Straight outta Luleå, Movits! take on America.
January 27, 2010
Riding a wave of underground popularity following their appearance last summer on ”The Colbert Report,” swingin’ Swedish hip-hop group Movits! returned to American soil this month for a 15-show tour. Their goal: First we take Manhattan – then, every place else. READ MORE »
Spiritual Gas with Bishop Koskinen
November 13, 2009
“The Lord seized me by the collar. I fought and came up with all kinds of excuses, but God got the last word.” READ MORE »
20 years later, Väsen’s ‘essence’ still sounds strong.
November 10, 2009
The Golden Toad Music and Dance Camp—a 5 day music retreat in San Pablo, CA—will be featuring Väsen at this summer’s camp in June. Väsen, the Scandinavian acoustic powerhouse, is celebrating two decades of making music worldwide and building musical bridges across the world. READ MORE »
Searching for Bellman.
October 12, 2009
Carl Michael Bellman is an important part of our Swedish tradition. Most Swedes know at least a couple songs penned by Bellman, and we all have a vague idea of who Ulla Winblad and Fader Berg are. READ MORE »
Swedish Music now: Anna Ternheim
September 30, 2009
Swedish Singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim is touring North America with the Swedish band 'Loney, dear' and Asobi Seksu in October. So is Swedish group The Sounds. The Swedish music scene was never more exciting and alive than today... READ MORE »
Pernilla August on Phantoms and Ghosts
September 24, 2009
Mother of Anakin (and thus Darth Vader) in later Star Wars films but better known to Scandinavians as one of Sweden’s most celebrated actresses. READ MORE »
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Eco-friendly fashion.
September 18, 2009
The recent Green Shows during New York’s fashion week featured eco-friendly Swedish designs READ MORE »
'Rabbi of the Swedish Church'
July 29, 2009
".. that’s what they call me here!” An interview with Swedish born New Yorker Bert Lehman whose life story could easily fill several book volumes. READ MORE »
Coffee with Liza Gyllenhaal
June 26, 2009
The Gyllenhaal family, a Swedish noble dynasty descended from the cavalry lieutenant Nils Haal (who was ennobled in 1652 by Queen Kristina), has certainly produced some interesting profiles. In Swedish history we find a Gyllenhaal... READ MORE »
Quick Q&A with two of the SACC SF/SV members
June 10, 2009
Who joins the Swedish American chamber of Commerce and why... READ MORE »
History’s 100 most important Swedes.
May 04, 2009
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A different kind of diva
April 02, 2009
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Crown Princess Victoria to marry
February 24, 2009
Sweden gave a collective, “It’s about time” before the anticipation set as Crown Princess Victoria and her longtime boyfriend Daniel Westling announced they plan to finally tie the knot. READ MORE »
Oliva Stevens back in New York.
February 08, 2009
Fresh from sold out performances throughout Europe with her show: ZARAH LEANDER, and her debut at Carnegie Hall, the Swedish actress Olivia Stevens is back in New York two more nights only: Tuesday February 17 & 24,7:00 pm.
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Jan Troell – a life in movies
January 14, 2009
Jan Troell. His name is familiar and you’ve seen his movies. But he is also doomed to remain in the shadows of the much bigger name of Ingmar Bergman. Why is that? And who is Jan Troell? We decided to investigate. READ MORE »
Bartender turns Garbo
January 14, 2009
Synopsis: A young girl comes to New York to find herself, to take some time off, to take a break … and secretly, to become a star. She settles there, getting some stray jobs for film and TV, supporting herself as a bartender. The years go by and friends and family all wonder: How long is she going to do this? Then, out of nowhere and from among thousands, she alone is selected to star in a big Hollywood film. Sound like a movie? Well, it isn’t. It’s the real life story of Anna-Karin Eskilsson. READ MORE »
From Ambassador Jan Eliasson
December 25, 2008
In our InBox - a letter from a special friend, of Nordstjernan, and America, as well as Swedish America, recollections from a long career in the USA and looking into the uncertain year of 2009. READ MORE »
And the Oscar goes to...
November 28, 2008
Steve Hylén. In February actress Jessica Biel hosted the 81st Annual Science and Technical Oscars, which honors the critical-yet-complicated side of movies most people just don't understand. This year the Technical Achievement Award went to Steve Hylén. READ MORE »
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Green Design: Ekovaruhuset
August 05, 2008
“You know, fashion is really about beauty, luxury, and being sexy,” says Swedish fashion designer Johanna Hofring READ MORE »
Profile: Christian Lagerling
March 04, 2008
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce’s new board member Christian Lagerling has reason to sound happy. His company GP Bullhound is Europe’s leading investment bank focusing on advice concerning mergers and acquisitions, and earlier this year it was short listed by M&A Magazine for the “Boutique of the Year” award 2007 – an award that recognizes the achievements of the most active dealmakers. READ MORE »
A Finer Dawn
November 02, 2007
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Swedish Literature: Anna Maria Lenngren
November 01, 2007
Literature or history of literature might sound like dusty words best left to professors, but most of us read books from time to time. And when we read books written by Swedish authors, we partake in a legacy of sorts. READ MORE »
Swedish literature: Carl Jonas Love Almqvist
November 01, 2007
Our Swedish authors, be it August Strindberg or Astrid Lindgren or Jan Guillou, form an important part of our national heritage. Some of the Swedish books we keep on our bookshelves are inherited from past generations, and some we take pride in maintaining for future generations. READ MORE »
Swedish literature: August Strindberg (1849-1912)
November 01, 2007
So many of us can cite the beginning of August Strindberg’s “Hemsöborna": "Han kom som ett yrväder en aprilafton och hade ett höganäskrus i en svångrem om halsen.” Even if we are unsure of just what a höganäskrus really looks like. Nordstjernan takes a look at one of our most famous and beloved Swedish authors. READ MORE »
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