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- Often forget to charge your devices? No worries! These solar powered headphones are self-charging solar powered. ☀️🔋
Swedish company Urbanista’s headphones use a solar cell material called power foyle, which can transform any indoor and outdoor light into endless energy. Good for you and the planet! 🌏 https://urbanista.com/en-us
– The concept of a Swedish “Fika” have gained traction around the world. Easily defined as a coffee break with something sweet, the commonly occurring tradition has a much wider cultural significance in Sweden.
Or, as was written recently in Forbes Magazine: “To Swedes, fika is something of a ritual. It does typically involve coffee and a sweet pastry, but just as important is the decision to take a deliberate break from your day with others. It’s a chance to relax and enjoy social connection with family, friends or colleagues.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2023/01/03/swedish-fika-swedens-premium-coffee-break-explained/
Who would you like to have a fika-break with today? 😍
Photo: imagebank.sweden.se
- Swedes recycle about 84% of their used plastic bottles and aluminium cans. Everyone who buys a plastic bottle or can has to pay a minor deposit, that the consumers get back when they recycle the empty bottles and cans. ♻️
Consumers take their bottles and cans to a “pantautomat”, sort of like a reverse vending machine, in their local supermarket. There is often the choice of getting the deposit back or donating it to charity. The recycled bottles and cans are then transported to a hub in the city of Norrköping, where they are recycled and turned into new bottles and cans every year.
This sustainable recycling solution is one of Europe’s oldest schemes. Since 1984 for aluminium cans, and since 1994 for plastic bottles. All drink bottles and cans ready for consumption in Sweden must, by law, be included in an approved recycling system before being marketed.
📷: Pantamera
It's time to pass the baton! As of today, January 1, Sweden 🇸🇪 holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union 🇪🇺.
Every 6 months, a different EU country holds the Presidency — one of two legislative bodies. The transition in Presidency represents unity, fairness, and duty – each EU country gets a chance to lead and execute change for the people of Europe.
Watch👇 as Czech Ambassador Miloslav Stasek handed over the Presidency baton to Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter here in Washington, DC!
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Follow Sweden’s Presidency at www.sweden2023.eu
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Happy New Year! Gott Nytt År! 🎊
Thank you for joining us in 2022!
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Swedes spend a lot of their free time outdoors - even in the winter! 🇸🇪 ❄️
Although winter in Sweden can be quite cold, its snowy landscapes and frozen lakes make it the perfect destination for fun winter activities. From dog sledding to cross-country skiing, from ice skating to ice bathing, there are things for the whole family to do. 🛷 🎿
Washington Post has more on the cozy charm of a Nordic winter 👇
During a Nordic winter break in Sweden, the winter enticements got more intense — and cozier — as we climbed the latitudes.
- This dump truck is unlike any other truck you’ve ever seen! 👀 The truck – already in use by construction company NCC – is the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel 🚚🌱
📷 The world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel, a dump truck by Volvo Construction Equipment, loads stone, gravel and asphalt in a rock shelter in Södra Sandby in the south of Sweden.
From all of us to all of you -
God jul! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! ✨ We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!
The Embassy will be closed during Christmas, including on Monday, December 26.
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✨🎄🇸🇪 The Christmas market in Stockholm’s Old Town has been a tradition since the early 1900s. Surrounded by the beautiful iconic building, the market stalls sell locally produced crafts, food, candy and of course the Swedish mulled wine called ’glögg’ and other delicacies. 😋
- The future of energy requires green batteries. Meet Professor Daniel Brandell, a future-orientated Swede that explores the portable power source side of life with a keen focus on wireless devices. Daniel’s mission is to develop a new generation of more durable, efficient and sustainable batteries! 🔋
Join Daniel and Sweden to Pioneer the possible and be part of the green transition. 🌍
Happy ! 🌙❄️
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere.
How do you combat winter darkness? Pls share👇
📷: Jukkasjärvi , Torne River/imagebank.sweden.se
“Your journey to the world’s most delicious saffron buns starts the day before you actually put them in the oven by letting the saffron infuse the milk you will use in the sponge. Swedish cuisine has been very influenced by international trade for centuries, so that is why you will see spices from the Silk Road and Asia in our food, like saffron, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon.”
