Sweden House Society

SwedenThe Swe­den House Soci­ety (SHS) is the hub of the Swedish com­mu­nity in the Lower Main­land. To the many Swedes liv­ing in and around Van­cou­ver, the SHS and the many dif­fer­ent orga­ni­za­tions that belong to the Swe­den House Soci­ety is their con­nec­tion to main­tain­ing Swedish tra­di­tions, mak­ing life­long Swedish friends and keep­ing up with their roots. Cel­e­brat­ing many events and tra­di­tions through­out the year, the SHS is the place for you to get your Swede on!

Join in the Fun!

To take part in the Swedish com­mu­nity in British Colum­bia all you have to do is become a mem­ber of any one of the Swedish mem­ber orga­ni­za­tions that belong to SHS.

Välkom­men!

Swedish School in Vancouver Urgently Needs a Teacher

Sven­ska Skolan i Van­cou­ver behöver omgående en lärare och en assis­tent att leda vår grupp av lek­skole­barn, 3 – 4 år, på lörda­gar mel­lan 9:30 – 11:30. Både lärare och assis­tent är betalda posi­tioner. Erfaren­het att leda unga barn i grupp som lärare eller i annan funk­tion är önskvärt. Om du är intresseread eller kän­ner någon, som kän­ner någon.….kontakta Annie …

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SWEA Kräftskiva — SWEA Cray­fish Party

SWEA Kräftskiva — SWEA Cray­fish Party

SWEA Cray­fish Party –come join us for a deli­cious evening! See the menu below

Date: Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 23, 2011
Time: 7pm
Loca­tion: Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre
Cost: SWEA mem­bers $35.00, Guests $45.00. Tick­ets includes appe­tizer, main course (Cray­fish and shrimps) as well as dessert. No drinks are included.
Con­tact: For your ticket, con­tact Elin Blomkvist () or the office. Only 60 tickets …

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SWEA Vancouver Launches Environment Contest

SWEA Vancouver Launches Environment Contest

SWEA Van­cou­ver Envi­ron­men­tal Project 2010–2011 – Next steps

SWEA Van­cou­ver is delighted to launch its new envi­ron­ment project. As a mem­ber of a Swedish orga­ni­za­tion, you are auto­mat­i­cally invited to par­tic­i­pate. We’re hop­ing you’d like to take part. Please let us know by email (vancouver@swea.org]Email[/email]) so that we can add you to our list of recipients.

The project comes in two parts:…

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Swedish-speaking Olympic Guided Tours in Whistler

Swedish-speaking Olympic Guided Tours in Whistler

Jonas Sven­son is a Swede liv­ing in Van­cou­ver who has been pro­vid­ing tours of Whistler through Dis­cover Canada Tours for the past year. He has gen­er­ously offered to pro­vide tours in Swedish dur­ing the Olympics for groups of 22 or more!

Whistler, co-host of the 2010 Olympic Games, is only 2 hours from Van­cou­ver on the beau­ti­ful Sea to Sky Highway. …

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The Centre is Getting A Royal Treat!

The Centre is Getting A Royal Treat!

Swe­den House Soci­ety is hon­oured to announce that as part of their royal visit to Van­cou­ver dur­ing the 2010 Win­ter Games, the King and Queen of Swe­den — Carl XVI Gustaf and Sil­via Bernadotte — will be com­ing for a visit to the Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Centre!

On Thurs­day Feb­ru­ary 25th, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Sil­via will be attend­ing a …

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