Author Archives: Ema Stašová


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Nordic Literary Salon online: Oktoberbarn

In April’s Nordic Literary Salon Online, we will present the autobiographical novel Oktoberbarn by Swedish author Linda Boström Knausgård with translator Romana Švachová. The novel describes the drastic treatment of the author’s mental illness in a poignant narrative. The online … Read More


Nordic Literary Salon online: Soviet Milk

The Nordic Literary Salon will visit Latvia in January. We will talk to translator from Latvian and Lithuanian Anna Sedláčková about the most translated novel at the moment, Soviet Milk, by the leading Baltic author Nora Ikstena. The mother-daughter narrative … Read More


Nordic Literary Salon online: The Translucent Heart

In September, Martina Šímová, a translator from Finnish, will be a guest of the Nordic Literary Salon. Her translation of Finnish author Katja Kallio’s novel The Translucent Heart, which tells the story of forbidden love between a Finnish woman and … Read More


Swedish artists at the Prague Fringe Festival

From Monday 22nd – Friday 27th May audiences can enjoy over 130 performances of 35 productions from 13 different countries around the world! The traditional (and not so traditional) theatres and performance spaces of Prague’s Malá Strana district will once … Read More


Leena Krohn’s Dystopian Night

On the occasion of the Czech publication of the novel Dreamdeath (Unelmakuolema), the Scandinavian House and the HYB4 Reading Room are organising a literary night dedicated to the great Finnish writer Leena Krohn. Read More


Nordic films at Febiofest festival

The Prague International Film Festival Febiofest presents following Nordic films. Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: KORSO

Markus dreams of becoming a street ball star in New York, but spends his days in his home suburb Korso, in Finland, playing ball with his friends in an old warehouse – and drinking. When Markus’s little sister brings a … Read More


Nordic films at Febiofest festival

The Prague International Film Festival Febiofest presents the Northern Lights film section, focusing on Nordic cinema. The North is on fire, and this year’s cinematic output from the five Nordic countries is right here to portray it. 10 films full … Read More


Norwegian DJ Matoma in ROXY Prague

Norwegian DJ and producer Matoma is coming back to ROXY Prague with his positive vibes of tropical house and the biggest hits of the contemporary dance music scene. Despite his yet quite brief music career, his music regularly hits top … Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: OPEN UP TO ME

Open Up to Me (Finnish: Kerron sinulle kaiken) is a Finnish film directed and written by Simo Halinen. It tells a story of Maarit (Leea Klemola), a woman who has just gone through a sex reassignment surgery. She wants to … Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: A PATRIOTIC MAN

Every nation gets the heroes it deserves. A Patriotric Man is the story of Toivo, whose blood is exceptionally powerful. When the Finnish ski team hears about Toivo, they understand they have found a highly prized secret weapon. His blood … Read More


Guided tours – exhibition The Invisible Bridge. Milada Blekastad 1917–2003.

Elg Publishing, The Czech Academy of Sciences and Scandinavian House cordially invite you to guided tours for public around the exhibition The Invisible Bridge. Milada Blekastad 1917-2003. The exhibition is located at Gallery of Science and Art at Národní 3 … Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: DOG NAIL CLIPPER

The Scandinavian House in cooperation Evald Cinema and CinemArt  would like to invite you to the screening of the Finnish drama DOG NAIL CLIPPER (Koirankynnen leikkaaja, Finland, 2004, 105 min) Director: Markku Pölönen Starring: Peter Franzén, Korpisaran Tuuli, Taisto Reimaluoto, Ahti Kuoppala, Ville Virtanen, … Read More