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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

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Loyens & Loeff cordially invites the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, The Danish Dutch Business Club and The Finnish Dutch Trade Guild  to

A Legal and Tax Seminar by Loyens & Loeff 

The Tax Seminar offers an update on fiscal and corporate law developments for Management (CEO, CFO, Directors) and those responsible for finance, legal and tax at multinational member enterprises of the Swedish Chamber, The Danish Dutch Business Club and the Finnish Dutch Trade Guild 

Time: 16.00 – 19.00

Venue:  Loyens & Loeff
Fred. Roeskestraat 100
1076 ED  Amsterdam 
         
Host: Harmen van Dam 
Tax lawyer
Partner

Topics:
- New tax incentives for innovation
- Recent tax developments 
 -Corporate governance - developments on management board's tasks and conflict of interest rules
- Changes in the expat regime (30%-ruling)

For more information about the program and for registration please go to Events.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce cordially invites their members to the Annual General Meeting
Tuesday March 6, 2012, 14.30 -18.00

Honorary Guest:
H.E. the Swedish Minister of Trade, Eva Björling

Venue: InterContinental Amstel, Amsterdam

Program:
14.30  Registration and coffee
15.00 – 16.00  Annual General Meeting
16.00 – 17.00  Dialogue with H.E. Minister of Trade Mrs. Eva Björling
17.00 – 18.00 Drinks together with all participants of the “Sweden Culinary Yours,  please see below.

For registration please go to Events

Sweden - Culinary Yours Gala Dinner March 6, 2012,
18.00 - 22.00

Honorary  Guest and Keynote Speaker:
H.E. the Swedish Minister of Trade Mrs. Eva Björling

March 6,  2012: “Sweden - Culinary Yours” a co-operation between the Swedish Embassy, The Swedish Trade Council, Visit Sweden, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with InterContinental Amstel Hotel.

Sweden is increasingly seen as an upcoming culinary country, with Swedish chefs and restaurants being recognized abroad. The Swedish climate and nature provide for a unique basis for a vital food culture and Swedish chefs are experts in creating a blend of tradition and innovation. Combined with creative use of local ingredients, there is also great focus on rural development, stressing the well being of animals and environmental awareness.

The aim of Sweden - Culinary Yours is to raise an interest for Swedish food, food products and Sweden as a culinary destination in media and within the food industry in the Netherlands. During the day the Swedish Trade Council will host food presentations, food tasting, cooking show by Swedish Top Chefs in co-operation with Chef Cuisine InterContinental Amstel and match making meetings.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosts its Annual General Meeting during the afternoon and in the evening all participants are invited to Sweden - Culinary Yours Gala Dinner prepared by two Swedish Master Chef’s in co-operation with Chef Cuisine InterContinental Amstel, Roger Rassin

You will receive a separate invitation for the Gala Dinner and, of course, you are welcome to invite your company relations and friends.

The Gala Dinner offers possibilities to make reservation for one person till a company table for 10 persons.
More information yet to be confirmed about Sweden - Culinary Yours

Photo: Jacob Fridholm/Imagebank Sweden

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to invite their members to a    
Company Visit to Noviflora Holland BV
Wednesday March 14, 2012
11.45 – 15.00

Welcome to the Westland,  the most important horticultural area in the World
to get introduced to Noviflora Holland BV,
market leader in the export of plants to Sweden
and member and Patron of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce

Hosts: Mr. Hendrico de Brabander, Financial Manager
Mr. Xander van Reisen, Commercial Manager

Honorary Guest: H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mr. Håkan Emsgård
The Ambassador will baptize a new plant

Program
Welcome at Noviflora
Guided tour Company Noviflora + Noviflora Plant Fair
Lunch + presentation by
Mr. Hendrico de Brabander, Financial Manager
and Mr. Xander van Reisen, Commercial Manager
The dynamic of Dutch horticulture in Sweden
Introduction new plant – Ambassador H.E. Håkan Emsgård will  
baptize the new plant with a special name in connection to him
End of the program

For more information and registration please go to Events

Handelsbanken invites the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce to a Economy Seminar.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Jan Häggström, Chief Economist at Handelsbanken. 

