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ReadNordicFilm: Driving Mum
Jon is a middle-aged man who lives in a remote area of Iceland with his mother. She is a determined woman who is prepared for everything, and so she is also prepared for what should happen with her after her … Read More
Nordic literary salon online: Back in the Day
In the Nordic Literary Salon online in March, we will introduce the literary debut Back in the Day of young Norwegian author, Oliver Lovrenski, along with translator Václav Křeněk. The raw generational novel speaks on the immigrant experience and on … Read More
The Faces of Tove Ditlevsen: an evening about the Danish literary icon
Translator Lada Halounová and Nordic studies specialist Helena Březinová will present the complicated personality and works of the Danish writer, Tove Ditlevsen. Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976) is one of Denmark’s most read authors, yet up until recently, she has been overlooked … Read More
Nordic literary salon online: Same River, Twice
In the Nordic Literary Salon in February, we will focus on a very current topic, which is the war in Ukraine, Russia and their politics. We will talk about the book Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by the … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm & Scandi: The Tundra Within Me
Scandi Film Festival offers the viewers the Norwegian drama The Tundra Within Me which takes place in the beautiful winter landscape of northern Norway. Screening of #ReadNordicFilm will be accompanied by a talk with Nordic studies specialist Vendula Hingarová. THE … Read More
Nordic Literary salon online: Phantom Relatives
In the last Nordic Literary Salon online in 2024, we will take a closer look at history. Kristýna Králová, translator from Old Norse, will talk about the late Old Norse sagas. We will discuss the book Phantom relatives (Přízrační příbuzní), … Read More
Nordic literary salon online: Publisher’s special
The first literary salon of 2025 will be held in an unconventional spirit – this time, we have invited publishing editors instead of translators and together, we will look back on the Nordic books that have been published in the … Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
We wish you a peaceful Christmas and all the best for a new year with Nordic culture. The Scandinavian House Library will be closed from 20 December 2024 till 5 January 2025. The Scandinavian House team
Publishing house Host in the North
Looking for tips on Christmas book presents? The Nordic meeting over the books of the publishing house Host, organized by the Scandinavian House, will present selected titles published during the past year that should not leave any fan of Scandinavia … Read More
Publishing house Host in Finland
An introduction to new translations from Finnish published by Host publishing house in the year 2024: fantastical novel with a touch of strangeness Fishing for the Little Pike (Juhani Karila), poetic autofiction about childhood in Helsinki in the 50s Lowest … Read More
Nordic Literary Salon Online: The Interior Design Handbook
In the Nordic Literary Salon online in November, we will focus on Nordic design. Hana Švolbová, translator from Swedish, will talk about the book The Furniture Handbook, written by Frida Ramstedt. The Czech translation was released in 2024 by Metafora … Read More
General Assembly of the Scandinavian House 2024
Like every year, the time has come to convene a meeting of the General Assembly, a body of association made up of all lawful members. This will take place on Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 6 pm at the Božská Lahvice … Read More
Next station Finland: Finnish immigrant literature
How much sisu do you need to write in Finland?And what is a sisu anyway, and do only native Finns have one? And can a foreigner master Finnish enough to write a book in it? We invite you to the … Read More
Nordic climate fiction: About the books written by Emmi Itäranta and Jens Liljestrand
The forests are burning, the planet is dying, man is fleeing, but he is still alive. But at what cost? Swedish translator Hana Švolbová and Finnish translator Michal Švec will present Nordic novels set in the not-so-friendly near and distant … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: Burn All My Letters
Triangle of love and sadness A compelling Swedish drama in three timelines about Karin Stolpe’s complicated marriage to her husband Sven and her love affair with journalist Olof Lagercrantz. Karin, a young translator, spends the summer in Sigtuna with her … Read More
Next station Finland: Finnish immigrant literature
“Why move to Finland?” Presentation of the February issue of Plav magazine dedicated to Finnish immigrant literature. “How many different causes, paths, means of transport and crossroads of life can there be”, will be revealed by Jana Stárková and Tomáš … Read More
