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#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: 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


Who’s afraid of Ibsen? Theatre evening with Nora

The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Divadlo pod Palmovkou theatre put on the stage Henrik Ibsen’s Nora as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. A moderated debate will follow after the performance on Thursday, December 19 … Read More


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


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


Workshop Central Europe and the Nordics: bilateral relations and views on Europe from semi-peripheries

Small nations and states during the 19th and 20th centuries often perceived themselves as peripherieswhich were struggling to secure or maintain their cultural and political autonomy in the concert ofnations. These balancing acts contained various forms of national strategies, but … Read More


Eat&Read Nordic

Which Nordic authors write about food? What does lapskaus taste like? What do Danes eat for dessert? After a long time, our popular literary-culinary show is back again in Prague! You’ll be able to savour Scandinavian countries and their culture … Read More


#ReadNordicFilm: Sick of Myself

Me, me and only me. Signe and Thomas are a young couple and they both want to be interesting and wanted. The problem begins when Thomas reaches a breakthrough as an artist and is going to have an exhibition in … Read More


Nordic literature evening 2024

The Scandinavian House and the Book World Prague fair are holding the traditional literary evening with Nordic writers. Four Nordic authors accepted our invitation this year: At 19:00, we will hold a discussion with Finnish writer Emmi Itäranta and Danish … Read More


Nordic Pub Quiz

Do you like the Scandinavian countries? How much do you know about Nordic nature or gastronomy? 10 topics, 50 questions. Scandinavian House and Café Therapy invite you to a quiz night focusing on the countries of the European North. Do … Read More


Minority Languages and Language Policies in the Nordic Countries Symposium 2024

Symposium Minority Languages and Language Policies in the Nordic Countries will be held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, April 25–26, 2024. The official language of the symposium is English, but other languages are also used during the symposium. … Read More


Who’s afraid of Ibsen? Theatre evening with Peer Gynt

The Scandinavian House in Brno in cooperation with Studio Marta put on the stage Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. An introduction by theatrologist Karolína Stehlíková will take place before the play, … 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 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


European Day of Languages 2023

The representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Library of Languages invites you to the sixth edition of the European Day of Languages, which will take place on 26 September 2023 at Kampus Hybernská. … 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


The monumental Gurre-Lieder in the State Opera

Arnold Schönberg’s Late-Romantic cantata Gurre-Lieder, based on a 14th-century Danish legend, will again be heard at the State Opera in Prague, which hosted its Czech premiere 102 years ago. A colossal apparatus of almost 250 singers and instrumentalists, including the … 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


Idyll or Horror? An Evening with Norwegian Weird

The Norwegian rural idyll may not be so idyllic after all… This witty and original novel combines realistic storytelling with supernatural elements, mythological references and a slightly unnerving atmosphere. The Scandinavian House in cooperation with the HYB4 Čítárna (Reading Room) … Read More


Nordic literary salon online: Forgive Me

November’s edition of our literary salon will host the translator from Norwegian, Veronika Česká. She’ll talk to us about her first-ever literary translation, the book Forgive Me by Ida Hegazi Høyer, the Norwegian writer with Danish-Egyptian roots. The book has … 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


#ReadNordicFilm: Out stealing horses

The memory of one fateful summer November 1999. Trond, aged sixty-seven, lives alone on a remote farm and intends to celebrate the coming Christmas by himself. But then he finds out that his neighbour is someone that he had already … 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


Jaroslav Fragner Gallery: Sustainable Architecture Beyond the Arctic Circle

The project is in line with the long-term strategy of Jaroslav Fragner Gallery & Architectura in their search for the use of current architecture as an important factor to maintain the quality of open landscape or public space. It follows … 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


Nils Petter Molvær Group (NOR): JAZZ OF FOUR CONTINENTS

Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær takes multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop—and effortlessly reshapes them into unique and dramatic soundscapes of deep intensity. … Read More


Bodø2024 launches a unique book project

‘Nobody has ever written a book this way’: Bodø2024 launches a unique book project   Bodø European Capital of Culture 2024 has just commissioned Scottish author Stef Penney to write a book set in Nordland, Northern Norway. But Penney won’t … Read More


An evening with the Scandinavian languages

Scandinavian countries are fascinating not only with their nature, culture and lifestyle but also when it comes to the number of languages that can be found there. Some of them, such as Danish, Norwegian or Swedish are North Germanic, and … Read More


Translators from German and/or English into Swedish, Danish, Norwegian wanted!

