About Danish House Society

The Dan­ish House Soci­ety (DHS) was founded in 1996 to be an equal par­tic­i­pant in the  Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre, along with the Fin­land, Nor­we­gian and Swe­den House Soci­eties. The Cen­tre, located in a country-style Nordic lodge on 4.4 acres, pro­vides a Nordic pres­ence in the com­mu­nity and is a base for the cul­tural activ­i­ties of its mem­bers. It is eas­ily accessed from all of Met­ro­pol­i­tan Vancouver.

You will like what the DHS is doing to pro­mote Dan­ish cul­ture and tra­di­tions while hav­ing a lot of fun in the process. Our popular

“Kro Aften” or Pub Night offers “smor­re­brod” – open faced sand­wiches – on the first Fri­day of each month. Other DHS events are the Sum­mer BBQ, a Fall auc­tion, and “Christ­mas by the Fire­side”. Dan­ish Lan­guage lessons and cook­ing classes are also offered. Every event and gath­er­ing is made pos­si­ble because of indi­vid­u­als who cher­ish their Dan­ish her­itage and vol­un­teer their time to ensure that it is not forgotten.

Many other on-going events and activ­i­ties are shared with the other Nordic Houses through the Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre. These include a pop­u­lar monthly seniors lun­cheon, bridge tour­na­ments, folk danc­ing, the annual Euro­pean Fes­ti­val, the Scan­di­na­vian Mid-Summer Fes­ti­val, a New Years Eve Din­ner and many more.

We would invite you to join us as a Mem­ber. You can par­tic­i­pate in many var­ied events and activ­i­ties! You can also have lots of fun and meet many peo­ple by vol­un­teer­ing some of your time to ensure that Dan­ish cul­ture lives on in British Colum­bia. Mem­ber­ship in the Dan­ish House Soci­ety is avail­able to any­one with an inter­est in Dan­ish cul­ture and her­itage. Mem­ber­ship is also open to cor­po­ra­tions and orga­ni­za­tions. Mem­ber­ship in the DHS also includes your mem­ber­ship in the Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre. A real ben­e­fit is reduced mem­ber rental fees for any cel­e­bra­tion, wed­ding, anniver­sary, or busi­ness meet­ing you may host. Eng­lish is the main lan­guage spo­ken at all events.