Blind Free Tickets (NO – 2014) Director: Eskil Vogt 1h 36 min – Drama – 16+ Ingrid can see in her dreams. The way the world around her looks, her husband’s office, their favourite restaurant… memories. It’s when Ingrid awakes each morning and opens her eyes that she suddenly remembers she is blind. With her […]
The Last King/Birkebeinerne Free Tickets 23.2. 7 pm 24.2. 4 pm (NO – 2016) Director: Nils Gaup 1h 40 min – Action/Adventure – 12+ Based on true events, The Last King is set in civil war-ravaged Norway of the early 13th century. The Norwegian king fights for survival against the men of the Church, who […]
Free Tickets The Last King/Birkebeinerne 23.2. 7 pm 24.2. 4 pm The Norwegian embassy invites guests to refreshments before the movie. (NO – 2016) Director: Nils Gaup 1h 40 min – Action/Adventure – 12+ Based on true events, The Last King is set in civil war-ravaged Norway of the early 13th century. The Norwegian king […]
Sami National Day 6th of February We celebrate the national day of the Sami people by showing Sami short films from 12 pm – 5 pm at The Nordic House. Entrance is free! 7 Sami short stories with English subtitles 10 Sami short films with English subtitles Recommended age: + 12 years For more […]
The Wait /Mon de kommer om natten? Free Tickets (DK – 2016) Director: Emil Langballe 58 min – Documentary Rokhsar Sediqi is 14 years old. With her mom, dad and five siblings, she has fled to Denmark from Afghanistan and has already waited for 4 years to get permission to stay in the country. The […]
Unknown Soldier /Tuntematon Sotilas Free Tickets (FI – 2017) Director: Aku Louhimies 3h – Drama/War – age 13+ Unknown Soldier tells a story of an infantry unit’s tour of duty that lasts for more than three years during the Finnish Continuation War. The film is based on the classic novel by Väinö Linna, and shows […]
Sami Blood /Sameblod Free Tickets 25.2. 5 pm 27.2. 8 pm (SE – 2016) Director: Amanda Kernell 1h 50 min – Drama – 11+ Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sámi girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930’s and race biology examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve […]
Sami Blood /Sameblod Free Tickets 25.2. 5 pm 27.2. 8 pm (SE – 2016) Director: Amanda Kernell 1h 50 min – Drama – 11+ Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sámi girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930’s and race biology examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve […]
Ingmar Bergman genom koreografens öga /Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer’s Eye Free Tickets (SE – 2016) 51 min – Documentary Director: Fredrik Stattin As a film director, Bergman was also a choreographer. Throughout his films, and his theatre works, one could sense his refined choreographed language – in the beautiful movement of a head, or […]
The Punk Syndrome /Kovasikajuttu Free Tickets (FI – 2012) Directors: Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi 1h 25 min – Documentary “The members of our band are four middle-aged, mentally handicapped men. The music is, of course, Finnish punk.” Sami Helle, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät The Punk Syndrome is a film about Finland’s most kick-ass punk rock band, […]
Childhood /Barndom Free Tickets (NO – 2017) Director: Margreth Olin 1h 30 min – Documentary Childhood is a documentary about children, and how they play on their own terms. It follows children from Aurora Kindergarten, from age 1 to 7, throughout a year. We are allowed to observe the secret play among them, the play […]
Free tickets Childhood /Barndom (NO – 2017) Director: Margreth Olin 1h 30 min – Documentary Childhood is a documentary about children, and how they play on their own terms. It follows children from Aurora Kindergarten, from age 1 to 7, throughout a year. We are allowed to observe the secret play among them, the play […]
Tickets Bakerman 23.2. 9 pm. (DK – 2016) 83 min – Drama/Crime – 15+ Director: David Noel Bourke Never make a baker feel cornered. Jens (Mikkel Vadsholdt) has accepted far too much for too long. Being the shy night-owl he is, he keeps to himself, but the world will not let him be. The new […]
Tickets Land of Mine /Under Sandet (DK, DE – 2015) Director: Martin Zandvliet 1h 41 min – Drama/War – age 15+ As World War II comes to an end, a group of German prisoners of war, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – […]
3Troubadours are coming to the Nordic House and will perform their show Mobile Dreams on May 13th at 3 PM. Tickets are available at the entrance and on tix.is Entrance: 2000 ISK 3Troubadours is a trilateral trio of performance storytellers consisting of Markus Luukkonen (Finland), Torgrim Mellum Stene (Norway) and Tom van Outryve (Belgium). They started […]
