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We are hiring!
July 19, 2022
Picture of Embassy and Consulate buildings with program dates and locations.
Internship opportunity at the Norwegian Embassy or Consulate!
March 3, 2022
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UW Student selected as first Queen Silvia Nursing Scholar in US
December 23, 2020
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Assistant Teaching Professor Lauren Poyer to join new "Humanities First" initiative
May 21, 2020
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
Sampo
The Myth of Sampo - an infinite source of fortune and greed
October 1, 2019
Andrew Nestingen
Letter from the Chair
October 17, 2018
Alumni Story Project Head, Dr. Kimberly Earles
Alumni Story Project Led by Dr. Kimberly Earles
October 15, 2018
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
Eriks Esenvalds
People of the North: Creating the Nordic Light Symphony brings Latvian composer to UW
May 17, 2017
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Department Professor and Chair Andrew Nestingen defends funding for the humanities in Seattle Times op-ed
March 29, 2017
Senator Patty Murray with Jon Hiskes, Lela Hilton, and Andrew Nestingen
Lobbying for the Humanities and Foreign Language on Capitol Hill
March 20, 2017
Liina-Ly Roos
Estonian Independence and Song Festival Celebration
March 19, 2016
Jarkko Sipilä
Finnish Crime Writer Jarkko Sipilä in Seattle, March 10, 2016
February 9, 2016
Ivaska, Markkanen, Suokko, Borland, Hiukka, Nestingen
Finnish Consul General Juha Markkanen visits UW Finnish Program
February 1, 2016
Finnish Lecturer Ilmari Ivaska (Photo: Turun yliopisto)
Star Wars and Finnish
December 10, 2015
Farrokhzad, Gavel Adams, Arbabi
Athena Farrokhzad and Farnaz Arbabi on  Sweden and White Blight
December 2, 2015
Göran Rosenberg meets with students and signs books (Photo: Hannah Pressman, UW Jewish Studies)
Göran Rosenberg on A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz
November 13, 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
New Freshman and Sophomore Collegium Seminar Course taught by Professor Ingebritsen
November 18, 2014
Pasi Sahlberg meeting with UW Finnish students, (from left to right) Ryan Majidimehr, Pasi Sahlberg, Michael Brown, Christopher Morris, and Matthew Kuosmanen
Finland Hot at the University of Washington
December 3, 2012
Pasi Sahlberg Lecture available on KUOW.ORG's Speakers Forum
November 15, 2012
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Fulbright Hildeman Scholar Teaches Course on Sustainability in Contemporary Scandinavian Literature
April 5, 2010
Vladis Zatlers with UW faculty and graduate students
Latvian President Visits
May 18, 2009
Karoliina Kuisma and Anna Ronkko
Finnish Major Featured in Arts & Sciences Newsletter
April 2, 2009
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Bachelor of Arts in Finnish Approved
December 20, 2008
UW Finnish instructors Lotta, Mia and Karoliina at the Finnish Community Bazaar 2006
Why Study Finnish? A Hot Language
January 6, 2006
Career Fair 2004
2004 Career Fair
May 27, 2004
Panelists appearing in "The Baltic in the 21st Century"
The Baltic in the 21st Century on UW TV
February 25, 2004