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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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Did you know? Instead of borrowing words for new technology, Icelanders create brand-new compound words out of ancient roots! 💡🇮🇸
📱 Tölva (Computer) = Tala (number) + Völva (prophetess/seeress).
🚁 Thyrla (Helicopter) = From the verb að thyrla (to whirl).
It’s how the language keeps its direct connection to the Viking Sagas alive!
💬 Hvað segir þú? Do you know any other fun Icelandic words?
#IcelandicLanguage #Íslenska #LearnIcelandic #NordicLanguages #Linguistics
Hyvää torstaita! 🎬
Today marks the opening of Finland’s biggest film event: the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy (Rakkautta & Anarkiaa)!
For 10 days, Helsinki’s classic cinemas will showcase bold storytelling, award-winning international features, and cutting-edge Nordic cinema.
💬 Rakastatko elokuvia? (Do you love movies?) Tell us the last great Nordic film or series you watched!
#HIFF #RakkauttaJaAnarkiaa #FinnishCinema #HelsinkiEvents #NordicFilm
On this day in 1985: A-ha released their legendary single "Take On Me" in the UK, helping launch the iconic Norwegian synth-pop trio to international stardom. What’s your ultimate guilty-pleasure song from the Nordic music scene?
History Corner:
Cnut’s Great Invasion Fleet Lands in the South (1015)
In mid-September 1015, the Danish prince Cnut—later known as Cnut the Great—sighted the shores of southern England at the helm of an extraordinary naval armada. Leading over 200 longships carrying thousands of Scandinavian warriors, Cnut initiated a conquest that would ultimately force King Edmund Ironside into a partition of the kingdom. Cnut’s subsequent ascension to the English throne merged England, Denmark, and later Norway into a vast, interconnected realm known as the North Sea Empire, blending Anglo-Saxon administration with Nordic military and trade networks.
"En barndom utan böcker, det vore inget riktigt liv." (A childhood without books would be no real life) — Astrid Lindgren 📖✨
Today we’re curling up with a Scandinavian classic! Whether you grew up with Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking), Bröderna Lejonhjärta, or Ronja Rövardotter, Lindgren’s storytelling captures the wild, untamed spirit of Nordic childhood like no other.
💬 Which Astrid Lindgren story was your favorite growing up? Let us know in the comments!
#AstridLindgren #SwedishLiterature #PippiLångstrump #ReadNordic #Svenska
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