Relaxdays.de is a successful e-commerce company headquartered in Germany, shipping goods to our clients on leading European markets and via our own web shop. In autumn 2021, we announced the establishment of our subsidiary in the Czech Republic and the … Read More


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


Accenture, company of thousand languages

Career opportunities with Nordic languages: Insurance Customer Service Agent with Norwegian Insurance Customer Service Agent with Finnish Order to Cash Clerk with Finnish and/or Swedish Talent Acquisition Analyst with Danish Talent Acquisition Senior Analyst with Danish Procurement Operations Senior Analyst … Read More


Nordic literary salon online: The Ice Palace

The salon first guest in 2022 is not a translator, but an illustrator: Martina Špinková, who is the author of a graphic novel adaptation of Tarjei Vesaas’s The Ice Palace. The event will be streamed on Thursday, January 13, on … Read More


Nordic literary salon online: Sovietistan

Our guest for November is the translator from Norwegian, Daniela Mrázová. She is going to introduce Erika Fatland’s Sovietistan, a reportage book from the former Soviet republics Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The event is streamed live on our … 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


Are Kalvø: Hyttebok frå Helvete (Cabin Book from Hell) – online stand up comedy

You are cordially invited to a stand-up comedy by the Norwegian comedian and satirist Are Kalvø, prepared especially for the Czech audience! He will present his book Hyttebok frå Helvete (Cabin Book from Hell), which is making fun out of the Norwegian … 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: 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


Today, It’s My Turn in Reading! Nordic literary salon, family edition (online)

What to do during the long winter evenings? We would like to invite you to our special Nordic literary salon: aimed at children, their parents and everyone else, who is interested in Children’s literature. This time, it will be the young … Read More


Who’s afraid of Ibsen? Theatre evening with An Enemy of the People (online)

The Scandinavian House in Prague, in cooperation with Vinohrady Theatre, will put Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People on the stage as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. Karolina Stehlíková, a Nordic culture specialist, will beforehand shortly introduce the drama and its … Read More


Nordic Literature Evening online

Which Nordic books have penetrated the Czech market in the last year? And why are they worth reading? Along with nine translators, we will make a trip to Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Will you join us? The recorded … 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 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


Nordic films at Febiofest festival

The Prague International Film Festival Febiofest presents following Nordic films. 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


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


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


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


CANCELLED: Who’s afraid of Brattberg? Theatre evening with The Returning

THE PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES The Scandinavian House in Prague in cooperation with Masopust Theatre put on the stage Fredrik Brattberg’s The Returning as a part of the Nordic Theatre Evenings project. Karolina Stehlíková, a Nordic culture … 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


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


Theatre evening with Theatre World Brno festival

The Scandinavian House in Prague and International festival Theatre World Brno are preparing four introductions and one debate for the Scandinavian plays within the festival. For the first time ever in Brno, Ibsen will be played in Norwegian! Visjoner teater … Read More


Nordic Literature Evening

Welcome to traditional literary evening with Nordic writers organised by The Scandinavian House in Prague and the Book World Prague! Four authors have accepted our invitation: From 7 PM, we will have a discussion with Finnish author Rosa Liksom and Danish author Ida … Read More


Picnic with Nordic games: Let’s celebrate the Norwegian National Day!

Come and celebrate with us the “syttende mai” – Norwegian National Day! Celebration will be connected with favourite picnic full of Nordic games. You can look forward to traditional Nordic games – for example Swedish kubb, Finnish mölkky, Norwegian sekkeløp … Read More


Travel Evening 2019

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Travellers​’ ​Club Praha cordially invites you to ​its eighth year of intriguing travel lectures. Can you hear the waves on the northern seashore echoing in your ears? Can you see the ​pointed mountain tops … Read More


Harri Ahonen: Hikes in Northern Norway

The travel lecture Hikes in Northern Norway will present the most beautiful one-day treks you can experience in this part of Scandinavia. We will see the fjords, Norrlandʹs costline, archipelagos Lofoten and Vesterålen or Sjunkhatten National Park, and get to … Read More


Discussion: The spy that was too late – the Czechoslovak secret service in Norway

Norwegian journalist and writer Terje B. Englund is a specialist about Eastern and Central Europe: especially about the Czech Republic, where he has been living and studying Czech for the past 25 years. His last publication has been mapping the … 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


Festival Nordic Days 2018 in Brno

The main focus of the 9th year of the festival will be taboo. Everywhere in the world there are topics that are not discussed in public. And although the Scandinavian countries are now considered to be liberal and modern, it … Read More


Festival Nordic Days 2018 in Prague

The main focus of the 9th year of the festival will be taboo. Everywhere in the world, there are topics that are not discussed in public. And although the Scandinavian countries are now considered to be liberal and modern, it … Read More


European Day of Languages 2018: SPEAK-Dating

European Day of Languages celebration in Prague again! On 26 September 2018, 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 language teachers … 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


What can you look forward to in autumn?

Even though we are all taking a break and heading north during the summer, preparations for cultural events in autumn have already begun. What can you look forward to? Keep reading. The Nordic Days festival is always the highlight of … Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: The Storm in My Heart

Unconventional love story with marine poetics Jernanger is a tale about Eivind, a quick-tempered man who isn’t scared of anything – except for love. Eivind spends his life aboard a boat in a Norwegian town called Stavanger. The boat lies … Read More


Harri Ahonen: Hiking Trails of Northern Scandinavia

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Moravská zemská knihovna cordially invites you to meet Harri Ahonen, a Finnish adventurer and photographer, who will share his  passion for hiking in the beautiful Scandinavian nature. This time, Harri Ahonen will focus on Northern … Read More


Harri Ahonen: Hiking Trails of Central Scandinavia

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Klub cestovatelů cordially invites you to meet Harri Ahonen, a Finnish adventurer and photographer, who will share his passion for hiking in the beautiful Scandinavian nature. This time, Harri Ahonen will focus on Central … 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


Tarjei Vesaas: The Unknown Genius

A minifestival to honour Tarjei Vesaas and his work Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist born in Vinje in Telemark. He first started publishing in 1920s, but his best known masterpieces are about twenty years younger, dating … Read More


Festival Nordic Days 2017 in Prague

The Nordic Weird is coming! The 8th season of the multi-genre Nordic Days festival will present the art genres, such as fantasy, sci-fi, dystopia, magic realism or horror, in a typically Nordic way. In addition to Prague, a few festival … Read More


Festival Nordic Days 2017 in Brno

The Nordic Weird is coming! This year marks the second appearance of the multi-genre Nordic Days festival in Brno! Between the 20th and 30th October, the festival will present the art genres, such as fantasy, sci-fi, dystopia, magic realism or … Read More


Who is afraid of Hamsun? Theatre Evening with the play Hunger

As part of the Theatre Evenings project, the Scandinavian House in cooperation with Masopust present an accompanying event which will follow the staging of Hunger directed by Jan Mikulášek. Before the play itself, a brief lector’s introduction speech will take place. And after the play, there will … Read More


Travels in the North – Norway

What kind of impression did Norway leave on the Czech travellers to the North at the beginning and in the first part of the 20th century? What places did they visit and what did they think about the natives and … 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 Game Day

The Brno branch of the Scandinavian House warmly invites you to attend the Nordic Game Day in Björnsonův sad in Brno. Do you want to play a real Viking game? Then you can look forward to a Swedish game called … Read More


Nordic literature at the Book World Prague 2017

As a guest of honour at the last year’s Book World fair, the Nordic countries and their literature were represented by the #ReadNordic campaign which proved to be a major success. Albeit having a lower profile this year, the Nordic … Read More


Nordic Literature Evening

Join us for a traditional literary evening organised by The Scandinavian house and the Book World Prague and featuring 6 Nordic authors. In the first part of the evening, from 7 PM, Finnish humorist Tuomas Kyrö will be joined in … Read More


Nordic Film Thursdays: FALLING SKY

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with Evald Cinema and the production company Motlys within the Nordic Film Thursdays project presents the Norwegian black comedy FALLING SKY (Himmelfall, Norway, 2002, 83 min) Director: Gunnar Vikene Screen writers: Torun Lian, Gunnar Vikene Starring: … Read More


Workshop for beginner translators of Nordic languages

The Scandinavian House in cooperation with The Union of Interpreters and Translators (Czech acronym JTP) is organizing a workshop intended for beginner translators of literary texts in Nordic languages. The workshop will be divided into two main parts – the … Read More


Who is afraid of Ibsen? Theatre Evening with The Lady from the Sea

In the frame of a project titled Theatre Evenings or Who is afraid of…? The Scandinavian House and National Theatre Brno present a supporting event for the play The Lady from the Sea. The participants will be introduced to the … Read More


Nordic Literary Salon 2017

As the last year’s Nordic Literary Salon in Brno turned out to be a successful meeting of readers of the Nordic literature, the Scandinavian House Brno Branch would like to invite you to join its next session that will take … Read More


The Most Beautiful Scandinavian Hiking Trails

The Scandinavian House invites you to meet Harri Ahonen, a Finnish adventurer and photographer, who will present the hiking culture in Northern Scandinavia. Thousands of kilometres through the northern wilderness, old forests, steep hillsides, large swamps and beautiful mountains… You … Read More


Nordic Days 2016 Brno

The Scandinavian House is holding the seventh season of a succesful yearly multi-genre festival Nordic Days in cooperation with the Moravian Library, University Cinema Scala, Nordic sports s.r.o.  and as a part of the literary campaign #ReadNordic. This year the Nordic Days are not held only … Read More