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Fantastic speakers line-up for the Nordic Circular Economy Summit 2019
More than 200 guests have signed up for the Nordic Circular Economy Summit January 2019! We are excited to welcome Keynote speaker Robert Schröder, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Moedas for Research, Science and Innovation.
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Swedish Chamber Christmas Dinner and Dance 2018
Last Friday (Dec. 14) the Swedish Chamber Christmas Dinner and Dance took place at NH Collection Barbizon Palace. The evening offered both great company, delicious food and entertainment. The Swedish “Smörgåsbord” was prepared by La Cuisine Scandinave and consisted of a fantastic buffet with original Swedish warm and cold culinary dishes exclusively prepared by our Swedish Chef. The evening also offered a traditional candlelit Lucia procession by Lund's Academic Choir inside the unique St. Olof's Chapel, followed up by dancing to the late hours to the tunes by Anne-Lie Persson and StockholmTivoli. The Swedish Chamber Business Awards 2018 were also given to Sweco and Oatly during the evening's award ceremony. Read more about the award ceremony . The Swedish Chamber extends our warmest thank you to everyone who attended, to La Cuisine Scandinave, Lund's Academic Choir, Anne-Lie Persson and StockholmTivoli as well as all of the sponsors of the exclusive goodie bags and raffle table. We also wish to thank NH Collection Barbizon Palace for hosting us. View the photos in the slideshow below. All photos by Nordholm Photography.
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The Swedish Chamber Business Awards 2018 Award Ceremony
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce, together with the Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden, awarded Oatly and Sweco with the Swedish Chamber Business Awards 2018 during the Christmas Dinner and Dance on Friday, December 14. The awards were given as a recognition of Sweco and Oatly's great work during the year and was handed out by the Swedish Chamber Chairman, Mr. Ehsan Turabaz and H.E. the Ambassador of Sweden, Mrs. Annika Markovic. Sweco wins the Swedish Chamber Achievement Award 2018 Sweco is Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancy. Their mission is to plan and design the communities and cities of the future. The results of their work are sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure and access to clean water. This is done by offering services in the fields of consulting engineering, environmental technology, and architecture. Sweco helps their clients and stakeholders every day in achieving their sustainability goals and to show leadership in creating a sustainable environment. Sweco also improves their own performance as an employer and as a member of society. In 2015, Sweco acquired Grontmij, a Dutch consultancy with about 6,000 employees, which made Sweco the leading architecture and engineering consultancy in Europe, with sales of approximately SEK 16.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion). Sweco has 15,000 employees, of which 6,300 are in Sweden (2018). Operations are conducted in seven business areas: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Western Europe, and Central Europe. Sweco carries out projects in 70 countries annually throughout the world. Sweco has adopted an in-depth sustainability policy and signed the Green Deal in 2017, meaning that Sweco has agreed to work long-term on sustainability, and partly because of this, will make an important contribution to the Netherlands’ climate target. Oatly wins the Swedish Chamber Entrepreneurship Award 2018 Oatly’s purpose as a company is to make it easy for people to turn what they eat and drink into personal moments of healthy joy without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. The company was founded based on Swedish research from Lund University. The company’s patented enzyme technology copies nature’s own process and turns fiber-rich oats into nutritional liquid food that is perfectly designed for humans. Oatly entered the Netherlands in 2016 and has since then achieved a significant market presence and growth of its lineup of original oat drinks. Oatly’s 1-liter products have reached ~13% market share of dairy alternatives in the Netherlands in only three years and the sales forecast is 3.9M liters for 2018.   The jury consisted of: H.E. Ambassador of Sweden, Mrs. Annika Markovic, Mr. Ehsan Turabaz, Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Tomas Korseman, Business Sweden Benelux, Mr. Wilko Klaassen, General Manager Klarna NeBe, the winner of the Swedish Chamber Export Prize 2017, Mr. Patrick Mesterton, CEO and Co-Founder Epicenter Amsterdam The Swedish Chamber extends our warmest congratulations to the winners! View the photos from the award ceremony in the image slider below.
