Mellow Mud Renars Vimba LAT 2016 / 105 min 2 October 17:00 Tickets Loneliness, disillusionment and the experience of first love defines the life of Raya, 17, who lives in a small family house in rural Latvia with her grandmother and her little brother Robis. With no parents, a staggering turn of events shakes up […]
14+ Shorts for Children -Riff 2 October 15:00 Tickets Mother Knows Best Mikael Bundsen SWE 2016 / 13 min So, he’s gay. This evening he introduced his boyfriend to his mum. He’s fortunate to have such an open-minded mother, not everyone is as lucky, but she thinks it’s best that he doesn’t tell his father […]
12+ Shorts for Children 2 October 13:00 Tickets Ninnoc Niki Padidar NLD 2015 / 19 min Who am I really behind my smile? And who do the others see when they see me? What’s ‘normal’ anyway? Ninnoc describes her fears and the conflicts that she has to endure at school due to her supposed […]
Shorts for Children +10 1 October 15:00 Price:700 ISK Language: Icelandic dubbing Little Doll Kate Dolan DEU 2016 / 14 min Alex invites Elenore to a slumber party. Alex’s friends are not thrilled when Elenore shows up. There’s some kind of special connection between the two of them. How will Alex act when the other […]
8+ Shorts for Children 1 October 13:00 Price 700ISK Icelandic dubbing Ruby Louise Ní Fhiannachta USA 2013 / 11 min Young Ruby refuses to believe that God exists. Instead, she reads Charles Darwin and angers both her teacher and her mother by declaring that she is an atheist. Behind her beliefs, Ruby carries a secret. […]
6+ Shorts for Children 1 October 11:00 Icelandic dubbing Captain Fish John Banana POL 2014 / 8 min A little girl refuses to eat the fish she is served by her mother and instead takes it back to where it belongs – the far blue sea. Maa Baa Ahmad Salehl DEU 2016 / 6 […]
Buy Tickets DIY Country Antony Butts FRA/GBR 2016 / 90 min 30 September 21:30 3 October 15:00 ‘DIY Country’ captures the evolution of the Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine for two years, from hopeful and naive beginnings to hate, destruction and infighting. We follow the sinister and at times comical mechanics of a revolution […]
Buy Tickets DIY Country Antony Butts FRA/GBR 2016 / 90 min 30 September 21:30 3 October 13:00 ‘DIY Country’ captures the evolution of the Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine for two years, from hopeful and naive beginnings to hate, destruction and infighting. We follow the sinister and at times comical mechanics of a revolution […]
Polish Shorts 30 September 17:00 / Total 93 min Object Paulina Skibińska ‘Object’ is a creative and abstract image of an underwater search told from two points of view. The action takes place in the dimensions of two worlds – ice desert and underwater. Creatures Tessa Moult-Milewska ‘Creatures’ is a grotesque love story about Harold […]
Buy Tickets Bobby Sands: 66 days Brendan Byrne IRL/GBR 2016 / 105 min 29 September 19:00 Irish Republican Bobby Sands’ hunger strike in 1981 brought the attention of the world to his cause. Sands’ emotive, non-violent protest became a defining moment in 20th century Irish history. His death after 66 days marked a turning point […]
Buy Tickets Midnight’s Children Deepa Mehta CAN/GBR 2012 / 148 min 29 September 15:00 At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital and are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. […]
25 Years Nordic-Baltic Cooperation Monday 26 September 2016 from 14-16 at the Nordic House In 1991, the three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, regained their independence following the democratic wave that swept across the region. Today, 25 years later, the Nordic-Baltic cooperation is a well-established priority for all the states in question. Livestream: PROGRAMME: […]
Fate and karma, do we have a free will? According to the Grail Message Wednesday 12th October, 8 pm in The Nordic House. Organizer: GRAL-NORDEN Entry fee ISK 500.– Lecture in English – Reading of an excerpt from the Grail Message in Icelandic What are fate and karma? Why those twists of fate which turn our […]
Danish storyhours Danish storyhours for danish speaking children Sundays, September 25th, October 30 and November 27th from 14-15
Uncertain Matter ‘There is no need to build a labyrinth when the entire universe is one.’ – Jorge Luis Borges- Uncertain Matter is a narrative driven audio-installation in the greenhouse by Ella Bertilsson (SWE) and Ulla Juske (EST). Open 23.09 and 24.09 from 18:00 – 22:00. Free entrance! Join us for a moment, enjoy […]
Fest Afrika Reykjavik Wednesday 28th of September, 16:30-18:30, at the Nordic House, Reykjavik. Free entrance! The festival begins with a presentation of the festival. The Nordic House Opening ceremony 16.30-18.30 – Cheick Bangoura (Iceland) – Menard Mponda (Finland/Tanzania) – Kiaa Marimba; Marimba orchestra from the Þingey elementary school (Iceland) – Gunn Hernes (Iceland/Norway) Rest of the […]
Einar Selvik Words and Music Concert at The Nordic House – Saturday 24th September – 8.00 p.m. SOLD OUT! Tickets 2500 ISK Students 2000 ISK. Einar Selvik is a Norwegian composer, and the main musician and founder of the Norwegian musical constellation Wardruna, a project dedicated to creating musical renditions of different Norse cultural and esoteric […]
Buy Tickets I LISTEN TO THE WIND In the Nordic House Sunday 25.09 at 3pm and at 5pm. Tickets sale. The performance is in Icelandic and finish and 45 minutes long. Price 1000 ISK. PLEASE NOTE that the first show starts at 3pm, second show begins at 5pm. I LISTEN TO THE WIND is a Finnish- Icelandic theatre performance […]
Sigurðar Nordals fyrirlestur Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, rithöfundur og ritstjóri TMM, flytur opinberan fyrirlestur í Norræna húsinu, miðvikudaginn 14. september nk. kl. 17.00, á fæðingardegi dr. Sigurðar Nordals. Fyrirlesturinn nefnist: „Vér lærum ekki til að verða lærðir, heldur til að verða góðir.“ Í fyrirlestrinum beinir Guðmundur Andri sjónum að Sveinbirni Egilssyni rektor (1791–1852), skólastarfi hans og ritstörfum og […]
Stadikvartett – Concert Saturday, September 17th at 20 in the Nordic House- Free entrance! Stadikvartett is a male quartet that was founded in 2011 in Helsinki. The quartet has its roots in the student choirs of Turku. Over the years Stadikvartett has performed among others in The Finnish Institute in Rome (Villa Lante), the Finnish […]
Is there a possibility for consensus on the next steps in the Icelandic constitutional proceedings? Dr. Lawrence Lessig lectures on the Icelandic constitutional reform at the Nordic House in Reykjavik, September 16th 2016 at 12. Livestream The lecture and plenary discussion will be in English, everybody welcome! The opposition welcomes you to a meeting jointly […]
RÖKKVI – We are happy to host Jógvan Joensen and Rógvi Odvørson from Faore Island with an acoustic concert in the Nordic House. Their band [rökkvi] is a new band from Faroes Island witch published their first single in April this year. Rökkvi will play an acoustic version of the single for the Nordic House guests. The band plays […]
Norwegian storyhour for Norwegian speaking children Saturdays, September 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! […]
Swedish storyhour for swedish speaking children in the Nordic House children library, Sunday from 12-14. Swedish storyhours: September 11th, October 16th, November 13th and December 11th.
