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Swedish Advanced Beginner 2

Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! In this course offered remotely via Zoom by Scandinavia House, students will now be ready to work more in depth with structure in various sub-clauses. They will learn how to use the reflexive possessive pronoun and more specific ways to express future tense while slightly more […]

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Swedish Intermediate 3

Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this winter at Scandinavia House! In this course based on conversation and grammar, students will now deal with finesse and formal language. Instead of expanding our writing, we will focus on condensing. Discussions will span traditions, Vikings and lore, unwritten societal norms, leadership, work and family structures as well as poetry. This […]

Music on Park Avenue with Per Tengstrand & Robin Park

Music on Park Avenue returns this fall! The series presented by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes audiences back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in October for another season of its popular performances. Held monthly on Thursday evenings, concerts will begin at 7:30 preceded by conversation by Tengstrand about the pieces and composer. On March 23, cellist Robin Park, […]

EEPPI URSIN: My Finnish Soul

On March 30, join us for a performance and celebration with New York-based Finnish singer-pianist Eeppi Ursin on the release of her new album, My Finnish Soul! Bringing well-known Finnish traditional folk […]

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SWEDISH ADVANCED BEGINNER 3

SUNDAYS—11:20 AM-1 PM (virtual) April 2 through June 11, 2023 $499 ($449.10 ASF Members) Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! As the student approaches intermediate level […]

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China

This April, join us for a virtual discussion with bestselling Norwegian author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan) on her epic new book High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China, out now from Pegasus Books!  The Himalaya weaves through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient […]

The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu

Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. On April 4, we'll be discussing the novel The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu, out in translation from Scribe US. In an unnamed Soviet state, […]

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SWEDISH ADVANCED BEGINNER 3

SUNDAYS—11:20 AM-1 PM (virtual) April 2 through June 11, 2023 $499 ($449.10 ASF Members) Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! As the student approaches intermediate level […]

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SWEDISH ADVANCED BEGINNER 2

Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In this course offered in-person at Scandinavia House and virtually via Zoom, students will now be ready to […]