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Cultural and Government Organizations

Canada

  • The Government of Canada

    • The Nordic Countries

  • The Canadian Nordic Society celebrates the links and common interests between Canada and the Nordic countries: Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. For almost 40 years the CNS has provided opportunities to share, learn about and celebrate Nordic culture and history and Canada's Nordic connections.

    • Denmark

  • The Royal Danish Embassy in Ottawa
  • The Danish Foreign Ministry - this is the homepage for the Royal Danish Consulate in New York.
  • Folketinget - The Danish Parliament
  • Nyt Fra Danmark - the online version of the biggest Danish magazine for Danes abroad.

    • Finland

  • The Consulate of Finland in Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario.
  • Suomen Eduskunta - The Finnish Parliament
  • FinnishCanadian.com have a good site that lists the various Finnish clubs and organizations that exist in Canada and their contact details.
  • The Canadian Friends of Finland provides a network of contacts among Canadians interested in Finland and its mission is to help strengthen and enrich the relations between the two nations at the levels of individuals, and of social, cultural and educational groups.
  • The Finnish Sauna Society
  • Metsähallitus (The Forest and Park Service)

    • Iceland

  • The Government of Iceland site provides links to all of its various Ministries.
  • The Embassy of Iceland
  • The Icelandic National League of North America was formed in 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and has played a leading role in most public spirited and cultural activities among the Icelandic people in Canada and the United States of America.
  • The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia is one of the largest Icelandic clubs in North America with a membership of about 450 persons of all ages and a cultural center located in New Westminster, B.C.
  • University of Iceland
  • The Icelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia was incorporated to educate the public about Nova Scotia's Icelandic past. By sharing the history of the Icelandic settlers in Nova Scotia during the late 1800's, they hope to assist and encourage their descendents and others to preserve this part of Nova Scotia's heritage.
  • The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (Islendingadagurinn) takes place every year in Gimli, Manitoba.
  • Samkoma - "the Meeting Place" for Icelandic and Western Icelandic connections. This site is designed to be a reference point for Icelandic/Canadian/US web links and information and serves as a meeting place for the growing Icelandic cyber community.

    • Norway

  • ODIN - the Norwegian government's official information pages about Norway.

    • Sweden

  • Embassy of Sweden in Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Regeringskansliet - The Swedish Government
  • The Swedish School of Calgary is recognized and supported by the Swedish Ministry of Education and Alberta Learning and its goal is to teach the Swedish language as well as maintain and further develop the language skills children who already speak Swedish.
  • The Swedish Women's Educational Association International Inc (SWEA) is a global non-profit organization for Swedish speaking women who live or have lived abroad.
  • Naturvårdsverket (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency) is a central environmental authority under the Swedish Government whose tasks include coordinating and driving forward environmental work nationally and internationally.
  • The Swedish Trade Council is a partnership between the Swedish government and the Swedish industry to promote, support and create opportunities for Swedish exports.
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