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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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Magazine

The CoScan Magazine is published twice a year. As well as information about our member organisations, it contains articles on Scandinavian topics of general interest.

We welcome submissions!
Please send to magazine@coscan.org.uk

The latest issue of the CoScan Magazine is published here
two months after the publication of the hard copy.

The brief descriptions next to the different issues highlight articles
on/by societies – and theme and Guest writer (if present).
For detailed information, see the contents page within the magazine.

2019/1

  • Danish Scottish Society
  • Danish Women’s Association
  • Grundtvig’s near scandal escape
  • Nordenskiöld as environmentalist
  • Swedish women’s voting rights
  • Danish soldier graves in Beverley
  • Urkult (a cultural festival); Viking roadshow
  • Birka, the Swedish Viking town
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2018/2

  • International award 2018: Sakari Oramo
  • Anglo-Norse Centenary reception
  • Orkney Norway Friendship (ONFA)
  • Norwegian Church; Finnish Church
  • Storyteller Flemming Kloster Poulsen
  • Mary Wollstonecraft re Denmark
  • Gammalsvenskby; Projects in Dumfries
  • Iceland: Centenary of indepencence
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2018/1

  • Anglo-Norse Society; Anglo-Swedish Society; Welsh Norwegian Society
  • Doggerland
  • Harnessing wind energy (Denmark)
  • Holger Danske
  • Medieval church-paintings
  • Ingmar Bergman and Birgit Nilsson
  • Viking Hiking
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2017/2

  • Anglo-Finnish Society: Conference on Finland 100
  • Swedish Church in London
  • Grieg Society 25 years
  • Finland’s 100th anniversary
  • English military graves in Falkenberg, Sweden
  • Scandinavian family research
  • An evocation of Orkney (book extract)
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2017/1

  • CoScan International Award 2017
  • Viking Society for Northern Research
  • Finnish conductors – a success story
  • ARSNY, a Viking camp near York
  • Reading the runes
  • English soldiers' burial grounds in southern Denmark
  • St Magnus of Orkney, 900th anniversary
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2016/2

  • Scottish Norwegian Society (Glasgow)
  • Norwegian Church in London
  • Cities of Culture 2017: Hull and Aaarhus
  • Moesgaard Museum
  • New Swedish saint
  • Sisu
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2016/1

  • Devon & Somerset Anglo-Scandinavian Society, Danish KFUK (London), Danish Church (Hull)
  • Danish architecture
  • Soprano Ylva Kihlberg
  • Viking winter camp at Torksey, Lincolnshire
  • Biathlon in Oslo
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2015/2

  • Danish Church (Hull), Orkney, Anglo-Swedish, Finn-Guild
  • St Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale
  • Viking navigational instruments
  • Ingrid Bergman
  • Finnish sauna
  • Danish folk songbook
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2015/1

  • Anglo-Norse (London, Oslo), Orkney, SKOL, Sibelius, Nordic Horizons
  • Finnish Ambassador P Huhtaniemi
  • Finnish tango
  • Danish folk songbook
  • Viking navigation
 
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2014/2

  • Scottish-Finnish, Danish Church (London), Scottish-Norwegian (Glasgow)
  • News in brief (societies)
  • Christmas: Santa/tomte
  • Guest: Prof R Jenkins 'Being Danish'
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2014/1

  • Anglo-Danish, Manchester
  • News in brief (societies)
  • Guest: Canon J Toy on St Sigfrid
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2013/2

  • Hampshire, Nordic Studies/Sheffield, Anglo-Swedish
  • Christmas food and drink
  • Guest: Prof P Fjågesund 'Marketing Norway'
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2013/1

  • Norwegian-Scottish (Edinb), Danish Cultural Institute, Danish Church (Hull)
  • The New Nordic Food
  • Guest: Dr R Ogden on Nordic swearing
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2012/2

  • Hertfordshire, Scottish-Norwegian (Glasgow)
  • Vikings/festivals
  • Guest: E Martinus on Strindberg
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2012/1

Northants, Grieg, Orkney
Midsummer/Sankt Hans
(also as celebrated among our societies)
Guest: Prof S Bradley on Grundtvig
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2011

  • Newcastle, Midlands, York
  • Publications by societies and 'dates of birth'
  • Coscan International award
  • Christmas in Scandinavia
  • Guest: Dr P Addyman on Jorvik
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