Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson tells about the amazing Icelandic singer Elsa Sigfuss. The event will be held in Icelandic. Free entrance. Elsa was an Icelandic mid 20th century vocalist (1908-1979). Daughter of composer and conductor Sigfús Einarsson and pianist Valborg Hellemann. 18 years old she migrated to Denmark where she was classically trained as singer and cellist […]
Eldhundar – The Nordic House on December 3 at 20. Einar Már Guðmundsson author of the book Hundadagar and Pétur Eggerz author of the play Eldklerkurinn; one-person show about Jón Steingrímsson, talk about strong and interesting character’s from their works. The event will be held in Icelandic.
CHRISTMAS LAND – installation by Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir 1.-23. December. The artist behind The Nordic House Christmas calendar 2015, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, has created the installation CHRISTMAS LAND. The opening is on the 1 December at 12:34 in the Nordic house. Everyone is welcome! How would a person that has never seen Christmas recreate it? […]
Welcome to our annual Christmas Calendar an daily event from 1.-23. Decemeber at 12.34. The Christmas calendar in the Nordic House in Reykjavik takes place daily in the Black Box in December until Christmas. Every day a new window will be opened , followed by a performance by the artist or artists of the day. […]
Pippi Longstocking´s Birthday Party The Nordic House and the Swedish Embassy in Iceland invite you to Pippi Longstocking´s 70 years anniversary on Saturday, November 28th from 13-16. Pippi Longstocking will be there herself to entertain her guests between 13.30 and 14.30. The Swedish Embassy offers pancakes and Lingon juice. For those interested, it is possible […]
A world addicted to oil Friday, November 27th at 12:15-13:15 o´clock The Nordic House Lecture hall Dr. Kjell Aleklett, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Uppsala University will give a lecture in the Nordic House on November 27th. The lecture is called A world addicted to oil. Professor Aleklett is a world expert on “Peak Oil” […]
FIFTEEN TO FIFTEEN FIFTEEN TO FIFTEEN is the title of a recital at 15:15 concert series at The Nordic house on Sunday November 22nd at 3.15 pm, where the cellist Sigurdur Halldorsson and pianist Liwen Huang will perform. About the concert: A hundred years and new for cello The year 1915 was a prosperous year […]
Swedish storyhour Sunday, November 22nd there will be Swedish storyhour for children 2-7 years old in the Nordic House. Malin Barkelind will read from the book “Stackars Allan” by Barbro Lindgren. See you at 14 in the library! There is also an exhibition about Pippi Longstocking in the children library.
We pay the Artists Welcome to the „We pay the Artists“ campaign meeting of SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists Friday 20 November 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the campaign “We pay the Artists” is to promote and strengthen the career of artists to and improve the working conditions and status […]
Open seminar hosted by the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland The West and Russia: New Cold War? New Détente? Managing Rivalry? In light of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia’s recent intervention in Syria and on-going military tensions, this lecture will explore the dynamics shaping the relationship between the West and Russia […]
KONNECT- 19. Nov. 2015 at 17:00. Together we can make a change! Konnect – a Special Event at the RED SNOW exhibition. Konnect will host a session where students will present their art project ideas, and a specialist in behaviour changes, Dr Ragna Benedikta Garðarsdóttir, Associate Professor of Psychology, will lead a discussion on how people can […]
ART TALK – Red Snow- Ice in Motion. 15. November at. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jon Proppe, art historian will lead discussions about the exhibition. The event will be held in Icelandic. Red Snow in the Nordic House
Evening with an Author : Lars Frost. The event will be held on the 25th of November in The Nordic House. The award-winning Danish author Lars Frost will guest The Nordic House. He will read from his books and share his thought about them. Additionally, he will draw lines to the contemporary Danish literature, e.g. Jan […]
Finish storyhour for children, Sunday November 15th at 12:00 in the Nordic House Children Library. We are going to read the book „” Herra T og kjúklingurinn hans Asni” by the authors Maaria Päivinen & Huginn Þór Grétarssonin. The book will be published in Finland next year. Finnish storyhours for children Sundays 12-13 20. Sept. 11. […]
Norwegian Story hour for norwegian speaking children. November 14th at 13-14. in the Nordic House Library.