Tickets The Square 22.2. 7 pm 24.2. 8 pm (SE– 2017) Director: Ruben Östlund 2 hours 35 minutes – Comedy/Drama –15+ Christian (Claes Bang) is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is “The Square”, an installation […]
Free Tickets The Square is the Nordic Film Festival opening film 2018. The Nordic embassies in Reykjavik invite you to a drink -or other refreshments – before the film. 22.2. 7 pm 24.2. 8 pm (SE– 2017) Director: Ruben Östlund 2 hours 35 minutes – Comedy/Drama –15+ Christian (Claes Bang) is the respected curator of a contemporary […]
Nordic Book Market – February 10th-11th, open from 11- 17 Saturday and Sunday. February 12th – 18th the book market will continue in the library, open 11-17. New and old Nordic books for children, young adults and adults and interesting posters from events in the Nordic House through the years. Great selection of new books […]
Concert with Kids in Jazz at The Nordic House February 3rd at 3 pm Entrance is free – Welcome! Performing from Iceland Eva (12 years old, piano), Guðrún Aisha (11 years old, clarinettist), Kári (13 years old, electrical guitar) og Oddur (14 years old, saxofon). From Norway, Lina (12 years old, vibraphone), Aida (12 years old, contrabass) […]
Lectures on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY This semester, The Nordic House offers live streaming from lectures on natural sciences and technology, organized by Århus University in Denmark. Two of the lectures will be held in English. There will be a short break during the lectures, allowing attendants to exchange views and/or send questions and comments to […]
Merete Pryds Helle (1965) is educated from Forfatterskolen and has a Bachelor’s degree in Literature Studies. She has lived in Italy for many years, where she has been a teaching assistant at several universities. Pryds Helle made her debut in 1990, and her breakthrough novel was Fiske i livets flod (2000). In addition to prose […]
Nordic Film Festival 2018 Welcome to The Nordic House, February 22nd-27th The festival this year screens a great variety of high-quality Nordic films from all genres. The films have English subtitles. Entrance is free! The Nordic region is internationally known for its dynamic film culture and it is a pleasure to present a few examples of […]
Do you think your clean office walls cry out for some exciting art, so you could be inspired by your work? Artotek, or the Art Library at the Nordic House, has what you need: fascinating graphic art to challenge and refresh your close environment. Artotek is a graphics collection, fully accessible to all registered users of the Nordic House Library. Here you can get an art takeaway by using your library card. Library users are allowed to borrow up to 3 artworks at once for 3 months each. At the moment, the Artotek collection consists of around 600 graphic artworks from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Feel free to have […]
Stirni Ensemble (IS) Þvers og kruss The Nordic House 16:00 / 4 pm 2000 kr. Stirni Ensemble has put together a program of young composers from across the globe. Members of Stirni Ensemble all studied music in the Netherlands at a certain point and wanted to bring to the festival a program of […]
Hlökk (IS) Huldublik The Nordic House – Black box 15:00 / 3 pm 2000 kr. The ensemble Hlökk is a collaboration between Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir, Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir and Ragnheiður Erla Björnsdóttir. The group will perform new pieces for the sound and light sculpture Hulda where music, visual arts and creative writing merge. Hulda is […]
Passepartout Duo Skammdegi/Náttleysi The Nordic House 14:00 / 2 pm 2000 kr. “Skammdegi / Náttleysi” is taken from the old Icelandic calendar referring to the shortest darkest days, and the longest night less days experienced in the North. Exploring this concept, Passepartout Duo links dynamic lighting, electronic sounds, and poetic quotations as a unique source […]
Kirsten Thorup (1942) made her debut in 1967 with the poem collection Inside – Outside, and thus 2017 marked her 50th anniversary as an author. Thorup has written in all genres but is primarily known for a number of deep exemplary and socially engaging novels such as Lille Jonna (1977), Himmel og helvede (1982), Den […]
