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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.
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 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."
