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Nordic Climate Solutions: Green to Scale

 Nordic Climate Solutions: Green to Scale Seminar at the Nordic House // Jan 18, 15:00-17:00 On January 18 the Nordic House will host a seminar on the Nordic Green to Scale project, which explores how scaling up 15 proven Nordic climate solutions could help cutting emissions on a global scale. The seminar is organized in […]

The Book- Stríðið mikla 1914-1918

The author and academic Gunnar Þór Bjarnason gives a lecture from his new book Stríðið mikla 1914-1918. The book is a broad exploration of World War I and it´s impact on the Icelandic nation. The lecture will revolve around some of the many pictures from the book. Thursday, December 8th, at 8 pm. Language: Icelandic

Norwegian Christmas storyhour for Norwegan speking children.

Norwegian Christmas storyhour for Norwegan speking children. December 3d, from 13-14:30 in the Nordic House children library.  Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour Ha det bra!    

Swedish Luciatog

Swedish Luciatog Welcome to Lucia, a morning with a nice relaxing time with Christmas songs, „lussekatter“ and coffee, Tuesday December 13th at 08:00. Traditionally „Swedish Luciatog“ performed by Svenska Föreningen in Iceland. Welcome to a morning with a nice relaxing time with christmas songs, „lussekatter“ and coffee. Limited number of seats.   What is Saint […]

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert Tuesday December 6th at 20 the Nordic House welcomes you to a Christmas concert at our Library. A trio of mezzosoprano Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, flutist Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir and cellist Catherine Maria Stankiewicz, invites to a free christmas concert in cosy atmosphere in Nordic house’s library. They will perform Scandinavian songs in new arrangements by […]

VEGAN CHRISTMAS EVENING – Livestream

VEGAN CHRISTMAS EVENING Tuesday December 13th the Nordic House welcomes you to join us in a vegan Christmas Evening. We are sorry to inform that we are fully booked for this event!!! Livestream: Be inspired and get good tips on how to make vegan Christmas food! There will be cooking, tasting and lectures. You will […]

NORDIC HOUSE CHRISTMAS MARKET

NORDIC HOUSE CHRISTMAS MARKET December 11th at the Nordic House, 14:00 – 17:00 HIG-END REDESIGN FOR CHRISTMAS Designers and artists will come together at the Nordic House and show you how you can use whatever is available to you in creating an elaborate and the desirable product. Welcome to a cozy and sustainable atmosphere at […]

ARE YOU A STORYTELLER?

ARE YOU A STORYTELLER? We would like to invite You to a “Speed date” where we share stories and anecdotes from our lives relationships with you. Saturday December 10th at 17:00 – 18:00 in the Nordic House Libary. HELP US FORM THE PERFORMANCE! We sit around tables in smaller groups, drink coffee and would love to […]

Nordic Christmas songs!

Nordic Christmas songs! Vigdís Hafliðadóttir and Þorgerður Ása Aðalsteinsdóttir are two aspiring folk singers, both of whom attended a music school in Sweden called Nordiska Visskolan. Their repertoire consists of various songs in Icelandic and Swedish, but in the hands of Vísur&Skvísur the emphasis is always as much on the lyrics as it is on […]

Learn how to make beautiful Christmas ornaments from recycled materials

Learn how to make beautiful Christmas ornaments from recycled materials Brotið blað um jól: Old becomes new. Christmas crafting with Malfridur Finnbogadottir at the Nordic house on December 4th between 13 and 15. Free admission and suitable for all ages from 7 years old. Registration info@nordichouse.is Learn how to make beautiful Christmas ornaments from recycled […]

Christmas movie- in Icelandic – Free entrance!

This year’s Christmas gift from Oslo to Reykjavik is the movie “Jul i Flåklypa”! The film is dubbed into Icelandic for the occasion, and it is screened at the Nordic House 20 Dec. 5 p.m. Duration: 1 hr. 16 min. Perfect family movie. See Icelandic or Norwegian page for more detailed information. Welcome! Free!    

The Nordic House Christmas concert for kids!

The Nordic House Christmas concert for kids From 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the main hall. Dj fun and a concert with Pollapönk!  Free admission and open to all as long as there is room. Ísgerður Elfa Gunnarsdóttir from Krakka RUV will be our DJ before and after Pollapönk playes! It will be fun […]

15:15 Concert Series “Magic of Duo Harpverk”

15:15 Concert Series “Magic of Duo Harpverk” Magic of Duo Harpverk is a title of a concert that will take place at the 15:15 Concert Series at the Nordic House, Sunday November 27th at 3.15 pm, where Duo Harpverk, the harpist Katie Buckley and percussionist Frank Aarnink are teaming up with the composer collective S.L.Á.T.U.R […]

Hvar er Stekkjarstaur?

