Babelsturninn – Forsýning

Sænsk-Íslensk stuttmynd sem segir sögu samskiptaleysis manna en jafnframt manna og dýra. Af hverju skiljum við ekki hvort annað þó við tölum sama tungumál ? Og hvernig stendur á því að hundurinn sé sá eini sem skilur mig ? Stuttmyndin er samstarfsverkefni ungra listnema á Norðurlöndunum, þátttakendur verkefnisins koma frá Íslandi, Svíþjóð og Finnlandi. Sýningar […]

Sustainable Chairs

Nordic Design Competition Last autumn, a competition for sustainable chairs was launched in the Nordic region. The goal was to raise awareness of sustainable design and to encourage design thinking in the climate debate. The five winner chairs can be seen at The Nordic House. Last autumn, The Nordic Council of Ministers’ international branding project, […]

Layers of Fibres // DesignMarch

Layers of Fibres; Experimental material design The collective merges together nature-inspired concepts, applying natural fibre material and a method of layering. They display innovative experimentation between material and construction, using knitting and papermaking technique.    Layers of Fibres is a collaboration between the designers Bára Finnsdóttir(IS) and Dominyka Sidabraite(LT), exhibiting a selection of their separate […]

FORMEX NOVA // DesignMarch

Formex Nova was established in 2011 to promote high-quality Nordic design and is now one of the biggest design awards in the Nordic. Icelandic designer, Ragna Ragnarsdóttir, recipient of the 2018 Formex Nova Design Award, will be exhibiting her work at The Nordic House auditorium during DesignMarch. Also on show will be the work of […]

Nectar & Ambrosia // DesignMarch

USEE STUDIO and Thomas Pausz take over the greenhouse at The Nordic House during DesignMarch Facebook  USEE STUDIO is the conscious and creative duo Halla Hákonardóttir and Helga Björg Kjerúlf. Here they premiere a new collection of clothing and timeless artefacts inspired by Japanese Zen gardens and invite guests to slow down their mind and […]

Concert with Skerpla og Davíð Þór Jónsson – cancelled

Sorry, the concert has been cancelled.    VERPA EGGJUM concert at The Nordic House // Skerpla og Davíð Þór Jónsson The Nordic House auditorium March 14th 9 PM  Verpa eggjum – new concert series promoting new & experimental music that kicked off in Fall 2018. The concert series is in close collaboration with Mengi, The […]

DesignMarch 2019 at The Nordic House

The Nordic House participates in DesignMarch 2019 with exhibitions in four different spaces. Joint opening on Friday, March 29, 17:00-19:00.   Come and experience: FORMEX NOVA: Nordic Interior Design Award LAYERS OF FIBRES: Experimental Material Design  SUSTAINABLE CHAIR: Nordic Design Competition USEE STUDIO AND THOMAS PAUSZ: Design in the Greenhouse THE NORDIC HOUSE DESIGN BOUTIQUE: […]

Open meeting! Environmental actions on water and on land

Saturday the 9th March, the Nordic House offers to an event with guests, who in various ways have managed to communicate important environmental messages. The guest will present their projects and approaches. The projects concern both Icelandic and international environmental and climate challenges. Participant is, of course, invited to join the conversation.  The event is […]

Nordic House Knitting Club

Are you a knitter or do you crochet?  Are you interested in handiwork and crafts in general?  At the Nordic house library we are starting a knitting club which might be something for you.  We invite you and other crafts people to come and have a nice time, to knit, crochet or whatever you are […]

Swedish Story Hour

Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]

Swedish Story Hour

Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]

Swedish Story Hour

Hello and welcome to the Swedish story hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed. We hope to see you soon. Jannika Lövendahl […]

Danish Story Hour

Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring every month We look forward to seeing you!

Danish Story Hour

Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring once every month. We look forward to seeing you!

Danish Story Hour

Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring once every month. We look forward to seeing you!

