Thirteen Nordic picture books, youth novels, and collections of poetry have been nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. A playful joy of storytelling, distinctive humour, and melancholy shine through in the nominated works, whilst the many facets of the picture book genre are also widely represented. The winner will […]
The Norden 0-30 and Volt grant programmes fund creative projects for and by children and young people in the Nordic region. This webinar aims at reaching young applicants, aged 30 years and younger, as well as people who are working with children and youth. Learn all you need to know about why and how to […]
Matja Steen reads for us in Norwegian. She will dive into her treasure chest of old Norwegian fairy tales and surprise us with the everlasting adventures of good and evil, magic, courage, heroes and heroines. Matja then invites children and their families to get lost in a fantasy world of their own. Inspired by the […]
Inga Birna Friðjónsdóttir will read from one of her favourite childhood stories No jumping on the bed! by Tedd Arnold. Walter is not allowed to jump on the bed – but he does it anyway. This is a tale about a young boy whose vivid imagination, and love for jumping on his bed, brings him […]
Welcome to a Finnish story time for children at the Nordic House Children’s Library. We will read from books and encourage the children to play and interact in Finnish. The story hour is recommended for children age 2-10, but everyone that understands Finnish is welcome to join us. This is a free event for […]
The art of illustrating the invisible: Diversity and multiculturalism in picture books In this seminar, illustrator Maria Sann, MA – winner of the Rudolf Koivu Prize in 2021 – explores her personal story as an emigrant from Russia in 1993 and her quest for new expressions without stereotypical visual effects. Publisher Jenni Erkintalo, founder […]
How has the pandemic affected health and life expectancy? On Nordic Day, 23 March, the biannual report “State of the Nordic Region” will be launched with a series of events across five Nordic countries. The Icelandic event will shed light on the COVID pandemic’s impact on health and demographics in the Nordic Region. The whole […]
Kidarchy invites adults and children to their bar! At Kidarchy’s bar the children are in charge – the bar is a platform for Kidarchy to experiment with ideas they’ve had in weekly workshops in The Nordic House. This winter the bar offers for examples conceptual cocktails, (alcohol free!), relaxation, advice and personal conversations at the […]
Prelude to the future, by Ævar Þór Benediktsson and Kjartan Ólafsson, is a mix of theater and storytelling where Nordic fairy tales and folktales are staged. The soundscape of the show is unique and made with the assistance of the artificial intelligence CALMUS. The soundscape is created with sound from nature and music from the […]
FOR US WHO LOVE READING GOOD STORIES Join the Nordic House reading club at the most beautiful library in Reykjavik, where we will meet and talk about Nordic fiction. The reading club is led by Erling Kjærbo and Susanne Elgum from the library. We read in Scandinavian and speak together in “Blandinavian” when we meet […]
The Nordic House is implementing a new program that is focused on establishing and developing a platform based on diversity and inclusion in the Icelandic art and cultural scene. The program is lead by curator Elham Fakouri and aims to gather different artists and activists with diverse backgrounds and ethnicity, having a series of performances and panel discussions in order to make […]
Nannaelvah Prem Bendtsen will read the story Life in the Universe by Zakiya Ajmi , which is the inspiration behind the current exhibition at the Children´s library. She will also interduce a short story about the famous alien E.T. and afterwards invite families to join in on some space related craft. Niovi is cand.mag in history and company […]
Liv is a girl that lives on the top floor in a house in the city, just beneath the starry sky. Liv’s father has told her that space is constantly expanding, like a balloon that is being blown up more and more. With her telescope, Liv looks up into space and takes on a journey […]
How would the world be if the animals were in control and had access to the internet? In the workshop guests get to explore the viewpoint of animals through different creative exercises led by artist Kolbeinn Hugi, that exhibits work in the current exhibition at the Nordic house – Even a worm will turn. Kolbeinn Hugi […]
In the sea off the coast of Iceland, a whale is spotted with human eyes, and a horse is strangely conspired with its master. The relationship between animal and human in the sagas is close. Dangerously, witch crafted women can turn into animals in the Icelandic sagas and in the ancient sagas, the heroes can […]
Wednesday the 23rd of February, Kolbeinn Hugi and Josefin Arnell will have an artist talk about their works in the new exhibition Even a worm will turn. The talk will start at 18 and will be led by the curators of the exhibition. Welcome to artist talk in Hvelfing. Josefin Arnell (b. 1984, SE) […]
Musician Elham Fakouri will hold a music workshop for the whole family. With the clarinet as her instrument, she guides the participants to play, create and explore the possibilities of storytelling through music. The workshop is free and percussion instruments will be available on site but guests can also bring their own. Elham Fakouri is […]
Children are invited to join a free, two day workshop during the winter break. In the workshop children will get familiarised with the works from the new exhibition at The Nordic house – Even a worm will turn – where animals play a key role. The relationship between humans and animals will be explored through […]
“The Length and Breadth of the Nordic Region” “The Length and Breadth of the Nordic Region” is an anthology trilogy that’s part of Lyftet – an initiative from the Nordic ministers for culture in the field of children’s and young people’s literature. The primary initiative is an annual interdisciplinary seminar on current Nordic children’s and […]
Welcome to the opening of the new exhibition EVEN A WORM WILL TURN, Saturday the 12 of February at 17.00-20.00. In the narrative of man as name giver, living creatures are transmuted into ideas, signs, or symbols. Imbuing animals with ideological, emotional, anthropomorphic identity traits. How does this narrative affect interspecies relations? Reflecting upon human […]
New art exhibition in Hvelfing. Open Tuesday-Sunday from 10-17. Exhibition catalogue In the narrative of man as name giver, living creatures are transmuted into ideas, signs, or symbols. Imbuing animals with ideological, emotional, anthropomorphic identity traits. How does this narrative affect interspecies relations? Reflecting upon human -animal kinship we are confronted with the limitations of […]
Click here to sign up In this year’s, film focus program the Nordic House has in collaboration with International Sámi Film Institute chosen films made by indigenous directors from Sámpi and Canada. The movies will be screened in The Nordic House on the Sámi National Day, Sunday the 6th of February. 16:00 – On Solid Ground: Indigenous shorts. […]
RVK Feminist Film Festival are holding a conversation edition here at the Nordic House this Saturday the 15th of January. The conversation consists of three online panels with professionals from the filmmaking world that will talk about cinema, feminism and creation. The conversations are open for questions and will be streamed on the Nordic House […]
Lounge Sápmi is a young and urban live concept of, for and with young Sámi art and music performers. The idea of the project is to make a community of musicians, artists and listeners and most importantly a stage for young Sámi performers. The project was founded in 2019 by Anthoni Hætta, Inger Johanne Oskal […]
The Nordic House is closed from 24 December 2021 – 3 January 2022. We wish you all happy holidays and look forward to seeing you in the new year.
