Café Norden Skellefteå - a talk show with Nordic guests, stories and music

During the storytelling festival in Skellefteå, the Nordic Association in Västerbotten invites us to "Café Norden" - a light-hearted talk show where Nordic guests share their life stories. There will also be music from the Nordic region together with guest artist Natalie Carrion and with our host Fredrik Furu, who is an artist and journalist with roots in Jakobstad in Ostrobothnia.

Talk show guests:

Natalie Carrion, artist and wellness entrepreneur with Sámi and Caribbean roots
The year 2022 was a breakthrough year for Natalie Carrion. Her single in Southern Sámi, "Daelviejijje," became a bubbler on the Swedish charts and was played extensively on the radio throughout the summer. She also took part in the Sámi Grand Prix music festival.

http://www.nataliecarrion.se/artist

Nils Lundkvist, author
Nils Lundkvist is a middle school teacher and author. His debut book "Kuben" was released in the spring of 2023 and is nominated for the Children's Radio Book Prize. Lundkvist also teaches creative writing to adults.

https://www.bonniercarlsen.se/bocker/291079/den-yttersta-vildmarkens-historia-kuben/

Jarkko Enqvist, entrepreneur, business owner in organizational development.
Jarkko is one of three founders of Dark & Cold - The Merry Friends of Darkness and Cold, which for ten years has organized the Scandinavian Open Championships in winter swimming in central Skellefteå.

He has also worked as a project manager in several pan-Nordic projects and created events for e.g. music in vak and vakpoetry in Skellefteå. Jarkko was born in Tampere, came to Skellefteå via Uppsala and now lives in Gagsmark.

Program Manager:

Fredrik Furu - artist and event producer who this year has opened for Gyllene Tider and also released his sixth album in Swedish and an EP in Finnish.

In Swedish.

Eng.
During the storytelling festival in Skellefteå, the Nordic Association in Västerbotten invites us to "Café Norden" - a light-hearted talk show where Nordic guests share their life stories. There will also be musical elements from the Nordics together with artist guest Natalie Carrion and with our presenter Fredrik Furu who is an artist and journalist with roots in Jakobstad in Ostrobothnia.

Talk show guests:

Natalie Carrion, artist and wellness entrepreneur with Sami and Caribbean rootsThe year 2022 was a breakthrough year for Natalie Carrion. Her single in Southern Sami, "Daelviejijje," became a hit on the Swedish charts and was played extensively on the radio throughout the summer. She also participated in the Sámi melody festival Sámi Grand Prix. http://www.nataliecarrion.se/artist

Nils Lundkvist, authorNils Lundkvist is a middle school teacher and author.
His debut book "The Cube" was released in the spring of 2023 and is nominated for Barnradion's book prize. Lundkvist also teaches creative writing to adults. https://www.bonniercarlsen.se/bocker/291079/den-yttersta-vildmarkens-historia-kuben/

Jarkko Enqvist, entrepreneur, entrepreneur in organizational development.Jarkko is one of three founders of Dark & Cold - Mörkrets och Kylan Glada Vänner, which for ten years organized the Scandinavian Open Championships in winter swimming in central Skellefteå. He has also worked as a project manager in several co-Nordic projects and created events for e.g. vigil music and vigil poetry in Skellefteå. Jarkko was born in Tampere, came to Skellefteå via Uppsala and now lives in Gagsmark.

Host:

Fredrik Furu - artist and event producer who this year has been the band for Gyllene Tider and also released his sixth album in Swedish and an EP in Finnish.