Ambassador Hanne Ulrichsen We were very pleased that Her Excellency Hanne Ulrichsen, the newly appointed Ambassador of Norway, was able to join us as guest of honour at our Christmas lunch. As is my usual practice with new ambassadors, I am including some information about her background in this newsletter. Her Excellency Hanne Ulrichsen, the newly appointed Ambassador of Norway, holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo. Specializing in securit

Left to right, Marian McLennan, Jan Huus, and Hilde Huus On November 3, members were treated to an excellent talk on AI and birding. Mr. Huus has an extensive background in computer science and as an avid birder. With three other scientists, Jan has developed and published a scientific paper, through the University of Alberta, entitled HawkEars: - a regional, high-performance acoustic classifier.  To the layman’s ear, this sounds very complicated, which it is, but Jan explain

Dear Friends, Christmas is a time of joy and appreciation of family and friends. It is also a time of reflection on the year past and planning and anticipation of the new year ahead. As members of the Canadian Nordic Society, we have spent many happy hours together in various settings, including our regular monthly luncheons, Distinguished Speaker evenings and special occasions in our annual calendar such as the midsummer celebration and our Christmas luncheon, which we just

(Left to right, Raija Hilska, Mirja Kapsalis, Ambassador Korteniemi, Trygve Ringereide) `Her Excellency Hanna Leena Korteniemi, Finland’s Ambassador to Canada gave a spirited and very well received talk to members of the CNS and Canadian Friends of Finland on October 15. She covered a lot of ground in terms of the current geopolitical climate, discussing Finland’s approach to security and defence on its own and also in partnership with the other Nordic countries and as part o

Photojournalist Kristine Nyborg was our Distinguished Speaker on September 17 and what a great storyteller she turned out to be! Pictured...

Our Nordic midsummer evening is a wonderful opportunity to mingle with people we know and also to get to meet others for the first time....

Some tiny ones in their bunads were happy to wave their Norwegian flags The weather looked far from promising for the 17 mai (Norwegian...

Photo of Ambassador Harris courtesy of the Danish Embassy His Excellency Nikolaj Harris, Ambassador of Denmark, set the tone for his May...

Left to right, Jerry Jones, Raija Hilska, Trygve Ringereide, Hilde Huus, and Angie MacCrae with a few items from Koti 28 (photo by Marian...

H.E. Signe Burgstaller on the bottom step. Mr. Bendiksby on the floor, H.E. Hlynur Guðjónsson (Ambassador of Iceland) behind him, H.E....

The 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first organized migration of Norwegians to North America on board the Restauration  in 1825...

Her Excellency Hanna-Leena Korteniemi presented her credentials to Governor General Mary Simon at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on January 7,...

Several CNS members were in attendance at the November 20 Beechwood Cemetery ceremony and reception commemorating the historic 80th...

On Tuesday, December 10, Ambassador Nikolaj Harris presented his credentials to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor...

Kenn Harper On Thursday, November 20th, Kenn Harper took to the podium for a second time in the history of CNS, this time, to provide a...

The annual CNS Christmas Luncheon was held on Monday, December 2nd at the River Lounge on the scenic Rideau River in south Ottawa. For...

Terrence Rundle West (otherwise known as Terry), gave a lively presentation about his recent novel, “A Time to Disappear” on October 9....

Above is the official logo for what will be the celebration of 200 years since the first official emigration of Norwegians to North...

Photo by Marian McLennan Lieutenant-Commander Kim Poirrier’s September 18 talk about her life story left me feeling somewhat overwhelmed...

Jarl Frijs-Madsen is Denmark’s Ambassador (designate) to Canada. He has a strong background in finance, having earned a Master of...