Artist Ian McKeever discusses Helene Schjerfbeck’s portraits ahead of the first British exhibition of her work… Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
This Year’s Best Nordic Music Festivals
Monika Tudja rounds up the best festivals across the Nordic nations this summer… Continue reading
Sweden’s ‘Eurovision’ Obsession
Sweden came second in this year’s ‘Eurovision’ final, a blow for a country obsessed with the competition… Continue reading
“I Thought It Would Be Fun to Turn ‘Nordic Noir’ On Its Head”: Alexander McCall Smith in Conversation
Alexander McCall Smith discusses his latest endeavour, hailed as the first series in ‘Nordic blanc’… Continue reading
“Everyone Knows How to Listen to Music, Just Like We Know How to Drink Water”: Víkingur Ólafsson in Conversation
Imogen Tilden meets Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson to discuss his unique reworking of Bach’s classics… Continue reading
Nationalism in the Landscapes of Harald Sohlberg
Harald Sohlberg is frequently described as Norway’s ‘national artist’, though his work is little-known abroad… Continue reading
Who Was Tove Jansson?
Mark Bosworth looks back on the life of Finland’s most famous author… Continue reading
Peering Into a Troubled Mind: ‘Edvard Munch: Love and Angst’ Exhibition Review
A new exhibition of Edvard Munch’s lithographs will open at the British Museum this week… Continue reading
Henrik Ibsen Comes to London: ‘The Lady from the Sea’ Theatre Review
‘The Lady from the Sea’ has been adapted in a new production from the Norwegian Ibsen Company… Continue reading
Swedish Pop’s Second Revolution
Featuring contributions from James Ballardie… Continue reading