Nordic Literary Salon online: My Brother
In February we will have the Nordic Literary Salon online with Swedish literature. With translator Lucie Olešová, we will present the novel My Brother by Swedish author Karin Smirnoff (published by Kniha Zlín, 2024). This raw family drama full of … Read More
Nordic Literary Salon online: I Shall Find the Key
In the Nordic Literary Salon online in March, we will once again visit Sweden. With translator Karolina Kloučková we will present the detective novel I Shall Find the Key by Alex Ahndoril. Under this pseudonym is the married couple Alexandra … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: The Kiss
This year, the Scandi Festival invites you to the premiere of the Danish drama The Kiss (Kysset). The #ReadNordicFilm screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the film’s director Bille August and expert on Danish culture Robert Novotný. THE … Read More
Nordic Literary Salon online: The Moomins
The last Nordic Literary Salon online in 2023 will take us to the Nordic classics. We will talk to Swedish translator and editor Dagmar Hartlová about the new editions of the mummy books by Finnish-Swedish author Tove Jansson, which are … Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We wish you a peaceful Christmas and all the best for a new year full of meetings, Nordic culture and travels to the North. The Scandinavian House Library will be open for the last time this year on Thursday 21 … Read More
General Assembly of the Scandinavian House
Like every year, the time has come to convene a meeting of the General Assembly, a body of association made up of all lawful members. This will take place on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 7 pm at the Scandinavian House … Read More
Host in the North
The meeting over Scandinavian books by the publishing house Host, organized byScandinavian House, will offer tips for (not only) Christmas presents. Together withtranslators and editors Nikola Kochová, Pavla Nejedlá and Hana Švolbová, we will presentselected titles published during the past … Read More
Nordic fairy tales and folktales
What are the dangers of trolls and goblins? What does the castle of Soria Moria hide? How do the Inuit believe the sun was created? Come and get in the Christmas mood by talking about Nordic fairy tales and legends, … Read More
Nordic Literary Salon online: I Follow You
In October, the Nordic Literary Salon takes a look at Sweden and its history. Our guest speaker will be Ela Doležalová, a budding literary translator from Swedish, who has translated the book Půjdu s tebou (I Follow You) by Lina … Read More
Nordic Days 2023
The 14th edition of our Nordic culture festival will centre around the theme of islands! The Nordic Days Festival is scheduled to commence on October 31st in Brno and shortly thereafter in Prague, running until November 22nd. This year’s thematic … Read More
Opening hours of the Scandinavian House Library during summer 2024
Dear readers, during the summer holidays, the library’s opening hours will be limited. Borrowing will be automatically prolonged, if necessary you can contact us via e-mail knihovna@skandinavskydum.cz. Opening hours from July 1 to September 15, 2024: MON 8/7 15-19THU 18/7 … Read More
From Ibsen to Brattberg: Norwegian Drama on Czech Stages
What Norwegian drama does or does not occur on Czech stages? What is the situation with the translation and performing Norwegian classics or the latest dramatic texts? And what do the audiences think? The Scandinavian House and the Authors’ Reading … Read More
Books from the Country of Fjords and Mountains: Norwegian Literature (not only) in the Czech Translations
Is it true that everybody in Norway writes crime novels? What are the main topics in this literature right now? Is the Norwegian literature popular in the Czech Republic? Not only these questions will be answered during a discussion about … Read More
Norwegian Evening: Kjersti A. Skomsvold and Maria Navarro Skaranger
What is the flip side of life in Norway? Why do we tend to judge others? Is loneliness inevitable? And have you already chosen a verse for your death notice? Two writers, Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold and Maria Navarro Skaranger, have … Read More
Are Kalvø: stand-up Hiking to Hell
Norwegian stand-up comedian Are Kalvø grew up right in the middle of the postcard-perfect landscape of northwest Norway, on a farm under the mountains that people travel halfway across the planet to see. Yet he’s never been drawn to the … Read More
Author’s Reading Month: Norway
The Central European literary festival Author’s Reading Month was founded in 2000 in Brno and has spread to other cities over time. In 2023 it will take place in Brno, Ostrava, Bratislava, Prešov and Lviv. The MAČ comprises two main … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: Ninjababy
