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Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
Linking and supporting Scandinavian societies
Since 1950
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Established in 1950, CoScan is the umbrella organisation for Nordic societies, organisations and groups in the UK, and the majority of such societies, organisations and groups are members. All societies, organisations and groups, as well as individuals, interested in Scandinavia and matters Nordic are most welcome to become CoScan members.
Benefits for societies, organisations and groups include:
- Be part of a network promoting Scandinavian/Nordic culture
- CoScan Magazine (two issues/year)
- Opportunity to market your society, organisation or group and its activities through networking events, our magazine and website
- Regular updates on what takes place in fellow-member organisations
- Your meetings publicised to the whole network
- Opportunity to influence CoScan through our annual meetings and conferences
To join, please go to www.coscan.org.uk/join/
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Individuals are, of course, also welcome to become members of CoScan.
Benefits for individual members include:
- Be part of a network promoting Scandinavian/Nordic culture
- Your own copy of the CoScan Magazine. One hard copy per issue sent directly to you
- Participate in the CoScan AGMs and Conferences
- Regular updates from CoScan
To join, please go to www.coscan.org.uk/join/
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UCL is pleased to be able to announce the New Nordic Voices Film Festival, running from 02.10.26-04.10.26 at UCL Community Cinema, One Pool Street, Stratford, London,. Check the details out below.
New Nordic Voices Film Festival (Public Admission)
Join us from 02.10.2026-04.10.2026 for the New Nordic Voices Film Festival as part of the UCL200 celebrations. Free screenings of fourteen recent films from across the Nordic region all with English s...Found traces of Sámi settlement in the Viking Age:
It has been difficult to prove that there were Sámi in central Norway at the start of the Viking Age. But then Harald Bugge Midthjell and his colleagues made a discovery. More in the article below:
Found traces of Sámi settlement in the Viking Age
It has been difficult to prove that there were Sámi in central Norway at the start of the Viking Age. But then Harald Bugge Midthjell and his colleagues made a discovery.Music Spotlight: The Sounds of the Boreal Forest
In late August 1905, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (Göteborgs Symfoniker) was founded, eventually becoming Sweden's National Orchestra. They became legendary for their interpretations of Nordic composers, particularly Finland’s Jean Sibelius.Sibelius's music uniquely captured the late-August transition in the North—the misty lakes, the deep pine forests, and the changing light.
If you need a peaceful soundtrack for your evening, put on Sibelius’s Swan of Tuonela or Finlandia.
A Delicious Milestone: National Meatball Day (Köttbullens Dag)
Forget the generic furniture store variety—August 23rd is Sweden’s official Köttbullens dag!
While every Nordic country has its twist (the Danish frikadeller, the Norwegian kjøttkaker), the classic Swedish version is celebrated worldwide today. Historically, the recipe was brought back from Turkey by King Charles XII in the early 18th century.
How do you make yours? Do you insist on a mix of beef and pork, spiced with a hint of allspice, or do you have a secret family ingredient passed down through generations? Let’s share our best recipes below!
🎻 Music Spotlight: The Man Who Made Norway Sound Like Norway
Born in early August, virtuoso violinist Ole Bull was one of the first Nordic musicians to achieve massive international fame, even touring the UK in the 19th century. He was so intensely patriotic that he rejected classical Italian styles to play traditional Norwegian Hardanger fiddle melodies on his violin instead. He even discovered a young Edvard Grieg and convinced his parents to send him to music school!
If you have a moment today, pour a cup of tea and look up his piece Sæterjentens Søndag (The Herdgirl's Sunday). It’s pure, nostalgic nostalgia for the fjords.
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