Rewritten fairytales, from an idea to a Work of Art! Hlutverkasetur in collaboration with Art without Borders have organised an exhibition in the Nordic House in Reykjavík. Everyone is welcome to the opening 14. September at 19.00.hrs ( 7.00pm) Hlutverkasetur is a place of rehabilitation for people that have lost their way in life. The […]
ANERSAAQ- Workshop for children At the Nordic House children’s library. September 13th 17 – 18:30. Children age 8 – 14 years old are welcome. Free entrance! Be a part of a great Art project travelling in the North. Join the workshop and send your drawings and homemade slides with our Art-container to Greenland, Denmark and Berlin. Experience what other kids has been […]
ANERSAAQ / ANDI / ÅND – spirit of place – Artist talk 13. september at 8pm Artist talk with Karen Thastum from the group TURA YA MOYA and initiator of the traveling containerproject. Karen will present parts of her film SERMERSAAQ SAGA telling about „spirit of place“ TINIT in East Greenland. The talk is in English. More […]
What‘s going on in Denmark? Having worked for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation since 2004 Clement Kjersgaard has anchored no less than 14 TV-shows and a number of specials. He also is the founder/publisher of the Danish current affairs magazine RÆSON. He will give a lecture at The Nordic House in Reykjavik on the current and […]
Finnish storyhour Sunday September 4th at 12:00 in the Nordic House Library. Welcome
Danish autumn Visits by Danish authors, artists and researchers, October 12-16, 2016 The festival will be in the Nordic House on 13. & 15. October. Timetable in the Nordic House, October 13 Thursday 13th of October, 17-19h, Nordic House entrance: Art opening with Ole Bundgaard and Sigurður Þóris. Ole sings and plays some tunes with Icelandic […]
Föstudagur, 2. september Kl. 12:00-12:50 Opnun Norræna tjaldsins: Norræn vísnatónlist Vigdís Hafliðadóttir og Þorgerður Ása Aðalsteinsdóttir eru nýútskrifaðar vísnasöngkonur úr Norræna vísnasöngskólanum í Kungälv í Svíþjóð. Þær flytja gestum Norræna tjaldsins lög af ýmsum toga þar sem lagatextarnir eru flestir á íslensku en nokkrir textar á granntungum okkar slæðast þó með. Kl. 13:00-13:50 Þjóðernishyggja og […]
Föstudagur 9. september 2016 13.00-16.00 Norræna húsið, Reykjavík. Norðurskautsráðið 20 ára – árangur og áskoranir 13.00 – 14.15 Hringborðsumræður: Norðurskautsráðið – starfsemi og verkefni Fundarstjóri: Magnús Jóhannesson framkvæmdastjóri Norðurskautsráðsins Þátttakendur: Árni Þór Sigurðsson, sendiherra norðurslóða, utanríkisráðuneytinu Soffía Guðmundsdóttir, framkvæmdastjóri PAME (vinnuhóps Norðurskautsráðsins um málefni hafsins) Halldór Björnsson, hópstjóri veðurs og loftslags, Veðurstofu Íslands Lára Jóhannsdóttir, […]
Fiskveiðistjórnun og jöfnuður – Færeyingar segja frá Þrír færeyskir ráðherrar á fundi Vinstri-grænna 10. september. Fundurinn fer fram á skandinavísku tungumáli og er opinn öllum, ókeypis. Livestream: Þrír ráðherrar færeysku landstjórnarinnar, þau Högni Höydal, sjávarútvegsráðherra, Kristina Háfoss, fjármálaráðherra og Siríð Stenberg, innanríkis og velferðarráðherra, eru væntanleg til Íslands helgina 9 – 12 september í boði […]
Mýrin homepage „Mýrin“ or In the Moorland 2016 – International children‘s literature festival will be held in the Nordic house october 6th – 9th 2016 with authors and scholars from Scandinavia, Europe and USA. The program will consist of both readings, lectures and workshops. Facebook
Open call! The Nordic House in Reykjavik is accepting applications from artists and musicians for the upcoming Airwaves off-venue concerts, 2nd – 6th November 2016. It´s open for all artists to apply, but we have a special focus on artists living in a Nordic or Baltic countries, or have a Nordic nationality living abroad. Please let […]
Danish storyhours for Danish speaking children and their parents. The Nordic House children library, Sunday, August 28, from 14-15. We read, talk and sing together. The storyhour is lead by Susanne Elgum. Danish storyhours Sundays from 14-15, on August 28, September 25, October 30 and November 27.