Global Macro Oulook.
Speical focus: Eurozone

Time: 16.00 - 18.30

Venue: Hotel Sheraton Schiphol Airport
Universe 1 (Ground floor)   

De Neef HRD Consultancy works for managers who are looking for ways to grow and develop personal, team and organizational performance. Monique de Neef is the owner of this sole trader company. My area of expertise includes Talent Development and Organizational Learning.

How can I help you to achieve your goals?
- organizational learning programmes
- “neuropsychology for managers & team leaders” workshops
- “team excellence” programmes
- interpersonal skills development workshops
- coaching programmes.

My workshops and programmes can be tailored to your requirements, either in-house or off-site.
I inspire and motivate individuals and teams in their hearts and minds. Participants are challenged to step out of their comfort zone to boost individual and team performance. I think it’s important that participants immediately experience a return on their investment of time and energy. Therefore my approach is highly participative and experiential.

I’m passionate about what I do. I really love working with people enabling them to “discover their talent”. And I really love working for Swedish companies or companies which are doing business in Sweden.

Looking forward to meeting and inspiring you!
Monique de Neef
owner De Neef HRD Consultancy
Loosdrecht (near Utrecht)
http://www.deneefhrdconsultancy.nl
info@moniquedeneef.nl
GSM 0031 6 40964880

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

The Finnish Dutch Trade Guild celebrates its 25 Anniversary 2012 and started the season with a Nordic Luncheon at the very chic Hotel Des Indes in Den Hague. The Ambassadors from Finland, Norway and Sweden and a great mix of members from the FDTG, Swe-Cham and DDBC listened to Keynote speaker and Honorary Guest Mr. Jorma Ollila, Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia, share some thoughts about Nokia, Shell and his work as head of Finland’s country brand delegation.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce congratulates the Finnish Dutch Trade Guild with their 25 Anniversary!

Click here to read article about Finland's country brand delegation

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The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome two new interns for the Spring term 2012; Peter Kylin from Lund’s University who will take care of JCC and Event Management tasks and Karin Axelsson Communication student at the University of Nijmegen who will challenge us to improve our websites and social media. They will be available at the Swe-Cham office from February 6 - June 20, 2012.

The annual Emigration Expo in Houten, the Nethelands February 11 - 12, 2012 is Europe’s largest event for international mobility with an ideal mix of exhibition and presentation. This exhibition is the meeting point for countries and employers looking for employees for a function abroad. Thousands of visitors can be informed of their career opportunities. The exhibitors list from Sweden grows by the year together with the interest by Dutch emigrants for Sweden as a possible new home country. Today Sweden is one of the largest and most important exhibitor of the fair. The 16th edition of the Emigration Expo presents a number of themes offering the visitors information about working and studying abroad but also how to run a business abroad and Investment & Entrepreneurship. For more informatio about the Emigration Expo please visit the website: http://www.emigratiebeurs.nl/en/

Friday 9 December, 2011 The Swedish Chamber of Commerce celebrated the traditional Lucia Dinner and Dancing at Hotel van Oranje in Noordwijk. The exclusive Swedish “Smögåsbord” prepared by Chef Peter Andersson, the fantastic performance by the Swedish Guitar player and composer Johannes Möller and Laura Fraticelli and of course the dance music by Daisy Belle & friends made this evening to a very special event and a perfect start of the upcoming Christmas Celebrations!