To be or not to be a mother When twenty-three-year-old artist Rakel discovers she is six months pregnant, her world is turned upside down. Her love life is in chaos and Rakel is nowhere near ready to become a mother. … Read More
Nordic literature evening 2023
The Scandinavian House and the Book World fair are organising a traditional literary evening with Nordic writers. Four Nordic authors have accepted the invitation to take part in the event: From 7 pm we will lead a discussion with Norwegian … Read More
Green Earth: a playful activities for children about nature and ecology
What does our planet look like and who are its inhabitants? How much do you know about animals and plants? Do you know how to sort waste? And why should we protect nature, after all? As a part of Argo … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night
An adaptation of the novel Summerlight… and Then Comes the Night by the popular Icelandic writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson is coming to Czech cinemas. The premiere at the Scandi festival will be accompanied by a discussion with the nordist Marta … Read More
Argo in the North
We would like to invite you to a literary evening with the translators Jana Chmura-Svatošová, Linda Kaprová, Věra Kociánová and Michal Švec. They will introduce their new “Nordic” translations recently published by the Argo publishing house: We Know You Remember … Read More
General Assembly of the Scandinavian House
Like every year, the time has come to convene a meeting of the General Assembly, a body of association made up of all lawful members. This will take place on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 6 pm at the Scandinavian House Office, … Read More
Not a Finn, nor a Swede…? Evening with Finland-Swedish Literature
The event will focus on Finland-Swedish literature – books written by Finland-Swedes, a Swedish speaking minority that has for many centuries lived especially on the southwest coast of Finland. You will learn more about history and the present situation of … Read More
Nordic Days 2022
Nordic Days 2022: the Nordics and the world. The thirteenth year of our annual festival is coming! The festival will start on the 2nd of November with a discussion with the Swedish author Matilda Voss Gustavsson, who has recently had … Read More
Library opening hours in September
From the 1st of September, our library goes back to the normal opening hours: MON 15–19, THU 13–17. There will be one exception only, the last week in September, since the 28th of September is a Czech national holiday, and … Read More
Eat&Read picnic or What are the Moomins snacking on?
The Scandinavian house Brno in cooperation with the Open Gardens invites you to a culinary and literary experience, this time intended especially for young children and their parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles. In the Open Garden (Otevřená zahrada) grounds the … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: Sami Blood
Historical drama from the life of the Swedish Sami A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl called Elle Marja is exposed to the racism of the 1930s at her boarding school and starts dreaming of a different life. But to achieve it, she … Read More
Evening with the PLAV magazine: presentation of the Finland Swedish issue
This year’s sixth issue of the PLAV magazine is centred around the literature of Finland Swedes, the minority of Swedish-speaking people that have now for centuries lived in the South-West of Finland. You can read an essay about the local … Read More
Icebergs and Penguins: Andri Snær Magnason and Þórdís Helgadóttir
The Moravian-Slovak festival Authors’ Reading Month will introduce around thirty authors from Iceland. Three of them will also visit Prague. Hallgrímur Helgason visited (A)void Floating Gallery on the 4th of July. Andri Snær Magnason and Þórdís Helgadóttir are coming of … Read More
Books from the Country of Geysers and Volcanoes: Icelandic Literature (not only) in the Czech Translations
Is it true that almost every Icelander has published a book? What have been the main topics in the Icelandic literature since the WWII and what the Icelanders write about right now? Is Icelandic literature popular in the Czech Republic? … Read More
Discussion with an Icelandic author: Hallgrímur Helgason and Woman at 1000 degrees
Hallgrímur Helgason is one of the guests of this years Authors’ Reading Month, which takes place in Moravia and Slovakia and will be focused on Icelandic literature. But before he participates in this event, you will have a chance to … Read More
SH Library closed in July and August
