DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
The Canadian Nordic Society is continuing its activities in modified format during the coronavirus health crisis. Our Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series continues uninterrupted, in an online form. Paid-up members may participate by sending an email to secretary@canadiannordicsociety.com in advance of each event, which will be announced in our CNS-announce subscription email service and listed here.
Duration
September - May
Time
7:30 PM
Location
On-Line
Admission
Free for members. When in-person events are held, members of the public are welcome to attend the Distinguished Speaker Series for a $5 admission fee.
Parking
Some parking is available at the Mess in the evenings. Parking is also available on neighbourhood streets and lots. 24-hour parking is available a short walk away at Ottawa City Hall on Laurier Avenue. The Lisgar Street pedestrian exit is the closest to the Mess.
Dress code for in-person events
Men: Sports jacket and trousers with a shirt and tie or turtleneck. Jeans are not permitted.
Women: Dressy blouse or sweater and dress slacks or skirt, or a dress. Jeans are not permitted.
Ideas and suggestions for speakers and events are welcome. Please contact any member of the Council.
Distinguished Speaker H.E. Roy Eriksson on “Finnish education – preparing for the future”
H.E. Roy Eriksson, Finnish Ambassador to Canada
Date: April 21, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
A Tribute to the Late Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Sheila Hellström and our shared roots in Åland"
Lennart Nylund
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
“Orchestral Music and Social Change”
Arna Kristin Einarsdottir
Date: February 17, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
“Challenges & Opportunities in the Arctic - cooperation of the Nordics and Canada”
H.E. Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Ambassador of Denmark
Date: January 20, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM
"Ingegerd Holter The Tale of a Spy in the Norwegian Resistance"
Alan Humphreys
Date: November 18, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
"Pier 21 and the Immigrant Experience"
Robert Vineberg and Martti Lahtinen
Date: October 21, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
"Letters of my grandfather Samuel Sande"
James Marshall
Date: September 23, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
“Retaining and Promoting Heritage Languages in an English-Dominant Environment”
Dr. Ian MacKay (moderator) with Constantine Ioannou, Dr. Kristin Udjus Teitelbaum, Ingela Strömberg (panelists)
Date: March 11, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
“KONE—a Leading Company in People Flow”
2020 Laura Kehusmaa
Date: February 19, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
“The Nordic Model—does it still exist?”
H.E. Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden
Date: January 15, 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
“The Music of Ingmar Bergman Movies”
Alexis Luko
Date: November 20, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
Nicholas Kinsey on his book “Shipwrecked Lives”
Nicholas Kinsey
Date: October 16, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
“A Canadian Diplomat in Sweden from 1984 to 1988”
D'Arcy Thorpe
Date: September 25, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
"Knud Rasmussen-A Canadian Perspective on a Danish-Greenlandic Explorer"
Kenn Harper
Date: April 17, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
"The Ugly Duckling"
Doreen Larsen Riedel on her father Henry Larsen's RCMP vessel St Roch
Date: March 20, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
"Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark in the Arctic: past, present and future"
H.E. Thomas Winkler, Ambassador of Denmark
Date: February 20, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
“Painting the North: How Nordic art influenced Canadian painters”
Rita De Ruysscher
Date: January 16, 2019
Time: 7:30 PM
“The MacKenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry”
Ian Waddell
Date: November 27, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
"Rentatus' Kayak"
Rozanne Junker on her book "Rentatus' Kayak"
Date: October 17, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
"Iceland: 100 Years of Sovereignty"
H.E. Pétur Ásgeirsson, Ambassador of Iceland
Date: September 26, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
“Your Story - A practical step by step guide to discovering the story of your ancestors”
Eric Bawden and Leta Petersen
Date: April 18, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
"Gerard Kenney and the Canadian/Nordic Arctic connection"
John Gilbert
Date: March 21, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
“A Journey through the Arctic”, a conversation and musical treat
Ian Tamblyn
Date: February 21, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
“Exile Air: World War II’s ‘Little Norway’ in Toronto and Muskoka”
Andrea Baston on her book “Exile Air: World War II’s ‘Little Norway’ in Toronto and Muskoka”
Date: January 17, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM
H.E. Vesa Lehtonen
H.E. Vesa Lehtonen, Ambassador of Finland
Date: October 18, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"Mannerheim at 150 and the Centennial of Finland”
Dr. Lennard Sillanpää
Date: October 27, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"Lessons from the Arctic--How Roald Amundsen Won the Race to the South Pole"
Geir Kløver, Fram Museum
Date: June 2, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"My remarkable grandmother: running a taxi business in pre-war Stockholm"
Anita MacLean
Date: March 15, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"Trygve Ringereide, the story of one young Norwegian airman and two countries in war and peace"
Trygve John Ringereide
Date: February 15, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"Shamanism in the Icelandic Sagas: the Case of seiðr"
Dr. Céline Leduc
Date: January 18, 2017
Time: 7:30 PM
"How The Vikings Changed the English Language"
Professor Ian MacKay
Date: November 16, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM
"The High North: Opportunities and Challenges"
H.E. Anne Kari H. Ovind, Ambassador of Norway
Date: October 19, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM
"Mutual Interests in the North: Iceland and Canada in the 21st Century"
H.E. Sturla Sigurjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland
Date: April 20, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM
“A Soul’s Journey to Find Its Way Home”
Eric Bawden
Date: January 20, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM