On Friday 9 October, the North Atlantic members were invited to a culture night on the 2nd floor of the Folketing, where, among other things, the Aavaat choir and the musician The MALIKK provided the good atmosphere.
There were people everywhere – as Folkets hus – Folketinget – on Friday evening had invited everyone inside in connection with this year’s culture night.
Even before the opening, people were queuing all the way down to Christiansborg Palace Church. Inside the Folketing itself, it was teeming with autumn-dressed guests who curiously walked around both the Folketingsalen, the Landstingsalen and the many committee rooms.
North Atlantic party
Several politicians were present during the evening, including the new Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament, Henrik Frandsen, who showed around the “President’s office” and his meeting room in Vandrehallen.
On both the 1st and 2nd floors, the political parties had decorated rooms with balloons and banners and invited inside for coffee and cake, music and distribution of lots of merchandise.
In SF’s group room on the 2nd floor, Inuit Ataqatigiit and the Faroese parties Sambandsflokkurin and Javnaðarflokkurin held a joint party with performances from both Greenlandic and Faroese artists including the Aavaat choir and the rapper The MALIKK.
In addition, there was an opportunity to talk to the North Atlantic members of the Norwegian Parliament, as well as to write proposals for topics that the North Atlantic members of the Norwegian Parliament should work on more.
Tour and polka
Among the guests were Sika Koch, Maria Sethsen and Kristine Abrahamsen, who usually participate in the cultural night in Copenhagen, and who were happy that this year there was a Greenlandic event. In addition, they were given a personal tour by Member of Parliament Qarsoq Høegh-Dam.
– It was fun. Among other things, we were out on some of the balconies here at the castle, and then he told us about Aqqaluk Lynge and his poems. It was a nice story that I could relate to, says Maria Sethsen, who was born in Paamiut, but has lived in Denmark for many years.
Sika Koch was born in Nuuk, while Kristine Abrahamsen originally comes from Narsaq. The three friends often meet at Det Grønlandske Hus or at Greenlandic events.
– We like to dance the Greenlandic polka, so we do that as often as we can, they agree.
