Our story
A publication built by the community it covers.
The Northern Voices began with a simple conviction: that the Nordic and Baltic diaspora deserved a serious, independent home for its stories — not a footnote in someone else's.
Founded in 2024 by Valev Laube and sustained as a self-funded effort, TNV started in New York's creative circles and grew through the people who joined in. Today it is a widely read platform for the Northern diaspora across North America — a place where heritage and contemporary culture meet on equal footing.
Our readers come from the communities of Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Finns, Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Icelanders, and from Åland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. Together they form one of the most quietly influential cultural networks on the continent — and TNV exists to give it a voice that carries.
Independent by design
We publish across news, arts, culture, society, and science, with independently curated features and opinion. Editorial independence isn't a slogan here — it's the structure. Every article is reviewed for accuracy and fairness, and reflects the view of its author, never that of an organization or interest group.
Where we're headed
We're building tools that serve the community as much as inform it: spotlights for emerging talent, a weekly newsletter, and support for collaborative, community-driven projects. The publication is young, but the ambition is long-term — to make Northern stories permanent in North America.
Join us. Read, share, pitch a story, and help build the record of a culture that's very much alive.