February is going to be keeping everyone busy with some very exciting new releases coming – here are the Nordic releases coming in February. Reindeer Mafia | Walter Presents/Channel 4 | 11th February With The Lost and Arctic Circle Season … Continue reading Nordic Releases coming in February
So, after a cold and slow(ish) start to the year, the Nordic design market is now back in full swing and getting ready for the warmer months. This month we have a bumper crop of new household design items from … Continue reading Nordic Home & Design Update – February 2024
The original driver of establishing The European Capital of Culture was to encourage cultural diversity throughout Europe. The title has been held by 68 cities across the continent since Athens in 1985 and, for the first time ever, it will … Continue reading Bodø – The European Capital of Culture 2024
We are out of the blocks and straight into 2024 – here we share some of the series and films we have been watching. So without further ado here is what we watched in January – Nordic picks. TV SERIES: … Continue reading What We Watched in January – Nordic Picks
Helena’s original idea for Natatorium started with a short film she had made about a pair of half siblings who had a form of a sexual relationship without crossing any lines. “Then I started to build a family around them … Continue reading Icelandic director Helena Stefansdottir discusses her new film Natatorium
In a new feature for 2024 we will be sharing our thoughts on upcoming Nordic film releases in the UK. First up is Anders Walter’s Liberation. Movies based on stories from World War One and World War Two continue to … Continue reading NORDIC FILM REVIEW: Liberation
After a number of Nordic series being huge successes in 2023, with Netflix in particular, we are excited to announce what series are on their way in 2024. So, here are new Nordic TV Series coming in 2024! We feature … Continue reading New Nordic TV series for 2024
Here we are again, the start of a new year and wondering which Nordic films we might get the opportunity to see. We have collected as much information as we can on Nordic film releases coming in 2024 – please … Continue reading 11 exciting Nordic film releases coming in 2024: including Fallen Leaves, Driving Mum and The Promised Land
Welcome to the first design review of 2024 from Nordic Watchlist. It’s been a very cold start to the new year across Scandinavia – but we bring you some hot offers available in the January sales, plus the latest news … Continue reading Nordic Home & Design Update – January 2024
Welcome to a new year of Nordic crime fiction – read fresh reviews of The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson and The Guests* by Agnes Ravatn, where our resident reviewer Glen Pearce unpacks their chilling plots, complex characters, and dark Scandinavian atmospheres in depth, offering thoughtful literary analysis, spoiler‑light critiques, and recommendations for crime and mystery readers looking for their next gripping Nordic noir read. Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson and The Guests by Agnes Ravatn
There’s often a lull in new book releases in the New Year after the frenetic round of releases to capture the Christmas sales, but 2024 has already seen announcements of several new books that look like being ‘must reads’ on … Continue reading 8 new Nordic novels to look out for in 2024
On Christmas Eve, you and your loved ones gather indoors while the snow softly falls outside. You gift and receive books and then sit down to read them over a mug of hot chocolate. It may sound like a romanticised … Continue reading What is a Yule Book Flood (or Jólabókaflóðið)?
And now to the big one – our Top 10 Best Nordic TV shows of 2023. 2023 saw us have access to more Nordic series thanks to the arrival of Viaplay, opening up a number of new (and old) series to watch – the streamer is still accessible (for how long we don’t know) so be sure to take advantage of the amazing series it offers while you still can. But it wasn’t only Viaplay who delivered the goods; Netflix and Walter Presents both delivered some fantastic series to enjoy this year. Here are our top picks which are still … Continue reading Top 10 Best Nordic TV Shows of 2023
Here we are, nearly at the end of 2023 and another Top 10 for you all to comment and debate on. We must point out that this list is based on which films have been released in the UK in … Continue reading Top 10 Best Nordic Films of 2023
English translations of Nordic Noir books have continued to be big best sellers in 2023, as readers’ appetite outside of Scandinavia shows no sign of abating. New writers, as well as new books in long-running series, all hit the market … Continue reading Top 10 Best Nordic Books 2023
It has been another incredible year for Nordic Documentaries in 2023 – and we have barely scratched the surface. The challenge continues for people outside of the Nordic region to have the ability to see these and so we, as … Continue reading Top 10 Best Nordic Documentaries 2023
With the introduction of Viaplay in the UK a little over a year ago now, we got introduced to a number of incredible series’ which we may not have ever discovered otherwise. Amongst some of our favourites were Riding in … Continue reading Swedish actress Malin Persson discusses her roles in a number of recent TV series’ based on true events
by Glen Pearce Even among a nation that isn’t known for gregarious displays of emotion, Oslovians are noted for their reserve. But that reserve goes out the window in December when the city welcomes Jul and the Christmas spirit spreads … Continue reading Travel Feature: Oslo Christmas markets
The news that MUBI had picked up and were exclusively streaming A Tiger In Paradise truly was music to our ears. Not only because it featured one of our favourite artists, but it is so rare these days to see … Continue reading Musician José González and director Mikel Cee Karlsson discuss their MUBI exclusive ‘A Tiger in Paradise’
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’
The Kids in Crime TV series has been leaving a trail of destruction in the Norwegian TV Awards circuit. Having picked up an award at the beginning of the year at Goteborg, the series has been going from strength to … Continue reading Award-winning Norwegian ‘Kids in Crime’ director Kenneth Karlstad talks to Nordic Watchlist about the chaotic coming-of-age series