Finnish Story Hour

Finnish story hour for children at 13:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa! 

Finnish Story Hour

Finnish story hour for children at 13:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa! 

Icelandic Story Hour

Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]

Icelandic Story Hour

Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]

Icelandic Story Hour

Icelandic story hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]

Environmentally friendly diets! Plant-based food with Guðrún Sóley

28th of February at 20-22, Ungir umhverfissinnar and Norræna húsið/Norðurlönd í fókus will host an event about environmentally friendly diets. The event begins with a lecture about the environmental impacts of diets from Alexandra Kjeld, environmental engineer. After that, the gourmet Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir will teach us how to make two environmentally friendly plant-based dishes […]

UNIVERSITY DAY – Study in Denmark?

The Danish Embassy welcomes everyone to the Nordic House at the University Day and learn more about studying in Denmark. At the event you will get the chance to speak to representatives from the universities, have a taste of traditional Danish cake and listen to music from Den Rytmiske Højskole in Denmark. You can also […]

Nordic House Knitting Club

Are you a knitter or do you crochet?  Are you interested in handiwork and crafts in general?  At the Nordic house library we are starting a knitting club which might be something for you.  We invite you and other crafts people to come and have a nice time, to knit, crochet or whatever you are […]

Open for applications: The Nordic House Pikknikk concert series

Do you want to play in Vatnsmýrin? The concert series Pikknikk is one of the Nordic House’s most popular happenings and a regular event in the building’s cultural calendar. The concert series takes place in the beautiful setting around the Nordic House, in the greenhouse in the summertime, and it attracts both Icelandic and foreign […]

Exhibition in Atrium: So nice to hear that you are doing well

The exhibition So nice to hear that you are doing well focuses on Roy Andersson’s cinematographic work and artistic process. Key to the exhibition is his work on the feature film series ‘Trilogy about being human’, and, for the first time, items from About endlessness, which is due for release in spring 2019. The exhibition […]

Nordic Film Focus //short films

Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson. Entrance is free but we recommend you reserve a seat in advance at Tix.is and in the tickets link above. English subtitles / In Swedish short films: Something Happened (1987) 24 min A film that […]

#metoo and the cultural sector in the Nordics

Seminar at The Nordic House, Wednesday, February 13th at 1 pm, free entry and everyone is welcome. The seminar will be in English. Just over a year ago the #metoo movement spread across the world. Women from different industries shared their own experiences of sexual harassment and came together in joint calls for action. And […]

Nordic Film Focus //short films

Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson. Entrance is free but we recommend you reserve a seat in advance at Tix.is and in the tickets link above. English subtitles – the films are in Swedish  short films: Something Happened (1987) 24 min […]

Nordic Film Focus // A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE

Free tickets  Nordic Film Focus // Roy Andersson   A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE  (EN DUVA SATT PÅ EN GREN OCH FUNDERADE PÅ TILLVARON, 2014) 100 min/ English subtitles / Free entrance Following Songs from the Second Floor and You, the Living, Roy Andersson’s award-winning film (Best Film, Venice 2014) forms […]

Nordic Film Focus //You the living

Free Tickets  Nordic Film Focus //Roy Andersson YOU THE LIVING (DU LEVANDE, 2007) 94 min/ English subtitles/ free entrance You, the Living is a film about man’s existence, about the doings of man, about man’s behaviour, about man’s ponderings, about man’s concerns, about man’s dreams, about man’s sorrow, about man’s joy and about man’s inexhaustible longing for validation and love. The Nordic House Auditorium 22. 02. at 7 PM 23.02. […]

Nordic Film Focus //You the living

Free Tickets  Nordic Film Focus //Roy Andersson YOU THE LIVING (DU LEVANDE, 2007) 94 min/ English subtitles/ free entrance You, the Living is a film about man’s existence, about the doings of man, about man’s behaviour, about man’s ponderings, about man’s concerns, about man’s dreams, about man’s sorrow, about man’s joy and about man’s inexhaustible longing for validation and love. The Nordic House Auditorium 22. 02. at 7 PM 23.02. […]

