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, the Embassy of Spain in Greece and the Instituto Cervantes invite you to the book presentation

Mediterranean Connections: Present and Future of Spanish Archaeological Research in Continental Greece and the Aegean.

The book presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 18:00 at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9). 

The Swedish Institute at Athens and the Swedish Language Association invite you to an evening in the company of the author Erik Magntorn and the illustrator Martine Castoriano, who will talk about their new book Sagan om Pireuslejonet.

The event will be in Swedish and take place on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 19h at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9).

The Swedish Institute at Athens and "Vlassis Bros" Publications welcome you to a literary evening on the occasion of the recently translated children’s book (junior fiction) The Runaways by Ulf Stark, which will take place on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Swedish Institute (Mitseon 9, Athens).

Welcome to a literary evening in the company of Giannis Palavos, the author of the short story collection Barnet, and Jan Henrik Swahn, who translated it into Swedish.

Swedish Institute in Athens, Mitseon 9, on December 12, 2024, at 7 p.m.

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to a talk in greek by Νίκοs Μ. Georgiadis entitled The heroines in Swedish crime fiction. The talk is to take place at the Swedish Institute (Mitseon 9, Athens) on Wednesday, December 11 at 7.00 p.m.

The Swedish Institute at Athens and the Finnish Institute at Athens are very pleased to invite you to an evening presenting the poetry of and paying tribute to the Swedish-speaking Finn Edith Södergran.

Wednesday 6 November 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9)

Welcome to the release of the children’s book about the Piraeus lion, a copy of whose statue stands in the entrance hall of the Historical Museum in Stockholm.

Listen to the author Erik Magntorn read from the book and paint together with the illustrator Martine Castoriano.

Saturday, October 26, 2024, 12.15 – 13.15