This October, the annual Nordic Days will take place in Kuldīga, offering a variety of public events – art exhibitions, Nordic cinema, educational seminars and a concert by Finnish musician Päivi Hirvonen as a highlight on October 7.

Nordic Days are organised to promote the Nordic countries and their culture, foster mutual contacts and strengthen regional cooperation between municipalities, entrepreneurs, cultural institutions and non-governmental organisations. Each year they are held in a different city. Last year – in Daugavpils.

The culmination of Nordic Days is traditionally considered the day when the Nordic ambassadors, the Director of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia and representatives of the Danish Cultural Institute visit the city, meet with the mayor and with pupils at a local school, as well as open exhibitions and attend a concert by Nordic musicians. This year the day will be October 7, although various Nordic-related events will be held throughout the month.

Exhibitions will be on display in various locations around the city, Norwegian and Swedish movies will be screened and on October 7 at 7 p.m. everyone is warmly invited to a concert by Finnish musician Päivi Hirvonen. Venue: Kuldīga Cultural Centre. 

Päivi Hirvonen has gained wide international recognition for her talent in singing and playing the violin and the ability to create a distinctive, hypnotic, archaic sound. She is unique in combining fiddle playing and singing simultaneously, enriching her compositions with deep emotional textures and storytelling – an experience freely available to everyone in Kuldīga on October 7.

All Nordic Days events will be free of charge.

Detailed programme will be published on this page in the coming days.