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Games People Play — New Nordic Virtual Cinema Week 9

FRI—April 23 through THU—April 29 Film tickets $13 ($8 ASF Members) ***ASF Members can use their New Nordic Cinema discount code or log in to Elevent using the email address associated with their member account.** New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking with us from home by catching some of […]

Indigenous Activism in the Nordic Countries — Virtual Panel With Sofia Jannok, Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm, Beaska Niilas, & Victoria Qutuuq Buschman

WED—April 28—1 PM (ET) *This event will take place online as a Virtual Panel.* On April 28, please join ASF for a virtual round-table discussion on Indigenous Activism in the Nordic Countries, with Sámi artist Sofia Jannok, Inuk anthropologist and Indigenous rights activist Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm, & Sámi activist Beaska Niilas, moderated by Iñupiaq Inuit wildlife […]

Diana’s Wedding — New Nordic Virtual Cinema Week 10

FRI—April 30 through THU—May 6 Film tickets $13 ($8 ASF Members) **ASF Members will receive their discount by logging in to Elevent using the email address associated with their member account.** New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking with us from home by catching some of the best new films […]

Virtual Panel — The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen

TUE—January 26—7 PM REGISTER American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel discussion on Tove Ditlevsen's The Copenhagen Trilogy, in celebration of its publication in English translation by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman beginning January 26. In this event, translator Michael Favala Goldman and authors Morten Høi Jensen (A Difficult Death), Rachel Kushner (The Mars Room), and […]

The Fairytale World of Elsa Beskow Virtual Workshop with Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

SAT—May 1—11 AM ET *The YouTube Premiere will air from 11-11:30 AM on May 1 and remain live on this page through May 8.* On Walpurgis Day & Vappu on May 1, join us to welcome in the spring with a special celebration of the iconic Swedish author Elsa Beskow! Special guest Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz (Scandinavian American […]

Run Uje Run — New Nordic Virtual Cinema Week 11

FRI—May 7 through THU—May 13 Film tickets $13 ($8 ASF Members) **ASF Members will receive their discount by logging in to Elevent using the email address associated with their member account.** New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House returns in a virtual format! Celebrate contemporary Nordic filmmaking with us from home by catching some of the best new films […]

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Online Nordic Book Club

TUE—May 11—6 PM, free **Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** 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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month […]

Outgoing Vessel & Sense Violence Virtual Poetry Reading & Discussion

THU—May 13—2 PM ET On May 13, see a virtual poetry reading and discussion with Nordic poets and translators Helena Boberg, Johannes Göransson, Katrine Øgaard Jensen, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by Paul Cunningham (The House of the Tree of Sores). Helena Boberg and Johannes Göransson will present readings of works from Boberg's new book Sense Violence, now […]

Rain — Virtual Studio Visit & Read Aloud

SAT—May 15—11 AM ET *The YouTube Premiere will air from 11-11:30 AM on May 15 and remain live on this page through May 22.* On Saturday, May 15 at 11 AM ET, join us for a virtual visit and read aloud with award-winning artist and architect Anders Holmer! In today’s program, Anders will invite us into […]