Scandinavian Culture Calendar: December 2022

Where to go, what to see? It’s all happening here!

Snö (14 to 18 December)
Snö, meaning snow in English, is a dance and puppet performance for over fouryear-olds by Dockteatern Tittut. The show has been inspired by Sámi culture and its many expressions for the word snow. Featuring bears, reindeer and other Northern creatures, the show has been selected for the 2022 BIBU – the bienniale for performing arts for children and youth. Lundagatan 33, Stockholm
www.dockteaterntittut.se

Christmas at Copenhagen Tivoli (until 31 December)
The Tivoli amusement park in the centre of the Danish capital is always well worth a visit, but at Christmas it’s especially magical. In addition to the rides, check out light projections, The Nutcracker ballet at Tivoli Concert Hall (with costumes by Queen Margrethe II) and, of course, Santa. Vesterbrogade 3, Copenhagen
www.tivoli.dk

Christmas at Tivoli. Photo:Tivoli Gardens

Gingerbread House 2022 (until 8 January 2023)
If you’re looking for inspiration for your Christmas table, look no further than this cracking gingerbread house exhibition at ArkDes, Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design. This is not only an exhibition but a competition with separate categories for children, amateurs and professionals. The theme for 2022 is ‘Around the Corner’. Exercisplan 4, Stockholm
www.arkdes.se

Grayson Perry: Selfie with Political Causes (2018). Photo: Courtesy the artist, Paragon Contemporary Editions Ltd and Victoria Miro

Under the Cherry Blossom – Japanese Woodblock Prints (until 15 January 2023)
When the winter is at its darkest, you need a bit of cherry blossom in your life. This exhibition at the Sinebrychoff Art Museum presents more than 140 Japanese woodblock prints from the 17th through to the 19th century, including works by Hokusai, and will feel like a holiday abroad with none of the CO2 emissions. While at the museum, check out their permanent exhibition on the Sinebrychoff family. Bulevardi 40, Helsinki
www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi

Utagawa Kunisada [Toyokuni III] (1786–1864): Actors Nakamura Tomijūrō II, Onoe Baikō and Inchikawa Danjūrō VIII in the Play “Umeyanagi Sakigake Soshi” (“The Tale of the Early Flowering Plum Trees and Willows”). Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurmine

Winter Circus Joy (5 December to 21 January 2023)
Christmas time equals another edition of Hurjaruuth’s Winter Circus Joy, a show for children and adults alike. Performed for the first time this year at the new Dance House Helsinki, the show has been choreographed by the renowned Kenneth Kvarnström. Taking over the stage will be top performers from around the world, including pole dancer Yvonne Smink. Tallberginkatu 1/117, Helsinki
www.hurjaruuth.fi

Grayson Perry – Fitting In and Standing Out (until 26 March 2023)
Up to your ears in tinsel and looking for something a little different? British contemporary artist and Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry never fails to surprise and entertain. Fitting In and Standing Out offers a sweeping view of his art from the 1980s to the present, from ceramics to sculpture, and from print to embroidery. The themes include identity, gender and consumerism. Riddargatan 13, Stockholm
www.sfhm.se

Snö is all about snow in all its forms. Photo: Jonas Jörneberg