Tag Archives: Latvia

Nordic pub quiz

Do you like the Nordic countries? How much do you know about the Baltic region? 7 categories, 49 questions. Scandinavian house and Brewery and cafe Lajka invite you to a quiz evening about the countries of the European North. Do … Read More


Exiled to Siberia: Lithuanians by the Laptev Sea 

Under Soviet occupation The Baltic republics were invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in the year 1940 and soon after began the deportation of locals to the inhumane conditions in Siberia. Fourteen-year-old Dalia Grinkevičiūtė (1927–1987) was among the 18 000 … Read More


Nordic game picnic

Come and enjoy fun outdoor games, browse through Nordic children’s books, and taste Norwegian waffles with brunost! Skandinávsky dům Brno, in collaboration with Picnic box café, is organizing a Nordic game afternoon in Björnsonův sad – an event not just … Read More


#ReadNordicFilm: Flow

A great flood destroyed everything in its way, including animal homes. A cat hero along with a few other animals embarks on a journey full of challenges, tricky situations and unexpected meetings. In this moving and visually captivating story we … Read More


Nordic Days 2024

The 15th edition of the festival of Scandinavian culture will centre around the theme of periphery. The Nordic Days festival is scheduled to commence on October 16th in Prague and on November 1st in Brno. This year’s theme is periphery, … 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