$12 **50% of proceeds will support ASF + Scandinavia House** Scandinavia House is now hosting a virtual cinema presentation of the hit Icelandic film A White, White Day with Film Movement. Half of proceeds will go to support ASF and Scandinavia House. Following his wife’s tragic death in a car accident, off-duty police chief Ingimundur struggles […]
TUE—SEP 8, 2020 THROUGH TUE—DEC 1, 2020 TUESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
WED—SEP 9, 2020 THROUGH WED—DEC 2, 2020 WEDNESDAYS—6:30 – 8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 […]
**This event will be screened as a YouTube Premiere. It will later remain online for viewing.** Join us for a special Nordic virtual cooking event! Morten Sohlberg, the chef and owner of Smörgås Chef restaurant at Scandinavia House, will present an online demo of making one of his favorite late summer dishes — roasted zucchini and squash […]
THU—SEP 10, 2020 THROUGH THU—DEC 3, 2020 THURSDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 *This class will be taking place via remote instruction.* Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held via […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
MON—SEP 14, 2020 THROUGH MON—DEC 7, 2020 MONDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
TUE—SEP 15, 2020 THROUGH TUE—DEC 8, 2020 TUESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 *This class will be taking place via remote instruction.* Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be […]
WED—SEP 16, 2020 THROUGH WED—DEC 9, 2020 WEDNESDAYS—6:30–8:35 PM $699 This class will be taking place via remote instruction. Scandinavia House promotes the importance of language learning in exploring Nordic culture through classes offered by NYU’s Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting. Traditionally held at Scandinavia House, classes in the fall of 2020 will now be held […]
Starting FRI—September 25 $12 50% of proceeds will support ASF + Scandinavia House **A link to purchase tickets will be available on September 25.** Scandinavia House is now hosting a virtual cinema presentation of the new film The Artist’s Wife, starring the internationally acclaimed Swedish actress Lena Olin, with Strand Releasing. Half of proceeds will go […]
On September 29, Scandinavia House begins a special fall series of panels, Nordic Authors You Should Know, by focusing on Danish literature with Shadi Angelina Bazeghi, Jonas Eika, Maja Lee Langvad, Dorthe Nors, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by author and translator Katrine Øgaard Jensen. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in […]
WED—September 30—1 PM (EDT) In contrast to the United States, the Nordic countries have their own unique approaches to law enforcement that have evolved out of histories with different racial and economic politics. As calls for police reform continue to be debated at every level of government in the U.S., three panelists from the Nordic […]
On October 1, Norwegian author Lars Mytting joins us for a virtual book launch event on The Bell in the Lake, an engrossing epic novel and #1 bestseller in Norway about a young woman with a mystical fate, available in English translation from The Overlook Press beginning September 29. For as long as people can remember, the […]
TUE—October 6—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Icelandic literature with The Imposter Poets, a poetry collective made up of members Thórdís Helgadóttir, Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir, Fríða Ísberg, Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Sunna Dís Másdóttir, and Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, moderated by author and translator Larissa Kyzer. The event will […]
**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 at Scandinavia House but […]
WED—October 7—7 PM EDT American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual book talk with ASF Fellow Beth Peterson, moderated by Sally Yerkovich, on her new book Dispatches from the End of Ice. The future of the world’s ice is at a critical juncture marked by international debate about climate change and almost daily reports about glaciers and […]
FRI—October 9 through THU—October 15 $12 ($7 ASF Members) 50% of proceeds will support ASF + Scandinavia House **A ticketing link will be released closer to the date.** This October, Scandinavia House is excited to present virtual screenings of The Blinding Sea, a new film by George Tombs that explores the life and loves of Roald […]
TUE—October 13—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Finnish literature with Selja Ahava, Rosa Liksom, Johanna Sinisalo, and Antti Tuomainen, moderated by author and translator Lola Rogers. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both English and in Finnish, followed […]
TUE—October 13—7 PM (EDT) In coordination with our virtual cinema presentation of The Blinding Sea, a new film exploring the life and loves of Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), director George Tombs joins us for a discussion on the film on Tuesday, October 13. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen hungered for ice-choked seas and desert places — but more than […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—November 15 *This event will take place as virtual screenings; website will later be updated with ticketing links.* The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—October 18 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS This year, the festival will expand beyond New York to offer a selection of the most exciting and relevant Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films to audiences across the U.S., to view in the comfort of their […]
FRI–October 16 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Swedish film Always Amber with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival from Friday, October 16 through Tuesday, […]
TUE—October 20—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on literature from the Faroe Islands with Rakel Helmsdal, Carl Jóhan Jensen, and Marjun Syderbø Kjælnes, moderated by translator Kerri Pierce. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both the original language and in English, […]
**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 at Scandinavia House but […]
THU—October 22—7 PM EDT $10 *Proceeds go to support Children’s Literature in Translation from Yonder.* Please join Restless Books and Scandinavia House on Thursday, October 22 at 7 PM EDT for a virtual fundraiser celebrating global children’s literature! The creators behind award-winning books in translation for young people will be in conversation, including Icelandic author Andri […]
SAT–October 24 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Finnish documentary Kelet with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, premiering Saturday, October 24 at 8 […]
TUE—October 27—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Norwegian literature with Jan Grue, Roy Jacobsen, Kaja Kvernbakken, and Ruth Lillegraven., moderated by author and translator Karen Havelin. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both English and in Norwegian, followed […]
THU—October 29 through SUN—November 1 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
This Halloween, join us for a special workshop as we visit the award-winning illustrator and author Satu Kettunen’s Studio in Helsinki, Finland to learn about her book Alma’s Monster Party, a wonderful story about fears and how to conquer them! Alma’s family has moved to a new house. It is big, and bleak, and far from […]