“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...

“Maybe someone would be interested” was the subject of an email sent out by Jan Järvlepp in May. Rather a modest introduction to a...

As I was exploring master’s degree opportunities across Europe, I stumbled upon one of the well- kept secrets of Nordic countries for...

To pass the time during this pandemic, many people are turning to video games. One very popular and highly rated video game is called...

Left to right, Ingela Strömberg, Dr. Kristin Udjus Teitelbaum, Dr. Ian MacKay, Constantine Ioannou, and CNS President Dr. Karin Birnbaum...

Laura Kehusmaa is a Branch Co-ordinator of Kone, and her talk was called “Kone - a leading company in people flow.” In her talk on...

MS Roald Amundsen CNS member Kari Rogstad was visiting British Columbia last summer when she had a chance to check out Hurtigruten’s new...

Treasurer Lennart Nylund (left) thanked Ambassador Ahlin on behalf of the CNS “The Nordic Model - does it still exist?” was the topic of...

In the spring of 2015, France Rivet told the CNS the story of the eight Labrador Inuit who were recruited by Norwegian Johan Adrian...

Arriving guests knew they were in the right place when they were greeted by the very dapper “Lennart Nylund the Viking” The success of...

Our Christmas luncheon this year was the best one so far, at least for me. Our Treasurer, Lennart Nylund, ensured that we had the use of...

The Canadian Nordic Society is very fortunate to have been able to enjoy the use of the beautiful building at 149 Somerset Street West in...

“It was a dark and stormy night “in Ottawa on October 16 and we were a little concerned that we would not get a good turnout to hear...