Arctic Concerts – Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir & Jóhannes Andreasen

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]

Arctic Concerts – Funi

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season  Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music from Iceland and the North Atlantic region. […]

Arctic Concerts – Sunna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Buy Tickets Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]

Arctic Concerts – Arctic Broken Consort

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]

Arctic Concerts – KK

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Today playing on Artic Concerts is: KK (Kristján Kristjánsson) is Iceland’s leading blues and folk musician. KK who just celebrated his 60th birthday was born in Minnesota US 1956, but later moved to Iceland with his family. […]

Arctic Concerts – Unnur Sara Eldjárn

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season  Unnur Sara Eldjárn Unnur Sara Eldjárn is of a younger generation Icelandic singers / songwriters.  Her music is rooted in the stiles of pop, rock and jazz, with exceptional personal touch and sensitive poetic approach. Unnur Sara released her first solo album last […]

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

WANTED: Participants for movement workshops, conversations and work in progress showing with dance/performance company H2DANCE . Choreographer Hanna Gillgren (SE) and Heidi Rustgaard (NO) are organizing movement workshops at Nordic House, looking at meetings between different communities, ages and cultures.  The workshops investigate how we interact, differences and similarities between ages and cultures as well […]

An Integrated European Union Policy for the Arctic

An Integrated European Union Policy for the Arctic Tuesday 7 June from 12:00 to 13:00 at the Nordic House Open seminar hosted by the Centre for Arctic Policy Studies at the University of Iceland and the Delegation of the European Union to Iceland The Arctic States have primary responsibility for tackling issues within their territories, […]

All Things Bright And Beautiful – The Vindhemschoir

The Vindhem Choir gives a concert in the Nordic House June 23rd, 7 pm to 8 pm – Entrance is free of charge The choir’s concert includes both sacred and secular music from the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe, music from the 1400s to the present day. The choir will also be singing […]

Picnic Concerts – FUNI

 Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Admission is free and everybody is welcome  Playing Today: FUNI Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster breathe new life into great songs that have been hidden for too long in old recordings and little known books. They perform traditional Icelandic songs as well as English ballads. Homepage Welcome to enjoy […]

Picnic Concerts – Ingunn Huld

 Picnic Concerts Every Sunday during summer Playing tonight: Ingunn Huld Ingunn Huld studied jazz singing but when she’s writing music it is mostly pop or folk. She recently release her first album, Fjúk, which contains eleven original songs and lyrics. Admission is free and everybody is welcome  Welcome to enjoy the summer in our beautiful […]

Arctic Concerts – Miké Thomsen

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season  Tonights performer is: Miké Thomson Miké Fencker Thomsen from Greenland is of a younger generation of native Inuits, born in Ilulissat but lives in Nuuk. He is an exceptional stage artist, singer, actor and dancer. Miké is known in Greenland for his TV […]

Arctic Concerts

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]

Arctic Concerts -Kolbeinn Jón Ketilsson & Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. The musicians performing on the 9th of June are two leading Icelandic artists, Kolbeinn Jón Ketilsson tenor and Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir pianist. The Icelandic tenor Kolbeinn Jón Ketilsson graduated from the University for Music and Performing Arts […]

Arctic Concerts (2) Svavar Knútur

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The different programs vary in stile;  classical,  jazz, folk and […]

FUGLSET MALE VOICE CHOIR

 FUGLSET MALE VOICE CHOIR  Nordic House Jun 24th. Free entrance! Fuglset Male Voice Choir was founded in 1944, at Bolsoey, a neighbouring municipality of Molde. Fuglset Male Voice Choir is the only male voice choir in town, and singers are recruited not only from Molde but also from neighbouring districts. There are 40 singers in […]

Jör – installation

Jör – installation An installation by Icelandic fashion brand JÖR by Guðmundur Jörundsson and former JÖR Head Designer Danius Bedikas, will be exhibited at the Nordic House lobby gallery during Reykjavík Art Festival. The installation had its debut with The Weather Diaries exhibition in Frankfurt 2014. This fresh version of it is produced by award-winning designer […]

Seminar on contemporary Danish literature

Seminar on contemporary Danish literature May 27, 2016, 1 pm – 5 pm. the Nordic House  The seminar will be conducted in Danish and Norwegian. See full program in Danish

Vatnsmýri Festival 2016

 Vatnsmýri Festival 2016 Nordic House, Sunday May 29th, 1-3 pm. To celebrate the coming of summer the Nordic House invites all kids – and their families – to the annual festival There will be various outdoor and indoor activities, and a brand new playground outside the hosue will be opened. Dr. Bike will be there […]

