Finland

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, Lordi

Sweden: Sabaton 

The exhibition Fortuna – to be honest, it moves is about believing in your dreams and giving happiness a chance. 

Nobody wanted to believe what Galileo Galilei said about the world: „To be honest, it moves.“ In everyday life we struggle with our hopes and fears. Our dreams can lose balance or change, but they never fade away. The ultimate fortune is to exist. It is enough. 

The exhibition involves digitally collected photo paintings which are printed on canvas. 
The paintings are for sale.
 

31st March, 6pm, Café Nordica, Zlatnická 10, Prague 1.

Until 31st May 2010.
Entrance: voluntary contributions.

Ojanperä´s another exhibition opening in the Czech Republic - 3rd April in Kolín: Anam Cara.

21. – 23.5. 2010, Lochotín Cirque, Pilsen

1st Metalfest Open Air will welcome these bands:

Finland: Sonata Arctica, The 69 Eyes, Korpiklaani, Finntroll

Sweden: Deathstars

Norway: Leaves´ Eyes

Latvia: Brainstorm

D.I.V.O Institute: Iida Ojanperä - Anam Cara
3. 4. - 30. 4. 2010 
Opening with the artist April 3, 2010 from 6 p.m.
Digitally collected photo paintings printed on photopaper.
 

Anam Cara is Gaelic and means Soul Friend, a beautiful undestanding of love and friendship. The Celts believed that Anam Cara is a friend with whom you could share your innermost self, your mind and your heart.

From 3rd to 30th April at D.I.V.O Institute (Na Petříně 232/24, Kolín).
 

Ojanperä´s another exhibition opening in the Czech Republic - 31st March in Prague: Fortuna – to be honest, it moves (organized by the Scandinavian House).

Take Nord Shape, an exhibition of Nordic design and architecture, will take place 5-28 March at the Jaroslav Fragener Gallery in Prague. It will present works by Sami Rintala and Dagur Eggertson from the Norwegian studio Rintala Eggertsson Architects and by Samuli Naamanka from Finland. 

Take Nord Shape - a Nordic vision of architecture and design
 

Sami Rintala - Dagur Eggertsson - Samuli Naamanka ...

The popular Finnish band Monday (founded in 2004, known from the Finnish Eurovision) is going to the Czech Republic with its concert series!

12.3. - Na Rampě, Mariánské Lázně
13.3. - Buena Vista, Plzeň
15.3. - Kain, Prague
16.3. - Melodka, Brno
17.3. - LaPutika, Hradec Králové
18.3. - Templ, Ostrava
20.3. - DT Rock Pub, České Budějovice

 
The band consists of: Tuomas (frontman, text writer, guitar), Salla Lehtinen (singer), Pete Eskola (keyboard), Jussi Savola (bass guitar) and Henrik Mannio (percussion). 
They will be supported by the Czech gothic-rock band Calathea.

Venue: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Charles University (Nám. J. Palacha 2, Prague 1, room 104 and 317 - Thursady afternoon)
Date: 11th and 12th of March 2010
 

Er de nordiske sprog i fare?
Nordisk konference om sprogbrug, sprogholdninger og sprogpolitik. Konference om engelsks indflydelse på de nordiske sprog - program: ...

THE COMPETITION IS OVER.

The correct answer was: Calathea

The winners are: Jan Vojkůvka, Petra Kahounová, Kateřina Virrankari Putová, Viktor Doseděl, Gabriel Malkav. Congratulations!

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Answer correctly the following question:

What is the name of the band which is going to support Monday´s concert series in the Czech Republic and Germany?
 

Send your answers to: info(at)skandinavskydum.cz. Deadline is on Monday 8 March 2010, 23:59. Please write COMPETITION MONDAY as a subject of your email. We will then chose by lot five answers whose authors will get two free tickets for a Monday´s concert within their concert series in the Czech Republic at their choice.

Stratovarius is back! With their new album „Polaris“ they go on tour in January 2010: 29.1. they introduce it in Zlín, Masters Of Rock Café. Special guests of the concert will be young Finnish melodic metalists Tracedawn and a power metal band from Cyprus Winter´s Verge.

Date: 13.1.2010
Venue: Live Underground, Chapeau Rouge (Jakubská 2, Prague 1)

This is Finland calling: A new supergroup from Helsinki! 

Kärtsy Hatakka from legendary cross over monster Waltari feat. ex-guitarist Janne Kärkkäinen from Sunrise Avenue! ...