Author: Chris Smith
Venue details for ‘Iceland Strikes Back’ meeting announced
Details of the venue location at Edinburgh University have been finalised. An additional speaker Sigrun Davidsdottir has been confirmed and all up to date details are available here.
Nordic Revolutions – Cycling in Copenhagen
Is Small Still Beautiful – Digital Notes The event ‘Nordic Revolutions – Cycling in Copenhagen’ was held on Dec 4th 2012 in Committee Room 2 at the Scottish Parliament and hosted by Alison Johnstone MSP. It was organised by the Cycling Cross Party Group with Nordic Horizons 30 years ago cycling rates in Copenhagen were almost as low as they are across Scotland today. Then...Read More
Events 2013
More events are on their way – in the meanwhile – join the Nordic Horizons Facebook group or follow us on Twitter @nordichorizons .
The Copenhagen House of Food
Anya Hultberg Anya Hultberg of the Copenhagen House of Food talks to Lesley Riddoch about the amazing conversion of Copenhagen's public kitchens to organic. It is an integral part of the 'Carbon Neutral by 2025 ' plan for Copenhagen. Organic food is embedded in the Eco-metropolis plans for 2015. ( Lesley also wrote about the Copenhagen House of Food in the Sc...Read More
Energy from Rubbish
Energy from Rubbish – Event Details Our next speaker will be Kim Olsson from NSR Helsingborg, Sweden Scotland’s new waste reduction targets look ambitious — from 2014 local authorities will have to offer households in urban areas separate food waste collection and food-related businesses will have to separate food waste for recycling (hospitals and others with less than 50kg of weekly ...Read More
Nordic Welfare – a DIY Guide
Professor Jon Kvist, Centre for Welfare State Research, University of Southern Denmark Wednesday 28th November 2012 Venue: Old College – Lecture Theatre 175 (far right corner of old quad opp Blackwells on South Bridge) Edinburgh University Time: 18:00 – 20:00 “From the land of Lego and fairytales we bring you the building blocks to create yo...Read More
Another meeting announced – Nordic Welfare – a DIY Guide
Professor Jon Kvist, Centre for Welfare State Research, University of Southern Denmark Wednesday 28th November 2012 Venue: Old College - Lecture Theatre 175 (far right corner of old quad opp Blackwells on South Bridge) Edinburgh University Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Is the evolution of social democracy in Norway relevant to Scotland?
This is the provocative title for an article written by Øivind Bratberg of the University of Oslo. It is an edited version of his presentation to Nordic Horizons in June. You can download and read the article in full here.
Scotland’s Missing Wood Cabins
Scotland’s Missing Wood Cabins The full session which was hosted by the Festival of Politics in the Scottish Parliament is available below as an audio podcast. Introduced by the Chair of the Scottish Finnish Society , Mikko Ramstedt, there were good presentations followed by a lively question and answer session. It lasts 96 minutes.Norway has the hytta. Sweden has the sommerhus. Finland has ...Read More
Nordic at the Edinburgh Festivals
Here is some information about distinctly ‘Nordic’ performers appearing here in Edinburgh over the festival period. Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian) Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is returning to the Edinburgh International Festival on 16 August only with music by two of the composers most dear to him. Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is one of the most gifted musicians of his genera...Read More