Our library will be closed in both July and August, due to some repainting and refurbishing that we are planning to do in these two months. The opening hours of June will remain the same as the previous months (MONDAY … Read More
Literature of the Vikings?! Old North (not only) in the Czech Translations
What is the old Norse literature and what genres does it include? What kind of books were created in Scandinavia – and mainly on Iceland – one thousand years ago? Did the „literature of the Vikings“ only deal with bloody … Read More
Elk’s Trail: Family quest game
This year we are part of the Open Gardens Weekend in Brno! Join us on the Elk’s Trail in the footsteps of Nordic books on both wild and tamed nature. The quest game is intended not only for children, but … Read More
Nordic Literature Evening
The Scandinavian House and Book World Prague are once again organising the traditional Nordic literary evening! Four Scandinavian authors will be present: From 19:00, the Norwegian author Nina F. Grünfeld and Finnish author Petra Rautianen will discuss their books (newly translated into Czech!) with us. … Read More
Nordic literature at Book World Prague 2022
The biggest book fair in the Czech Republic will be taking place in June this year. And as has become a tradition, Nordic literature will be present! Since the exhibition grounds are undergoing a reconstruction this year, we will see … Read More
Leena Krohn’s Dystopian Night in Brno
On the occasion of the Czech publication of the novel Dreamdeath (Unelmakuolema), the Scandinavian House is organising a literary night dedicated to the great Finnish writer Leena Krohn. The translator of the book, Ema C. Stašová, together with the host … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm: Hour of the Wolf
On the last Sunday of April, we will stream the psychological horror movie Hour of the Wolf as a part of a small festival dedicated to Ingmar Bergman. The screening will be followed by a short debate with Zbyněk Černík, … Read More
Opening Hours of the SH Library during Easter 2022
Dear readers, on the 14th and 18th of April, the SH library will be closed due to Easter holiday. We wish you a nice holiday!SH Team
Exhibition Sent to the North in Brno
You will have the opportunity to see the exhibition Send to the North in Jiří Mahen Library in Brno from March 3 until March 28. The exhibition describes until now quite unknown destinies of about 1.500 Czech men who unvoluntarily … Read More
Movie and discussion: TOVE
The Finnish movie TOVE about the famous Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and painter Tove Jansson is finally approaching Czech cinemas. The Scandinavian House and Scandi festival present a screening of this movie followed by a discussion about Tove Jansson, her life … Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2022, hopefully with more opportunities to meet in person and discover Scandinavian culture together. Our library is going to be open on the 20th of December. … Read More
General Assembly of the Scandinavian House
Like every year, it is time to convene a meeting of the General Assembly, a body of association made up of all lawful members. This will take place on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 5.30 pm at the Scandinavian House … Read More
Through the Baltic Countries: Travelling and Literature
It’s possible to get to know a foreign country with one’s own eyes, but also through books, and not only tourist guides. Real existing places are also present in fiction, and writers possess the gift of seeing them with sensitive … Read More
Nordic Days 2021
The topic of already the twelfth year of the festival of Nordic culture is facts versus fiction. Nordic Days 2021 will begin with a (first-ever in the Czech Republic in cinemas!) screening of the Swedish documentary Stieg Larsson: The Man … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: ONE LAST DEAL
Elderly art dealer Olavi (Heikki Nousiainen) has always put business and art before everything – even his family – and on the brink of retirement, cannot imagine life without work. When an old painting at auction catches his attention, Olavi … Read More
Katariina Lillqvist’s short movies
In cooperation with the International Short Film Festival BRNO16 that takes place in kino Art in Brno, the Scandinavian house will show a series of short puppet films by the Finnish director Katariina Lillqvist. The evening comprises a short retrospective … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: Best of Nordic Shorts
In June 2019, the Scandinavian House organised the third year of the popular short film festival The Nordic Shorts. Now we have for the second time chosen the best of, one movie from each Nordic country, that shall be screened … Read More
Nordic Literature Evening
