The Semla – more than just a bun – has become something of a carb-packed icon in Sweden.
Semlor are doughy balls of sin, oozing of almond and cardamom paste with lots of vanilla-whipped cream atop. Traditionally eaten only on the day before Lent, (the Christian fasting period), Shrove Tuesday, known as Fettisdagen or ‘Fat Tuesday’ in Sweden. This is followed by a nationwide complaint about how it happens earlier every year. Shortly thereafter people begin to eat semlor like there is no tomorrow. But the annual semla hysteria is only a part of a bigger picture which is the social phenomenon that is uniquely Swedish and known as fika.
Fika does not have an English translation – it means to take a break with friends and/or colleagues, over coffee and a pastry or two. However, it means so much more than that. It is tradition rooted in the very foundation of Swedishness.
Therefore, the Young Professionals invited you to celebrate Fettisdagen (Fat Tuesday) with us at the Nordic Bakery Cafe Selma’s in Amsterdam on March 3, 2019 at 15.00
We want to thank everyone who participated in this event.
Photos from this event are displayed below.
Leadership and Communication
Four Seminars moderated by Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership
February 13
Building a sisterhood and manage your work-life-balance
April 16
Overcome perfectionism
September 17
How to handle different personalities
November 26
Ask for the money
Time:
18.30 – 21.00
Venue:
Swedish Chamber of Commerce
Fred. Roeskestraat 115
1076 EE Amsterdam
Meetup Number III
Time: `18.30 – 21.00
Meet upInternational Business Culture and Networking Skills
This Program is made possible by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Mercuri Urval sponsored by
Inter IKEA Systems.
Become a YP member today and enjoy discount attendance to the Pub Quiz as well as a discount to many other great YP social and business events. Send an email to yp@swedishchamber.nl for more information.
For more information about this event please visit www.nordictalks.org – Nordic Circular Economy Summit.
The Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber invites you to join our annual Lucia celebration on December 13, 2018, 18.00-20.00. Bring your friends or colleagues and come join the celebrations! As usual, besides a fantastic performance by our very own pop-up Lucia choir, we will also be serving glögg (mulled wine) as well as traditional Swedish Christmas gingerbread cookies and saffron buns.
The choir starts singing at 18.45.
In collaboration with
Sponsored by
Time: 18.30 – 21.00
Personal development
During this workshop, we will increase our insight in the impact we have, or not have, with our way of behaving in our professional environment. We will work with the core quadrant methodology and use your core competencies and strengths from The Strenght Finder to make the exercise practical and personalized.
This Program is made possible by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Mercuri Urval sponsored by
Inter IKEA Systems.
Susanne Birgersdotter, Serial Entrepreneur, Global Speaker and Author addressed the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Epicenters Community at a lunch presentation on November 29, 2018 at our new premises at Epicenter Amsterdam.
Susanne is a Swedish self-made entrepreneur and investor founder of IGOTCHA, Stockholm App Lab, SBDM invet and Birgersdotter Innovate. Susanne is also partner in the invest company MilkWayCap. She has gone from designing her first app from the kitchen table to becoming a partner in the VC company MilkyWayCap within 7 years. On November 28 Susanne visited the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and shared her insights as an Entrepreneur, ups and downs, pitfalls and success stories with more than 50 members of the Swedish Chamber and the Epicenter Community. We would like to thank Susanne for her inspiring talk, Epicenter for the great collaboration and all members and guests for making this Founders lunch talk to a great success.