Christmas theater for children in Icelandic. All children are welcome. Tickets at The Nordic House library. Free entrance!

Gingerbread exhibition at the Nordic house

Gingerbread exhibition at the Nordic house We at the Nordic house are delighted to invite you to participate in our Christmas exhibition. Make your own gingerbread and decorate, as you like.  Then hand in your gingerbread to Nordic house reception to take part in our Christmas exhibition. You are only limited by your imagination and […]

Christmas program for the whole family

Environmentally friendly Christmas program for the whole family The Nordic House would like to welcome you and your family to an environmental friendly Christmas celebration with seminars and workshops on Sundays and Tuesdays in December. We are going to re-design, re-use and teach you creative and sustainable solutions with the help of experienced designers and […]

Book Launch- Tomorrow is Never a New Day

Welcome to the Icelandic launch of the book Tomorrow is Never a New Day, published by Ordskælv in Helsinki on November 18th 2016. The book contains texts by 24 young, Nordic authors, writing about their shared experience of growing up in poverty in the affluent Nordic countries. The four Icelandic authors will read from their […]

NATO – new challenges in Northern Europe

NATO – new challenges in Northern Europe General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, will give a lecture at a meeting organized by Varðberg, Atlantic Treaty Association of Iceland, in the Nordic House on Monday 21 November at 12.00 to 13.00. Recently more focus than before is on the security situation on Europe’s […]

Vigdísarvaka at the Nordic House

Oddi in Rangárvellir – Cultural Center again? December 2nd the society of Oddi will have a meeting called Vigdísarvöka at the Nordic House at 1:30pm.  Everyone welcome, free entrance. Language: Icelandic.    

Storytelling with LEGO

  Storytelling with LEGO for kids 6-9 years old-  Saturday 19 November 1-2pm. The Nordic House Children’s library.  Language: Icelandic To register for the workshop e-mail info@nordichouse.is  MAX: 15 children.    

We are hiring.

Nordens Hus i Reykjavik søger projektleder til 50% Norden i fokus program og 50% arbejde med Nordisk råds litteraturpriser. Ansøgere bedes ansøge via www.norden.org. Norden i Fokus er et kommunikationsprojekt under Nordisk Ministerråds Kommunikationsafdeling, der har til formål at synliggøre de visioner og programmer, som der skal arbejdes med indenfor det officielle nordiske samarbejde. I […]

Meet the Author- Katarina Frostenson

Katarina Frostenson has since long been part of the most respected poets in the Nordic countries and has received many significant prizes for her works. Since 1992, she has been a member of the Swedish Academy, which annually elects the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Katarina Frostenson will be our guest at a […]

Norwegian story hour – November 12th

Norwegian story hour for Norwegian speaking children  Saturdays, September 10th, October 1st, November 12th from 14-15:30, December 3d, from 13-14 in the Nordic House children area.  Children that understand Norwegian are welcome with their parents. Matja Steen leads the storyhour.  Ha det bra!

Introduction to Nordic Culture Point funding programmes

Interested in Nordic Culture Point funding programmes? Join us at the Nordic House on Saturday 12 November at 4pm for an introduction and workshop on how to apply for funding, application deadlines, guidelines and experience. Leading the workshop are Director Marita Dalsgaard and Producer Kristianna Winther Poulsen who received a grant in September 2015 for […]

YOU ARE MY HEROES

The human rights hero, Moses Akatugba will give a talk at the Nordic House in Iceland on 16th November from 12:00-13:00. The event is in English, free and open to everyone.  He will share his experience of police and military brutality in Nigeria, his 10 years behind bars and on death row, his long desired pardon which […]

Classics in the Moorland-Knock on the door

Classics in the Moorland Knock on the door, The Wunderhorn trio, Sesselja Kristjánsdóttir mezzo-soprano, Ágúst Ólafsson baritone and Eva Þyrí Hilmarsdóttir piano, perform songs and duets by Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorák. Tickets Admission fee is ISK 2500, ISK 1500 for senior citizens and disabled; free for students, 25 years old […]

15:15 Concert Series “Czech Republic – Iceland”

Czech Republic – Iceland is a title of a concert that will take place at the 15:15 Concert Series at the Nordic House, Sunday November 13th at 3.15 pm, joining together Czech and Icelandic music and musicians. The Czech string quartet PiKap will perform a string quartet by the Icelandic composer Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir, as well […]