Nordic Film Focus // A Swedish love story

Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (EN KÄRLEKSHISTORIA, 1970) 114 min/ English subtitles/ Free entrance Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical […]

NORDIC FILM FOCUS // SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR

Tickets  NORDIC FILM FOCUS // ROY ANDERSSON A Nordic Film Focus will be held at The Nordic House from February 21.-24. with movies and short films by Swedish film director Roy Andersson.   SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, 2000 (SÅNGER FRÅN ANDRA VÅNINGEN, 2000) 94 min / English subtitles / Free entrance One evening, somewhere in our […]

Nordic Film Focus // A Swedish love story

Tickets NORDIC FILM FOKUS // ROY ANDERSSON Welcome to Nordic Film Focus 21.-24. February with the Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (EN KÄRLEKSHISTORIA, 1970) 114 min/ English subtitles/ Free entrance Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical […]

Nordic Film Focus // Songs from the second floor

Tickets  NORDIC FILM FOCUS // ROY ANDERSSON A Nordic Film Focus will be held at The Nordic House from February 21.-24. with movies and short films by Swedish film director Roy Andersson.   SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, 2000 (SÅNGER FRÅN ANDRA VÅNINGEN, 2000) 94 min / English subtitles / Free entrance One evening, somewhere in our […]

Nordic House Knitting Club

Are you a knitter or do you crochet?  Are you interested in handiwork and crafts in general?  At the Nordic house library we are starting a knitting club which might be something for you.  We invite you and other crafts people to come and have a nice time, to knit, crochet or whatever you are […]

Cornelis and other´s

The Icelandic folk band Spottarnir have been performing around the Nordic countries for a decade. They will be performing songs by the Swedish folk music icon Cornelis Vreeswijk in the Nordic House. The band is comprised of Eggert Johansson on vocals and guitar, Einar Sigurðsson on upright bass, Magnús R. Einarsson on guitar and vocals […]

Norwegian Story Hour

Welcome to the norwegian childrens group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in norwegian. All norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.

Norwegian Story Hour

Welcome to the norwegian childrens group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in norwegian. All norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.

Norwegian Story Hour

Welcome to the Norwegian children’s group! One day every month we meet in the Children’s Library at the Nordic House, where we will sing, read and play, all in Norwegian. All Norwegian-speaking children are welcome. The host for the event is Matja Steen.

Icelandic Story Hour

Icelandic history hour in the children’s library at the Nordic House. We read aloud from Icelandic books, written by Icelandic or Nordic authors. After we are done reading we will play in the children’s library, where we have a lot of Nordic children’s books, games, toys and materials for coloring and drawing! Children aged (+/-) […]

Swedish Story Hour

Hello and welcome to the Swedish history hour. Once every month we gather at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We promote all kinds of Swedish talking projects. The contents of the story hour can vary from reading aloud and mini projects. Children in all ages are welcomed.   We hope to see you soon.   […]

Finnish Story Hour

Finnish story hour for children at 13:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa! 

Nordic Book Market

A great selection of new and old Nordic books for children, young adults and adults. Welcome! Opening hours  Friday, February 15th, 12-17 Saturday, February 16th,  10-17 Sunday, February 17th, 10-17

Upphaf formennsku Íslands í Norrænu ráðherranefndinni

Ísland tók við formennsku í Norrænu ráðherranefndinni hinn 1. janúar sl. og gegnir henni árið 2019. Í tilefni af því er boðið til viðburðar í Norræna húsinu þriðjudaginn 22. janúar kl. 16.30-18.00 þar sem formennskuáætlun Íslands verður kynnt og stuttlega fjallað um verkefnin framundan, sjá boðskort á viðhengi (ath: aðeins sent út rafrænt). Að lokinni […]