Photo is from Vestfoldarkivet in Norway A couple of months ago, I received a shipment of five cardboard boxes from Norway. They were all...

Third person out in the series of Member Profiles, is long-time CNS’er Rolf Pedersen; an always friendly and pleasant man to encounter...

How many times have we heard politicians and others say “children are our most precious resource”? It’s hard to disagree with this...

Our annual meeting of members was held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19. Forty-one members (including proxies) attended, forming a quorum...

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 7:30 PM His Excellency Roy Eriksson, Finland’s Ambassador to Canada, will address the Canadian Nordic...

Our own Treasurer, Lennart Nylund, will give his Distinguished Speaker talk, a “Tribute to the late Brigadier-General (ret’d) Sheila...

Many of you will remember Reina Lahtinen, daughter of CNS member Martti Lahtinen and a past member of CNS Council. We are very happy to...

We have been notified that the late Sheila Hellström’s remains have been cremated at Beechwood Cemetery. A memorial ceremony at Beechwood...

On Tuesday, January 26, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Nordic Nights Toronto and the Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto will be screening the...

We enjoyed a very cheerful Christmas lunch via Zoom this year. Initiated by Councillor Judith Johnstone, with lots of discussion within...

We are very pleased that the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Canada, Her Excellency Hanne Fugl Eskjær, has accepted our...

Alan Humphreys will talk to us about his mother, Norwegian actress Ingegerd Holter, and the close calls she experienced as part of the...

“What I found particularly attractive was the complementarity of the two speakers. Robert presented a very well documented history of...

Brigadier-General (ret’d) Sheila Hellstrom is one of the women featured in the March 9, 2020 issue of Esprit de Corps Canadian Military...

This year the European Union Film Festival will run from Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 29. The films can be watched online...

The Norwegian streaming service “Films of Norway” streams Norwegian tv series and movies. Go to: https://www.filmsofnorway.com for more...

Between 1928 and 1971, over 1.5 million immigrants entered Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CNS member Martti Lahtinen and his...

The Canadian Nordic Society welcomes His Excellency Jon Elvedal Fredriksen, Norway’s Ambassador-Designate to Canada. Mr. Fredriksen is a...

The first time I “met” Samuel, he was 19 years old and living in Bergen, Norway. He was away from his family farm in Sande, in the...

CNS Vice-president John Gilbert sent me an email a couple of months ago with “Fern Blodgett Sunde” in the Subject line. “What an unusual...