We had an excellent turnout of CNS members and friends to hear Professor Gunnar Iversen of Carleton University talk to us about Nordic...

People and animals have moved around the world much more than we used to think. Recent breakthroughs in archeology and genetics have made...

His Excellency Urban Ahlin, Sweden’s ambassador to Canada, addressing the meeting There can be no doubt that a country’s education system...

His Excellency Jon Elvedal Fredriksen’s Zoom talk on September 22 was enlightening and thought-provoking. As Norway’s ambassador to...

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...

by Constantine Ioannou Constantine in Stockholm About CNS for 2021-2022 It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Canadian...

Iceland’s new ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Hlynur Guðjónsson, has not had to move too far for this new posting. His most recent...

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:...

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...