Download our 50th Jubilee Booklet! (6MB PDF)
If you were not in attendace at our annual Lucia Luncheon, you likely missed receiving a copy of our Jubilee Booklet. The Booklet is a 36 page full-colour piece, celebrating 50 years of Chamber history along with highlights of Swedish culture and contributions.
Our Golden Jubilee booklet was produced through the hard work and gracious oversight of Ann Marie MacDougall (LeaderBoom) with support from Alexandra Barak (Sasha’s Mind Marketing Communications), and with loving attention from our internal team of Marie Larsson and Gisela McKay.
Graphic design and printing services were provided by the team at C.J. Graphics, a member of the Chamber. You can find out more about their services at: cjgraphics.com
Table of Contents:
- Greetings From Public Officials and Dignitaries
- The Chamber
- SCCC Board of Directors 2015
- Meet Our Members
- History of the Chamber
- List of Chamber Chairs 1965 – 2015
- Embassy Interviews
- 10 Swedish Innovations
- The Nobel Prize
- Economic Outlook: Sweden and Canada
- Article: Alfa Laval
- Interesting Facts About Sweden
- Article: The Great Swedish Hockey Migration
- SCCC Wide Range of Events and Activities
- A View to the Future
We hope you enjoy our Jubilee Booklet as much as we enjoyed putting it together!
Download your copy of our 50th Jubilee Booklet (6MB PDF) here.
Invitation from Sweden Green Building Council
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News from Sweden
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Dear all, Swedish business executive, best known as CEO and later Chairman of ABB, was arrested in London on Thursday on suspicions of committing sex crimes. IMF warned that Sweden’s underlying growth has slowed “sharply” amid a clouded outlook for the country’s European trading partners.
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IMF: Sweden’s growth has slowed “sharply” 
Swedish exporters must look beyond Europe “We are vulnerable”, Trade Minister Ewa Björling said.
20 best paid jobs of the 21st century 
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Swedish diplomat Sverker Åström dead at 96 The architect of Sweden´s neutrality policy was also role model in the gay community.
All the best, The Swedish Wire – www.swedishwire.com |
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Traditions: Swedish crayfish party, kräftskiva
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Registration Printable Program/Invitation (PDF) The Tradition 2011 Slide show |
Here are some fun links for all of you that would like to know more about this very traditional Swedish celebration. Here are some tips on how to enjoy the truly ambiance festive crayfish theme . The concept is easy: get together with a few friends, eat lots of crayfish, drink beer and schnapps, and top it all off with some singing. Come join us. It’s very simple!
Join the Swedish-Canadian Chamber of Commerce at our annual Crayfish Party (and barbecue!). The 2012 edition takes place at Sunnyside Pavilion, and if you find this page after that date, check the Events page for the current information. |
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Building Sustainability Sweden 2012
Building Sustainability Sweden 2012
Plenary meetings – discussions – workshops – study visits – exhibition
Sweden Green Building Council and the City of Stockholm welcome You
to Kistamässan, Stockholm, Sweden, October 18-19, 2012
Welcome to two fascinating conference days in Stockholm, recipient of the first-ever European Green Capital Award. The Building Sustainability Sweden 2012 conference will focus on defining where we stand today – in Sweden and around the world – by benchmarking ideas and projects in plenary sessions and workshops, as well as proposing what the future might hold for the green building industry.
Swedish and international experts will supply up-to-date knowledge on new materials, technology and energy-efficient solutions. You will hear the latest findings in research, current projects and accumulated experiences. Renowned projects such as The Royal Seaport, Stockholm, Waterfront Toronto and Future Concept Renewable, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, together with evaluations of several other successful examples, will be presented at the conference.
The foundation for new ideas and concrete solutions will be laid in a series of interactive workshops. In addition, the conference will feature visits to exciting project sites, discussions, an award ceremony recognizing the achievements of the green building industry, an exhibition and an engaging evening program and – most importantly – the opportunity to make interesting new contacts and share experiences.
For full information follow this link http://www.buildingsustainabilitysweden.se/ or go to http://sgbc.se/evenemang/340-building-sustainability-sweden-2012
e Newsletter – The Swedish Wire
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Dear all, The Swedish PM made headlines by suggesting citizens may need to work beyond 70 to retain the current standard of the costly pension system. Sweden is also losing its appeal as haven from Europe’s debt crisis at a time when the krona is more overvalued than at almost any point in the past 40 years. On the bright side: Swedes are being described as “handsome, hi-tech and healthy” in a global soft-power survey that ranks Sweden among the world’s most influential nations.
Sweden losing safe haven appeal; SEK overvalued
• Sweden’s economic outlook darkens
Swedes: ‘handsome, hi-tech and healthy’
• Sweden among least corrupt nations
Volvo Car makes bid for Saab assets
• Brightwell withdraws bid for Saab Automobile
POLITICS
The U.K. learning about equality in Stockholm
• ‘Swedish model’ outranks ‘American dream’
Swedish emigration at record level
Last year the emigration from Sweden exceeded the level of the peak year for emigration to America in 1887.
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Swedish Trade Council – Newsletter USA & Canada
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Facts about Sweden
- Area: 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km²), the third largest country in Western Europe Forests: 53% Mountains: 11% Cultivated land: 8% Lakes and rivers: 9% Longest north-south distance: 978 mi (1,574 km) Longest east-west distance: 310 mi (499 km)
- Capital: Stockholm
- Population: 9.3 million inhabitants
- Languages: Swedish; recognized minority languages: Sami (Lapp), Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish), Yiddish, Romani Chib
- Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy
- Parliament: The Riksdag, with 349 members in one chamber
- Religion: 80% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden
- Life expectancy: men 79 years, women 83 years
- Most important export goods: Electronic and telecom equipment, machinery, passenger cars, paper, pharmaceuticals, iron and steel
- Most important imported goods: Electronic and telecom equipment, machinery, foodstuffs, crude oil, textile products, footwear and passenger cars
Average temperatures
| JANUARY | JULY | |
| Malmö | +31.6°F (-0.2°C) | 62.2°F (+16.8°C) |
| Stockholm | +27.0°F (-2.8°C) | 63.0°F (+17.2°C) |
| Kiruna | +3.2°F (-16.0°C) | 55.0°F (+12.8°C) |
Daylight
| JANUARY | JULY | |
| Malmö | +31.6°F (-0.2°C) | 62.2°F (+16.8°C) |
| Stockholm | +27.0°F (-2.8°C) | 63.0°F (+17.2°C) |
| Kiruna | +3.2°F (-16.0°C) | 55.0°F (+12.8°C) |
Source:www.sweden.se
Swedish Trade Council: Newsletter USA & Canada November/December 2011
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