We are excited to participate in the 2019 Richmond Maritime Festival on July 27 and 28, in Steveston, BC.

https://www.richmondmaritimefestival.ca/

Our exhibit will feature a small sample from our 2018 Nordic Spirit exhibit — stories and images of Nordic immigrants in BC’s fishing industry. People from the Nordic countries brought with them centuries of seafaring experience and tradition, an unbroken lineage from Viking ships to the present. Their contributions to our local fishing and shipbuilding industries have been substantial.

Leif Erikson Day 2018– Celebrate with Song

Saturday, 13 October, 4:00 pm, at the Scandinavian Community Centre

We are delighted to present a special concert by the Frederiksberg Sogns Pigekor  as part of the Leif Erikson DayFestival.   This Danish girls’ choir is based in Copenhagen and includes young women 11 to 22 years old. They will visit Vancouver as part of their 2018 tour of western Canada. The group has traveled the world — Japan, Greenland and the United States, as well as various European countries. The program will be a mix of Scandinavian music and Nordic folksongs, sung in both English and Danish.

Admission is by donation.

After the choir’s performance, plan to stay for more! Music will continue as the Centre’s own Nordic Bleu Singers join forces with the Vancouver Spelmanslag in a program of Nordic folksongs, including some Icelandic favourites.

    From all of us at the Scandinavian Cultural Society, we wish to express our gratitude for all that Robert did for our organization. He was with the Society from the start in 1985, working with the group of dedicated Scandinavians  to organize the revival of the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, a successful event held in Vanier Park in 1986. With his expertise in photography and filming he recorded the Show in images he later used in his production of the Heritage Photo Show in 2015.

    Robert started the “Nordic Spirit Heritage Images Show” series with a production of 100 prints of Icelandic Immigrants featured in 2007. The series became a yearly event that continues to this day featuring immigrant pictures from the Nordic Countries.

    Robert served the Scandinavian Cultural Society in various capacities including as the President and newsletter editor.

    A celebration of Robert’s life was held at the Scandinavian Centre on Sunday, July 15th, 2018.

Back by popular demand, Don Mowatt and friends present an updated retelling of the Vikings’ adventures in Canada, a thousand years ago. You’ll get close and personal with the drama of the old sagas and enjoy music by Gammel Dansk folk band during this unforgettable performance.

Tales of the Vikings flyer 2018

Nordic Spirit 2018 exhibit, April 14 – 15, celebrates the significant contribution that Nordic-Canadians have made to British Columbia’s fishing industry.  Please join us for this exciting event.Nordic Spirit 2018 poster

Nordic Spirit 2018 –Schedule of events in the hall
Saturday
11:30 Opening & reception
1:00 Interviews with industry veterans Kris Frostad and Inge Noringset
2:00 Videos: The Last Vikings and Herring Hunt
Sunday
1:30 Videos: The Last Vikings and Herring Hunt

Here is a link to download our 2018 newsletter —

Newsletter 2018

Here is a link to download our 2017 Newsletter.

SCS Newsletter 2017

Here you’ll find  articles and photographs about our activities from the past year, as well as information on upcoming events.

Photographs are great at preserving great memories.  Find our photographs from our 2012 events in our gallery below.  Enjoy!

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The 2013 Nordic Art & Photography Show was a huge success.

Take a moment to enjoy some photographs from the event…

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We’re pleased to announce our new and improved website.  The site is now mobile responsive meaning that it is optimized for all mobile devices, such as cell phones, ipads etc.  That means that you can now read it with ease on your smart phone!  It also features a new and improved calendar of events and a new look.  Enjoy…