Welcome to Societas Heraldica Scandinavica (SHS), the heraldry society, which since 1959 has united heraldry enthusiasts in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway och Sweden.  

Items on this homepage might come in either of the Nordic languages or in English.

The society journal Heraldisk Tidsskrift is published twice a year(march & october) with articles in either of the Nordic languages and summaries in either English, French or German. In addition, the society publishes an occational series, Heraldiske Studier, with larger studies in heraldry.

SHS arranges konferences, excursions and lectures. In cooperation with the Academie Internationale de l'héraldique it has hosted international conferences in Stockholm (5th, 1960), Copenhagen (14th, 1980), Helsinki (16th, 1984), and Uppsala (20th, 1992).
Nordic heraldic conferences have recently been introduced in Oslo 2005, in Åbo/Turku (2003) and in Kalmar (2001). The next will be held in Hillerød, Denmark 2007.

Coming events in the Nordic area