The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study is an association of scholars and others interested in the cultures of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Founded in 1911, the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study has as its objectives:

1. the promotion of Scandinavian study and instruction;
2. the encouragement of original research in the fields of Scandinavian languages, literatures, history, culture, and society and the provision of a medium for the publication of the results of such research; and
3. the fostering of closer relations between persons interested in Scandinavian studies.