The city of Soufli in northern Greece once lay along the Silk Road. It was an important European centre for silk production in the 19^th century and still maintain this industry, from larvae to finished fabric, albeit on a smaller scale. In this unique environment, the Swedish Institute at Athens brings together students from Konstfack, the Stockholm University of Arts, Craft and Design, and students from the corresponding Athens institution Athens School of Fine Arts.

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to a talk in greek by Νίκοs Μ. Georgiadis on the topic Who Was Henning Mankell, which will take place on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Swedish Institute (Mitseon 9, Athens).

Welcome to Athens Baroque Festival!

On Friday, September 26 & Sunday, September 28, 2025, the Swedish baroque violinist Rebecka Karlsson will perform in Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas at the German Evangelical Church (Sina 68, Athens).

This will indead be a wonderful chance to experience baroque music at its finest!

Celebrate this year’s European Day of Languages with us at the Pedion tou Areos in Athens!

Saturday 27 September 2025, 10.00 - 14.00 Pedion tou Areos, Αrion area.

The Swedish Institute at Athens, the Greek-Swedish Association, and the Nordic Academy invite you to the commemorative event honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mikis Theodorakis

Mikis Theodorakis – Sweden, a second homeland

Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Danish Institute (14 Chairefontos Street, Plaka).

The Swedish Institute at Athens, KONSTFACK, the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), and the Association of Friends of Silk warmly welcome you to the exhibition “Silk & Soufli”, which opens on Sunday, June 22 at 19:30 at Mansion Brika in Soufli.

The exhibition will be open until June 29, from 18:00 to 21:00. Free admission.

The Swedish Institute at Athens welcomes you to Athens Jazz & Preveza Jazz Festival with Svante Söderqvist Trio.

• 24^th Athens Jazz on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 9 p.m.
• 23^rd Preveza Jazz Festival on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 9.45 p.m.

Furthermore, Svante Söderqvist  will give a master class for the students of the department of Music Studies at Ionian University followed by a concert.

• Master Class – Monday, June 2, 2025, at 15.30, at the Ionian Academy. For the students of the department of Music Studies at Ionian University, and all interested. 
• Concert –Monday, June 2, 2025, at 20.00, at the Ionian Academy. Free entrance. 

The Nordic Library at Athens invites you to the exhibition Ghost Sensations / Machine Dreams, a photographic intervention by Andrew Hazewinkel into the collection of the Nordic Library at Athens, on view from 20 May to 18 June 2025.