Peer Gynt L.A.

10/18/2026

God stemning (great vibes) tonight at Peer Gynt LA’s 115th anniversary dinner, which concluded with violinist Elin Wolf bringing the house down thanks to her mix of Scandinavian folk music and popular songs.

10/15/2026

There is still time to RSVP for our anniversary dinner on Saturday! We are serving home-made "kjøttkaker" (meatballs) with a traditional "ertestuing" (pea stew). Follow the link in our bio to our Events page or go directly to peergynt.la/events and sign up - members dine for free!🤩

10/13/2026

Last Saturday we were invited to a special screening of the new film Fjord, a Norwegian co-production, at AMC Century City. Following the film, director Cristian Mungiu did a Q&A session. We were able to catch him and his cinematographer Tudor Vladimir Panduru afterwards for a group photo with a few Norwegians in the LA movie industry. The film’s wide U.S. release is on October 23rd.

Fjord is a thought-provoking film based on a true story about a religious Romanian-Norwegian immigrant family coming face to face with a culture in Norway of no tolerance for their traditional and God-fearing child-raising methods. Suspicion of child abuse introduces the family to Norway’s Child Protection Services, and the family of seven is separated overnight. It’s a story of cultures clashing over how to raise children and how much autonomy and determination a family has in a culture where fitting in and being the same is paramount.

10/13/2026

This new winter-themed commercial from Visit Oslo 🇳🇴 is worth watching:

Halfdan (33), still an Oslo resident, gives his honest opinion abou...

10/09/2026

Happy Leif Erikson Day!

10/09/2026

This morning, the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee announced the 2026 laureate:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1522746899887134&id=100064555159421&mibextid=wwXIfr

2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.

This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide.

In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.

Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: https://bit.ly/4xPtmor

10/08/2026

Isabella Torner, comedian from Finland, with her take on the Nordic countries’ approach to business meetings.

10/08/2026

Norwegian football / soccer superstar Erling Haaland is on the cover of the Wall Street Journal Magazine for October:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DeO1H3PHD-p/?stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

10/07/2026

The screening this coming Saturday of Fjord at AMC Century City and subsequent Q&A with director Cristian Mungiu is running out of tickets. Only 27 left as of this moment:

‘FJORD’ Screening and Q&A with Director Cristian Mungiu

10/06/2026

The October 2026 issue of Peer Gynt Magazine has now been published.

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