Icelandic writers in Scandinavian languages

Icelandic writers in Scandinavian languages The Icelandic authors Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir and Jón Kalman Stefánsson talk about their books that have been translated to Skandinavian languages.  Gísli Magnússon is a moterator and the conversation is in Scandinavian languages. Café Lingua is organized by the Nordic House, lektors in Danish and Swedish and Borgarbókasafn. Aalto Bistro […]

VINYL MARKET

Looking for some good vinyl records? Drop by the Nordic House to listen, trade and buy! Sunday 6. November from 13:00 – 17:00 in Salur. There will be a relaxing atmosphere with live music from: Man In between (ES), Heidatrubador, Svavar Knútur and Kristín Thora. The childrens library is open for the little ones and […]

15:15 Concert series “Jónas Tómasson – portrait with Ton de Leeuw”

Jónas Tómasson – portrait with Ton de Leeuw. Sunday 30. October at 15:15 Caput ensemble, Iceland‘s leading new music ensemble, presents Icelandic composer Jónas Tómasson in their portrait series, celebrating this 70th anniversary. The program: Jónas: Í Tóneyjahafi for bass-flute, clarinet, bass-clarinet and horn Jónas: Ballett VI – Eight Slow Dances for Lára for four […]

Airwaves off venue- SUNDAY

Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! 13:00-17:00 Vinyl market 13:00     Man In between (ES) 14:00     Heidatrubador 15:00     Svavar Knútur 16:00     Kristín Thora INFO Man in between was born in 2013. Since then, ideas started to come together and songs […]

Airwaves off venue- SATURDAY

Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program: 13:00     VIL (IS/DK) 14:00     Einar Indra 15:00     Mikael Lind (IS/SE) 16:00     Hráefni 17:00     Mosi Musik 18:00     Birth Ctrl Info VIL is a new music […]

What´s the deal with Icelandic politics?

What´s the deal with Icelandic politics? The Nordic House, 24. October, 7:30pm- 9:00pm Welcome to a FREE event aimed at foreign nationals, residing in Iceland about Icelandic politics, and the parliamentary elections on October 29th. Who are these pirates? Who controls the country: Prime Minister Jóhannsson or President Jóhannesson? What will the Icelandic nation vote […]

Airwaves off venue- FRIDAY

Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program: 13:00     I Am Soyuz (SE) 14:00     Heiðrik (FO) 15:00     Small Time Giants (GL) 16:00     Rökkvi (FO) 17:00     VAR 18:00     X-Heart […]

Airwaves off venue- THURSDAY

Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. Program 13:00     Silja Johannesen (FO) 14:00     Magnetosphere 15:00     Ghost of Greenland 16:00  Daníel Hjálmtýsson 17:00     Hinemoa 18:00     Anatomy Of Frank (US) FULL PROGRAM Photo […]

Airwaves off venue- WEDNESDAY

Airwaves off venue in The Nordic House Welcome to the Nordic House -Black Box and enjoy an elaborate OFF VENUE program. Admission is free! More information on the artists can be found below. LIVESTREAM   13:00     SARAJANE (DE) 14:00     Wayward 15:00     Bláskjár 16:00     Omotrack 17:00     Andy Svarthol 18:00     Strange Boy (UK) Photo exhibition in Black Box Enjoy […]

Meet the Author- JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST

Meet the Author- JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST At The Nordic House, November 1. at 7:30pm.  Free entrance. The program will take place in scandinavian languages. Moderator is Tinna Ásgeirsdóttir. Since the autumn of 2015, the Nordic House has organized monthly Meet the Author evenings with exciting and relevant Nordic writers. Our goal is to present a wide variety […]

The Panama Papers- Livestream

The Panama Papers The Nordic House, Monday 17 October at 16: 00-18: 00. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Organized by The Pirate Party Speakers: Eva Joly representative of the French Greens in the European Parliament and former advisor to the special prosecutor John Kr. Kristjansson, a journalist with Reykjavik Media. Livestream

Meet the Author Series

The Nordic House is a central literary arena in Reykjavik. The Nordic House has a long tradition of organizing author events with current and exciting Nordic writers in the spring and autumn period. It is our goal to invite a broad spectrum of interesting and relevant authors to talk about their books and their authorship. […]

Swedish storyhour 16. october.

Swedish storyhour for swedish speaking children in the Nordic House children library, Sunday from 12-14. Swedish storyhours:  October 16th, November 13th and December 11th.