For even photos please visit past events.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce cordially thanks all the sponsors and co-operation partners who made this fantastic evening
possible:

On behalf of BOM Foreign Investments, Handelsbanken and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce we would like to thank all guest for  attending the first Swedish Business Event in Brabant at the inspiring venue of High Tech Campus Eindhoven. We would like to express our thanks to H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mr. Håkan Emsgård and for sharing some inspiring facts about the advanced innovation industry in Sweden and for linking Sweden and Brabant together and Mr. Mikael Sörensen, General Manager Handelsbanken Nederland, Mr. Cees Admiraal, Business Development Director High Tech Campus Eindhoven and Mr. Patrick Essers, Program Director Seedlinqs at Ericsson for their interesting and inspiring presentations.

For Event photos please visit www.swedishchamber.nl and go to past events.

We are very pleased to inform that the next Swedish Business in Brabant Network will generously be hosted by Ericsson. We are looking forward to meeting you there again and in the meantime you are more than welcome to contact us for further information or if we can be of any assistance for you. 

On Thursday November 10, 2011 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce was invited to the Rotterdam School of Management for a very successful Master Class Branding Seminar and Dinner with keynote speaker Dr. Stefano Puntoni, Associate Professor of Marketing at Rotterdam School of Management.

About 35 guests attended the inspiring presentation where Dr. Puntoni reflected on “Why Branding?” At the dinner following the presentation the guests had excellent opportunities to share experiences and ideas professionally moderated by Mrs. Josette de Goede.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Mrs. Josette de Goede, MSc, MCM
Director of Executive Education & Development for generously hosting this event and Keynote speaker Dr. Stefano Puntoni for sharing his interesting reflections and last but not least we would like to thank all the participants for their contribution to a very successful Master Class Dinner.

For photos, please visit Past Events

In November the Swedish Chamber of Commerce participated in a 3 days clean tech study trip to Sweden organized by Syntens and NoordConnect in co-operation with Honorary Counsul for North Netherlands, Mr. Lukas Joel. It was a most inspiring trip, presenting innovative sustainable solutions to waste water and new energy but also on how to manage the Clean Tech strategy and create new business opportunities. The study trip included a very nice invitation to the Dutch Embassy by H.E. Ambassador where we also met with former Swedish Ambassadors to the Netherlands, Mr. Björn Skala and Hans Magnusson. 
 
Review from NoordConnect:
www.nordconnect.eu
Zweden is hèt land van de CleanTech initiatieven. Daarom organiseerde Syntens, in samenwerking met Nordconnect, op 14, 15 en 16 november, 2011een missie naar Stockholm en de Zweedse CleanTech regio Östergötland. Deze missie was georganiseerd voor bedrijven, kennisinstellingen en overheidsinstellingen die actief zijn op het gebied van CleanTech met de bedoeling om kennis te maken met de werkwijze van CleanTech clusters in Stockholm en Östergötland, en inspiratie op te doen door een aantal interessante aangesloten CleanTech bedrijven in de regio te bezoeken.

Syntens, STZ (teaching hospitals) and Skipr organizes a study trip to Stockholm in February 2012. Purpose of this trip is to learn more about the successful Swedish innovation initiatives in Healthcare. Main
subjects are innovation, quality and valorization in de context of healthcare.

A central place is given to the Karolinska Institute. The innovation system of the Karolinska institute is unique. They have a well thought-out strategy, smart chain structure, an investment fund and an organized integration of innovation in the university and the hospital. And, for sure one for the key success factors, they had and have a lot of courage. Beside the Karolinska institute, we will get to know more about the successes and methods of Vinnova (www.vinnova.se/en), learn about the outcome focused and transparent quality system of Swedish Healthcare (http://www.bcg.nl/documents/file85959.pdf) and will discuss the possibilities to translate these successes to the Dutch healthcare system.

Successful innovation initiatives in Stockholm: study trip in February 2012.

As soon as they arrive in Oslo and Stockholm, the 2011 Nobel Laureates will participate in an extensive programme of events, including press conferences, receptions, Nobel Lectures, concerts and royal banquets. On 10 December, the Laureates will receive their Nobel Prizes during Award Ceremonies that will be webcast live in full at Nobelprize.org. The evening ends with magnificent Nobel Banquets. LIVE Webcast on Nobelprize.org! Watch the Nobel Lectures and the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies live here!

