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 and  Eurasia Publications, invite you to the presentation of the book by Ralph Waldo Emerson, translated by Michalis Katsimitsis,

SWEDENBORG, THE MYSTIC

on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9). 

The Swedish Institute at Athens in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden at Athens, the Swedish Film Institute, The Greek Federation of Film Societies and the STUDIO new star art cinema invite you to the Swedish Contemporary Film Festival that is to be held from April 17-24, 7 p.m. at the theater STUDIO new star art cinema.

The Swedish Institute at Athens and Entefktiriou publications invite you to a poetry evening on the occasion of the presentation of the anthology of poems by Karin Boye, entitled Στον πυθμένα των πραγμάτων, (free translation: At the bottom of things). The book presentation takes place on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 7.00 p.m., at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9.

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to the premiere of the play  Timandra, based on the book of Theodor Kallifatides with the same title. The play is to take place at the ELER Theater (Frinichou 10, Plaka) on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 9 p.m.

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to a talk in greek by Νίκοs Μ. Georgiadis entitled Ο Τόπος στο σουηδικό αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα. The talk is to take place at the Swedish Institute (Mitseon 9, Athens) on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 7 p.m.

The cultural project ‘Jazz Sessions in Kavala’ moves this year to Fridhem in Sweden!

In collaboration with the Jazz departments of Fridhem Folk High School and Ionian University, the educational and cultural project Jazz Sessions  takes place for the fourth time, this year in Fridhem, with students and lecturers from Sweden and Greece.

Τhe Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to the presentation of the book

by Jan Henrik Swahn

Vattenläkaren 
(Lava Förlag 2023).

The event will take place on Wednesday, December 20, 2023  at 19h at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9.