The retired Danish historian Esben Brage says he has discovered, he believes, a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen that had been unknown until the moment. The historian said on Thursday he found the text of six pages in early October while conducting a search in the Danish National Archives ...

The Norwegian actor Aksel Hennie is one of the best known Norwegian actors outside of Norway. He rose to international fame with the hit thriller "Headhunters" released in Norway last year and in the rest of Europe in 2012. Among his film appearances are comprehended several Norwegian films, including "90 Minutes" ...

The past week, from November 30 to December 5 was held in London the inaugural edition of Nordic Film Festival, an independent festival focused on Nordic films organized by Londoner production company Day For Night. This new festival is a unique initiative within UK as to create a film festival dedicated ...

The Finnish actress Emilia Uutinen is one of the Nordic actresses known abroad. She works in Spain and is known for her roles in the Spanish television and film industry. Her films include titles such as "An almost Perfect World" (Un Mundo Casi Perfecto), "Somne", "20 Centimeters" or "Unfarewell" and TV ...

Pernilla August (before Pernilla Wallgren) is one of the most internationally recognized Swedish actresses. Also playwright and filmmaker, this veteran actress  has just released in Sweden her latest film, "Callgirl" in which she worked under the direction of Mikael Marcimain.  August began her career with small roles in the seventies. Her ...

In the month of September was released in Sweden, coinciding with its screening at the 60th International Film Festival of San Sebastian, "The Hypnotist", the latest film of the Swedish director Lasse Hallström, based on the bestselling novel of the same title by the writer Lars Kepler, pseudonym of the ...

Mikael Nyqvist is one of Sweden's most international actors at the moment. He became famous in Sweden for his role in the television series "Beck" in the nineties, playing afterwards several roles in Swedish films during the 2000s, including titles like "Together", "Earth of Angels" or the Finnish "Mother of Mine ...

The past August was released in Sweden "Snabba Cash II", (Easy Money II)  the sequel to the hit Swedish film "Snabba Cash" (Easy Money), directed by Daniel Espinosa in 2010. With Espinosa and now as producer and under the direction of Swedish-Iranian Babak Najafi, "Snabba Cash II", like the first part, ...

The Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki will shoot his next film in Spain. After the change of scenery he did with his latest film "Le Havre" shot in the French Normandy, the director who regularly used to do his films in Finland seems to have embarked on a journey of international ...

In the last month of April was released in the U.S. and UK the nordic thriller "Headhunters" ("Hodejegerne" in Norwegian). Of Norwegian and German production, the film is now being released in worldwide distribution and is filling the movie theaters this summer in Europe and North America. Based on the novel ...