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Call to Artists — Nordic Art & Photography Show and Sale

Scandinavian Centre

The Nordic Art & Pho­tog­ra­phy Show and Sale is call­ing for artists of Nordic her­itage or theme to sub­mit art work — entry dead­line is Feb­ru­ary 15, 2011.

Date: Feb 26 & 27, 2011
Time: 11am — 4pm daily
Open­ing Recep­tion: 11:30am Sat­ur­day Feb­ru­ary 26, 2011

For infor­ma­tion, con­tact:
Car­olyn Thauberger — cthauberger@interchage.ubc.ca
Infor­ma­tion and Recep­tion RSVP — info@scandinaviancentre.org

Entry forms available…

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Fun for all Scandinavians at the Centre!

Scandinavian Centre

Whether you’re a Finn or Swede, Dane or Nor­we­gian, there is always some­thing fun going on either directly at the Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre or through any of the many mem­ber orga­ni­za­tions that call the Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre their home. Click on your country’s link at the top of this page and learn of all the activ­i­ties and events going on year round!

Events

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Obtaining a Finnish Passports Abroad

Finland

The Min­istry of For­eign Affairs of Fin­land now has an oper­a­tional portable pass­port sys­tem that will first be avail­able at the Finnish Embassy in Ottawa, then it will travel to the Finnish Con­sulate in Van­cou­ver and lastly to the Con­sulate in Toronto.

The portable pass­port sys­tem will be avail­able in Van­cou­ver this fall, towards the end of Sep­tem­ber or early…

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13th Annual European Festival May 29th, 2010

Scandinavian Centre

Euro­fest BC Soci­ety presents the Euro­pean Fes­ti­val on Sat­ur­day, May 29th, 2010!

Date: Sat­ur­day May 29, 2010
Time: 10am — 1am
Place: Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre
Cost: $7, FREE for chil­dren under 12
Con­tact: For infor­ma­tion call 1–866–749‑9208

Gates open at 10am — Open­ing Cer­e­mony 10:30am
Cul­tural dis­plays, Mar­ket­place & Children’s tent open until 6pm
Food booths & Beer Gar­den open until 8pm…

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The Scandinavian Centre Thanks Everyone who Came to Cheer with Us!

Scandinavian Centre

Over 4,500 peo­ple vis­ited Scan­di­navia House, reg­u­larly known as the Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre, took a tour, enjoyed a drink at the Fire­side Lounge, had lunch or din­ner, and watched one of the big screen TV’s. We hosted var­i­ous roy­alty, ambas­sadors and polit­i­cal offi­cials from Den­mark, Fin­land, Nor­way and Sweden.

We are so proud of all our hun­dreds of olun­teers who…

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