A lecture by Jussi Nuorteva, Chancellor of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland – livestreamed on 14 October from 1.30 p.m. GMT at:

A Swedish-Finnish Antiquarian & Military Officer in England by Jussi Nuorteva (youtube.com)

October 15 @ 10:00 am – October 19 @ 4:00 pm
Discover the life of Baron August Filip Armfelt (1768-1839), Aide-de-Camp of the Swedish King Gustaf, and hear about his adventures during a trip to England from 1790–1791.

Free display in the lobby of our Burlington House premises:
Tuesday 15 October, 10am-4pm
Wednesday 16 October, 10am-4pm
Thursday 17 October, 10am-4pm
Friday 18 October, 10am-4pm

During this period of history, the connection between Sweden and France had been very close, but those ties broke in the French Revolution of 1789. After this, new connections arose between Britain and Sweden. Britain was concerned about the rising power of Russia in the Baltic Sea area, crucial for import of tar and iron – essential materials in shipbuilding. Sweden, where Finland had been part of since 12th century, was the most important producer of these goods. Thus, new relations were formed.

During his time in England, August Filip Armfelt met many interesting people, not only the royals. His autobiography, around which the exhibition is built, tells of his various meetings and conversations with many other areas of the society. Among the people Armfelt met are people like Goodfellow, the Swedish artist Elias Martin – one of the very early academician s of the Royal Academy of Arts, and abolitionists like John Wedgwood and Swedish Carl Bernhard Wadenström. Sadly, his travels only lasted until 1792, when Swedish King Gustaf III was murdered by his opponents and a block of noble men took the power.

This display has been organised by the Embassy of Sweden in London and the Embassy of Finland in London, with the support of Samfundet Ehrensvärd, Medical Counsellor Sakari Alhopuro, Stiftelsen Tre Smeder and the Kalevi Kuitunen Foundation.

Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly
London, W1J 0BE

To view any of our past lectures please visit our YouTube channel.

See also:

A Swedish-Finnish Antiquarian & Military Officer in England – Society of Antiquaries of London (sal.org.uk)

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 7.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

An evening showcasing the unique blend of Scandinavian folk and contemporary music.

Location: Troubadour, 265-267 Old Brompton Road London SW5 9JA

Tickets from Eventbrite: 

Vilma Talvitie – Emmi Maaria Live at The Troubadour Tickets, Wed 16 Oct 2024 at 19:30 | Eventbrite

From The Anglo-Danish Society:

Centenary Gala Dinner at Drapers’ Hall
on Friday, 6 December 2024 from 6pm – 11pm

We’re very proud of our heritage and the impact that our Society has had on our community during the last 100 years and we intend to celebrate in style. Naturally, we’ll also be toasting the future success of our Society, including our Scholarship Programme, for many more years to come.

This significant milestone will be celebrated by means of a Centenary Gala Dinner at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London and we would love to see you there. We are hopeful that one or more of our Royal Patrons as well as the Protector of our Scholarship Programme will be in attendance as our Guest(s) of Honour, too.

The doors open at 17.45 and upon arrival you will be met by several members of the Company of Pikemen & Musketeers, so the tone will be set from the outset. We start off the evening by enjoying a champagne drinks reception before moving into the grand Livery Hall itself for a delicious 3-course dinner with wines not to mention the entertainment and speeches. Naturally, there will be an Anglo-Danish angle to the entertainment and we are extremely pleased to announce that this will include Drummers from the Danish Royal Life Guards.

The dress code will be Black Tie and decorations.

Tickets are now available to members and their guests. If you’re a member of the Anglo-Danish Society, the Anglo-Norse Society, the Anglo-Finnish Society, the Anglo-Swedish Society or the Danish-UK Association (DKUK) we’ll regard you as a member.

If you would like to take advantage of our early-bird offer, which is available until and including 31st July 2024, please sign up as soon as you can and make sure that you pay for your tickets by 31st July 2024 – early-bird tickets are £200 per person. As of 1st August 2024, tickets will be priced at £225 per person for members and £240 per person for guests.

Please sign up via e-mail to events@anglo-danishsociety.org.uk and remember to let us know of any dietary requirements. Payments for this event should be made by bank transfer to our account: Sort Code: 55-70-13, account number: 78325285. Please use your name and the event as references for your payment.

Cancellation policy: Please note that no refunds will be available after 20th October 2024.

See also: Centenary Gala Dinner – 6 December 2024 6.15pm – 10.45pm

Join us for a first glimpse of the Nordic Music Days 2024 programme and meet the festival’s curators and partners.

By Scotland House London
Tuesday, June 25 · 5 – 7pm GMT+1

Scotland House, 58 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DS

Nordic Music Days 2024 London Programme Launch

We look forward to welcoming you to a special evening to mark the programme launch of the Nordic Music Days 2024 festival, which takes place in Glasgow from 30 October to 3 November.

This edition of the 136-year-old contemporary classical music festival will feature five days of live music, installations, talks, workshops, debates and screenings celebrating and presenting new music and sound from across the Nordics and Scotland.

Nordic Music Days 2024 London Programme Launch Tickets, Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite

Nordic Music Days is a festival presenting Nordic – and Scottish in 2024 – contemporary music and sound. The next edition of Nordic Music Days takes place in Glasgow from 30 October to 3 November 2024.

The 2024 festival will explore societal, cultural and linguistic connections between Scotland and the Nordic region, with the ambition to build long-lasting, sustainable partnerships between musical organisations, communities and creative individuals.

