Nordic Day

Nordic Day – a day of Nordic cooperation and friendship – is today, 23rd March, and in 2022, it is also celebrated that the Nordic Society in Iceland will be 100 years old. To mark the occasion, a has been set up A website reviewing the anniversary year and will oversee all the Nordic events that will be on the programme during the anniversary year. Also, the Collection of short stories, which have their roots in Norse relations.

Hafnarfjörður has twin towns around the world and became a member of the Nordic Twin Town Association with Frederiksberg in Denmark, Uppsala in Sweden, Bærum in Norway and Hämeenlinna in Finland in 1951. Then, Hafnarfjörður has its twin towns Tvöroyori in the Faroe Islands and Illulissat in Greenland. Cooperation between the towns began after the Second World War when they felt the need to strengthen the relationship between the Nordic nations.

The flags of the Nordic countries were flown at the town limits on Nordic Day, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Nordic Society.

Today, these twin towns primarily focus on cultural, sporting and commercial links, and meet regularly at biennial twinning events. The meetings consist of events by youth, sports and cultural groups from the towns, as well as conferences and seminars on various common issues for the Nordic towns. Young people in Hafnarfjörður aged 16-18 with a keen interest in human rights issues are given the opportunity to Apply to participate in the twinning association's event in Uppsala but the application deadline expires on the day of the Nordic Countries.

On the occasion of the Nordic Day on 23 March 2022 and the 100th anniversary of the Nordic Society (1922-2022), the The Nordic Society and the Nordic House to a Nordic reception at the Nordic House on 23 March at 16:30. Light refreshments will be served.