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Opposite the university is the Nordic House , designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1961 and buzzed over by aircraft landing at the nearby domestic airport. Devoted to Nordic culture, with an extensive library of books written in all the Nordic languages (daily midday-5pm; free) holding books on virtually any aspect of Nordic life you choose to mention from Faroese knitting to Greenlandic seal hunting. There are also temporary exhibitions (often photographic) in the hall (Tues-Fri midday-5pm; free) and frequent evening events, from classical concerts to talks covering topics from history to politics to music (sometimes in English). Check what's on from the posters inside or from the free tourist magazines at the Tourist Office . For speakers of non-Nordic languages, the best part of Nordic House is its cafe (Mon-Sat 8am-5pm, Sun midday-5pm), which serves up a cheap fish lunch (around 700kr) as well as delicious homemade cakes with coffee.
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