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Ian Gwin among statues

Ian Gwin Named Nadia Christensen Scholar, 2025-6

Mia Spangenberg, Elizabeth DeNoma, and cover of Pirkko Saisio's 'Backlight'

Former Department Ph.D. Graduate Mia Spangenberg's Most Recent Translation!

Faculty, staff, and alumni sit attentively to listen to opening remarks in a room at the university. A slide projector shows an image of Sven Rossel's face and reads, "50 years of Danish at UW."

UW celebrates 50 years of Danish Studies!

ArtSci Roundup: May 2025
ArtSci Roundup: May 2025
photo of Karin Filipsson from the SWEA prize announcement

Karin Filipsson Wins the International SWEA Prize in Literature

Majors to know: Norwegian major at UW fosters a place for cultural learning, identity
Swedish study abroad student group

Swedish Program Holiday Letter

Old Norse Program Holiday Letter

Graduate and undergraduate students on the annual spring Norwegian retreat to Friday Harbor

Norwegian Program Holiday Letter

Finnish Program Holiday Letter

Danish Program Holiday Letter

UW Baltic Program teachers, fall 2024: Gina Holvoet (Lithuanian), Fred Gregor Rahuoja (Estonian), Guntis Šmidchens (Baltic topics), Līga Miklaševiča (Latvian)

Baltic Program Holiday Letter

 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

Seattle Public Schools’ longest-serving teacher retires from Orca K-8
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!

Norwegian Program students in Friday Harbor

Spring 2024 Norwegian Language Program Retreat

Norse Mythology comic in Husky Giving Day frame

Thank you to everyone who supported us on Husky Giving Day!

Ethelene Whitmire from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Department of Scandinavian Studies hosted this year's SASS (Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies) conference

Helen Durst

Winner of this year's Nadia Christensen Award for Excellence in Nordic Studies

Sámi National Theater Beaivváš  members

"Juoiggas!"

Tiina Nunnally

Tiina Nunnally, Affiliate Faculty Member Earns Critical Acclaim

Icelandic manuscript

Sagas of the Vikings -- Enroll for WIN 24 Today!

Crisis by Karin Boye translated by Amanda Doxtater

Fans of Young Royals discover UW professor's translation of Crisis

 

L to R: Inga Daraškienė, Guntis Šmidchens, Egija Ungure

Baltic Studies Program Holiday Letter

Swedish Holiday Letter