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REYKJAVIK READING
The New York Times recently published an article on what to read when planning to visit Reykjavik. This is one of an ongoing series of...
Hilde Huus
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Geir Kløver Awarded Prize For Best Polar Book
Five years ago, in June 2017, the CNS had the pleasure of hosting Geir Kløver, the Director of the Fram Museum in Oslo...
Hilde Huus
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Annual General Meeting Plus!
photo by Dalva Lamminmäki Our annual general meeting is a necessary but often fairly routine event. As a non-profit organization, we are...
Hilde Huus
Jun 1, 20223 min read
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Green Economies and Iceland
Tiny Iceland is a world leader when it comes to renewable energy and that is thanks to a few politicians who had the foresight, 100 years...
Hilde Huus
May 1, 20223 min read
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Danish Lunching with Marianne Bournes
Marianne’s smørrebrød creations If it was indeed the Earl of Sandwich who invented the sandwich, it was certainly the Danes who turned...
Hilde Huus
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Raija Hilska’s Finnish Design Favourites
What is it about Finnish design that is so appealing? And what is it that gives it that look that is somehow unique? Nordic design in...
Hilde Huus
Feb 28, 20224 min read
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Nordic Bridges: Sharing Art and Culture of the Nordic Countries
We have been catching glimpses of quite a variety of activities under the “Nordic Bridges” purview for some time now and Nordic Bridges...
Hilde Huus
Jan 31, 20223 min read
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Nordic Noir in November
We had an excellent turnout of CNS members and friends to hear Professor Gunnar Iversen of Carleton University talk to us about Nordic...
Hilde Huus
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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Vikings and rodents - all over the place!
People and animals have moved around the world much more than we used to think. Recent breakthroughs in archeology and genetics have made...
Hilde Huus
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Collaboration in Education: Sweden and Canada
His Excellency Urban Ahlin, Sweden’s ambassador to Canada, addressing the meeting There can be no doubt that a country’s education system...
Hilde Huus
Oct 31, 20216 min read
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Norway: National and International Health
His Excellency Jon Elvedal Fredriksen’s Zoom talk on September 22 was enlightening and thought-provoking. As Norway’s ambassador to...
CNS
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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I have inherited a primstav!
One of the items I pulled out of the boxes I received after my Norwegian aunt’s recent death puzzled me. It was a long, very narrow piece...
Hilde Huus
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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CNS President’s Message – Communication for Expression
by Constantine Ioannou Constantine in Stockholm About CNS for 2021-2022 It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Canadian...
CNS
Aug 31, 20215 min read
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H.E. Hlynur Guðjónsson is Iceland’s New Ambassador to Canada
Iceland’s new ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Hlynur Guðjónsson, has not had to move too far for this new posting. His most recent...
CNS
Aug 30, 20211 min read
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“Madhouse at the End of the Earth”
I came across a review of this book in the May 6, 2021 issue of the New York Times. The full title is “Madhouse at the End of the Earth:...
Hilde Huus
Aug 29, 20211 min read
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“Husmaedraskolen” or “The School of Housewives”
Photo is from Vestfoldarkivet in Norway A couple of months ago, I received a shipment of five cardboard boxes from Norway. They were all...
Hilde Huus
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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Member Profile: Rolf Pedersen
Third person out in the series of Member Profiles, is long-time CNS’er Rolf Pedersen; an always friendly and pleasant man to encounter...
Kristin Udjus Teitelbaum
Aug 26, 20214 min read
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Finland walks the talk when it comes to education
How many times have we heard politicians and others say “children are our most precious resource”? It’s hard to disagree with this...
Hilde Huus
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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CNS Annual Meeting of Members
Our annual meeting of members was held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19. Forty-one members (including proxies) attended, forming a quorum...
treasurer0937
May 25, 20211 min read
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Distinguished Speaker H.E. Roy Eriksson on “Finnish education – preparing for the future”
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 7:30 PM His Excellency Roy Eriksson, Finland’s Ambassador to Canada, will address the Canadian Nordic...
treasurer0937
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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