The Nordic Council of Ministers has opened Nordic Currents, a new international culture initiative pairing Nordic partners with cultural organisations in neighbouring European countries — including the UK — for projects running between June 2027 and June 2028.
Who can apply: UK-based cultural organisations, festivals, promoters and producers (or embassies/diplomatic missions working with arts partners) that team up with at least two partners from different Nordic countries.
What it’s for: Projects combining public-facing events — festivals, programmes, curated series — with sector development such as network-building and knowledge exchange. Programming must include artists from across the Nordic region: Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland.
Funding available: Grants of €100,000–€800,000, with local/national co-financing required. Between one and eight projects will be funded from the €800,000 total pool.
Timeline: Applications open 1 October–1 November 2026 via an online portal; successful projects announced May 2027.
This looks like a strong fit for anyone in the trad scene thinking about Nordic folk/traditional music collaborations — Nordic fiddle, song and dance traditions have deep crossover with Scottish and wider Celtic trad. Worth flagging early to partners, given the two-Nordic-country-minimum requirement.
More info & contact: Louise Nordgren, Nordic Currents Coordinator — currents@norden.org Full call: https://www.norden.org/en/nordiccurrents