Here are the winners of the Nordic Council prizes 2025

Every year, the Nordic Council presents prizes in music, literature, children’s and young people’s literature, film, and the environment.
These awards are highly regarded across the Nordic region and also receive broad international recognition.

Today, the winners of the 2025 Nordic Council Prizes were announced — and both the Literature Prize and the Film Prize go to the Faroe Islands!

The Children and Young People’s Literature Prize
Ingen utom jag  by Sara Lundberg, Sweden

The Film Prize
Seinasta paradís á jørð, Sakaris Stórá, Mads Stegger,Tommy Oksen og Jón Hammer, Faroe Islands

The Literature Prize
Svørt Orkidé by Vónbjørt Vang, Faroe Islands

The Environment Prize
Grønne Nabofællesskaber, Denmark

The Music Prize
Víkingur Ólafsson, Iceland