REFLECTIONS

Festival of the Violin / HIMA June 9th at 8pm at Nordic House REFLECTIONS “spine-tingling..astonishing” (The Guardian) Tuesday June 9th violin virtuoso Eric Silberger will perform a program for solo violin at the Nordic House, as part of his concert series, Festival of the Violin. In the festival Eric Silberger attempts to break a record […]

Soffía Björg

Soffía Björg is an icelandic singer/songwriter/composer. She will be giving a concert at the lovely Picknick Concerts series at the Greenhouse. Her concerts are the first in a series of 7 concerts this summer. All of the concerts take place at our greenhouse. There you can sit down with a cup of coffee from Aalto […]

Vaaler Sangforening

Vaaler Sangforening is holding a choir concert at the Nordic House´s concert hall on June 26 from 4 pm to 5 pm. Vaaler Sangforening is a male choir with 20 members from the parishes Vaaler and Aasnes. The choir that was founded in 1899 is the oldest music organisation in Vaaler. The choir is well […]

Trio Nor

The lovely Trio Nor will have a live session at the greenhouse August 16th at 15:00. The Concerts are a part of the Picknick concert-series.

Masterclass with Maria Lyudko

On February 12th you will have a unique oportunity to participate in a Masterclass with the famous russion opera singer Maria Lyudko. For registration,please contact the Nordic House reception. 12. febrúar næstkomandi stendur Söngskóli Sigurðar Demetz fyrir Masterklass í Norræna húsinu fyrir nemendur skólans en þar mun hin heimsþekkta söngkona Maria Lyudko leiðbeina nemendum skólans. […]

Morphing

´Morphing´ 10 year anniversary show of video festival 700IS Reindeerland The Nordic House, Reykjavík Opens on 22nd of January at 4pm 22nd January – 15th February 2015 Artists: Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir (IS), Haraldur Karlsson (IS/NO), Hrafnkell Sigurðsson (IS) Jóhan Martin Christiansen (FO), Amalie Smith (DK), Maj Hasager (DK), Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir (IS), Kristín Scheving (IS), […]

Dynamics of darkness

Dynamics of darkens in the North Natural Manmade Cultural Art and academic event at the Nordic House Reykjavik February 26th-28th, 2015 REYKJAVÍK The United Nations has declared 2015 the International Year of Light and thus we are curious to explore the infinite choreographies of darkness and light that affect everyday experiences of people inhabiting the […]

The Nordik conference

The international conference NORDIK will be held at the Nordic House in Reykjavik from May 13 – 16 2015. The conference is held by the nordic artcommittee, which has a representative from all the Nordic countries. This conference is the eleventh conference and is called NORDIK XI, but there are over 30 years since the […]

Elections in Denmark

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, has announced elections in Denmark this on the 18th of June. Sharp and exciting campaign is upon us. The Nordic Region in Focus, with collaborators, calls for a lunch meeting about the elections June 3rd at 12:00-13:15. Sigurður Ólafsson, project manager for The Nordic Region in Focus, moderates the meeting. In panel we […]

Reykjavik International Film Festival

RIFF and The Nordic House have a long history together. The Nordic House has been a venue for RIFF since 2007. SEE THE WHOLE PROGRAM HERE: www.riff.is Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) takes place every year in September and October for eleven days. The festival shows a wide range of dramas and non-fiction films from […]

Meet the author

The Nordic House is a true house of litterature. We have one of the most beautiful library and a long tradition of visits for authors. Starting in September we will have a series of meetings between authors and their readers. Over the winter you will have the oportunity to meet Scandinavias up and coming authors […]

Aalto’s masterpiece

The Nordic House in Reykjavik is designed by one of the finest architects of the 20th century, the Finnish Alvar Aalto (1898-1976). Aalto´s work is designed to the last detail, including the design of the interiors, furniture, lamps and most other things in the buildings in harmony with the buildings themselves, as well as the […]

Airwaves off venue – livestream

  Here you can watch the concerts on livestream The Nordic House and Iceland Airwaves are once again teaming up for an Airwaves off venue programme. On November 4th´8th some of today’s most exciting Scandinavian bands will perform their music in an intimate setting. The Nordic House off venue program will take place in a […]

Copenhagen Guitar Trio

The Copenhagen Guitar Trio consists of Niklas Johansen, Simon Oddershede og Søren Eriksen. They are all students of Jesper Sivebæk and Lars Trier at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Kopenhagen. The Trio was founded in 2009 and has given concerts in Denmark, Sweden and Spain. They have a diverse repertoire with empahsis on danish contemporary […]

Reykjavik International Literaturefestival

The Reykjavik International Literary Festival has established itself as a major literary event in the capital of Iceland and has developed considerably since its foundation in 1985. The role of the Reykjavik International Literary Festival is to introduce the major trends in world literature to Icelandic readers, bring together Icelandic and foreign authors, and their […]

Picknick-concerts

The Pikknikk concert series starts June 21st and will take place in our lovely greenhouse. We will stay indoors if it is chilly but outside when it is warm. You can buy refreshments before concerts. Free entrance and open for all. Come by and enjoy good music surrounded by the lovely birdlife in Vatnsmýri. June […]

Classic in the Vatnsmýri

Classic in the Vatnsmýri 2015 The Nordic House June 10 2015 at 8.00pm Marko & Martti Marko Ylönen, cello Martti Rautio, piano The second concert of the 2015 season of the concert series of the Icelandic Soloist Society and the Nordic House, will take place at the Nordic House Wednesday June 10th at 8.00pm. The […]

The People’s Meeting

The People’s Meeting will be held at the Nordic House June 11th – 13th 2015. The People’s Meeting is a vibrant three 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 […]

Children and young people

Since the Nordic House opened in 1968 children and their families have always been most welcome to enjoy the house. The Nordic House has a fantastic children’s library that is very popular amongst the younger guests. The surroundings of the house is adventurous with birds, fauna and nice walking paths. The Nordic House offers a […]

Nordic cooperation

The Nordic House offers consultative services in connection with the Nordic funds, and can advise you what suitable grants might be possible to seek for your project. The Nordic funds provide grants to projects where at least three Nordic countries participate, for instance Iceland, Denmark, and Greenland. It is also possible to seek grants for […]

Catering

In the Nordic House, we will from now on have the catering company Nomy to provide food and drinks for the various events in the house. The food can be ordered from their homepage Nomy.is.

Library

Image shows the Nordic House library. A staircase is in the middle, a child running down the stairs. All around are bookshelves filled with books. Big windows above the shelves and the daylight coming from them lights up the spaces.

The Nordic House Library is a public library where everybody is welcome. The library opened in 1969, one year after the official opening of the Nordic House. The library only contains books in the Nordic languages by Nordic authors, except there are no books by Icelandic authors in Icelandic, only translations of their works to […]

About the Nordic House

The Nordic House in Reykjavík is a cultural institution operated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is the Nordic House’s goal to foster and support cultural connections between Iceland and the other Nordic countries. To this end the Nordic House organizes a diverse program of cultural events and exhibitions as well as maintaining a […]