Danish storyhours for Danish speaking children and their parents. The Nordic House children library Sunday from 14-15, January 17. February 14. Mars 13. April 10. We read, talk and sing together. The storyhour is lead by Susanne Elgum.
Emergency Management in Iceland and Sweden The Seminar will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 18, at Salur, The Nordic House. The Seminar is a part of the Nordic Welfare Watch -in response to crises, part of the Icelandic Presidency Programme 2014. The research is a cooperation between specialist and scholars from Finland, Iceland, […]
Perniclas Bedow, the founder and creative director of Swedish design studio Bedow, will give a talk about visual identities on Thursday, January 14 at 12 in The Nordic House. Bedow started his career in Stockholm’s advertising industry in the late nineties. When the dotcom bubble bursted he was laid off and since 2005 he run […]
Nordic Culture Point is an active cultural organisation that works with the whole of the Nordic Region as its platform. The organisation has three main areas of activity. We provide the secretariat function for three Nordic funding programmes: the Culture and Arts Programme, the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture and NORDBUK. We run a cultural […]
The annual New Year Concert of the S.L.Á.T.U.R. composer collective will be held in the Nordic House on sunday the 17th of January 2016. Free entrance. This is S.L.Á.T.U.R.’s ninth New Year Concert and to celebrate this we will look back and play works from previous nine years. The program will be an ideal showcase […]
Dögun (about) invites to an open meeting on the TISA negotiations. The purpose of the meeting is to create open dialogue. The meeting takes place in Icelandic, in Salur in The Nordic House on 28 January at 8 pm. Program (in Icelandic) Moderator: Benedikt Erlingsson leikari og leikstjóri. 1. Bergþór Magnússon fulltrúi úr samninganefnd Íslands […]
Thorsteinn Hauksson – Portrait Caput ensemble with soprano Marta Halldórsdóttir performs music by Icelandic composer Thorsteinn Hauksson at The 15:15 concert series at the Nordic House, on Sunday, February 7th at 15:15 pm. Thorsteinn Hauksson (b. 1949), is a widely performed modern-classical composer of symphonic, instrumental, vocal, ballet and computer works. He received his training […]
The first storyhour of the year 2016 will be a finnish storyhour for children in the Nordic House library, Sunday, January 3d at 12:00. Jaana Pitkänen leads the storyhour.
Meet the Author with Kristina Sandberg in the Nordic House January 12th 7:30pm 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 […]
Finnish story hour for children in the Nordic House, Sunday, December 13th at 12:00. We will read stories about Pippi Longstocking, but she celebrated her 70th birthday this year. In the library is also an exhibition about Pippi Longstocking. Welcome, those who understand finnish. The next Finnish story hour for children in the new year […]
The Nordic House is closed from 24 of December 2015 and reopens January 2, 2016.
The Nordic House will close early today because of bad weather. Business as usual from tomorrow.
Litteraturseminari Nordens Hus- Torsdag 10. december 2015 kl. 13:00-17:00 Syv litterære gnister og forslag til temaer og opgaver til din danskundervisning Program: 13:00-13:10 Åbning 13:10-13:20 Redaktørerne fortæller 13:20-13:35 “En dans” – en novelle bliver til ved Kamilla Bonnesen, Randers 13:35-13:50 At illustrere GNIST – Syv udvalgte gnister ved Ingibjörg Hrefna Pétursdóttir, FB 13:50-14:00 Tre gnister ved Brynja […]
Litteraturseminar i Nordens Hus, torsdag 10. december 2015 kl. 13:00-17:00 Syv litterære gnister og forslag til temaer og opgavertil din danskundervisning Tilmelding per e-post til Brynja: brs@fb.is senest 8. december. Program: 13:00-13:10 Åbning 13:10-13:20 Redaktørerne fortæller 13:20-13:35 “En dans” – en novelle bliver til ved Kamilla Bonnesen, Randers 13:35-13:50 At illustrere GNIST – Syv udvalgte […]
Litteraturseminar i Nordens Hus, torsdag 10. december 2015 kl. 13:00-17:00 Syv litterære gnister og forslag til temaer og opgavertil din danskundervisning Tilmelding per e-post til Brynja: brs@fb.is senest 8. december. Program: 13:00-13:10 Åbning 13:10-13:20 Redaktørerne fortæller 13:20-13:35 “En dans” – en novelle bliver til ved Kamilla Bonnesen, Randers 13:35-13:50 At illustrere GNIST – Syv udvalgte […]
Norwegian Christmas storyhour for children that understand Norwegian in Barnahellir in the Nordic House, Saturday 5th at 13:00. We are going to sing Christmas songs, read a Christmas story and talk about Christmas. Matja Steen leads the storyhour.
Danish Christmas Story hour in the Nordic House Library, Sunday, December 6th, 2015, from 14-15. This is a storyhour for Danish speaking children from 2-7 years and their parents. We will sing Christmas songs and make some Christmas things. There will be juice for the children and coffee for the parents but you will have […]
THE WAR YEARS 1938- 1945 The author of the book The War Years 1938 – 1945, Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson, talks about the changes the Icelandic people went through during the war years. The event will be held in Icelandic. Free entrance.
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 […]