A third price at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce golf tournament 2011 - SAS ticket well spent!

At the Annual Golf Tournament of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, played this year on 24 May at Golfclub De Hoge Kleij, I was so lucky to win the third price, which was a SAS ticket to Stockholm. Since we visit Stockholm frequently, SAS agreed to my request to change the destination into another SAS Capital destination in Scandinavia: Oslo.
A weekend together to Oslo was high on the wishlist of Marjan and me: I visited Oslo for work frequently in the late seventies and eighties, but Marjan was never able (or ’asked’ as she put it) to join. A mid-November weekend made up for this omission. We stayed at the stylish Hotel Continental, dined in the lively Theatercaféen and the recently opened trendy waterfront restaurant Onda (a project of the famous Norvegian chef Terje Ness) , attended Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake in the magnificent new Operahuset and made a city tour, which included a visit to the interesting Vigeland sculpture park and Holmenkollen, the site of Oslo’s famous ski jumping area (photo). Today’s Oslo is a beautiful and lively town with many interesting sites and fantastic places for wining and dining. Expensive? It is all relative, the superior quality made certainly up for the strong Norvegian Crown.
We had a great weekend in Oslo and nice direct flights from and return to Amsterdam with SAS!
Hans Duijn

New Swedish passports and national ID-cards will be introduced on January 1, 2012. The system for the issuing of passports will  be shut down during the period 26 December 2011 – 2 January 2012. It will therefore not be possible to apply for a passport or national ID-card at the Embassy during the said period. Click here for more information.

Please observe that the Embassy is closed on December 23, 2011.

Anders Borg ranked as the best EU-finance minister 2011
Financial Times has ranked Anders Borg as the best EU-finance minister 2011. The ranking is based on political ability, economic performance and credibility in the markets. Anders Borg gets the highest rank in all of the categories. In connection Financial Times has interviewed Anders Borg on the economic situation in Europe.

See the interview on Financial Times website

Source: http://www.sweden.gov.se

For the third consequtive year Sweden is ranked as one of the world's most innovative countries in the world according to the Global Innovation Index 2011, published by Insead in Paris.
This year the GII model includes 125 countries that represent 93.2% of the world’s population and 98.0% of the world’s GDP (in current US dollars).
The five Nordic economies—Sweden (2nd), Finland (5th), Denmark (6th), Iceland (11th), and Norway (18th)—have very strong performances globally as well as regionally
Data used in the Insead study comes from public and private sources such as OECD, the World Bank and World Economic Forum's annual Excecutive Opinion Survey. The study is an aggregate of seven indicators such as the quality of countries' information technology, institutions, research and education, infrastructure and business.
Read more about the report

 
This is a journey through some of the fields in which Swedish excels.
click here to see the film
Source:www.sweden.se

On Thursday October 27, PwC invited the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce together with JCC and members of FDTG and the DDBC to a company presentation with keynote speakers Mr. Arno Pouw, CFO and Board member of PwC Netherlands, Central Cluster Advisory leader and Prof. Dr. Jan Willem Velthuijsen, Partner PwC Netherlands and part-time Professor of Economics at the University of Groningen.

About 40 guests attended the interesting presentations about the PWC organization and about the current Economic Situation in the Netherlands. After the presentations a grand Italian buffet was served and the guest continued the discussions at the tables.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank both Mr. Pouw and Prof. Dr. Jan Willem Velthuijsen for sharing their views and we would like to thank Ms. Malin Andersson, Global Advisory Operations, for initiating the Company Presentation at PwC, for the excellent and generous reception of the Swedish Chamber and for the fantastic Italian buffet!

For event photos please visit past events.

A Swedish and a Dutch company are joining forces in the field of camera surveillance.