Multicultural day

Reykjavik Multicultural day May 28. 2016.  The Nordic House in Reykjavik participates in Reykjavik Multicultural day in Harpa may 28. 2016, 14 pm-17 pm. Parade starts 1 pm at Hallgrímskirkja to Harpa. Welcome! More info

Can Cities Be Sustainable? -Livestream

Can Cities Be Sustainable? Nordic seminar series/ Nordic House Reykjavík / May 23, 2016 Livestream  Register here (https://tix.is/en/nordichouse/). Participation is free of charge. Conference language is English. Every year the international environment organization, WorldWatch Institute (http://www.worldwatch.org/), publishes its State of the World Report with thorough analysis of pressing environmental challenges. To discuss this year´s theme, Can […]

Arctic Concerts – Every Thursday nights

Buy Tickets  Arctic Concerts Every Thursday nights at 20.30  throughout the summer season Admission fee to  Arctic Concerts is ISK 2.500. Arctic Concerts is a series with outstanding Icelandic and Nordic musicians, performing diverse musically interesting programs for travelers, as well as locals, at the Nordic House. The concert series is ideal for travelers interested in music […]

Cycling Without Age / documentary and lecture

Cycling Without Age / documentary and lecture / Nordic House, Thursday May 19th, 17:00-18:30 The Nordic House and Cycling Without Age invites you to a presentation of the project that aims to bring together volunteer cyclists and elderly people who enjoy the freedom and social aspect of a rickshaw bike ride. Cycling Without Age is […]

Kalak

Kalak holds its general meeting at the Nordic house on Thursday 19th of May at 8 pm. Welcome! The board

Chasing the fundamental laws of nature

Chasing the fundamental laws of nature the Nordic House June 8, 7pm – 9pm. Entrance is free of charge. The event will take place in English. Holger Bech Nielsen gives a lecture on chasing the fundamental laws of nature. Nielsen is a Danish physicist at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. He has made original […]

Picnic Concerts- Every Sunday 2-3pm

Picnic Concerts Welcome to enjoy the summer in our beautiful greenhouse just outside the doorstep to the Nordic House! Every Sunday during summer, various Icelandic artists entertain at 15:00. Admission is free and everybody is warmly welcome as long as it is room. It is possible to buy coffee, cake, drinks and food from Aalto […]

Funding and Fundraising- livestream

Funding and Fundraising A public lecture by Sir Stuart Etherington, CEO of National Council of Voluntary Organisations in Britain, Friday, May 20th, 11.30 to 13.00, on fundraising and financing in nonprofit organizations. Entrance is free.  The Seminar will take place in English. Livestream

Nordic Folk Music- Concert

Buy Tickets  Nordic Folk Music- concert A rare opportunity to hear live Folk and Roots music from Norway  June 14,  7:30 – 9:30 pm. Entrence 2500 kr.   VAKA Folk Arts Festival, Akureyri, is delighted to be working in collaboration with Norræna Húsið, to bring these wonderful musicians to Reykjavík. Two of the featured acts at […]

Grab a book to read, a story or poetry

Grab a book to read, a story or poetry Because of The great reading competition 20 years anniversary The Icelandic Language Council together with Raddir, an association of articulation, organizes a seminar for teachers, parents and others interested. The seminar is in Icelandic.

AALTO BISTRO 2 years!

AALTO BISTRO 2 years! AALTO BISTRO, our restaurant in the Nordic House, is celebrating 2 years anniversary Wednesday 11th of May! All guests will get the special delicious Spicy Chocolate Cake, perfect as a dessert after a good meal or with a refreshing cup of coffee. The special Spicy Chocolate Cake is in the famous […]

Symposium: Living at home dependent on a ventilator

Symposium: Living at home dependent on a ventilator (Home mechanical ventilation-HMV)  University of Iceland’s Centre for Ethics, Board of Nursing of the National Hospital of Iceland and the MND association of Iceland are hosting a symposium on home mechanical ventilation-HMV on Tuesday 10th of May at 4pm – 5:30pm. The goal of the symposium is […]

Alvar Aalto Collection 80 years!