To many in Sweden, December means saffron buns! This is our very own Frida Johansson’s take on a traditional saffron bun, and you will love it! 😋
Recipe 👉 https://youtu.be/iEdRMraoczs
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Enjoy this delicious recipe from Sweden! Learn more at euholidaycookbook.org
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Today, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the political priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Sweden will take over the Presidency from January 1, 2023.
Sweden’s priorities during the Presidency:
🇪🇺 Security – unity
🇪🇺 Resilience – competitiveness
🇪🇺 Prosperity – green & energy transition
🇪🇺 Democratic values and the rule of law – our foundation
Read more about Sweden’s priorities and the Presidency program at 👉www.sweden2023.eu
Happy Lucia day! ✨🕯
The annual candlelit Lucia procession on December 13 is perhaps one of the most special traditions in the lead-up to Swedish Christmas. With candles and beautiful songs, the Lucia procession brings light and joy in the dark winter.
Learn more: https://sweden.se/culture/celebrations/the-lucia-tradition
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Every year on December 10, the Nobel Prizes are presented in memory of Alfred Nobel who passed away on this day in 1896.
Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals 959 times and organisations 30 times between 1901 and 2022.
WATCH LIVE👇 The 2022 award ceremony from Stockholm 🇸🇪
https://youtu.be/8NHmfpkxTSw
Join us live in Stockholm for the Nobel Prize award ceremony which takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December – the anniversary of Alf...
Is this the world's most famous medal? 🥇✨
Today is day, the day when the Nobel Prizes are awarded to '...those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind'. 👏
Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature and peace have been awarded since 1901, and in economic sciences since 1968.
At the ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo, the Laureates receive a Nobel Prize diploma, a document confirming the Nobel Prize amount (set at SEK 10 million per 'full' Nobel Prize in 2022), and...
...last but not least, a Nobel Prize medal!
✌️5 facts about the medals:
🧔♂️ A portrait of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) is on all Nobel Prize medals, but the categories vary in design.
🥇 The medals are 18-carat recycled gold (an alloy of 750 parts 24-carat gold and 250 parts fine silver), gilded with 24-carat gold.
⚖️ A medal weighs 175-185 grams, with a 66-millimetre diameter.
💸 The medals are valued at around SEK 60,000.
🇸🇪 The 'Swedish' Nobel medals are made in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna.
Photo: Nobel Prize Outreach/Clément Morin. Repost
It’s week in Sweden! ✨
Nobel Week Lights Stockholm is a light festival that takes place during the Nobel Week in December, free for everyone.
Directly inspired by Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, works of art illuminate Stockholm’s darkness. These artworks and installations invite visitors to explore the city and the urban environment with new eyes, while learning more about Nobel laureates and their contributions. 💡
More details 👉 https://nobelweeklights.se/?lang=en
We were very glad to welcome 🇸🇪 Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström to Washington, DC on his first official trip this week. The two day visit included a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, a trilateral between Sweden, Finland and the US as well as meetings with senators and think tanks.
Discussions focused on Sweden's upcoming EU Presidency, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, China and NATO.
📷 and colleagues
Follow the joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto after their trilateral meeting in Washington, DC today. 🇺🇸🇸🇪🇫🇮
⏰ December 8 at 11 AM (ET) https://lnkd.in/erpnX_Vz
Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, on December 8,...
We're very glad to welcome 🇸🇪 Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström to Washington, DC! The visit will include a meeting with 🇺🇸 Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a trilateral between Sweden, Finland & the US as well as meetings with senators and think tanks. Additional details 👇
https://government.se/press-releases/2022/12/minister-for-foreign-affairs-tobias-billstrom-visiting-washington-dc-on-68-december
Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström is visiting Washington DC on 6–8 December for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinke...