The Scandinavian house and the Book World Prague are hosting the traditional Nordic literature evening with Nordic authors. There will be three guests this year: Mikko-Pekka Heikkinen (Finland), Gunstein Bakke (Norway) and Anne Catherine Bomann (Denmark). Heikkinen’s The Reindeer Mafia … Read More
Nordic literature at the fair Book World Prague 2021
After several postponements, Book World Prague 2021 will finally take place in September 2021. Like many times before, Scandinavian literature will be represented. The Nordic stall (S117), as a joined project of the Scandinavian embassies and the honorary consulate of … Read More
Finnish Literature Weeks
The festival will be focused on the many faces of Finnish literature. The programme includes discussions with both Finnish and Czech guests, presentations of newly translated books, several film screenings and, last but not least, a pub quiz. Some of … Read More
Green Earth: let’s play and learn about ecology in Scandinavian style
Can you hit the king with a log? How would you pass our nature test? Do you know how to sort your trash? And do you know which female writer fought for animal rights? We would like to invite you … Read More
Green Earth: a playful event for children about nature and ecology
Are there any fluorescent critters? Can you name a tree by looking at its leaves or needles? Do you know which animal and plant species are endangered? What exactly is climate change? Do you know how to sort your trash? … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: ASTRID
Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof. Astrid Lindgren’s books have sold 150 million copies and she is one of the world’s ten most read authors. But who was she and where did her stories come from? Using unique archive materials, … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: SIBLINGS ARE FOREVER
A poetic and warm documentary about the siblings Magnar and Oddny, which in their 70’ies are still running their family farm like it’s been done in generations before them. See from the outside, it’s almost like time has stood still, … Read More
Let’s talk Midsummer! Recording of the debate with the Nordic ambassadors
The solstice celebrations are associated with the beginning of summer and holidays and therefore with family time, countryside, burning bonfires or live music. In the North, we celebrate solstice with the same intensity as Christmas or Easter. Solstice is also … Read More
SH Library is opened
Based on the new measures of the Czech government, we are reopening the library of the Scandinavian House in Prague on the 19th of April, 2021. The opening hours are going to be Monday 15–20 and Thursday 13–17 (national holidays excluded) as usual. According … Read More
#ReadNordicFilm
The Scandinavian House and the distribution company Film Europe begin the #ReadNordicFilm project which aims to present Scandinavian films connected to the region’s literature and offer an accompanying programme. #ReadNordicFilm Directing films based on books or biographies of famous authors is immensely … Read More
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We would like to wish you Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year: especially good health and an as-quick-as-possible return to the life full of Scandinavian culture and travelling (not only) to Northern Europe. Do you like … Read More
Let’s discuss Christmas! Online debate with Nordic ambassadors
Christmas is coming! And this year we are looking forward to it more than ever! Do you know where you can get presents from the Xmas goat julbocken and where from joulupukki (the real Santa Claus)? Do you know which … Read More
Nordic literary salon online: The Snow Sister
In December is the Nordic literary salon going to have a Christmas-themed debate. The guest is the translator from Norwegian, Karolína Stehlíková, with her translation of the book The Snow Sister written by Maja Lunde and illustrated by Lisa Aisato. … Read More
Nordic literary salon online: Temporary
The first guest of the new series of debates with translators, Nordic literary salon, is the translator from Finnish Vladimír Piskoř. The topic is Rosa Liksom’s book Temporary (Väliaikainen, 2014). Moderated by Michal Švec. The debate is going to be … Read More
Nordic Days 2020
The topic of this year’s Nordic Days Festival is the media. And even though we looked forward to meeting everyone in person, it seems somewhat fitting that the festival will take place either completely or nearly-completely online (streamed via the … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: THE KING’S CHOICE
On 9 April 1940, the German war machine arrives in the city of Oslo. The Norwegian king faces a choice that will change his country forever – whether to submit to the German invasion and install a puppet government answering … Read More
Picnic with Nordic games: Let’s celebrate the Norwegian National Day!
