Scandinavian interior design is admired the world over for its unpretentious simplicity and understated elegance. Simply Scandinavian by Sara Norman is a beautiful new book brings together two things: Scandinavian style and peeking into interesting homes. It takes us into 20 homes in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark that range from city apartments to seaside cabins, belonging to artists, chefs, designers and others.

Rene Redzepi is head chef of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, where he creates his inventive take on Nordic cuisine with a distinctive emphasis on regional specialities. The book NOMA will consist over 90 of Rene Redzepi's recipes and descriptions of the suppliers of Noma's produce and the methods of obtaining them.

Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2010 is published for the 48th time. It is a reference book containing comprehensive and easily accessible statistics of various aspects of social life in the five Nordic countries and selfgoverning regions.

NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) is an institution that operates under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers. NORDICOM is a knowledge centre for the area of media and communication research, a cooperation between the Nordic countries.

An exciting story in DVD format about Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole and well-known Norwegian polar explorer Borge Outland's book “The Great Polar journey – In the Footsteps of Nansen”, published in 2009, will be great readings for arctic explorers.

Didn't manage to watch all the films at the EuroFilmColours 2010? Some of them are available at the Office library:

The Candidate (Denmark, 2008) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010).  

The new collection of books in the Office library offers to dive into a variety of themes: politics, sociology, mass media, history, and more... 

Fishing in Utopia: Sweden and the Future that Disappeared by Andrew Brown now available at the Office library.

The Next Big Thing? Trends Shaping Nordic Innovation is a book about innovation, economic development, globalisation and climate change and their impact on companies and  industries in both national and international settings. 

"100 ways to save the world" is a book presenting in an attractive and easily-comprehensibly way 100 simple, concrete tips for environmentally friendly living.

Already for the 12th time Latvian libraries prepare for the Nordic Library Week to be held on 9-15 November. More than 350 libraries from all over Latvia are involved in the project.

Gender as one of the determining factors in climate change discussions – a focal theme of the Nordic Gender Institute (NIKK) magazine.

On 30th September, 18:00, the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia invites all fans of Finnish and Nordic literature to a meeting with Mikko Rimminen, author of the novel Park Life, and its Latvian translator Maima Grinberga.

The 25th annual Gothenburg Book Fair kicks off from the 24th until 27th September 2009. This year the focus has shifted onto Spain and Spanish literature.

Over the past three years, the BSR InnoNet project has succeeded in developing and implementing transnational cluster analysis, capacity building activities, cluster linkages and policy frameworks.

“ENERGY: PULLING THE BALTIC SEA REGION TOGETHER OR APART?” is a book marking the concluding stage of a comprehensive research project implemented by researchers from think tanks and universities located in the Baltic Sea region.

This year’s prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize goes to the Finnish musician and star clarinettist Kari Kriikku who enjoys great international recognition and is known as a brilliant exponent and ambassador of modern music.

The candidates for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2009 have been announced. A digital presentation offers a closer look at each of the 12 nominees.

The winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize will be announced on June 2, and the prize will be awarded at the Nordic Council Session in Stockholm at the end of October.

At the 26 and 27 of February 2009, the second Nordic Globalization Forum will take place in Iceland. The Forum this year will focus on climate, energy and innovation. The Nordic Innovation Monitor will be presented for the first time ever at the Globalization Forum 2009.

In the library are now available new interesting music records from Nordic countries: Eivør Pálsdóttir, Sigur Ros, Hjalmar, Mugison, Ragnheiður Gröndal from Iceland, Thomas Dybdahl and Bjørn Torskes from Norway,

Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia invite to lecture of professor Viktors Freibergs Rational mystic Lars von Trier, Wednesday, January 28, 6 p.m. at the premises of Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office, Marijas iela 13/3, Riga.