Welcome to a brand-new Home and Design section from Nordic Watchlist on Scandinavian design. Each month we will bring you our pick of the best furniture, lighting, ceramics and household design – both new products and classic re-issues – from … Continue reading Nordic Home and Design update – November 2023
There’s Something in the Barn is out in selected cinema and digital on demand any and we are so excited for you to get to witness this totally bonkers and fun Christmas movie with a horror twist! Nordic Watchlist first … Continue reading Get ready for a festive Nordic horror comedy with There’s Something in the Barn
There is a fertile environment for writers in the Icelandic parliament. Dead Sweet, the debut novel by former Icelandic MP Katrín Júlíusdóttir, is getting an English translation. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir co-authored Reykjavik, which reached the bestseller charts earlier this … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Dead Sweet – Katrín Júlíusdóttir
You’ll be pleased to hear that December has brought a host of exciting new releases, as we gear up for the festive period! From classic Finnish directors to killer barn elves, musical documentaries, and more of Sanna Sandqvist (last seen … Continue reading Exciting new Nordic releases coming in December 2023
November was a little quiet for new Nordic entertainment – that might be because there is a whole hoard of new things coming soon in December! But of course we still managed to find some fantastic things to watch. We … Continue reading Our Watchlist November 2023: Discover the best Nordic entertainment
I have a confession. I was not familiar with the work of Aki Kaurismäki, a Finnish director of legendary status. I certainly am now, as his 40th feature ‘Fallen Leaves‘ comes to UK cinemas in December (thanks to the wonderful … Continue reading The two leads from Aki Kaurismäki’s romantic Finnish fairytale ‘Fallen Leaves’ speak to us ahead of MUBI release
A Nearly Normal Family is one of those series that gets stuck in your psyche. After watching the first couple of episodes you’ll find yourself discussing, at length, the theories you might have. As with any crime series, this is … Continue reading A Nearly Normal Family’s breakout star Alex Karlsson Tyrefors speaks to Nordic Watchlist
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson combines French Noir and Nordic Noir. Gustawsson, a French writer now residing in Sweden, embraces the dark Scandinavian nights to set her latest thriller on an island in the Stockholm Archipelago. Despite the picturesque environment, … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson
Carmen Curlers is a fun Danish drama set in the 1960s inspired by real events and available now through Walter Presents on All4. Energetic but chaotic businessman Axel Byvang (played by Morten Hee Anderson) is a serial inventor and entrepreneur … Continue reading Nicolai Jørgensen discusses playing Frans in ‘Carmen Curlers’ and his new role in the film ‘Hygge’
The Icelandic terrain is harsh, especially in the dead of winter; the components working together to confuse the unwary traveller. The cold climate serves as the backdrop for Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s The Prey, while the terror and fear contained within the … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s ‘The Prey’