In the afternoon of October 25, at the Residence of the Swedish ambassador in The Hague, a cooperation agreement was concluded between Dutch company Griffid and Swedish company Embsec. The Dutch company supplies software for security cameras used by the Swedish company. The match came about at the INFOPOL trade fair in Belgium. The network meeting during this fair for police, surveillance and security services equipment was organised by Enterprise Europe Network, in which Syntens actively participates.
Source:www.swedenabroad.se/netherlands

New Company names:
V&H Products became Expert CRM

1-day meeting in Stockholm?
Thanks to the extra SAS morning flight at 07.00, it's now easier than ever to travel to/from Stockholm on the same day. Don't forget to book our last flight of the day at 20.40!
Enjoy your meeting!

SAS offers EXTRA morning flight to Stockholm!

Member activities:  

October 7, 2011 Spectacular Opening Ice Centre De Scheg in Deventer!

The Sport and Experience Centrum in Deventer inspired by the Swedish and Scandinavian nature and climate offers a complete winter park with an ice skating rink, ArticMoveCamp, play pool, Northern Lights and outdoor bbq. The official opening was conducted by Mr. Heidema, Major of Deventer together with H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mr. Håkan Emsgård and on Saturday the doors opened for the public by among others, ex-skater Erben Wennermars.
For more information about De Scheg and how to participate in Skating trips to Sweden: www.descheg.nl



October 14, 2011 Swedish Collection launches book ‘FiftyFifty’

A unique book on special Volvos and special trees

Co-authors Hans R. Blokzijl, owner of Bomencentrum Nederland (‘Dutch Tree Center)’and ‘the Green Pavilion’ in Baarn and Carlo Brantsen, chief editor of the Dutch autoglossy CARROS Magazine created with FiftyFifty a unique book in which 50 special Volvo models and 50 rare tree species are described. As they explain: “the one emits CO2, which is absorbed by the other to produce oxygen amongst others”. The brilliant photography is for a large part the work of  top photographer Ingmar Timmer.

The book was launched on the 14th October during a lively presentation at the Green Pavilion, attended by over 100 guests, including many prominents in the Swedish and Dutch business community.

FiftyFifty is published by Swedish Collection, Baarn, The Netherlands.
You are welcome to order the book via the website of Swedish Collection: www.swedishcollection.nl

5% extra discount for Swe-Cham Members!
With a purchase of a minimum of 5 books you can create a ‘personalised book’ with information on your own company or organisation. Swedish Collection offers discounts on the purchase of larger quantities.
On top of that, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce has agreed with the publishers a special discount of 5% for members of the Chamber. To obtain this special discount add the code SCOC in the code box on the order form.

Mr. Hans Duijn, member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and former Board Member sends us a tip of a hotel well worth visiting in Norrköping situated about 2 hours drive south of Stockholm.

The Lamp Hotel
The Lamp Hotel in Norrköping, owned by Ronny & Lotta Waldauis a fresh, new boutique hotel with a pleasant mix of chic and raw design. The structure is a total makeover of seven originally 17th century buildings. The result is awesome. Well balanced colours in silver and gray in the central areas, a beautiful choice of rooms in ‘gold’, ‘silver’and ‘black’. A nice centrally located restaurant and bar and a unique inhouse dely (specialty: wagyu beef) for fast lunches or snacks.
It seems that there is also a ‘ Dutch connection’ to the hotel. The idea for the name was born because of the oversized lamps in the central area, which are of Dutch origin. www.thelamp.se 

Read more

Photo: Ronny and Lotta Waldau and Marjan Duijn (left) in The Lamp

Sweden second most respected country

The 2011 study on country reputations from The Reputation Institute ranks Sweden in second place. We lost the first place from last year to Canada, with a very small margin.

Canada has earned the highest reputation ranking in Reputation Institute’s 2011 Country RepTrak, an annual study measuring the public perceptions of 50 countries around the world. Sweden came in second place, followed by Australia, Switzerland and New Zealand.