LIVE NOW I A conversation with Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström 👇
Big congrats to White Arkitekter - winner of the Government’s 2021 Cultural and Creative Industries Export Prize 🎉
Since 1951, White Arkitekter has helped shape Swedish society. With a genuine knowledge of sustainable urban development, the architectural practice has won numerous international projects and brought Scandinavian design to the world.
White Arkitekter has long been at the forefront of circular architecture and sustainable living environments with the vision that all projects will be climate neutral by 2030. In 2021, White Arkitekter distinguished itself with three spectacular and climate-neutral wooden buildings: Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå, Nodi in Hovås and Magasin X in Uppsala.
White Arkitekter has continually created new and innovative designs of high quality, while shining a light on the ability of architecture to drive the green transition for a sustainable future.
It's Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 and Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴 with several seminars and public events with this year's laureates.
The Nobel Prize is considered the most prestigious award in the world in its field. It is awarded to ‘those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.’ Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace have been awarded since 1901, and economic sciences since 1968.
Many of the events during the week will be available online through 👉 https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremonies/nobel-week-2022 and Nobel Prize.
Credits: © Nobel Media AB 2015. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
The global performance project ‘We Hear You—A Climate Archive’ at the recent COP27 with Climate Forward program! 🌎
From Nov 8 – 10, We Hear You performed a series of climate stories at in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Our storytellers Ashanee Kottage and Caitlin Nasema Cassidy offered tales of ocean optimism, the lavender plant, and the places they call home. They invited audiences, too, to share about their connections to earth.
The full program is now available to view free online on demand here 👉 https://climate-events.nytimes.com/climate-forward/events/sharm-el-sheikh
is a global performance project exploring youth perspectives on the climate emergency by Dramaten, , , and .
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right.
On December 2, 1766, Sweden’s Riksdag passed the world´s first fundamental law on freedom of expression – the Freedom of the Press Act. Free speech, free press and overall openness and transparency are vital parts of Sweden's democratic society.
The world becomes awfully quiet without ! It still needs to be defended globally. 📣 ✍️🎙
https://sweden.se/life/democracy/openness-in-sweden
Free speech, free press and overall openness and transparency are key to Swedish society and vital parts of Sweden's four fundamental laws.
"Warm congratulations to all Laureates. You are now part of a noble group of scientists, authors, and peacemakers".
This morning we had the great honor to host our annual Scientific Symposium with four of the 2022 American Laureates in House of Sweden 🇸🇪🇺🇸
In attendance:
-John F. Clauser, The Nobel Prize in Physics
-Carolyn R. Bertozzi, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
-K. Barry Sharpless, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
-Douglas W. Diamond, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
Additional speakers:
-Deputy Ambassador of Sweden, Ingrid Ask
-Anna Sjöström Douagi, Nobel Foundation Sweden
-Marcia McNutt, National Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Maria Brogren, Embassy of Sweden
The symposium was hosted in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences.
We’re LIVE with our Scientific Symposium with four of the 2022 American Laureates.
Join us!👇
Hosted in partnership with National Academy of Sciences 🇸🇪🇺🇸
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzk2vSeaiI
Join the Scientific Symposium in honor of Alfred Nobel and with four the 2022 American Nobel Prize Laureates LIVE from House of Sweden in Washington, DC.In a...
Job Alert! 🚨 We're looking for TWO NEW colleagues to join our team here in Washington, DC! We’re looking to hire an assistant to the political section and a receptionist. Details in Swedish 🇸🇪 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dv2Ea6K
Join our Scientific Symposium with four of the 2022 American Laureates LIVE from House of Sweden, Washington, DC 🇸🇪🇺🇸
⏰Tuesday, November 29 at 9 AM (ET)
In attendance:
John F. Clauser, The Nobel Prize in Physics
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
K. Barry Sharpless, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Douglas W. Diamond, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
Hosted in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzk2vSeaiI
Join the Scientific Symposium in honor of Alfred Nobel and with four the 2022 American Nobel Prize Laureates LIVE from House of Sweden in Washington, DC.In a...
