Friday May 1, 2026 – 7:00 pm @ the Scandinavian Centre, 739 – 20th Ave NW – Tickets $10 @ Scandinavian Centre Office or at the door if not sold out, Under 16 Free – Call 403 284-2610 or email scanctr@telus.net for further info.
Calgary Finlandia – Needs Volunteers at for their group’s Casino on Wednesday Nov 19 and Thursday Nov 20, 2025 – which will support their Cultural Society for 2 years of activities and programs. It is at the Deerfoot Casino
Email scanctr@telus.net or leave a message on the Scandinavian Centre Office phone 403 284-2610 if you have any questions – or Contact Calgary Finlandia directly – info@finlandiacalgary.com
Syttende mai: Details and costs to be confirmed by Sons of Norway
Sunday May 17th. Previous Activities (To be Confirmed for this year) include Parade and games from 5-6 p.m., supper and program beginning at 6 p.m. The picnic-style supper is $15 per person or 2/$25, and free for under age 12. Please let us know by May 4th if you’d like supper. For more information e-mail secretary@sofncalgary.ca
Sat March 1, 2025 – Lutefisk Dinner – Sons of Norway – Members, Families and Friends
WE NOW HAVE LUTEFISK!
Lutefisk dinner is on Saturday March 1st, 2025 in the Valhalla room downstairs, capacity 40 guests. (Time and other details to be confirmed)
Contact secretary@sofncalgary.ca
Christmas Choir Concert with Adult & Youth Choir – Friday, December 5, 2025 – 7:00 pm @ Scandinavian Centre. Tickets $10 CASH at the Door or in advance from the Office. (Door opens at 6:30 pm) no charge for Children, however they need a (free) ticket for Hall Capacity Reasons. Doors open at 6:30 pm General Admission Seating. Explore Nordic Culture with an entertaining evening of songs including coffee and a taste some Christmas Treats. Email scanctr@telus.net for more information
SPEAKER Event – Ambassador of Sweden H.E. Signe Burgstaller
Thursday, September 25, 2025 7 pm – 8 pm at Scandinavian Centre – 739 – 20 Ave NW, Calgary, AB
Cost $25 / person – ADVANCE: Etransfer scanctr@telus.net AT THE DOOR: CASH only (doors open 630 pm)
“On behalf of the Ambassador, we wish to clarify that media will not be present and that this event will not be recorded and published later on”.
See attached Poster for details. HOSTED BY Calgary Scandinavian Centre Co-Op Ltd.
Sat April 27, 2024 – Varmiddag Spring Dinner to celebrate Valborgmassoafton/Walpurgis!
Cocktails 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm @ Danish Canadian Club – Adults $25, Children $20
Sat May 4, 2024 – Swedish Society Bus Tour – Red Deer & Area – $40 Contact Ros-Mare 403 275-3551
Sat June 22?, 2024 – Midsummer Event – Saturday June ?
EVENT Date and Details to be confirmed – Saturday June ? at 2:00 pm @ Ersson’s Ranch in High River
– Maypole Raising Coffee served at 3 pm before raising the Maypole. Please bring Pot Luck Supper- South Calgary bring a meat and dessert dish. North Calgary bring Fish/seafood/green salad and bread/butter/cheese dish. Also bring your own beverages, plates, cups, cutlery and lawn chairs for your own use. There is a barn (lodge) where the food will be placed on tables.
Directions: South on Highway #2 to Highway # 23 to High River.
In High River on 12th Ave pass the school, motel, MacDonalds etc then at 88th Street (in the roundabout) turn South and go 3 km, at 562nd Ave turn west for 7 km. The Ersson’s have a Dalahorse at the entrance.
Everyone is Welcome to Celebrate with the Swedish Society – Bring your friends!
2018 Nordic Folkdance Workshop
September 14 – 16, 2018 at Scandinavian Centre in Calgary with Scandinavian Dance Instructors Mikkel Thompson & Ginny Lee. 5 p.m. Friday to midday Sunday. $100 fee covers instruction, Friday supper, Saturday lunch, Saturday banquet and dance, Sunday lunch. Registration forms will be posted at www.nordicfolkdance.ca Please register by September 7.
2020 STAMPEDE BREAKFAST – CANCELLED – DUE TO COVID
We hope to see you again next year – for our Scan Centre Free Stampede Breakfast Sat July 10, 2021 – serving pancakes & sausages, OJ & coffee. 8:3o am – 10:30 am Hi-Land Square Dancers providing great interactive entertainment starting at 9 am. Open to the public. We hope everyone enjoys this event and marks your Calendar for Sun Nov 8, 2020 for our Annual Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar.
Sunday, July 28 from 10 am until noon. Deane House garden next to Hunt House (East across the Elbow river from Fort Calgary)
Walk with Karen Gummo in the steps of her ancestors (Ofeigur Sigurdsson and Astridur Tomasdottir) who arrived earlier to Winnipeg and to North Dakota from Iceland, then in 1889 came by train to Calgary, registered for a homestead, picked up supplies of food stuffs, a wagon, animals and tools then headed north to find their promised land near the Medicine River west of Innisfail. It would be a four-day walk for the new immigrants. There were no bridges over the rivers and it was June.
In this group was farmer – poet Stephan G. Stephansson and his family and many other fascinating folk who planned to form an Icelandic community eventually called Markerville.
We will experience the outset of the journey only, starting at Hunt House and move toward the Calgary and Edmonton Trail. There were no bridges over the rivers in those days but we may make use of a few modern marvels on our way. We remember the people who came before, the first people who made and travelled that well-worn trail. Perhaps your family made that journey too? Join us and bring your stories.
Park near Alexandra Centre along 8th Ave. S.E. or come on your bike!
Nearest public transit: #1 bus along Ninth Ave.
