The course aims to deepen advanced students’ understanding of ancient Greece, ranging from Prehistory to historical periods. Through excursions, lectures, and library study, this is a great opportunity for students to acquire a contextualized in situ knowledge of archaeological material, excavation sites, monuments, and museum collections in Greece.

Application deadline: 15 October 2025

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).

Ginevra Benedetti, Università di Siena, Davide Caruso, Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene and Valentino Gasparini, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, will give a paper entitled

Stamped Clay in Ritual and Daily Life. Context, Iconography, and Meaning of the Terracotta Discs and Moulds from Magna Graecia (5th–1st Cent. BCE).

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Föreningen Svenska Atheninstitutets Vänner utlyser härmed ett stipendium om 10 000 kronor.

Stipendiet erbjuder studenter på grundnivå och avancerad nivå i ämne med koppling till det antika eller moderna Grekland möjlighet att besöka Grekland i syfte att förkovra sig, samt bredda eller fördjupa sina studier. Stipendiet är i första hand avsett att användas för resa till och uppehälle i Grekland under en tidsperiod om minst en vecka.

The Swedish Institute at Athens has the pleasure of inviting you to the presentation of the book Reflecting history in architecture and vernacular design, that takes place on

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 13.00, at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mit­seon 9.

The book presentation is organized by Dr. Magnus Rönn, Chalmers University of Technology, and Professor Athanasios Kouzelis, National Technical University of Athens.

The Swedish Institute at Athens and the Departments of History and Archaeology and Philology of the University of Ioannina have the pleasure to announce the forthcoming conference From Asebeia to Atheism. Exploring the Fringes of Religiosity in the Greco-Roman World from the Archaic Period to Late Antiquity, which will take place at the Cultural Center "Dimitris Hatzis" (old Slaughterhouse) in Ioannina September 26-28, 2025. 

Organizing Committee:
Elias Koulakiotis, University of Ioannina, Department of History and Archaeology
Jenny Wallensten, Swedish Institute at Athens
Athanassia Zografou, University of Ioannina, Department of Philology

With generous support from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences).

The Director and the staff of the Swedish Institute at Athens wish you a relaxing summer!

We are delighted to invite you to a joint panel co-organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens (SIA) and NORMED, which operates under the auspices of the Research Centre for the Humanities (RCH).

The panel will take place at the Danish Institute in Athens, Herefondos 14, on Monday, July 7, 2025, at 19:00.

George Papandreou
fm. Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, MP 

Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Journalist, Author of Κλεμμένη άνοιξη Το χρονικό της κρίσης με τη ματιά της σουηδής δημοσιογράφου (Κέδρος) and member of Nätverket för Grekland

Marie Mauzy
Author, scholar  

Panel chair: ALEXANDRA PASCALIDOU
Author, journalist

Welcome messages by Jenny Wallensten (SIA) and George Kalpadakis (Academy of Athens & NORMED).