Today is the International Day to End Violence against Women & the world is turning orange to stand against gender-based violence in all its forms. Let’s ! 🟠
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
📷: Lake Toftasjön in Notteryd Nature Reserve in Småland/Alexander Hall/imagebank.sweden.se
– sustainability and innovation is important to many! That is why Swedish 🇸🇪 company Ecogain made it possible to measure and report on large companies and their biodiversity.
The 2022 Ecogain Biodiversity Index (EBI) included the 300 largest companies in Europe as well as the 100 largest listed companies in the United States. The report includes the results of both individual companies and industries as well as comparisons between the US and European markets in general —> https://lnkd.in/emyTnYN
Ecogain also help individual companies measure and improve their biodiversity! Is your favourite brand on the list?
📷: Ecogain
Electric airplanes were once a vision. Today they are a reality. United Airlines has teamed up with Swedish electric aviation manufacturer Heart Aerospace to add 200 electric airplanes to its fleet. The venture will make US airspace cleaner and help United Airlines meet its pledge to reach by 2050. Truly inspiring. 🇸🇪🇺🇸
Thank you, United Airlines for welcoming Heart Aerospace to your fleet. Let's embrace innovation and aim for the sky. Together, let’s pioneer the possible! 🌍
“We are now sending a record support package to Ukraine, with both humanitarian and military support. The defence of Ukraine’s freedom is the most crucial foreign policy task of our time,” says 🇸🇪 Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
The package is the largest to date and includes military and humanitarian support as well as support for rehabilitation of critical infrastructure.
We 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Find out more: bit.ly/3tAxCbW
The Government is moving ahead on a winter package to Ukraine. The package is the largest to date and includes military and humanitarian support an...
“I have two key messages today - urgency of climate action and the opportunity it brings.”
🇸🇪 Minister for Climate & the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari challenged the global community to race Sweden to in her national statement at today.
Full statement ↓
https://government.se/speeches/2022/11/national-statement-to-cop27
Urgent action is needed to reduce emissions. Innovation is key. 💡🌍
Swedish companies deliver green solutions where they are needed most. The steel industry, for example, is one that emits a lot of carbon dioxide.
To reduce the steel industry’s carbon footprint, LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall have partnered to launch the project for fossil-free steel production that uses fossil-free hydrogen instead of coal.
Sweden’s 🇸🇪 target is net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Swedish innovation can help to reduce emissions both at home and globally.
Gee, imagine a world where delivery trucks are self-driving and run on clean electricity! Soon, this vision will become reality thanks to Einride and GE Appliances.
Helped by Swedish freight mobility company , will launch the first fleet of autonomous and electric trucks in the US.
Thank you GE Appliances for being an innovation frontrunner on our journey to reducing our climate footprint. Together, let’s pioneer the possible! 🇸🇪🇺🇸
🌍The only way forward is to rewind our environmental impact. Let us use the opportunity that provides to drive the transition that is urgently needed.
As in Egypt is underway, Sweden 🇸🇪 is committed to international cooperation on climate action.
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Urgent action is needed to reduce emissions. Innovation is key. 💡🌍 Swedish companies deliver green solutions where they are needed most. The steel industry, for example, is one that emits a lot of carbon dioxide. To reduce the steel industry’s carbon footprint, LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall have partnered to launch the #HYBRIT project for fossil-free steel production that uses fossil-free hydrogen instead of coal. Sweden’s 🇸🇪 target is net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Swedish innovation can help to reduce emissions both at home and globally. #COP27 #pioneerthepossible #climateaction #greentransition #greeninnovation
Gee, imagine a world where delivery trucks are self-driving and run on clean electricity! Soon, this vision will become reality thanks to Einride and GE Appliances. Helped by Swedish freight mobility company #Einride, #GEAppliances will launch the first fleet of autonomous and electric trucks in the US. Thank you GE Appliances for being an innovation frontrunner on our journey to reducing our climate footprint. Together, let’s pioneer the possible! 🇸🇪🇺🇸 #thankyouamerica #greentransition #pioneerthepossible #autonomoustrucks #COP27 #Togetherforimplementation #NetZero #greeninnovation
🌍The only way forward is to rewind our environmental impact. Let us use the opportunity that #climateaction provides to drive the transition that is urgently needed. As #COP27 in Egypt is underway, Sweden 🇸🇪 is committed to international cooperation on climate action.
