storyhour for swedish speaking children in the Nordic House children library, Sunday from 12-14. Swedish storyhours: October 16th, November 13th and December 11th.
The Icelandic Nature Conservation Association organizes a meeting about the environmental policies of Icelandic political parties in connection with the elections on 29 October. Location: The Nordic House Date: Tuesday 18 October at 8 p.m. The political parties will be asked to give their vision on the following issues and questions: 1) Does […]
How can society affect and improve the welfare of young people? Seminar- The Nordic House, October 27. 11.30 am -15.00 pm. The event is mainly in Icelandic. Welcome! Registration: www.nordicwelfare.org/ungs-folks Further infomation: Lidija Kolouh-Söderlund, Project manager, lidija.k-soderlund@nordicwelfare.org Victoria Henriksson, victoria.henriksson@nordicwelfare.org
The Nordic House in Reykjavík seeks a Technician 100% position that speaks both Icelandic and one of the Nordic languages Danish, Norwegian ore Swedish. Ert þú einstaklingurinn sem við leitum að? – Þú hugsar í lausnum og hefur frábæra þjónustulund – Þú getur haldið ótal boltum á lofti í einu – Þú vinnur skipulega og […]
FEARLESS WARRIORS OF THE ROSELAND Concert 14. october 8 pm. The Nordic House Price: 1500 ISK Tickets are sold here Tix.is and by the entrance Born as a collaborative project, Roseland is a place for meetings and possibilities, a landscape where dreams dance as poetry and pictures. At first the 4 core warriors brought their musical backgrounds […]
Classics in the Moorland 25. October 20:00-21:30 Concert Centenaire, Judith Ingolfsson violinist and pianist Vladimir Stoupel, guests from Berlin perform music from latest album by Messiaen and others. Admission fee is ISK 2500, ISK 1500 for senior citizens and disabled; free for students, 25 years old and younger. Tickets are available at the entrance. About […]
Iceland Noir 2016 Iceland Noir is Iceland’s first festival of crime fiction, taking place on Thursday 14th – Saturday 19th November 2016 with two-and-a-half days of interviews and panels at the Nordic House in Reykjavík, and with associated events taking place around the city. Registration Programme Homepage
Gender and finance – investment for the future GARCIA in collaboration with the University of Iceland, Reykjavik city, and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs invite you to a seminar on gender and finance. Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at. 9: 00-13: 00 at The Nordic House. The seminar takes plays in Icelandic and […]
Self Image – World Image Symposium: Lectures and discussions on the diverse self-images and world-images in children’s literature. 08.30–09.00 Registration and coffee 09.00–09.10 Welcome: Eliza Jean Reid First Lady of Iceland and founder of Iceland Writers Retreat. 09.10–09.20 The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize: Sigurður Ólafsson, director of the Office for […]
Réttarstaða og velferð barna við andlát foreldris Ráðstefna innanríkisráðuneytis og velferðarráðuneytis í samstarfi við Rannsóknastofnun í barna- og fjölskylduvernd við félagsráðgjafardeild Háskóla Íslands Norræna húsið 12. október kl. 09:00–12:00 Fundarstjóri er Anna Rós Jóhannesdóttir, yfirfélagsráðgjafi Landspítalans. Ráðstefnan fer fram á íslensku. Dagskrá 09:00 – 09:10 Setning: Ólöf Nordal, innanríkisráðherra. 09:10 – 09:40 Rannsóknin: Staða barna við andlát […]
Norwegian storyhour for Norwegian speaking children Saturdays, October 10th, October 1st, November 5th, December 3d, from 13-14 in the Nordic House children area. Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour. Ha det bra!
Finnish story hour Sunday October 2nd at 12:00 in the Nordic House Library. Welcome.
Wagner company gives a lecture at the Nordic House on Monday, November 20th at 13:00 The lecture is in Icelandic and is open to all, free. Lecture on Tchaikovsky and Grieg at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth When Richard Wagner’s monumental work, ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’, was first performed in its entirety at the first […]
3. – 29. October 2016 INTO THE WIND! CHILDREN´S BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Into the Wind! is a deliberately diverse exhibition – in reference to the nature of northern Europe with its many contrasts and the region’s deeply anchored visual narrative art, as well as to an unwavering Nordic position: children and young […]
Autumn Plays Sunday, October 16th will be the first concert of new winter season at the 15:15 concert series at the Nordic House. The headline of the event is Autumn Plays, where some of Áskell Masson´s works will be presented. Performers are the fantastic Duo Harpverk and the multitalented Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason, who here demonstrates […]
Deepa Mehta Masterclass 3 October 13:00 Free event!
Shorts from Garðarbæjarskóli 2 Oktober 11:00 Gratis! (EN) This spring RIFF held a short film course for children in elementary schools in Garðabær. The kids learned about directing, screenwriting, cinematography and editing. After that they made their own short films. We are proud to screen these films made by the filmmakers of the future.
In Focus: Faroe Islands And Greenland 1 October 19:00 Tickets Boys Sunniva Sundby FRO / 7 min What does a gang of teenagers do in a cemetery in the middle of summer? Not what you would think. ‘Boys’ gives a glimpse of a youth gang in the Faroe Islands. A Crack Andrias Høgenni […]