Announcements

Swedish study abroad student group
Swedish Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
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Old Norse Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
Graduate and undergraduate students on the annual spring Norwegian retreat to Friday Harbor
Norwegian Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
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Finnish Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
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Danish Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
UW Baltic Program teachers, fall 2024: Gina Holvoet (Lithuanian), Fred Gregor Rahuoja (Estonian), Guntis Šmidchens (Baltic topics), Līga Miklaševiča (Latvian)
Baltic Program Holiday Letter
November 13, 2024
Marletta Iwasyk, 84, the longest-serving teacher in Seattle Public Schools (Courtesy of the Orca K-8 PTSA)
Scandinavian Studies Alum Retires from Orca K-8 as Seattle Public Schools' Longest-Serving Teacher
June 20, 2024
L to R - Top: Olivia Gunn, Marianne Stecher-Hansen, Inga Daraskiene; Bottom: Andrew Nestingen, Tapio Hokkanen, DUBS, Guntis Smidchens, Liga Miklasevica (not pictured: Lauren Poyer, Colin Conners, Amanda Doxtater)
2024 Graduation!
June 7, 2024
Norwegian Program students in Friday Harbor
Spring 2024 Norwegian Language Program Retreat
June 4, 2024
Norse Mythology comic in Husky Giving Day frame
Thank you to everyone who supported us on Husky Giving Day!
May 30, 2024
Tiina Nunnally
Tiina Nunnally, Affiliate Faculty Member Earns Critical Acclaim
April 5, 2024
Crisis by Karin Boye translated by Amanda Doxtater
Fans of Young Royals discover UW professor's translation of Crisis  
December 5, 2023
L to R: Inga Daraškienė, Guntis Šmidchens, Egija Ungure
Baltic Studies Program Holiday Letter
November 27, 2023
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Swedish Holiday Letter
November 27, 2023
Birgitta Steene (1928-2023)
Birgitta Steene (1928-2023)
November 14, 2023
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Finnish Program Holiday Letter
November 9, 2023
Two Danish students next to Dambo troll
Danish Program Holiday Letter
November 9, 2023
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Norwegian Program Holiday Letter
November 9, 2023
SASS call for papers
SASS 2024 -- We're Hosting!  And the call for papers is open now!
October 2, 2023
Laura Simeon, Mia Spangenberg, Lotta Gavel Adams, and Elizabeth DeNoma
National Nordic Museum Panel on September 9th
September 5, 2023
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Department Alumna Mia Spangenberg Reads 'Rosie Runs' at the National Nordic Museum next Thursday!
September 1, 2023
Dubs and Andrew Nestingen
Department Graduation Ceremony on June 8th
June 12, 2023
Mia Filardi
Mia Filardi, 2023 Graduate With A Finnish Major & Scandinavian Area Studies Minor, Awarded Fulbright!
June 8, 2023
Husky Giving Day badge
Husky Giving Day!
April 20, 2023
Spring Scholarship Breakfast program
Spring Scholarship Breakfast
April 18, 2023
Husky Giving Day graphic
Thank you to everyone who helped make Husky Giving Day a success!
April 7, 2023
Husky Giving Day graphic
Husky Giving Day is April 6th!
March 24, 2023
Anna-Maria Peltomäki (L), Finnish President Sauli Niinistö (C), Andrew Nestingen (R)
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö Visits with Department Faculty
March 13, 2023
Norse sea monster (l) Whale (r)
Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Poyer Shares Her Knowledge Of The Kraken
March 2, 2023
Margaret Willson
Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain; conversation with author Margaret Willson
March 1, 2023
The Occult Diary
Two Exciting New Book Publications By Scandinavian Studies Emeritus And Affiliate Faculty!
February 10, 2023
Georg and Nina Pedersen with Professor Marianne Stecher-Hansen
The Georg and Nina Pedersen Endowed Professorship
January 23, 2023
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Swedish Program Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
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Norwegian Program Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
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Finnish Program Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
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Danish Program Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
Eglė Žurauskaitė, Inga Daraškienė, Aušra Valančiauskienė, Eglė Vaisėtaitė
Baltic Program Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
twelve graduates of 2021-22
Scandinavian Department Holiday Letter
November 28, 2022
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Statement on Genocide in Ukraine
November 7, 2022
Author Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Jonas Hassen Khemiri: Linguistic Revenge. 
November 3, 2022
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Nadia Christensen Award for Excellence in Nordic Studies is awarded to Karin Filipsson
October 20, 2022
The Swedish Theory of Love Cover
Book-Launch Lecture: The Swedish Theory of Love
October 6, 2022
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We are hiring!
July 19, 2022
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Announcing 2021-22 Graduate Student Awards
June 30, 2022
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Maxine Savage awarded the Arlene Hunter Scholarship for 2022-2023
June 24, 2022
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Office Service Hours
June 21, 2022
Book cover of Nordic War Stories; WWII as History, Fiction, Media, and Memory. The cover depicts a single truck, carrying a coffin covered by the Norwegian flag, driving in a snowy forest landscape.
Faculty Publication
May 18, 2022
Letter From The Chair
April 15, 2022
Ukraine Flag
Statement on War in Ukraine
March 7, 2022
Picture of Embassy and Consulate buildings with program dates and locations.
Internship opportunity at the Norwegian Embassy or Consulate!
March 3, 2022