Greetings to you all from the @indycar 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner - Swede Marcus Ericsson! 🇸🇪🇺🇸 Ericsson is currently on a Champion’s Tour in Sweden with the Borg-Warner Trophy 🏆 after winning the 106th Indianapolis 500 back in May. For only the fourth time in its history, the Borg-Warner Trophy has left the United States. A very special stop and celebration during the Sweden tour will take place in Marcus Ericsson’s hometown of Kumla. #ME8 #INDY500
Over 950 journalists have been killed since 2012. 9 out of 10 murders are left without any criminal charges. This impunity must stop. Sweden 🇸🇪 is committed to standing up for media freedom. #endimpunity #journosafe Sweden in OECD and UNESCO
Even though Sweden and the United States are separated by an entire ocean, the two nations have a close and longstanding relationship. Cultural, social, political and economic links bind the two countries together across the Atlantic. The photography and video art exhibition Faraway So Close, currently on display at House of Sweden in Washington, D.C., shows how prominent Swedish artists have experienced and depicted American society since the 1960s. Following a short presentation of Faraway So Close, this event will feature a panel discussion that explores the images and conceptions that American and Swedish peoples have of each other, and how these ideas travel between the two countries. Participants include: *Monica Obniski, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. *Dag Blanck, Professor of North American Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden. *Frida Beckman, Professor of Literature at Stockholm University, Sweden, will moderate the discussion. This event is a collaboration between the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C., and Anekdot Magazine at Stockholm University in Sweden. Photo: Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff/American Chronicle Press
Today is #WomensEqualityDay in the 🇺🇸 US! 101 years ago, in 1921, women voted for the first time in a Swedish parliamentary election, after the 🇸🇪 Riksdag approved universal and equal suffrage for women and men. After the historic 1921 elections, the first 5 women also entered as members of Parliament: Kerstin Hesselgren, Elisabeth Tamm, Nelly Thüring, Bertha Wellin, and Agda Östlund. Watch a brief history of women's voting rights in 🇸🇪 👇 #FeministFriday #DriveForDemocracy
#greeninnovation - why catch the waves when you can soar silently above them? Swedish Candela is re-inventing marine transportation and delivering speed, style and range, thanks to their pioneering twin hydrofoil technology. 🇸🇪 A hydrofoil is like an aircraft wing under the boat that makes the whole hull rise above the surface, reducing water friction by up to 80% compared to a conventional planing boat. Lower energy consumption means extended range with smaller batteries, and smaller batteries equal lighter boats, giving less energy consumption. Well, you get the drift. 🚤 Candelas' award-winning 100% electric boats include a wide range of vessels, from leisure cruisers to taxi boats to taxi boats and shuttle ships for 30 passengers! 📷: Candela Repost @swedishdesignmovement #swedishdesignmovement #pioneerthepossible #electricboats #hydrofoil
Glad midsommar! Happy midsummer! 🎉🌸🇸🇪🍓💃🏼🕺🏻☀️💦🌼🐟🎈🍃⛵️🍦🙌🌿🦐🌊🌅🇸🇪
It’s time for bold choices. It’s time for urgent action. It’s time for a better future on a healthy planet. Stockholm+50 is about accelerating urgent action – for the people and our planet 🌍 The only way forward is to rewind our environmental impact. #Stockholm50 #OnlyOneEarth #ReversedFuture #climateaction
Join us for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award Ceremony LIVE from House of Sweden, Washington, DC on May 3 at 5:15pm-6:00 pm. This award, presented by the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), honors the life and work of late AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus. Established in 2014 by an endowment from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the award is given annually to a woman photojournalist whose work inspires us to take action and compels us to better understand the world. #WorldPressFreedomDay #DriveforDemocracy
