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 September 12, we’ll be discussing Martin A. Hansen’s The Liar, one of the greatest works of modern Scandinavian fiction, out now in new translation by […]
This fall at Scandinavia House, experience Nordic comedy at its darkest with “Svart Humor”! “If there’s a dead body in Denmark, someone is going to make a joke about it,” director Anders Jensen once said; Nordic comedies are as known for their deadpan, dry wit as for their occasionally noir subject matter, celebrating the “svart/sort” (dark) […]
“A poignant and achingly moving tale of love and loss” — see Finnish filmmaker Klaus Härö’s My Sailor, My Love.
Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir and acclaimed author Ragnar Jónasson discuss their thriller "Reykjavik: A Crime Story."
Learn the Nordic languages in hybrid classes from Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, students will build vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation skills.
Join us September 26 for a discussion with award-winning author and artist Marika Mijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo, in celebration of the release of Rosie Runs! They’ll discuss their work across artmaking, translation, and children’s book-making, while sharing visuals from Rosie Runs, which is out August 15 in translation from Elsewhere […]
Learn Norwegian 3 in hybrid classes this semester from Scandinavia House.
Learn the Nordic languages in hybrid classes from Scandinavia House! In Norwegian 1, students will build vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation skills.
This fall at Scandinavia House, experience Nordic comedy at its darkest with “Svart Humor”! “If there’s a dead body in Denmark, someone is going to make a joke about it,” […]
