{"id":6603,"date":"2026-08-06T11:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=6603"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:43:56","slug":"funding-call-nordic-currents-up-to-e800000-for-nordic-european-culture-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/funding-call-nordic-currents-up-to-e800000-for-nordic-european-culture-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Call: Nordic Currents \u2014 up to \u20ac800,000 for Nordic-European culture projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nordic Council of Ministers has opened&nbsp;<strong>Nordic Currents<\/strong>, a new international culture initiative pairing Nordic partners with cultural organisations in neighbouring European countries \u2014 including the UK \u2014 for projects running between June 2027 and June 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who can apply:<\/strong>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What it&#8217;s for:<\/strong>&nbsp;Projects combining public-facing events \u2014 festivals, programmes, curated series \u2014 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 \u00c5land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding available:<\/strong>&nbsp;Grants of \u20ac100,000\u2013\u20ac800,000, with local\/national co-financing required. Between one and eight projects will be funded from the \u20ac800,000 total pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Timeline:<\/strong>&nbsp;Applications open&nbsp;<strong>1 October\u20131 November 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;via an online portal; successful projects announced May 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This looks like a strong fit for anyone in the trad scene thinking about Nordic folk\/traditional music collaborations \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More info &amp; contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Louise Nordgren, Nordic Currents Coordinator \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:currents@norden.org\">currents@norden.org<\/a>&nbsp;Full call:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norden.org\/en\/nordiccurrents\">https:\/\/www.norden.org\/en\/nordiccurrents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nordic Council of Ministers has opened&nbsp;Nordic Currents, a new international culture initiative pairing Nordic partners with cultural organisations in neighbouring European countries \u2014 including the UK \u2014 for projects running between June 2027 and June 2028. 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