Every species matters, however small or large 🐝 🕷 🐘 🦁 🐳 #EarthDay #ClimateAction 🌍 #InvestinourPlanet
In times like these, fact-checking is more important than ever as disinformation spreads quickly, especially on social media. This has created real challenges for democracy. Source criticism is not easy, but there are steps that can be taken to reduce the chances of falling for false information. Here's a short check list👇
Katrine Marçal is a 🇸🇪 writer, journalist, and correspondent for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Her first book 📙, 'Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?', was shortlisted for the August Prize and won the Lagercrantzen award. Her latest book is called 'Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men'. An eye-opening examination of business, technology, and innovation through a feminist lens. Drawing on examples from electric cars to bra seamstresses to tech billionaires, Katrine Marçal shows how gender bias stifles the economy and holds us back, delaying innovations, sometimes by hundreds of years, and distorting our understanding of our history. @katrinemarcal is featured in the exhibition Her Rights! Money, power, autonomy by the Swedish Institute, Svenska institutet, and currently on display in #HouseofSweden, Washington #DC. #FeministFriday #HerRights #innovation #economicdevelopment
The United States Department of Energy and Embassy of Sweden in the United States, in partnership with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and Europe Center, launch the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative and discuss opportunities for the US and Sweden to accelerate the energy transition. 🇸🇪🇺🇸
Embassy of Sweden proudly presents the videowork Suedi (Slow Wave Edit) by Stockholm-based artist and filmmaker Santiago Mostyn. Tune in from the comfort of your home and learn more about the artist who is currently exhibiting at House of Sweden in Washington D.C. with his video work Suedi (Slow Wave Edit). The conversation will be livestreamed from House of Sweden and moderated by Swedish curator, Johan Pousette, with introductory remarks by Cultural Counselor Helene Larsson Pousette. Santiago Mostyn makes films, installations, and performances that challenge the divide between disparate cultural spheres, employing an intuitive process to engage with knowledge and history grounded equally in the body and the rational mind. Mostyn is based in Sweden but was born in the United States in 1981 and maintains ties to Zimbabwe as well as Trinidad and Tobago—the countries of his upbringing. Mostyn’s installation Suedi (Slow Wave Edit) consists of two music videos created in response to Erik Lundin’s Suedi, a popular Swedish rap song that has become an anthem for Afro-Swedish youth. In one video, two wrestlers are filmed sparring in a subtly choreographed routine; in the second video, drone footage used by news outlets to depict the movement of asylum seekers through southern Europe is re-edited to highlight the historical precedence of this displacement. Mostyn worked with Slow Wave (Susanna Jablonski and William Rickman) to chop-and-screw Lundin’s original production of Suedi into a moving composition that resonates with the depictions of displacement and physical aggression in the videos. Lundin’s lyrics are left untouched, his narrative of alienation in the country of his birth rising over the images.
#FeministFriday - Did you know that 7 countries around the world are pursuing a #FeministForeignPolicy? In addition to Sweden, they are: Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico and Spain. Earlier this week, representatives from these 7 countries – along with representatives from several other countries and organizations with a feminist approach – met virtually to discuss how the UN’s work on gender equality can be strengthened. 🇸🇪 supports a feminist and gender-equal approach to the implementation of the 🇺🇳 UN Secretary-General report ´Our Common Agenda´ together with like-minded countries and actors.