Gratulations Pippi Longstocking, a social- psychological lecture about a 70 years old loved one. Professor Bengt Starrin from Sweden will have a comical lecture for adults in Swedish about emotions and relations from the perspective of Pippi Longstocking. Dialogue and questions will be in „Scandinavic“ language. This event is free and open for everyone. The […]
ART TALK – Red Snow- Ice in Motion. 15. November at. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jon Proppe, art historian will lead discussions about the exhibition. The event will be held in Icelandic. Red Snow in the Nordic House
Author Herman Lindqvist has written the book “Våra kolonier – de vi hade och de som aldrig blev av”, a breathtaking story about power and prestige – and about dreams. Dreams of gold and ivory, exotic spices, sugar and tobacco. Dreams that caused pain and suffering, and thousands of human lives. Dreams that perished in […]
HÖRUND – Art exhibition in The Nordic House. The material for Edda Heiðrún Backman´s exhibition HÖRUND is bodies. Unsurprisingly, she uses traditional models whose arms and legs are the same length, but we can also find all kinds of bodies, some of them very unusual indeed. Some are wounded and bear scars, others have something missing, […]
Málþing NORRÆN BÖRN – BÖRN Á FÓSTURHEIMILUM Þriðjudagurinn 10. nóvember 11.45-14.30 Norræna húsið, Sturlugata 5, Reykjavík Velkominn á hádegisverðarmálþing um hvernig þjóðfélagið geti hjálpað barni best sem koma á fyrir á fósturheimili. Norræna velferðarmiðstöðin hefur nýlega lokið við verkefnið „Norræn börn – börn á fósturheimilum“. Verkefnið var unnið í samvinnu við færustu sérfræðinga Norðurlanda á […]
Borgþór Kjærnested was a Nordic correspondent for the Nordic news agencies 1977 – 1981, General Secretary of the Föreningarna Nordens Förbund in 1984 – 1988. The Secretary General of the Föreningarna Nordens Förbund 1990-1996, interpreter and translator of the year in 1973. In 2010, he received from Queen Margarethe II. access to Christian X’s diaries […]
A Syrian doctor, detainee and a torture survivor gives a lecture in Iceland Dr. Bashar Farahat will give an open lecture on arbitrary detention in Syria, widespread and systematic torture that he endured himself in detention, the long lasting effects of torture and life after detention. Dr. Bashar Farahat will also talk about refugees fleeing […]
The Norden Association and the Nordic House introduce the opening of the Nordic Library-week 2015, Monday, November 9th at 10:00 – 10:30 (in the morning). Program: Guests in the Nordic house and those who wach the „streaming“ are welcomed and the Nordic flags are introduced. Ævar the „scientist“ reads in Icelandic, from the book Vöffluhjarta by […]
Danish storyhour for children 2-7 years old, in the Nordic House Library, on Sunday, November 8, at 2-3 pm. We are going to talk, sing and listen to the story Pigen der fik rigtig mange søskende by Kim Fupz Aakeson and finally watch a short film about how it is to move from one place […]
Refugee or asylum seeker, does it matter? The right to asylum in Iceland A large number of people have made their way to Europe in recent months to escape conflict and persecution in their home country. Issues of refugees have been prominent in the country and the soon to be arrival of quota refugees to […]
Dear guests Here you can watch live streaming from our program introducing the Nordic Literature nominees : Streaming from Nordic literature nominees program
Dear guests The Nordic house will be closed Thursday October 29th from 09:00-15:00 Kind regards The Nordic house
The Nordic House and the Embassy of Sweden in Iceland have set up an exhibition about Pippi Longstocking due to her 70th birthday. She is one of Astrid Lindgren‘s most popular characters. The exhibition is in the children‘s library, Barnahellir, and will be prolonged until February 28th. During weekdays it is open from 11-17 and […]
Presentations on climate change by students at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iceland. The students will introduce selected topics in short presentations followed by discussions. These topics relate to the scientific basis of global change, the impact of global warming on biodiversity and on warming in arid areas, sea […]
Norwegian Story hour for Children Saturday, October 10th at 13:00 in the Nordic House Library.