The study measures the overall Trust, Esteem, Admiration and Good Feelings the public holds towards these countries, as well as their perceptions across 16 different attributes, including a good quality of life, a safe place to live and a strong attention to their environment. Source and to read more:www.isa.se


News from Sweden.se
Nobel Prize Winner Tranströmer: Poetry, Music and Nature
Tomas Tranströmer has become the first Swede since 1974 to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Now 80 years old, he is widely regarded as one of the most important poets of the modern age, having long been among the favorites for the prize. Click here to read more

10 tips for starting a business in Sweden
When it comes to starting a business in Sweden, a little planning goes a long way. Here are 10 tips for the budding sole trader.
Read more
Source:Sweden.se

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Sweden in brief
Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe, with great diversity in its nature and climate. Its distinctive yellow and blue flag is one of the national emblems that reflect centuries of history between Sweden and its Nordic neighbors. Sweden is a sparsely populated country, characterized by its long coastline, extensive forests and numerous lakes. It is one of the world’s northernmost countries. In terms of surface area it is comparable to Spain, Thailand or the American state of California. Read more at Sweden.se

A desire of becoming your own manager and running your own successful business? On behalf of a client, The Swedish Trade Council is looking for a Country Manager / Account Manager in The Netherlands.

For more information please go to JCC/Jobs

AkzoNobel’s iconic global Dulux brand has just helped launch the Own a Colour website. Own a Colour is an online fundraising platform designed to raise over 16 million worldwide for UNICEF.

People are asked to buy a colour and share with friends to create an online buzz and help raise funds for this ambitious and worthy project. This initiative from AkzoNobel shows how  colour can inspire change for good. Did you know your average computer, smartphone and tablet can display 16.7 million colours? So we want to sell each and every one of these colours to raise at least €1 for the children's charity UNICEF. All the money raised will go directly to help transform children's lives.
Why not pick a colour now for yourself or buy one as a gift for someone you know and be part of the story?

Master Thesis "How the third party provides benefits to the members within the network infrastructure"
by Elin Lundström.
The research shows that the Swedish Chamber of Commerce has succeeded in providing a business and social platform that facilitate the process of combination and exchange of knowledge and to creates business opportunities for the members of the network. Download thesis below:

Master Thesis Networking

Blauw Bloed Nederland 2 Saturday 30 October, at 19.30 Nederland 2 

View the film at Blauw Bloed, Dutch Royalty program, with a reportage of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th anniversary Sustainability and Innovation Conference and Royal Gala Ball.

To see the film from the Anniversary at Blauw Bloed go to: http://player.omroep.nl/?aflid=11646312 
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce report starts after 16.30 minutes. 

Mr. Ingvar Kamprad, Fouder of IKEA 
recieves
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary
Life Time Achievement Award
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands is very pleased to present Mr. Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his efforts “to create a better everyday life for the many people”, for his humane approach of  doing business and search for new, better and environmental friendly solutions and for serving as a role model for entrepreneurs and workers all over the world. He created an amazing corporation based on an even more impressive business concept, and he still lives it.

Life Time Achievement Award

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary
Company Award 2010
presented to Holmen

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is pleased to honor Holmen with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Company Award in recognition of their efforts to decrease the environmental impact. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Company Award is presented by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

Company Award 2010

50th Anniversary Celebration Innovation & Sustainability Conference and Royal Gala Evening
By: Hans Duijn

On October 28, 2010 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands celebrated its 50th Anniversary in the Hotels van Oranje in the lovely seaside town of Noordwijk. The Program started at 12:30 pm with the Conference on Innovation & Sustainability in the presence of H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and with a list of prominent speakers. A Royal Gala Evening with Princess Victoria and H.R.H. The Prince of Orange as honorary guests concluded the anniversary celebrations.

