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Early Start Leads to Strong Black Friday & Cyber Monday Results

November 29, 2012
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Buy More Stuff, Black Friday 2009

Known as the annual kick-off to the holiday shopping season, Black Friday has gotten progressively earlier each year. What began at 8 a.m. on Friday morning has turned into 8 p.m. Thursday evening, while Americans are still digesting their...

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Netflix to Sweden this fall!

September 26, 2012
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Netflix

Before the end of 2012, the American company Netflix will launch its services in Sweden. Netflix customers are able to stream movies and TV shows to not only their TV, but also their computer, gaming consoles, tablets and smartphones....

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One Person’s Trash is Another’s Power: Lessons from Sweden’s Waste-to-energy Industry

April 23, 2012
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One Person’s Trash is Another’s Power: Lessons from Sweden’s Waste-to-energy Industry

Sweden has long been an established leader in the cleantech industry and is regularly ranked among the greenest countries in the world. It ranks #3 on the Global Cleantech Innovation Index and is currently hosting Stockholm+40, an international conference...

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Den Stora Jätteskålen! Sweden and the Super Bowl

February 29, 2012
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Den Stora Jätteskålen! Sweden and the Super Bowl

Swedes in the Super Bowl? Who would have thought...

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Support GEICO TENNIS CHAMPIONS CELEBRATION in May

February 27, 2012
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Support GEICO TENNIS CHAMPIONS CELEBRATION in May

Junior Tennis Champions Center Cordially invites you to the Geico Champions Celebration May 10th, presented by BB&T honoring Jane Harman and Pam Schriver THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 6:30P.M. RESIDENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY JONAS HAFSTRÖM, AMBASSADOR OF SWEDEN 3900 NEBRASKA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC...

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Please Like Us!

February 3, 2012
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Please Like Us!

Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce just launched a new Facebook page. Go on Facebook and like us today! That way you will get all the latest news and updates from the SwedAm business community.

IKEA To Sell Traditional Swedish Brands Again

Ikea will during a transition period once again sell familiar Swedish brands in their food sections world wide. It was during this fall that Ikea decided to change the concept from offering traditional well know Swedish brands to distribute...

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Casting Search For Americans With Swedish Roots

January 23, 2012
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Casting Search For Americans With Swedish Roots

Meter Television are searching for Americans with Swedish ancestry for a reality TV-show. After the major success of Great Swedish Adventure-Allt för Sverige (The Swedish title of the show) season 1 we are now casting for season 2.

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The Swedish King of Music Conquering the U.S.

January 6, 2012
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The Swedish King of Music Conquering the U.S.

Spotify´s Daniel Ek is the Most Important Man In Music and he won´t rest until he created a global music ecosystem Daniel Ek is the serial IT-entrepreneur that saved the recording music industry from being taken over by pirates and...

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Swedish Youth Orchestra to Chicago, NY and DC!

December 12, 2011
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Swedish Youth Orchestra to Chicago, NY and DC!

The Swedish National Youth Orchestra Tour is in full swing! The Swedish National Youth Orchestra presents its first Concert Tour in the USA January 2012. Don’t miss this unique performance by over 100 of Sweden’s top young musicians, conducted by...

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