Nordic Grant Programs for Culture – Afternoon information session with Nordic Culture Point and Nordic Culture Fund at the Nordic House in Reykjavik Wednesday 28 October at 2 pm – 5 pm Nordic House in Reykjavik Welcome to hear which support opportunities the Nordic Culture Point and the Nordic Culture Fund offer for arts and […]
Traveling SUN from Norway to Iceland For those of us living in the north, the sun or lack of it, has an immense impact on our lives. Our aim with our art project is to bring light to dark places in the north, during the long winter months. We wanted to meet people and share […]
Creative innovations from the edges of the north HUMAK University of Applied Sciences (Finland) will hold an international culture innovation seminar “Innovations on the Edges of the North” at the Nordic House, Wednesday September 23rd, 12 pm – 15:45 pm. All discussions will be in English. The seminar introduces Icelandic experts on innovative thinking and […]
Finnish storyhours for children Sundays 12-13 20. Sept. 11. Oct. 15. Nov. 13. Dec.
Norwegian storyhour for children Saturdays 13-14 5. Sept. 10. Oct. 14. Nov. 5. Dec.
Swedish storyhours for children Sundays 14-15 22. Nov.
Masterclass – Margarethe Von Trotta 29. september 15-18 Auditorium FREE Margarethe Von Trotta is one of the leading film directors on the famous New German Cinema in the 60‘s and 70‘s. She brought youthful and fresh view into cinema as she aimed to focus more current social issues than was known before, framed in an […]
The Secret Society of Soup Town A small town populace is poisoned by a strange spell that turns all the grown-ups to children. The Secret Society of Souptown, a four-member group of young treasure hunters, have to find the antidote, using an enigmatic book of riddles left behind as a clue by their uncle during […]
Susanna Alakoski (1962) was born in Finland but grew up in Sweden where she lives. She is a social worker by profession but in 2006 she published her first book, the autobiographical story Svinalängorna (Pigstalls) that immediately attracted attention. It tells of a Finnish family that moves to Sweden in the sixties in search of […]
Åsne Seierstad (1970) is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006. As a reporter she is particularly remembered for her work in war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya, […]
Riff Kids and Youth closing party As you walk the red carpet, beware of the paparazzi photographer who will try to snap a photo of you! Actress Thelma Marín Jónsdottir will host the event and announce the winners of our drawing competition “Little Puffin Goes to the Movies”.
Short films 14+ On the edge The world has totally changed. You try out new things, but sometimes you wish everything would be as usual. You can go forward, but can you go back? Stuck somewhere between now and then or right in the middle of an ongoing party. Screening in the Auditorium Entrance fee: […]
Short films 10+ Essential decisions What happens if someone beloved is not part of your life anymore, what happens if you come to a new place and you don’t know anyone? And if your best friend is kidnapped what can you do? Screening in the Auditorium Entrance fee: 500 kr.
Short films 10+ Essential decisions What happens if someone beloved is not part of your life anymore, what happens if you come to a new place and you don’t know anyone? And if your best friend is kidnapped what can you do? Screening in the Auditorium Entrance fee: 500 Kr.
Short films 6+ Adventurous Travelling We travel around the world with Johannes from the North of Estonia to Sweden where we go on Class trip with Elin, we search for wolves with Elisa in the French Alps and we meet a girl and a boy that live in a small village in Iran. An actress […]
Author Thor Vilhjálmsson was one of the founders of the Reykjavík International Literary Festival, which first ran in 1985. This year marks its thirty-year anniversary, and to celebrate this occasion, a photo exhibition honouring Thor will be on display at Nordic House. Thor, who would have turned 90 this year, was a key figure in […]
Gaute Heivoll (f. 1978) är en norsk författare som debuterade år 2002 med Liten dansende gutt, en samling kortprosa. Han har sedan dess gett ut ett flertal titlar, såväl romaner, lyrik som noveller och barnböcker. Hans roman Før jeg brenner ned som utkom 2010, har hyllats av både kritiker och läsare och är översatt till […]
Kristina Sandberg Kristina Sandberg (1971) is a swedish author. She has written six books in total, but it is her trilogy about Maj, a very ordinary mid-20th century Swedish housewife, that has been her big literary breakthrough. However, it was not until the third in the series, Liv till varje pris (“Life at any cost”), […]