Dansk-íslenska félagið býður upp á ljóða- og söngdagskrá í sal Norræna hússins laugardaginn 13. janúar Næsti viðburður sem Dansk-íslenska félagið stendur fyrir hefur verið ákveðinn laugardaginn 13. janúar 2018 kl. 14-16 í sal Norræna hússins. Þar verða lesnar upp óbirtar þýðingar á ljóðum danska ljóðskáldsins Piu Tafdrup en Sigríður Helga Sverrisdóttir hefur nú þegar þýtt […]
Inspired by Aalto: Sustainability as an Attitude is a design exhibition that presents some of Alvar Aalto‘s classic furniture designs, and some of the works he has inspired, through a collection furniture, skillfully curated by Artek‘s former art director, Ben af Schultén. The exhibition is kindly sponsored by Artek. Admittance to the exhibition is 500 ISK. Opening […]
Norwegian story hour Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House children library, Saturdays at 13:00, January 13th, February 10th, March 10th and April 14th 2018. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House children library, Saturdays at 13:00, January 13th, February 10th, March 10th and April 14th 2018. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House children library, Saturdays at 13:00, January 13th, February 10th, March 10th and April 14th 2018. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House children library, Saturdays at 13:00, January 13th, February 10th, March 10th and April 14th 2018. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Finnish story hour Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, January – May, at 11:00 in the Nordic House children library. Tervetuloa!
Finnish story hour Finnish story hour for children, om chosen sundays every month. This time, we meet on Sunday 16th at of September at 12 PM in the Nordic House’s Children Library. Next story hours will be on Sundays October 21th, November 18th and December 9th. Tervetuloa!
Finnish story hour Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, January – May, at 13:00 in the Nordic House children library. Next story hours will be on January 7th, February 4th, March 4th, April 8th and May 6th 2018. Tervetuloa!
Finnish story hour Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, January – May, at 13:00 in the Nordic House children library. Next story hours will be on January 7th, February 4th, March 4th, April 8th and May 6th 2018. Tervetuloa!
Finnish story hour Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, January – May, at 13:00 in the Nordic House children library. Next story hours will be on January 14, February 4th, March 4th, April 8th and May 6th 2018. Tervetuloa!
Danish story hour Danish story hour for children in the Nordic House children library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: January 21st, February 18th, March 18th and April 22nd 2018
Danish story hour Danish story hour for children in the Nordic House children library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: January 21st, February 18th, March 18th and April 22nd 2018
CANCELLED – Danish story hour Danish story hour for children in the Nordic House children library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: January 21st, February 18th, March 18th and April 22nd 2018
Danish story hour Danish story hour for children in the Nordic House children library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: January 21st, February 18th, March 18th and April 22nd 2018
Swedish story hour Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from January – May 2018, from 12-14. Welcome! Dates: January 14th, February 11th, March 11th, April 15th and May 13th.
// sorry! the Swedish story hour is cancelled// Swedish story hour Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from January – May 2018, from 12-14. Welcome! Dates: January 14th, February 11th, March 11th, April 15th and May 13th.
Swedish story hour Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from January – May 2018, from 12-14. Welcome! Dates: January 14th, February 11th, March 11th, April 15th and May 13th.
Swedish story hour Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from January – May 2018, from 12-14. Welcome! Dates: January 14th, February 11th, March 11th, April 15th and May 13th.
//Swedish story hour on January 14th is cancelled// Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from January – May 2018, from 12-14. Welcome! Dates: January 14th, February 11th, March 11th, April 15th and May 13th.
Sissal Kampmann (born 1974) is a poet from the Faroe Islands who holds a master’s degree in Nordic literature. She made her debut in 2011 with the collection Ravnar á ljóðleysum flogi – yrkingar úr uppgongdini (“Ravens fly silently – poems from the ascent”), for which she was awarded the Klaus Rifbjerg Debutant Prize. Since […]