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The winners of the Swedish Chamber Business Awards 2018
The Swedish Chamber is proud to announce the winners of the Swedish Chamber Business Awards 2018. The Achievement Award 2018 will go to Sweco and the Entrepreneurship Award 2018 will go to Oatly. Both Sweco and Oatly will be awarded during the award ceremony, that will take place during the Swedish Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Dinner & Dance on December 14, 2018. The jury for the Achievement Award 2018 consisted of: H.E. Ambassador of Sweden, Mrs. Annika Markovic, Mr. Ehsan Turabaz, Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Tomas Korseman, Business Sweden Benelux, Wilko Klaassen, General Manager Klarna NeBe, the winner of the Swedish Chamber Export Prize 2017 The jury for the Entrepreneurship Award 2018 consisted of: H.E. Ambassador of Sweden, Mrs. Annika Markovic, Mr. Ehsan Turabaz, Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Tomas Korseman, Business Sweden Benelux, Mr. Wilko Klaassen, General Manager Klarna NeBe, the winner of the Swedish Chamber Export Prize 2017, Mr. Patrick Mesterton, CEO and Co-Founder Epicenter Amsterdam Read the press releases below for further information. Previous winners: 2017 Klarna (the Swedish Chamber Export Prize 2017) and Daloc (the Swedish Chamber Newcomer Export Prize 2017) 2016 Volvo Car Netherlands 2015 Elekta 2014  SKF B.V 2013 Scania 2012 Handelsbanken Netherlands
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We welcome new member, VALYOUX!
The Swedish Chamber is excited to announce VALYOUX as a new member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Business Network. We look forward to welcoming you to our upcoming events! About VALYOUX  VALYOUX is a Multi-Family Office and Consultancy firm, located in the historic city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the South of the Netherlands but operating globally. We specialize in comprehensive Family Office services such as Wealth Planning - Investment Structuring & Reporting - Family Governance - Estate Planning and Succession Planning. Our consultancy services relate to Business Management for Artists and financial advisory. With several internationally active clients, VALYOUX has the expertise to advise on cross-border, tax efficient and tax compliant corporate structuring. Whether you are based in The Netherlands or Sweden and have cross-border interests, our team can advise accordingly and optimize the profitability of your business. One of our most important values is our independence. We are not affiliated with any financial institution and we do not conduct asset management ourselves. This ensures there is no conflict of interest, allowing us to be flexible in selecting the best specialists who add value. VALYOUX is a critical, expert and objective discussion partner - creating Value for You! VALYOUX Services Family Office services – family governance and succession planning Administrative services – invoicing, mail sorting, liquidity planning General consultancy services – financial planning, tax planning, legal services, estate planning Investment related activities – risk management, integrated reporting, manager selection and oversight, asset allocation Artists’ Business Management – business set-up, consolidated financial reporting, contract negotiations Contact Person Alexander (1970) is your contact person for Nordic related issues. He studied Tax Law in Leiden, The Netherlands. After his studies, he worked as a tax advisor for high net-worth individuals, families, and entrepreneurs at PricewaterhouseCoopers. As partner and co-founder of VALYOUX, Alexander plays a key role for our clients in managing their total assets. His specialism is optimizing the return on assets with international tax and legal structuring. M: +31 6 50 51 62 62 E: vanspaendonck@valyoux.com W: www.valyoux.com
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Pictures from #NordicTalks Diversity Summit!
On Thursday, October 11, the annual #NordicTalks event was arranged together with the Nordic Chambers at Epicenter in Amsterdam. This year's theme was Diversity. The invited speakers were Lena Herder (IKEA), Wenche Fredriksen (Accenture), Caroline van Nieuwkerk (ISS) and Lotta Gunnarsson (Booking.com). Keynote speaker was Erna Versteegden (The Changery).   Photo credit: Hanne Hansen. View all of the photos on the !
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The Swedish Chamber is looking for one intern and one scholar for spring 2019!

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands provides a dynamic networking platform to promote commercial and industrial relations between Dutch and Swedish individuals and businesses. During the spring semester of 2019, we offer one internship and one scholarship to motivated and dedicated students who are at the end of their education.

