Finland

18.11. PRAHA, KC Vltavská
19.11. OSTRAVA, Bonver Arena

The popular Finnish band Lordi is coming to the Czech Republic within its new tour supporting the new album "Babez for Breakfast". 

Yes, Finnish masters of melancholic melodies are coming to the Czech Republic within their „Forging Europe Tour“. This time the KD Šeříkovka Club in Pilsen is the happy one. It will be unforgettable and atmospheric experience for sure. So mark the date: 19. 11. 2010.

Viking horns will sound in Prague´s Abaton Club - on 26th September 2010 within the Heidenfest festival:

- Ensiferum from Finland

- German folk-black melodic metalists Equilibrium

- thrash-death Americans Swashbuckle

- folk metalists from The Netherlands, Heidevolk.

The main headliner: Twilight of the Gods (Tribute Band - Nor, Swe, Ire)

25th - 29th August 2010, Prague

Fresh Film Fest is an international film festival. In 5 days more than 150 films will be screened in competitive and non-competitive sections at 7 venues.

You can enjoy these Nordic films at the festival: ...

The festival of Nordic culture takes place in Prague in the first half of October 2010. The Scandinavian House in cooperation with many other partners will welcome the Nordic Days festival there. Everybody interested in Nordic culture can enjoy more than ten cultural events - among them: an exhibition of the young Norwegian artist Anders Grønlien, screenings of the Finnish films based on Arto Paasilinna's novels, a lecture on Greenlandic literature, a discussion on translating Nordic literature into Czech and a lecture on travelling in Iceland. The festival will welcome two great Nordic guests - the Danish writer Erling Jepsen (the film Frygtelig lykkelig / Terribly Happy - awarded at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary 2008 - is based on his novel) and one of the most famous contemporary Swedish writers Per Olov Enquist. In the middle of September the website www.skandinavskydum.cz will launch competitions for free tickets for parts of the festival (theatre performances) and a more detailed festival programme will be announced.

DHL is now hiring fluent speakers of Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish for it's IT Service Desk in Prague. We're looking for customer-oriented individuals interested in working in a collaborative, multi-cultural environment and who have an interest in developing their career in the IT field.

Find out more at http://dhl.jobs.cz/it.

12. - 14. 8. 2010, Jaroměř - Fortress Josefov

The 15th Brutal Assault will take place 12 – 14 August 2010 and will welcome several Scandinavian music bands:

Sweden: Diablo Swing Orchestra, Candlemass, Hypocrisy, Afgrund, Meshuggah, Watain

Norway: Ihsahn, Aura Noir, Ragnarok, Gorgoroth, Sarke, Trail Of Tears, Madder Mortem

Finland: Children Of Bodom, Kypck, Rotten Sound, Ensiferum, Moonsorrow, Catamenia, Kalmah

Denmark: Mnemic

5. - 7. 8. 2010, Kácov

The 10th Sázavafest will welcome its main star  - the Finnish band Leningrad Cowboys - on Saturday,  7th August.

15. – 18.7. 2010, Rudolf Jelínek destillery area Vizovice 

The 8th international open air music festival Masters of Rock will take place 15 – 18 July 2010 in the traditional area of Liqueur company R. Jelínek in Vizovice. From Scandinavia are coming: ...

Finland: Tarja Turunen (15.7. 22:30 - 23:45), Lordi (18.7. 22:45 - 24:00)

Norway: Communic (17.7. 16:45 - 17:45)

Sweden: Sabaton (15.7. 01:00 - 02:00), Grand Magus (17.7. 10:30 - 11:20), Blodbound (17.7. 01:00 - 02:00)

The Karlovy Vary IFF presents annually for the first time in the Czech Republic more than 200 new films from the whole world. Among them many Nordic (as well as the very first Greenlandic film in history) and Baltic films will be presented on the 45th IFF Karlovy Vary that takes place from 2nd to 10th July 2010. ...