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The Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco represents Sweden in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Its mission is to provide assistance to Swedes and to promote Swedish interests in the Bay Area.
The Consulate General consists of:
- The Section for Consular Affairs
- The Section for Information and Cultural Affairs
The section for consular affairs handles consular matters such as passports, citizenship questions, name registrations, certifications of documents etc. The consular section also assists Swedish citizens in emergency situations.
SWEA is a global non-profit association for Swedish-speaking women who are or have lived abroad. SWEA has about 7,500 women as members of about 80 local branches in about 40 countries on five continents. With almost 40 members, SWEA Santa Barbara is one of the smaller International departments.
We are one of the largest SWEA departments in the world. SWEA consists of a total of 6,000 members and we are located all over the world with about 70 local branches. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are about 350 Swedish-speaking women who are members.
SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association) is a global non-profit association for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who are or have lived abroad. By gathering Sweor around our common language, our Swedish origins and cultural heritage, SWEA becomes both a meeting point and a safety net with links all over the world. SWEA provides support for relocation and relocation between countries, and welcomes and supports upon return to Sweden.
SWEA is the largest non-profit Sweden-promoting organization outside Sweden and our purpose is to promote the Swedish language and spread Swedish culture and tradition. SWEA donates to projects with a Swedish connection and to education through scholarships for a total of approximately SEK 2 million each year.
Many personnel departments at multinational companies use SWEA's international network. The companies turn to local SWEA departments, which possess knowledge and local knowledge, when preparing families for foreign service. As SWEA is located in many places in the world, the organization also has an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' emergency preparedness plan.
We are one of the largest SWEA departments in the world. SWEA consists of a total of 6,000 members and we are located all over the world with about 70 local branches. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are about 350 Swedish-speaking women who are members.
SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association) is a global non-profit association for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who are or have lived abroad. By gathering Sweor around our common language, our Swedish origins and cultural heritage, SWEA becomes both a meeting point and a safety net with links all over the world. SWEA provides support for relocation and relocation between countries, and welcomes and supports upon return to Sweden.
SWEA is the largest non-profit Sweden-promoting organization outside Sweden and our purpose is to promote the Swedish language and spread Swedish culture and tradition. SWEA donates to projects with a Swedish connection and to education through scholarships for a total of approximately SEK 2 million each year.
Many personnel departments at multinational companies use SWEA's international network. The companies turn to local SWEA departments, which possess knowledge and local knowledge, when preparing families for foreign service. As SWEA is located in many places in the world, the organization also has an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' emergency preparedness plan.
The Los Angeles branch had already started in 1979 and in 1980 the branch followed in Orange County. 15 Swedes gathered on a few occasions in the beginning and SWEA San Diego's first board was formed in May 1981. The first meeting for members was then held in the House of Sweden in Balboa Park and Kerstin Waschewsky was SWEA San Diego's first paying member.
SWEA is a GLOBAL NETWORK with 6,000 Swedish speaking women in more than 70 chapters in over 30 countries.
SWEA is the largest organization outside Sweden promoting Swedish language, culture and tradition.
SWEA is a non-profit organization that provides a strong personal network as well as valuable support to Swedish industry abroad.
SWEA is represented in numerous locations throughout the world and serves an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs emergency plan.
SWEA is a GLOBAL NETWORK with 6,000 Swedish speaking women in more than 70 chapters in over 30 countries.
SWEA is the largest organization outside Sweden promoting Swedish language, culture and tradition.
SWEA is a non-profit organization that provides a strong personal network as well as valuable support to Swedish industry abroad.
SWEA is represented in numerous locations throughout the world and serves an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs emergency plan.
SWEA Los Angeles is a chapter of SWEA Inc., Swedish Women’s Educational Association International, Inc. SWEA Inc. is a global non-profit organization for Swedish speaking women who live or have lived abroad. Our objective is to promote Swedish culture and to act as a professional and social network for Swedish speaking women around the world.
The organization was founded in Los Angeles in 1979 by Agneta Nilsson. Today SWEA has approximately 7 500 members in 73 local chapters in 33 countries on five continents.
SWEA Los Angeles is a fun and active organization, made up of a diverse group of women of all ages and professions.
The founding of The Sveadal Club “SveadalCLUB” or “CLUB” is for the express and basic purposes of assisting the Swedish American Patriotic League in maintaining and improving Sveadal, the cultural heritage center and recreation grounds, both materially and socially, and for the promulgation of traditional Swedish customs among its members. The CLUB also has as its objective the initiation and support of youth participation in social and recreational programs of Swedish-American activities, and through this participation, the developing of a spirit of good fellowship, moral integrity and sportsmanship.
Swedish Club of San Francisco and Bay Area is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Swedish Culture in America, maintaining and improving Swedish-American friendship by providing facilities for visiting Scandinavians to meet Americans of Swedish decent and interests, and to present programs that improve understanding of other cultures, countries and traditions.
The Swedish Club was formed in 1913 by Dr. A.O. Lindstrom and a group of Swedish business men of the Bay Area. There were 18 gentlemen at the first meeting. The primary purpose of the new organization was to show courtesy to visiting businessmen from Sweden, to entertain and assist them during their stay here. They wanted to enhance relationships between Sweden and America and open up business possibilities in both directions. It was an early day networking endeavor. Their second goal was to promote and enhance Swedish culture in the new land. Membership was limited to Swedish men, their descendants and those married to Swedish women. Membership now is open to men and women with a Swedish connection and to other Scandinavians and to those interested in Swedish culture.
Club activities are held the second Wednesday of the month in Burlingame with dinner and beverages served. The programs usually feature some aspect of Swedish Culture. We have a big Julfest and Lucia party in December, an annual Crayfish dinner in the fall, wine tasting picnic and celebrate Midsummer at Sveadal in June. Membership now stands at 107 people. The members of this club have always prided themselves on having a good time while highlighting Swedish customs in music, dancing, holidays and ethnic enlightenment.
The Swedish Society of San Francisco is a non-profit organization with the main mission to own, maintain, operate and preserve the Swedish American Hall at 2174 Market Street in San Francisco for the benefit of the Swedish and the larger Scandinavian community in the San Francisco Bay Area."
