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)
Rosie Runs cover
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)
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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)