  1. Praktikplats: Media och kommunikation Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna söker en praktikant för vårterminen 2019, 14 januari – 19 juni 2019. Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna tillhandahåller en dynamisk nätverksplattform för att främja samarbetet mellan svenskt och nederländskt näringsliv. VT 2019 erbjuder vi en praktikplats till en driven och motiverad student som befinner sig i slutet av sin utbildning. Praktikplatsen innefattar att: • Utveckla och implementera Handelskammarens strategi för kommunikation och sociala medier. • Marknadsföra Handelskammarens aktiviteter via hemsida och sociala medier. • Utforma Handelskammarens och Young Professionals nyhetsbrev, inbjudningar och informationsmaterial. • Underhålla digitalt medlemsregister samt andra administrativa uppgifter. Till denna praktikplats söker vi en marknadsföringsorienterad media- och kommunikationsstudent med intresse för grafisk design och erfarenhet av sociala medier, från svenskt universitet eller högskola. Allmänna villkor • Svensk medborgare. • Praktikanten ska vara inskriven som student vid svenskt universitet/högskola. • Om praktiken inte ingår som poänggivande kurs ska institutionen intyga att praktiken är relevant för den studerandes utbildningsinriktning. • Praktikanten ska vara försäkrad. • Ingen ersättning utgår för praktikperioden & praktikanten förväntas själv ordna boende. Ansökningsbrev samt CV med foto skickas till: info@swedishchamber.nl Sista ansökningsdatum: 5 november 2018   Please note that this scholarship can only be applied for by Swedish nationals which is why the information is only provided in Swedish. 2. Stipendiat till Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna 18 februari 2019 – 17 februari 2020 Stipendiefonden för Svensk Utlandsungdom lämnar ett stipendium till Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna för att utbilda unga, kreativa affärsbegåvningar inom internationell handel och industri. Som stipendiat kommer du huvudsakligen arbeta inom följande områden: medlemskapsrekrytering, medlemskapsretention, kommunikation och event. Du kommer även delta i att driva kammarens underorganisation Young Professionals (YP). Detta genom att tillhandahålla kontaktskapande aktiviteter och seminarier. Inom ramarna för YP bedrivs både entreprenörskaps- och ledarskapsforum med syftet att utbilda unga framåtsträvande personer genom erfarenhetsutbyten och nätverkande. Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna kommer från och med 1 januari 2019 flytta till nya lokaler i Epicenter Amsterdam. Epicenter är ett Digital House of Innovation som idag finns i Oslo, Stockholm och i Amsterdam. På Epicenter möts lokala och internationella företag samt entreprenörer för att samarbeta, utbyta erfarenheter, lära och utveckla sina företag. Stipendiaten kommer att arbeta med att utveckla samarbetet mellan Svenska Handelskammaren och Epicenter Amsterdam till nytta för kammarens medlemmar i alla avsikter inom de områden som angetts ovan. Den som söker skall: • Vara initiativrik och ha visat prov på entreprenörsanda. • Bör ha avslutat sin utbildning på högskola eller universitet, gärna med inriktning på ekonomi. • Besitta mycket goda kunskaper att formulera sig i tal och skrift i både engelska och svenska. Stipendiesumman uppgår till 190.000 kronor och tillträde sker i februari 2019 för tolv månaders tjänstgöring på Handelskammaren i Amsterdam. Ansökningsbrev samt CV skickas till: Kerstin Gerlagh, Managing Director på Svenska Handelskammaren i Nederländerna, kerstin.gerlagh@swedishchamber.nl Sista ansökningsdatum: 15 november 2018 Vid frågor, vänligen kontakta Kerstin Gerlagh, Managing Director på telefon eller mail: +31(0)203203226 kerstin.gerlagh@swedishchamber.nl
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The application forms for Swedish Chamber’s Business Awards 2018 are open!

The application forms for Swedish Chamber’s Business Awards 2018 are now open! The forms can be downloaded below and should reach us no later than November 5, 2018.

Entrepreneurship Award 2018 Nomination Criteria Nominated Companies Should:
  1. Have a Swedish mother company
  2. Meet high standards of Innovation and Sustainability in their operations
  3. Be able to show a successful development or establishment within entrepreneurship in the Netherlands during the past three years
  4. Have a solid financial base and positive performance on the Dutch market
  5. Not have been rewarded with the Swedish Chamber Export Prize in the NL
Please send your application, per e-mail, before November 5, 2018, to   Annual Achievement Award Nomination Criteria Nominated Companies Should:
  1. Have a Swedish mother company
  2. Meet high standards of Innovation and Sustainability in their operations
  3. Be able to show a successful achievement related to growing or driving export for Sweden during the past year
  4. Have a solid financial base and positive performance on the Dutch market
  5. Not have been rewarded with the Swedish Chamber Export Prize for the past 5 years
Please send your application, per e-mail, before November 5, 2018, to
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