Welcome to The Swedish Chamber of Commerce New Year’s reception
hosted by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Håkan Emsgård and Mrs. Karin Emsgård.
Please send your RSVP to info@swedishchamber.nl

BOM Foreign Investments
Contact person: Mr. Lars de Vries
www.foreigninvestments.eu  

De Neef HRD Consultancy
Contact person: Mrs. Monique de Neef
www.deneefhrdconsultancy.nl

Filippa K BV
Contact person: Mr. Per Cederlund
www.filippa-k.com


DOLK+HESPER B.V.
Contact Person: Mrs. Kathy Dolk
Kathy@dolkhesper.com

Elin-talen
Contact Person: Mrs. Barbro Hillwig-Sjöstedt
www.elin-talen.eu

Smart Media Publishing Holland BV
Contact Person: Mr. Hans Wihlborg
www.smartmediapublishing.com

Member company Van Benthem & Keulen has a new office address since November 28, 2011:
Archimedeslaan 61
3584 BA Utrecht

The post address Postbus 85005, 3508 AA Utrecht as well as telephone and fax numbers remains the same.  www.vbk.nl

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes new Managing Director of Anticimex Benelux
Mr. Sacha Suijkerbuijk

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes Managing Director Intrum Justitia since May 2011,
Mr. Edwin Prevoo.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes Country Manager SKF, Mrs. Hannie Kroes. 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the members for the co-operation and for filling in the Annual Member Survey 2011 which enables us to offer even better services and tailor maid programs. 

The winner of the Afternoon Tea for two persons at the fantastic Intercontinental Amstel Amsterdam is Mr. A. Puhl at Gunnebo Doetinchem. Congratulations!

Filippa K is one of the leading Scandinavian high quality fashion brands and has a turnover of 55 million euro and a yearly growth of 15%. Filippa K is present in 20 markets through 50 brand stores in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland, in 25 shop- in-shops and 600 premium retailers, such as Selfridges, Liberty, Bijenkorf, NK, Stockman and Illum. The head office is located in Stockholm where all divisions are represented. Filippa K also runs offices in Norway, Denmark, Germany and Holland - all in all Filippa K has 250 passionate employees.

Filippa K in Holland
Filippa K has grown rapidly in Holland the last years. The brand stores in Amsterdam, Hague and Rotterdam together with the 70 premium retailers around the country have established the brand in Holland. There is an obvious match between Filippa K and the modern Dutch woman and man. The aim is to increase the access to the brand further and Filippa K is looking forward to the plans for 2012 which amongst others include an extension of the collaboration with Bijenkorf.

The Filippa K Story
– We design for ourselves and our friends, who live modern lives just like we do”, Filippa Knutsson, Founder of Filippa K
Simple fashionable garments with a clean design. Essential pieces to build a wardrobe around, easy to combine and long-lasting in both style and quality. That was the start of Filippa K in 1993 and is still the essence of the brand today.  Based on real needs and real experiences, Filippa K offers fashionable style solutions for the challenges of modern life. By doing so we help women and men, on the move, to look fashionable and feel comfortable whatever the situation.
Filippa Knutsson is one of the two founders of Filippa K. Having been educated in London, Filippa Knutsson returned to her native Stockholm in the mid-80’s to work for the successful family-owned fashion company Gul& Blå, initially as a buyer and later as a product manager. After six years Filippa decided to start her own business designing clothes that she felt were simply missing in the marketplace – uncomplicated yet modern clothes to suit every occasion.

In 1993, Filippa Knutsson together with Patrik Kihlborg founded Filippa K. Designer Karin Segerblom who previously worked as a designer at Gul&Blå, also joined the company at an early stage.  In its first year of trading, the three ran the design and business from home. Their entrepreneurial spirit together with a unique early design ambition, allowed the brand to grow very quickly. Today, Filippa K has developed from a ”kitchen table project” into one of Scandinavia’s most successful fashion companies, with a strong position in the fashion market as leading in modern minimalism, high quality and long-lasting wearable design. Please visit www-filippa-k.com

Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga, Translator

Where language and culture meets…

She translated the Dutch translations of the Millennium trilogy, but also a number of other Swedish books by Kjell Eriksson and Arne Dahl. Recently she finished the translation of the first two books of Viveca Sten. Roland de Jong from Inejacet.nl, a website about crime novels and other thrilling books visited Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga for an interview to learn more about the challenges and successes of Swedish crime novels. Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga takes us to back to the history of Stockholm, de archipelago and the unwritten books of Stieg Larsson.

Click here to read the interview by Ronald de Jong and get to know more about the fascinating work of Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga, member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

ELIN-talen  is a Language Institute for the commercial market that believes in the motto of Nelson Mandela “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

The owners Eliisa van Emmerik-Pukkila and  Barbro Hilwig-Sjöstedt view language as the key to social and business contacts and to a better understanding of other countries and cultures. International business success for our clients is our ultimate goal. We offer language and culture courses in 21 languages and of course also in Finnish and in Swedish. We work exclusively with experienced coaches, who are native or near-native speakers. Courses take place at ELIN-talen’s business location in Vlijmen near ‘s-Hertogenbosch, but can also be offered at your own business location.

For more information we refer to our website www.elin-talen.eu

Moderator: Mrs. Josette de Goede MSc, MCM
Executive Director of Executive Education and Organisational Development,
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Time: 12.00-14.00
Venue: Swedish Chamber of Commerce
De Ruyterkade (5th floor)
1013 AA Amsterdam

For whom: Organised for the entrepreneurs, freelancers (or “ZZP-ers”) and small companies of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, this interactive 2-hour workshop aims to give more insights into entrepreneurship: what are the mindset and skills of an entrepreneur and how to keep developing your business in turbulent times?

Welcome to participate, get inspired and share your experiences with fellow members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce!

Digital registration possible at Events