Conference
Harry Starren, CEO of Management Training Centre ‘De Baak’, skillfully led the Conference on Innovation & Sustainability. With his amicable and disarming style he immediately relaxed the audience, which had entered the conference room somewhat tense, well aware of the
                                        honorary guest H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria in the front row. Subsequently the audience received a flood of information on innovative developments, both in Sweden and the Netherlands, contributing to a more sustainable use of energy and other natural resources and a cleaner world.

The new ambassador of Sweden in the Netherlands, H.E. Håkan Emsgård, opened the Conference with a reference to SymbioCity, the succesful co-operation on urban development
between a network of consultants, contractors and system suppliers in Sweden. With more than half of the global population nowadays living in cities the SymbioCity model is key to a sustainable urban development throughout the world.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Anniversary celebrations presented in the Telegraaf

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Holmens klimatarbete belönat
 
Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna har vid sitt 50-årsjubileum delat ut det årliga företagspriset till Holmen för koncernens klimatarbete.

Kronprinsessan Victoria delade ut priset till Björn Kvick, chef för affärsområdet Iggesund Paperboard, vid en ceremoni i samband med Handelskammarens 50-årsjubielum. Holmen har blivit känt och erkänt för det imponerande arbetet med att minska miljöpåverkan. Ett exempel som nämns är den nya sodapannan som byggs vid Iggesunds Bruk. Den är nyckeln i brukets långssiktiga plan för att minska de fossila koldioxidutsläppen till noll. I planen ingår att bli självförsörjande på el samt att bli ett till 100 procent biobränsledrivet bruk.
 

Source: Holmen

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Kronprinsessan vid Svenska Handelskammarens 50-årsjubileum i Nederländerna

Torsdagen den 28 oktober närvarade Kronprinsessan vid Svenska Handelskammarens 50-årsjubileum i Nederländerna.
Kronprinsessan inledde med att närvara vid Svenska Handelskammarenslänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster seminarium kring innovation och hållbarhet på Hotel van Oranje, Noordwijk.

Kronprinsessan delade ut pris till Holmen, vinnare av "Swedish Chamber of Commerce Anniversary Company Award 2010".

På kvällen närvarade Kronprinsessan, tillsammans med Kronprins Willem Alexander av Nederländerna, vid Svenska Handelskammarens galamiddag.

Under middagen delade Kronprinsessan ut "Swedish Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award" till Ingvar Kamprad, grundare av IKEA.

Source: Swedish Royal Court

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Kronprinsessan gav pris till Ingvar Kamprad

Kronprinsessan Victoria var under torsdagen i Holland. Då mötte hon inte bara kronprins Willem Alexander utan gav också ett pris till Ikeas grundare Ingvar Kamprad.

Kronprinsessan Victoria har varit på en kort visit i Holland. Kronprinsessan deltog i Svenska Handelskammarens 50-års jubileum och delade ut ett pris till Ikeas grundare och ägare, Ingvar Kamprad. På kvällen bjöds det på galamiddag och då fanns även den holländska kronprinsen Willem Alexander på plats. Av Agneta Nisbeth
Foto: Stella Pictures.
Svensk Damtidning

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Jubileum Kamer van Koophandel Zweden 50 jaar in Nederland
NOORDWIJK - Bij de viering is ook Kroonprinses Victoria van Zweden aanwezig. De Zweedse Kamer van Koophandel voor Nederland is 50 jaar geleden opgericht als een netwerkorganisatie om zakelijke samenwerking tussen Zweden en Nederland te bevorderen en te ondersteunen. Ongeveer 150 bedrijven zijn lid van de Zweedse Kamer van Koophandel in Nederland.

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For information about upcoming Swedish events in the Netherlands during fall 2010 check out the Swedish Embassy Calendar here

LinkedIn
Welcome to join the Swedish Chamber of Commerce LinkedIn Group! The group is open for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce contact persons at the member companies and the members of JCC. Lots of members joined all ready.

LinkedIn Alumni
New at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce LinkedIn is the Alumni Group for Swedish Chamber of Commerce interns. Would you like to contact interns of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce please send an email to info@swedishchamber.nl