Faculty and Staff

Andy, Ella, and Willa Nestingen
2019 Letter From the Chair
(December 13, 2019)
Scandinavian 30 Logo
Scandinavian Studies Department renews collaboration with National Nordic Museum for Scandinavian 30 lecture series
(December 13, 2019)
Amanda Doxtater and students in the studio
Crossing North podcast continues with Season 2
(December 13, 2019)
Baltic Studies 25th Anniversary
Baltic Studies Program celebrates 25th Anniversary
(December 11, 2019)
Eglė Vaisėtaitė
Learn about our new Lithuanian instructor, Eglė Vaisėtaitė!
(December 10, 2019)
Andy Meyer making lefse
Get to know our new Norwegian instructor, Andy Meyer!
(December 9, 2019)
Kaija Kauppinen
Get to know our new FLTA Kaija Kauppinen!
(December 9, 2019)
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Jan Store - A New Future for Europe lecture
(December 5, 2019)
Andrew Nestingen and Stefan Lindström
Prof. Andrew Nestingen awarded Finnish knighthood
(December 3, 2019)
Andrew Nestingen Scandinavian Studies Lion of Finland
UW Scandinavian Studies chair honored with Finnish knighthood
(November 21, 2019)
Sampo
The Myth of Sampo - an infinite source of fortune and greed
(October 1, 2019)
Marianne Stecher
Check out this week's Faculty Friday article on The Whole U - it features our very own Marianne Stecher!
(September 30, 2019)
Baltic Way 2019
30 years later, the human chain that 'unshackled' the Baltic nations still matters
(August 23, 2019)
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‘Seattle Freeze’: Forget making friends — half of Washington residents don’t even want to talk to you
(May 28, 2019)
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ARTSUW Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!
(May 8, 2019)
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Faculty Friday: Lotta Gavel Adams
(December 7, 2018)
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trolls
(December 5, 2018)
Scandinavian30 Poster
Scandinavian 30 Renews Relationship With Nordic Museum
(October 25, 2018)
Kim Kraft
New Undergraduate Adviser Kim Kraft
(October 23, 2018)
Recognition ceremony for Georg and Nina Pedersen
Pedersen Endowed Faculty Fund for Danish is Established
(October 22, 2018)
Andrew Nestingen
Letter from the Chair
(October 17, 2018)
Lauren Poyer
Faculty Spotlight: Lecturer Lauren Poyer
(October 16, 2018)
Solvita Pošeiko, Visiting Lecturer of Latvian
Passion for Language
(October 16, 2018)
Finnish lecturer Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara
Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara Wins Kotikielen Seura Article Prize
(April 11, 2018)
Statue of H.C. Andersen in Odense, Denmark
Marianne Stecher To Deliver Keynote Lecture At H.C. Andersen and Community Conference
(November 30, 2017)
Assistant Professor Olivia Gunn
Olivia Gunn's research on  Den Store Barnedåpen and The Alberta Trilogy
(November 2, 2017)
Amanda Doxtater (r) and colleague Elizabeth Howard in Washington DC at the House of Sweden, Oct 2017
Amanda Doxtater Featured on Swedish National Radio 
(November 1, 2017)
Photo of Amanda Doxtater
What are you excited about doing in 2017-2018? Faculty Activities
(October 27, 2017)
Photo of Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara
The Language of Passion
(October 26, 2017)
Photo of Ann-Charlotte (Lotta) Gavel Adams
By Air, Sea, and Land
(October 26, 2017)
Photo of Michael Biggins
Libraries Can Ruin Your Life
(October 26, 2017)
Eriks Esenvalds
People of the North: Creating the Nordic Light Symphony brings Latvian composer to UW
(May 17, 2017)
Ilmari
Lecturer Ilmari Ivaska named Researcher of the Month by The Language Bank of Finland
(May 16, 2017)
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Department Professor and Chair Andrew Nestingen defends funding for the humanities in Seattle Times op-ed
(March 29, 2017)
stig
Visiting Scholar: Stig Tenold
(February 16, 2017)
Ilmari
Ilmari Ivaska awarded Kari Sajavaara dissertation prize
(January 20, 2017)
Kristian
Kristian Næsby Cracks the Code to Making Danish Friends in  The Murmur. 
(December 1, 2016)
Riddu Riddu
Graduate student Karin Eriksson visits Arctic Europe
(November 15, 2016)
Graduate Student Maxine Savage moderating a literature discussion at Taste of Iceland
Members of UW Scandinavian Studies moderate literature discussion in KEXP radio broadcast for Taste of Iceland
(October 27, 2016)
Professor Christine Ingebritsen
Christine Ingebritsen: Understanding Scandinavian Small States Helps Us Understand Brexit
(July 25, 2016)
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Britain leaves the EU: A small state of mind | The Seattle Times
(July 22, 2016)
Karen Eriksson
Karin Eriksson Receives Antoinette Wills Endowed Scholarship, 2016-17
(May 9, 2016)
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Liina-Ly Roos Awarded Chester William Fritz Scholarship for 2016-17
(May 9, 2016)
Anna Ruhl
Anna  Rühl  Awarded Aurora Borealis Prize, 2016
(May 9, 2016)
Ilmari Ivaska
Ilmari Ivaska Wins Kotikielen Seura Dissertation Prize
(March 22, 2016)
Professor Lotta Gavel Adams at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies (r)
Professor Lotta Gavel Adams on Forbidden Publication
(March 9, 2016)
Assistant Professor Olivia Gunn and PhD Student Liina-Ly Roos
Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor Olivia Gunn
(February 9, 2016)
Olivia Gunn
Olivia Gunn on the Tragic Quotidian in Ibsen and Maeterlinck
(January 15, 2016)
Special Guests Lola Rogers and Johanna Sinisalo
Finnish Program 25th Anniversary Celebration
(October 27, 2015)
Ambassador David O'Sullivan speaking to Professor Christine Ingebritsen's class
EU Ambassador To the United States Visits the Department of Scandinavian Studies
(October 19, 2015)