Sweden’s year as OSCE – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Chair is coming to an end. 🇸🇪's focus on #WomenPeaceAndSecurity has contributed to creating a solid platform for future Chairs to continue to ensure that the OSCE remains a relevant player for our security. #OSCE2021SWE
Today is #HumanRightsDay. All human rights are indivisible, interrelated & universal - every human being is born free and equal in dignity and rights. Human rights are also key for ensuring peace, security & sustainable development. #Drivefordemocracy #StandUp4HumanRights
The #SummitForDemocracy continues! Tomorrow, Friday, at 6:05am (EST), 🇸🇪 Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson will deliver remarks ahead of a panel discussion on human rights defenders & independent media. You can listen here: https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy/
#FeministFriday - Gender-based violence is found everywhere; no country is unaffected. Clear policies, legislation & changes in attitudes are necessary. As long as gender inequality remains a global problem, 🇸🇪 will continue to pursue its #FeministForeignPolicy with full force, throughout the world. #16Days #OrangeTheWorld
#COP26 🌍 #PioneerthePossible #TimetoAct
Today is International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists. When journalists are silenced, oppressed, censored, threatened or even killed, human rights are violated and the democratic space shrinks. Each attack on a journalist is an attack on our societies and on fundamental democratic values. Sweden is committed to #StandupforHumanRights and #ProtectJournalists! #DriveforDemocracy
Sweden’s new honorary consulate in Los Angeles, California is open! 🇸🇪🇺🇸 Ms. Gudrun Giddings is the new honorary consul and, together with her team, the honorary consulate in Los Angeles will perform the following duties: ▪️Notarize documents. ▪️Hand out passports and drivers’ licenses that have been issued by other government agencies. ▪️Receive applications for coordination numbers. ▪️Issue emergency passports for Swedish citizens. ▪️Work closely with local businesses and organizations to promote Sweden, Swedish businesses and Swedish culture. Address: Honorary Consulate of Sweden, 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, suite 270, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Visiting hours: By appointment only Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (424) 372 3444. Phone hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) Welcome to #TeamSweden in USA!
Congrats to Oscar Holter, winner of the 🇸🇪 Government’s 2020 Music Export Prize! Oscar Holter is one of the pop world’s most successful composers and #blindinglights with @theweeknd is one of his many super hits. The Swedish Government’s Music Export Prize is awarded each year to Swedish music creators who have contributed to export success and to spreading a modern and positive image of Sweden abroad 🌍 #musicnation #swedishmusic #exportmusicsweden #popnation #theweeknd @exportmusicsweden
Today we honour the memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 60 years ago in a plane crash day in what is now Zambia. Dag Hammarskjöld served as the second UN Secretary-General, setting the standard for what it is to be an independent diplomat and civil servant. His ideas are now part of the UN’s fundamental values. 🇺🇳 Dag Hammarskjöld considered it the UN’s responsibility to protect small-state interests against major powers. He was also one of the architects of the UN’s peacekeeping operations. We remember him for his integrity and his actions based on moral and ethical principles. Dag Hammarskjöld fought for global peace and security right up until his death. 🕊 #daghammarskjöld #drivefordemocracy #democracy #un #peace
To recognize Women's Equality Day, the Stockholm Museum of Women’s History (Stockholms Kvinnohistoriska) and the Embassy of Sweden are proud to host a conversation about the history of women’s voting rights and the ways in which women’s stories are documented and archived. Historian and professor Martha S. Jones, poet and artist Timimie Gassko Märak, and historian and professor Christina Florin join us from their respective homes in the United States and Sweden for a discussion moderated by Brazilian-Swedish journalist Rafaela Stålbalk Klose. This conversation is part of the Embassy of Sweden's seminar series, Rethink Tomorrow, which brings together creators, thinkers and experts to discuss critical global issues from equality to sustainability to democracy and explore creative ways to build a better future. @Stockholms Kvinnohistoriska is a groundbreaking museum dedicated to women’s history. Together with their member organizations, they work to have women’s history and stories explored, acquired, preserved and made accessible and visible to the public. www.kvinnohistoriska.se
#WorldPride is coming to an end this weekend, but the work to increase visibility & raise awareness of LGBTIQ issues continues! Earlier this year, the 🇸🇪 government adopted an action plan for equal rights & opportunities of LGBTIQ people. No one should be treated differently because of who they love or who they identify as. Because #LoveisLove 🌈 #FeministFriday
#StockholmPride is underway! 🏳️🌈 The concept of equal value of all people is fundamental to a democracy #StandUp4HumanRights #DriveForDemocracy
Is 🇸🇪 on track to reach the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals? Find out tomorrow, July 15, at 3:10PM EDT, when Sweden presents its 2nd Voluntary National Review on its implementation of the #2030agenda. Stay tuned at: webtv.un.org 🇺🇳 #HLPF2021 #sdgs
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