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...

D’Arcy Thorpe, left, in conversation with John Gilbert CNS Council has had member D’Arcy Thorpe in mind for our Distinguished Speakers...

Soprano Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir enjoying the reception after her wonderful concert On Friday, June 7th, members of the Canadian Nordic...

President Karin Birnbaum summed it up nicely when she said that our second midsummer celebration in Cantley was a magical evening....

CNS was contacted recently by Lars Ingels, who has written a book about some interned Canadian airmen who played a full hockey season in...

I enjoy reading the stories of those intrepid explorers who over the centuries have risked life and limb to reach the North Pole or...

The Canadian Nordic Society is indeed fortunate to have Doreen Larsen Riedel as a member and one of our Past Presidents. The daughter of...

Kari Rogstad enjoyed Rita de Ruysscher’s talk on “Painting the North” and shares with us some information about Canadian art and Norway,...

Ambassador Winkler with CNS President Karin Birnbaum When you head out into a cold February evening in Ottawa to hear an ambassador...

Martti never quite forgave his family for ripping him away from his homeland just before he would have started school there. He faced...

Harald Sohlberg, Vinternatt i Rondane, 1901 Members of the Canadian Nordic Society and guests were treated to a captivating visual...

Before Martti’s 100 days in Finland trip, he had visited Finland in a very Canadian incarnation - as a member of an oldtimers hockey...

Ian Waddell is a politician, author, and filmmaker. He served as a federal MP from 1979 to 1993, and as MPP for B.C. from 1996 to 2001....

Emigrating to a foreign country is a momentous life upheaval, even more so in the past when international communication and travel were...