Nordic Music Days will be collaborating with organisations and presenters around Scotland during the year as the whole country takes part in the conversation. In the lead up to the festival dates, sound festival’s annual adventures in new music take place in Aberdeen from 23 to 27 October, and the University of Glasgow will host a conference on the role and value of experimentation in new music on 29 and 30 October.

Join us in Scotland for 12 days of live music, installations, talks and screenings celebrating new music and sound from across the Nordics and Scotland.

See further: Nordic Music Days 2024 – Glasgow

Including Finnish Artist Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen

Overview
Join us for an online panel discussion about disability in the visual arts featuring artists, curators and arts professionals from across the world. They will explore several key questions including:

What are the key challenges and opportunities at this moment?
What are the similarities and differences across Europe and beyond?
What does best practice look like?
What are the key initiatives? How do we move forward?

This online event comes at a key juncture for discussion of disability in the visual arts. This year’s Crip Arte Spazio (Disability Arts Movement in Venice), an exhibition curated by Shape Arts to coincide with Venice Biennale 2024 has been seen as a watershed moment in the representation of disability arts practice in visual arts. In addition, the Finnish Pavilion is showing work by Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, a disabled artist.

Panel 1 – How do you make institutional change?

Tony Heaton OBE, Sculptor, UK (panel chair)
Elinor Morgan, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, UK
Kate Brehme, Curator, Germany
Sean Lee, Tangled Arts, Canada
Yvonne Billimore, Artist-Curator, Finland/Scotland

Panel 2 – Curation and Art – Disability Aesthetics

Aidan Moesby, Artist/Curator, UK/Norway (panel chair)
Heather Peak, Artist and CEO/AD of DASH, UK
Ana Garcia Jacome, Artist, Mexico
Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, Artist, Finland
Iarlaith Ni Fheorais, Curator, Ireland

This event is delivered by the British Council, Disability Arts Online and curated by disabled curator Aidan Moesby.

Event Schedule

15:00 – 15:15 Introductions from British Council and Aidan Moesby
15:15 – 16:20 Panel 1
16:20 – 16:25 Break
16:25 – 17:30 Panel 2
Event ends 17:30

Access
This event will be British Sign Language and International Sign Language interpreted. There will also be live captioning (not AI).

The event will be in English with translation into French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish.

To book: 

Reframed: Disability Aesthetics and Institutional Change in the Visual Arts Tickets, Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite

When: June 15, 2024 8:00 pm
Where: Great St Mary’s, The University Church

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms and other works | Cambridge University Symphony Chorus

Saturday June 15, 2024, 8.00pm
Great St Mary’s, The University Church, Cambridge

STANFORD Three Latin Motets Op.38
SIBELIUS Partsongs Op.18
SHAW and the swallow
VERDI Va, Pensiero (from Nabucco)
BRAHMS Wie Lieblich (from Ein Deutsches Requiem)
TIPPETT Five Spirituals (from A Child of our Time)
BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms
SIBELIUS Finlandia (Hymn)

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY CHORUS and Helsinki Music Centre Choir
DAVID YOUNG Conductor
HEBE KAN Harpist
SAUL KNIGHTS Organist
MATTHEW MONAGHAN Countertenor

Cambridge University Symphony Chorus and the Helsinki Music Centre Choir join forces to present an evening of choral music exploring the themes of home and relationship to place. Familiar motets from one of University of Cambridge’s most illustrious composer alumni, CV Stanford, sit alongside intimate partsongs by the godfather of Finnish music, Jean Sibelius.

The programme is completed by songs of home and its loss, dwelling and belonging, by Caroline Shaw, Michael Tippett, Brahms and Verdi, and Leonard Bernstein’s riotous and heartfelt Chichester Psalms, composed in Hebrew for the choir of Chichester Cathedral.

Tickets:

£12 | Students and under-18s: £5

Please be aware that owing to the large number of chorists, the choir will be positioned in the church nave, with the audience seated facing the same way.

Purchase tickets online

Box Office Phone 01799 588 545 Monday to Friday, 10am – 5.30pm

Click here to view our 2024 concession and student ticket policy

Organised by the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland

Saturday, June 8 
Location: Somerset House, Strand London WC2R 1LA

The event includes screenings and presentations from Vapaa Collective, Fitzrovia Noir and Glenkerry House resident Katie John, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Samir Pandya.

The event is free, but registration is required (limited capacity). Please register via this Eventbrite link.

LFA2024 Symposium: On Architectural Acts of Care Tickets, Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 1:00 AM | Eventbrite

8.6. LFA2024 Symposium: On Architectural Acts of Care – The Finnish Institute (fininst.uk)

DRAMA | FINNISH | 122 MIN

Juulia is a successful Member of the Parliament with a seemingly perfect marriage with her priest husband Matias. But when Juulia finds out Matias has had a year-long affair with Enni, she collapses. To save her marriage, Juulia invites Enni to be a part of their lives, and they start a polyamorous relationship. When Juulia explores the new rules, she falls in love with young Miska, who seems to be the most mature of the quartet. There is a lot of love in the relationships among the four, but no matter how hard they try, challenges seem to remain.

Four Little Adults is a unique, modern story about the limits of love and grown-ups with growing pains.

DIRECTOR Selma Vilhunen
WRITER Selma Vilhunen
PRODUCERS Venla Hellstedt and Elli Toivoniemi
CAST Alma Pöysti, Eero Milonoff, Oona Airola, Pietu Wikström
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Finland

For more details and tickets: Four Little Adults — Modern Films