Member Organizations

Swe­den House Soci­ety is made up of a num­ber of great orga­ni­za­tions who all encour­age new mem­ber­ship. If you are inter­ested in learn­ing more about any of these groups, feel free to con­tact them directly!

Fin­landssven­ska Klubben


Ann-Mari Rovatti – Ph: (604) 463‑6045, Email: rovatti@telus.net

Nor­den House Society


Dorothy Carls­son – Ph: (604) 325‑1512, Email: d.carlson@telus.net

Nordic Youth Asso­ci­a­tion (NYA)


Join to meet Scan­di­na­vian youth in the Lower Main­land and help build a com­mu­nity of young peo­ple who get together occa­sion­ally and throw annual par­ties at the Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre!

Åsa Nere­lius – Email: nerelius17@yahoo.com

Order of Runeberg #124


Annabelle Ker­gan – Ph: (604) 291‑7601, Email: iakergan@telus.net

SWEA — Swedish Women’s Edu­ca­tional Association

A global orga­ni­za­tion for Swedish-speaking women pro­mot­ing Swedish cul­ture and tra­di­tions out­side of Swe­den.
Gun van Hanswijk-Pennink — Ph: (604) 921‑9903, Email: epennink@allstream.ca

Swedish Cana­dian Club


Karin Trygg — Email: karintrygg@hotmail.com

Swedish Cul­tural Soci­ety (Sven­ska Kulturföreningen)


A must-join orga­ni­za­tion for all Swedes in the Lower Main­land — receive a monthly newslet­ter, par­tic­i­pate in and receive dis­counted tick­ets to many cul­tural events through­out the year and much more!


Yvonne Spence – Ph: 604–980-8866, Email: yvonne@ronspence.com


Swedish Char­i­ta­ble Association


Jan-Wilhelm Skölls­berg – Ph: (250)468‑1990, Email: jan@skollsberg.com


Swedish Press Society

Anders Neu­mueller – Ph: (604) 731‑6361, Email: anders@nordicway.com

Swedish School


Swedish classes for all ages!


Chil­dren and Youth Classes: Annie Kvick — Ph: (604) 924‑5497, Email: annie.kvick@cma.ca
Adult Classes: Astrid Switzer — Ph: (604) 228‑9160, Email: switzer9160@shaw.ca