Meet the Author October 4. at 7:30pm. Free entrance. The program will take place in a Scandinavian languages. Livestream ATHENA FARROKHZAD (1983) is a Swedish poet, literary critic, translator, playwright and teacher of creative writing at Biskops-Arnö folk high school. She was born in Iran and grew up in Sweden. In 2013, Athena Farrokhzad published the collection of poems […]
The People’s Meeting is a vibrant two days festival on society and community, where people meet and discuss matters important to all of us. We will pitch tents in a camp where many different organizations invite to activities. We will experience spirited discussions, music and events. The meeting mostly is in Icelandic but everyone […]
Meet the Author: CARSTEN JENSEN At The Nordic House, september 6. at 7:30pm. Free entrance. The program will take place in scandinavian languages. Livestream CARSTEN JENSEN (f. 1952) is a Danish author, journalist and debater. He has a degree in literary studies from the University of Copenhagen, and often appears in columns in the major Danish daily […]
Gursus Iceland Tour – aka. the Tour of the Unexpected The Swedish duo Gursus is coming to Iceland! Take the opportunity to experience this unique folk jazz clash. Buy tickets. Unexpected meetings. Unexpected stories. Unexpected music. The duo itself is a result of a sudden meeting between a folk fiddler and a jazz saxophonist, all […]
Conversation on the International Open seminar for artists and producers. Monday August 29th from 17.00 – 19.00 The CONVERSATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL will be held in English, and is open for all and free of charge. The fourth biannual Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform is approaching. It takes place in Copenhagen November 30th – December 4th […]
Extract 18.8 2016 – 11. 9 2016 Welcome to the opening of „Extract“ in the Nordic House’s foyer thursday 18.8. at 5 pm. The Nordic house welcomes you with a glass of vine. The exhibition extract is a description of a chosen area, 9 x 9 x 9 meters on an uninhabited island – Geldinganes […]
16.08.2016 – 17.08.2016 9:30-16:00 – Free admission Anyone interested in experiencing and learning about innovative educational tools first-hand is welcome to join. The event is hosted by KRUMMA with 30 years of experience in importing high-quality educational playthings for elementary schools, kindergartens and the Icelandic community. At the exhibition, you can explore some of the coolest […]
Russia today: Western neighbours and public diplomacy Nordic conference series on Russia and the Nordics- Nordic House | Sep 9, 2016 Livestream- to watch again choose More on livestream.com under the image. Program: 08:30 Door opens, coffee in the lobby 09:00 Welcome address 09:05 Mikhail Zygar (Keynote), Editor in Chief at independent TV station Dozhd and […]
Meet up with the artists and join in their process! Would you like to share your thoughts around the word „LUCKY“, this is the moment! The Nordic House has three artist in residency working on a new stage production, and they are interested in talking to you during their creative process. It will be an open […]
Fighting Tax Evasion: Open seminar with Torsten Fensby Tuesday June 28 from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Nordic house Open seminar hosted by The Nordic Region Focus in Iceland, The Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland and Kjarninn. Livestream: In this open seminar Torsten Fensby, a specialist on tax issues, appointed […]
Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today The Nordic House is proud to present the exhibition Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today. The exhibition appeals to visitors of all ages and The Nordic House offers various playful and interactive experiences in connection with the exhibition – […]
Sævar Karl: FÍN SÝNING 29.6 2016 – 14.8 2016 Welcome to the opening of „FÍN SÝNING“ in the Nordic House’s foyer! Welcome to the opening of Sævar Karl (IS) exhibition. Wednesday 29.06 at 17:00 Program: Opening by The Nordic House, Sævar Karl and a performance by Óskar Guðjónsson on saxophone and Ife Tolentino on guitar and vocal improvisation. The Nordic […]