Sunday December 12th from 15-17, The Nordic House invites you to a literary event PØLSE&POESI -Polish SAUSAGE & POETRY Jakub Stachowiak, Mao Alheimsdóttir and Kamila Ciolko-Borkowska read aloud from their poems, while we serve Polish sausages from Pylsumeistarinn with pickled cucumbers. The readings will be in Polish and Icelandic Jakub Stachowiak was born in […]
Do you trust children? But do you trust them with your hair? Kidarchy’s Bar is opening a pop up hair salon and are inviting adults for a free Christmas haircut! The hair salon will be located at The Nordic House and exclusively open between 5-6PM on Friday the 10th of December. The haircut doesn’t cost […]
Children are encouraged to participate in a story competition at the Nordic house. Participants can take inspiration from stories about the Moomins – or by the exhibition Reading and writing with the Moomins which is shown at the Children´s Library of the Nordic house. It is possible to either send in a written story or […]
Readings and family workshop with Rán Flygering and Hallgrímur Helgason. The new book Will Christmas arrive? is about the cheerful sisters of the 13 Icelandic Santa clauses and is produced by illustrator Rán Flygenring and writer Hallgrímur Helgason. In the relation to the new book the authors will have a reading and workshop at the […]
The whole family is welcome to a Christmas crafting workshop in the concert hall of the Nordic house. Christmas decoration and papers will be made with the help of an Icelandic, Latvian and Lithuanian teachers. All the material will be available and multicultural Christmas music will be in the background. There will be space between […]
Welcome to a guided tour in Hvelfing on Good Thursday at 18:30 through the current exhibition TIME MATTER REMAINS TROUBLE. Myrra Leifsdóttir and Veigar Ölnir Gunnarsson take visitors around the exhibition and give insight to the works by Icelandic, Finnish and German artists. Artist exhibiting: Alice Creischer Anna Líndal Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir Bjarki Bragason nabbteeri […]
Come and experience how to make delicacies that taste of December! Silla Knudsen from Sono and Helga Haraldsdóttir will show and tell in Icelandic and “Blandinavian” which ingredients and recipes give the perfect atmosphere of enjoyment and self-pampering in the winter. You will yourself be making sweets, spicy chocolate and confect, while you taste a nice […]
Synthesizing Sustainability – Multispecies Storytelling and Seeing Beyond Plant Blindness How can art affect scientific narratives and make us see beyond plant blindness? How might plant-based sensoric experiences influence human perceptions of plants? How does habitat and displacement, conservation and postcolonial perspectives become the central focus of artistic research? And why would apples be relevant […]
Special storyhour: Nordic translators read This week is Nordic literature week, and we mark this with a special storyhour on Saturday November 20th i cooperation with Network for Nordic translators of children’s and young people’s literature. From 11-12 the translators will read selected children’s books in the children’s library. The stories will be in various […]
In the bookclub for youth Just read! we have spent November reading the Nordic Council Literature Prize winner of 2021, Naasuliardarpi by Nivaq Korneliussen. We will finish off the book with our final workshop Just talk!, the 25th of November at 5pm. Even if you have just started reading or have reed the whole book everyone […]
Seminar on translation of children’s and young people’s literature The translator network that will meet in Reykjavik in November consists of translators from all the Nordic areas, who translate into Nordic languages. The common denominator for the translators is that they translate children’s and young people’s literature in addition to adult literature. Translations for children […]
Icelandic artist Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir teaches an exciting workshop were sculptures, magnets and nature create an artwork together. The workshop starts at Hvelfing exhibition space of the Nordic house where she will give guests insight into her work in the exhibition TIME MATTER REMAINS TROUBLE. Afterwards the workshop moves to the Children´s Library where Anna […]
The Latvian school invites families and children specially to celebrate Latvia’s birthday! In November in 1918, the independent state of Latvia was proclaimed, which makes this month a very special and cheerful time for Latvians. Therefor the Latvian school in Reykjavík would like to invite children and families to the Nordic House for a celebration […]
Have you walked under the earth or skied in the air? Artist Anna Líndal shares her experiences in a fun workshop that gives insight into her work on the exhibition TIME MATTER REMAINS TROUBLE in the Nordic house. Anna has been active in numerous solo and joint exhibitions in Iceland and abroad since 1990. She […]
Have you walked under the earth or skied in the sky? Artist Anna Líndal shares interesting stories that happened creating her new work, during a workshop for children, young people and families at the Nordic house. The workshop starts in Hvelfing – exhibition area of the Nordic house- where guests get to know her new […]