Alvar Aalto Collection 80 years! For the anniversary of the vase, The Nordic House in Reykjavík in cooperation with Iittala in Iceland have prepared a small exhibition of the the  Aalto-vase. The exhibition will be on display in the Nordic House foyer until May 19, 2016. Want to win an Aalto- vase? Additional to the […]

*Norwegian storyhour*

Norwegian storyhour for Norwegian speaking children In the Nordic House Library Saturday May 7th at 13:00. We are going to prepare for May 17th, the National Day.  Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour. Ha det bra!

Norway’s national day

Hurray! It’s the 17th of May Marching bands, parades, traditional costumes and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the national day is a party like no other.  In the Nordic House the program starts at 10:30 am and finishes at 2pm.  Welcome.        

Linköping University male choir

Linköping University male choir preforms in the Nordic House on May 11th at 7 pm. The Choir will perform a variety of songs from their broad repertoire, ranging from 15th century French carols to a first performance of the winning song from our recent composition award. Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. Linköpings Studentsångare) was […]

Dorthe Højland Group -Nordic stories

Buy Tickets  Dorthe Højland Group -Nordic stories – A five concert tour of Iceland. In the Nordic House 2. July, 8-10 pm. Tickets 2000 ISK. Dorthe Højland Group live in concert and a backdrop of slides of Icelandic nature scenes at select venues. A wholesome and riveting concert of newly composed Nordic jazz. Dorthe Højland, […]

Artist talks, guided tour and music performance in the mesmerising world of The Weather Diaries

Dragons and Furlings Artist talks, guided tour and music performance in the mesmerising world of The Weather Diaries Lectures will be in English. Welcome! Program: 4-5 pm: The North Atlantic: Fearless Creativity – Art talk on branding with Bibi Bibi Chemnitz and Guðrun Ludvig (Gudrun&Gudrun). 5-6 pm: Visual artist Shoplifter and Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir, the creator of Kría Jewelry, […]

RHYTHM KNITTING: knitting with drums

RHYTHM KNITTING: knitting with drums Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir invites you to join rhythm knitting with Icelandic musicians Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums) and Steingrímur Guðmundsson (tabla). Knitting can be both an artistic medium and a manufacturing process, the objective of this knitting performance is to enhance people’s understanding of the cultural and artistic value of knitting. […]

The Weather Diaries: Creative writing workshop for children

The Weather Diaries: Stories from the North Creative writing workshop for children The Icelandic author Gerður Kristný uses the magical world of The Weather Diaries exhibition as inspiration for a creative writing workshop for children. The exhibition is full of mysterious stories that are waiting to be told … In the workshop children aged 9-14 […]

The Weather Diaries: Creative writing workshop for children*

The Weather Diaries: Stories from the North Creative writing workshop for children The Icelandic author Gerður Kristný uses the magical world of The Weather Diaries exhibition as inspiration for a creative writing workshop for children. The exhibition is full of mysterious stories that are waiting to be told … In the workshop children aged 9-14 […]

Workshop on “Volunteer organizations in disaster”

 Workshop on “Volunteer organizations in disaster” Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland Monday 25/4 2016 (1300-1700). The workshop is a joint arrangement between University of Iceland, Mid Sweden University and Nordic Welfare Watch. Participants are among others, researchers and professionals from official social services, rescue services and voluntary organizations. Moderator: Ragnar Þorvarðarson,Vice- Chair of the Reykjavík Red […]

Pension for whom? – Open Meeting

Pension for whom? – Open Meeting May 1, 3 pm at the Nordic House. The meeting is in Icelandic and organized by Dögun. Free entrance. Welcome! The Nordic House livestream Moderator: Asa Lind Finnbogadóttir Dr. Patient D. Baldvinsdóttir Dr. Asgeir B. Torfason Benedikt Sigurdsson Ragnar Thor Ingólfsson

Spring trimming of Vatnsmýri reservoir

Spring trimming of Vatnsmýri reservoir Saturday April 23rd Fuglavernd (BirdLife Iceland) is going to make the Vatnsmýri reservoir ready for summer by cleaning and trimming the area. Everyone is welcome! Gathering in the Nordic House lobby at 11 AM. Light refreshments will be served at lunch time. Please write to fuglavernd@fuglavernd.is if you are planning […]

Spring Jazz

Spring Jazz in the Nordic House Saturday, April 23rd singer Silva Þórðadóttir and band will perform timeless jazz standards. Piano: Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson Trumpet: Ari Bragi Kárason Drums: Scott McLemore Double Bass: Þórður Högnason The concert begins at 5 PM and entrance fee is 2000 ISK. – Discount for students and senior citizens.