A Word From the President

Gudrun Giddings

Team Sweden Has Arrived to Los Angeles 

Photo Credit: Martin Nauclér

Team Sweden consists of 61 athletes and 32 coaches that will do everything in their power to win gold during the 2015 Special Olympics. The Swedish athletes will compete in bowling, soccer, athletics, golf, handball, judo, equestrian and swimming. Read more 

You can also read about Team Sweden and Special Olympics at swedishpress.com 

Show your support by using the hashtag #hejaSpecial on social media. 

THANK YOU !!

This Sunday, July 26th, SACC-LA will host a kick-off party for Team Sweden and the Special Olympics World Games 2015. SACC-LA would like to extend a big thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors for making this event come true!  

Impressive Line-Up at the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony

This Saturday, July 25th, we encourage everyone to attend or watch the Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics, taking place live at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The Special Olympics is the biggest sports event in the world 2015, and they have many very exciting artists for the Opening Ceremony, with guest appearances from Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder and Jimmy Kimmel. Click here in case you would like to purchase tickets to attend the actual Ceremony Live in Los Angeles. If you don’t not have the opportunity to attend the event in person, you can watch it live on Saturday at 6 pm Pacific Time via ESPN here. 

Opening Ceremony Athens 2011

Stevie Wonder

Jimmy Kimmel

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Interested in meeting exciting new people, expand your business or perhaps learn another one? Then Expert Dojo is the place for you! We recommend you to check out their upcoming events. 

SACC-LA is proud to have them as Honorary Members. Down below you can read about two of their upcoming creative events. You can find more information by clicking on the links. 

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Start-up Event

What: The best start-up networking and business meet in town.

Why: This event will be fantastic whether you love watching start-ups achieve their dreams or just want to get a great networking experience. Expect 500 people to turn up at our beautiful location at the Victorian.

When:  Monday, August 24, 2015

Where: Victorian 2640 Main St


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Home Win at Swedish Open

Photo Credit: Adam Ihse/Getty Images via SkySports.com

The Swedish athletes just keep on impressing. We recently told you about the Swedish men’s Under-21 soccer team who won gold at the European Championships. And now we are happy to celebrate Johanna Larsson winning the Swedish Open in BÃ¥stad this past Sunday.

With a win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the semi-final,  Swedish tennis player Johanna Larsson, 26, advanced to her fourth WTA final where she managed to defeat German player Mona Barthel and enjoy her first WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) title on home court at this year’s Swedish Open in BÃ¥stad.  

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This family owned business is located in the heart of Santa Monica where they serve great food as well as provide a lot of Swedish imported delicacies such as pickled herring, licorice, Marabou chocolate and the traditional Nyponsoppa (delicious rose hip beverage) just to mention a few. 

"SHOOPS is a family owned and operated business. We have been a neighborhood establishment in Santa Monica for over 14 years. We started with an ideal to provide fresh, quality food and European grocery to those with a discerning palate.  Our focus is our neighborhood, striving to provide quality and service to the locals as well as those visiting our community. Many customers feel like coming to SHOOPS is like a good home cooked meal. People really feel at home here, and we love that! -  Read more

We are very grateful for having "SHOOPS - European Market and Cafe” as sponsors for the Team Sweden Special Olympics Kick Off Party this Sunday. Guests will be treated to and enjoy SHOOPS’ fabulous and exclusive appetizers during the event.

Photo Credit: www.instagram.com/shoopsmarket & www.shoopsdeli.com

"Bacon lovers, look out for Shoops Famous Bacon Pancakes. They also have a European imports market where you can find all the amazing candy they have in Europe that are so hard to find here, among other specialty items like sausages and cheeses."    - Thrillist.com

Check them out on social media & be sure to stop by this lovely place in Santa Monica! 

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Welcome Our New Marketing Managers

Now that we have said goodbye to our previous team of Marketing Managers here att SACC-LA we would like to present our newcomers. First up is Astrid and Victor. Next week we will introduce you to Pontus And Sophie. 

Astrid Lindesvärd
(Finance & Accounting)

With her international background, huge interest in meeting new people, positive energy and proactivity Astrid hopes to contribute to the Swedish-American Chamber's future success and feel very eager to meet all the members during the up-and-coming events! To continue challenge herself, acquiring new knowledge, taking initiative and arranging social activities to excel as a person has constantly been her way of life. Astrid was born in London, thereafter moved to Stockholm, Germany; Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Singapore, Oslo and now most recently finished her MSc in Business and Economics at Lund’s University.

Being a sportsperson Astrid is very eager to continue challenge herself and is now looking forward to a new International experience in Los Angeles and to be heading finance and accounting for the Chamber during the Fall.

Victor Dansk
(Event Planning)

Victor was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. After finishing secondary school, Victor worked as an accounting associate at PwC before applying to Uppsala University in order to pursue his bachelor’s degree within business administration. During his time at Uppsala University Victor has created many different events for the university’s business and economics’ association. 

Prior to his arrival in Los Angeles, Victor spent five months in Beijing, China, studying Mandarin Chinese. As event manager, Victor hopes to gain even more knowledge and experience when it comes to event planning in order create memorable events for the Chamber’s members.

Finally, Victor has the ambition to maintain current member relationships to the highest satisfactory level, as well as to create new relationships that will benefit both the Chamber and its members in the long run. 

A very warm welcome to Astrid and Victor!

Are you a talented professional seeking career opportunities in the entertainment capital of the world?

Please visit SACC-LA’s exciting career site to find a job that suits you!

Are you a high-demanding company looking for new brilliant colleagues to your organization?

Please contact SACC-LA to put a work placement ad on our career site!

Cars To Be Banned In Stockholm

"Cars will be banned from Stockholm city centre for the first time on September 19th as the Swedish capital takes part in a Europe-wide initiative to encourage greener travel."

FIFA 16 Features First Woman On Cover

"U.S. soccer player Alex Morgan cracks gender barriers as she becomes the first female cover star for EA's FIFA video game." 

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