Summer is in full swing, but the Scandinavian House Brno has prepared a postponed celebration on 17 May for you. This day is one of the most important Norwegian holidays in Norway, the so-called Grunnlovsdagen or Constitution Day. Since we … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: PALME
The life and death of the legendary Swedish politician On a Friday night in February 1986, Olof Palme was shot dead on the streets of Stockholm, changing Sweden forever overnight. Palme is the film about his life and times as … Read More
Kor-wegian evening with PLAV magazine
Rubbish, poverty, violence. Such is the future foreshadowed by Norwegian authors, and the present, as Korean female authors already see it. The evening introduces two national-themed issues of PLAV magazine, heading both to the harsh North (4/2020) and South (2/2020). … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: THE OPTIMISTS
Both funny and touching documentary movie about an extraordinary volleyball team There is no shortage of enthusiasm and humour in the volleyball team of retired women. Optimistene, a volleyball team for grandmothers, consists of 66 to 98 -year-old-women and exists … Read More
Swedish Literature Weeks
This spring brings an event centred on Swedish culture and literature. Karin Bojs, a Swedish journalist (My European Family: The First 54,000 Years), will pay Prague a visit, and so will Niklas Natt och Dag (1793), an author of historical crime … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: WHITE NIGHT
A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life slowly crumbles around him. Next, an unpleasant event from his past rears its … Read More
Harri Ahonen: Travel&Eat
Finnish adventurer Harri Ahonen is going to visit Brno already for the third time! This time he will guide us on the most beautiful hikes in Southern Norway and share with us the best paths, national parks and his most … Read More
Travel Evening 2020
Do you miss a proper winter with loads of snow? Come to hear travel stories of the freezing North! The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Travellers’ Club (Klub cestovalů Praha) cordially invites you to its ninth year of intriguing travel lectures … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: Best of Nordic Shorts
In June 2019, the Scandinavian House organised the third year of the popular short film festival The Nordic Shorts. Now we have chosen the best of, one movie from each Nordic country, that shall be screened within Nordic Film Thursdays. … Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We wish you a merry Christmas holiday and all the best in the new year full of Nordic culture and trips to North. Library of The Scandinavian House will be closed from December 23, 2019 to January 1, 2020. We … Read More
Argo in the North
Argo publishing house, the Scandinavian house in Prague and Liberál Café are hereby inviting you to the literary evening which will, along with their translators (Marta Bartošková, Jana Holá, Zdeněk Lyčka and Anežka Melounová), introduce four “northern” books recently published … Read More
Nordic Film Thursdays: A ONE-WAY TO ANTIBES
Dark Swedish comedy on inheritance and growing old We invite you to the very last Nordic Fim Thursday this year. Richard Hobert’s A One-way to Antibes is a dark and dramatic comedy about a widower called George who unexpectedly gets … Read More
Nordic Days 2019 PRAGUE
The journey and the many meanings of the word as the theme of this year’s Nordic Days. The annual festival of Scandinavian culture will be commenced with a debate: the Tracks of Scandinavian and Czech diplomacy with the current ambassador of Norway … Read More
Who’s afraid of Ibsen? Theatre evening with Ghosts
The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Dejvice Theatre put on the stage Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. Karolina Stehlíková, a Nordic culture specialist, will shortly introduce the drama beforehand, and a … Read More
Hitchhiker and xenolinguist Yens Wahlgren in Prague
At the beginning of October, Swedish author, journalist and expert on artificial languages, Yens Wahlgren, will visit Prague. He has already introduced himself to the Czech audience with his book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy of Languages, which has … Read More
European Day of Languages 2019
European Day of Languages is knocking on the door again! On 26th September 2019, come to Gallery Lucerna and try one or more of almost 30 languages during the traditional Speak Dating which offers short 5 min sessions with professional … Read More
End of School Year with the Little Reindeer
Lions, giraffes, zebras and antelopes… You might be familiar with them, but do you know what the life of wild reindeers within the Arctic Circle looks like? Come to learn more about them and join us at the Čertova Rokle … Read More
The Nordic Shorts
The Scandinavian House in cooperation with the Evald cinema cordially invites you to the third year of the short film festival The Nordic Shorts. During this festival you will have the opportunity to see about thirty contemporary short films from Denmark, Finland, … Read More
Reportage against terrorism: a discussion with Gellert Tamas and Ivana Svobodová
Journey to the soil where xenophobia and fear have their roots The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Absynt publishing house and DOX Centre for Contemporary Art are inviting you to a discussion with the Swedish author Gellert Tamas … Read More
Finnish tenacity as a key to a better life (?)
According to The United Nations, Finland is the third happiest country in the world. But… How come? The lifestyle of Nordic countries is getting more and more attention worldwide, yet unlike Danish hygge and Swedish lagom, Finnish sisu is not … Read More
