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🎄HAPPY HOLIDAYS🎄HAPPY NEW YEAR🥳
Please note that the Consulate will be closed for the holidays and is only able to assist Swedish citizens in the need of emergency assistance from December 23 to January 2. If this is the case, please call the Swedish Embassy at 202-467-2600 for further instructions.
Non-urgent questions should be emailed to
[email protected].
**UPDATED**
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS due to COVID (updated Dec 22, 2021):
The current travel restrictions are in place through January 31. Fully vaccinated US citizens and residents are exempt from the travel restrictions (applies from November 5) but has to show proof negative COVID-test taken no more than 48 hours prior to the arrival in Sweden (applies from December 28). All unvaccinated non-Swedish nationals and residents that are exempt for travel (see police website polisen.se for list of exemptions) must travel with a negative COVID-test result that is not older than 48 hours at the time of arrival in Sweden.
Credits: Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se
Maybe your New Year's resolution is to learn Swedish!
#SwedeninChicago
🎄Tre Kronor´s in-person Julbord is back!🎄
They are taking reservations now so hurry and call 773-267-9888 for seatings on December 15-18. They are also taking orders for a "Julbord To Go" for pick up from 22 December through 24 December.💛💙 #SwedeninChicago
Glad Lucia!
Come to Andersonville today at 5 pm for Chicago´s Lucia. The candle lit walk will start outside the Swedish American Museum and finish with a presentation in front of the Christmas tree at the Andersonville Winter Market on Catalpa Avenue (near Clark). #SwedeninChicago
This week (49) #SwedeninChicago:
Wednesday @ 6: Candle making and Christmas craft with the Swedish American Museum. Reservations required.
Thursday @ 6: Glögg och Pyssel i Hawthornwoods, members can sign up through Evite.
Thursday @ 7-9: SACC-Chicago invites you to taste the annual glögg at Drake Hotel. Reservations are required.
Friday: SACC-Chicago hosts its annual Lucia Luncheon.
Saturday and Sunday at 9: Breakfast with Tomten at the Swedish American Museum. Reservations are required.
www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
www.chicago.swea.org
www.sacc-chicago.org
This week (48) #SwedeninChicago:
Tuesday:
@ 4 - Swedish American Museum Movie Club online - sign in and discuss the movie Kopps.
Friday:
@ 10-20 - Julmarknad preview sale
Saturday and Sunday:
@ 10-17 and 10-16, respectively - 🎄Julmarknad at the Swedish American Museum🎄
Credits: Ulf Lundin/imagebank.sweden.se
This week (47) #SwedeninChicago:
Monday:
@ 4 Swedish American Museum Online Baking Class - Learn how to bake Swedish Holiday Cookies.
Tuesday:
@ 6 Swedish American Museum Baking Class in person - Learn how to bake Swedish Holiday Cookies - Reservation required.
@ 6 SWEA Chicago invites its members to a Friendsgiving in Highland Park - RSVP through evite.
Saturday:
@ 10 Swedish American Museum Genealogy Session Online - Meet Helen Lundström Erwin author of Sour Milk in Sheep’s Wool - Reservation required.
Sunday:
@ 3.30 SWEA Chicago invites its members to Första Advent Glögg - Outside around the fire pit - RSVP through evite.
The Consulate is closed for the Holiday from Wednesday, November 24, and will open as usual on Monday, November 29.
https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/
https://chicago.swea.org/
https://sacc-chicago.org/
Sign up required⭐️
#SwedeninChicago
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#SwedeninChicago this week (46):
Wednesday:
@ 11 - Just like every third Wednesday of the week SWEA will meet up for lunch at IKEA Schaumburg.
@ 6 - Swedish American Museum hosts Dala Horse painting IRL (must sign up in advance).
@ 6 - SACC invites members and guests to Fjällräven in Chicago for "Sustainability is more than a Buzzword" a curated shopping experience and support of the endagered bumble bee. Sign up
https://bit.ly/2YQf7V8.
@ 6.30 - SWEA will host julpyssel, pls sign up through evite.
Thursday:
@ 8.30 - Swedish Historical Society will host their monthly FIKA with a Swede, sign up
https://bit.ly/3qJULJ0.
@ 10 - SWEA host Fika IRL in Lake Forest, pls sign up through evite.
@ 5 - SACC hosts a Virtual Networking and fall cocktail lesson. Sign up
https://bit.ly/2YQf7V8.
Friday:
@ 7 - Swedish American Museum hosts its annual Got Glögg? competition and gathering. Must sign up
https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/got-glogg-in-person/
Saturday:
@ 1 - Swedish Book Club online. Log on to discuss this months book Trolls by Stefan Spjut. Zoom;
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83441966464
Sunday:
@ 1.30 - Scandinavian Jam with Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler at the Swedish American Museum. Contact
[email protected] or
[email protected] for more information.
A must attend event for next week!
#SwedeninChicago
#SwedeninChicago this week (45):
Wednesday @ 5.30 - SWEA Chicago will meet up at a downtown restaurant for AW. Respond through Evite. If you are interested in SWEA check out chicago.swea.org.
Thursday @ 6-8 - SACC Chicago´s Young Professionals meet at Declans Irish Pub.
Friday @ 11-3 - Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum serving delicious sticky chocolate cake (kladdkaka).
Sunday @ 2 - Combatting the Diffusion of Responsibility ONLINE, the social responsibility of the individual in a crowd. The discussion will feature exhibiting artists Anna U Davis and Carolyn Olson. Sign up with
[email protected].
