American Sweden’s Founder Lauren Ell hosted a small gathering in Gällivare, Sweden on June 15, 2024 for Loneliness Awareness Week, an international event that was founded in England to draw attention to the subject of loneliness. Loneliness is a topic that continues to receive more discussion as increasing numbers of people all over the world …
Americans Sweden hosted a casual meet and greet on May 9, 2024 at the Clarion Hotel in Luleå. We want to thank two journalists who attended the gathering and published two different pieces in two local papers about the organization. One journalist, Filip Öhman, represented Norrbottens-Kuriren. He noted that he focuses more specifically on news …
An event called “Democracy in Action: Insights into the 2024 Presidential Election” was co-hosted by the organization American Club of Sweden and U.S. Embassy in Sweden in mid-January 2024 at the Scandic Grand Central in Stockholm. The event was “invite-only” and was not mentioned by the embassy whatsoever on its social media. American Club of …
Major international media outlet The World published a piece on November 30, 2023 discussing the antisocial climate in Sweden. Americans Sweden’s founder Lauren Ell was featured in the piece. The piece focused on a social campaign called “Säg hej!” (“Say hi!”) that is currently being hosted by Luleå municipality in Sweden. The campaign has received …
In Malmö there is a unique bakery called Chef Mama that specializes in American bagels and is operated by an American. How did this bakery come about? The owner, Emily Fowler, originally from Seattle, Washington, said she could not find proper American-style bagels in Malmö. This led her to start baking bagels out of her …
Americans Sweden recently hosted its first in-person meet and greet meetings in northern Sweden to connect with Americans in the region. The gatherings were a success! The first meeting was hosted on July 8, 2023 at the Pajala Marknad in Pajala, one of the largest summer markets in the far north of Sweden. Americans Sweden …
Americans Swedens’ founder, Lauren Ell, has started multiple projects in Sweden and the Nordic region to promote networking, communication and participation among locals and visitors. “No matter where I have lived I have always been interested in learning what is happening in the area,” Ell said. “I saw area for improvement where I am located …
Americans Sweden welcomes Americans living in Sweden to our upcoming virtual meetup to connect with each other and learn how they came to live in Sweden. We know not all Americans are living in Stockholm where most American-oriented meetings take place, so we are excited to be hosting a space where everyone can attend regardless …
I moved to Sweden from the United States in 2016 to live with my Swedish partner in a remote village in the far north. Although my partner has lived here his whole life and everyone practically knows each other, I have found it difficult to make friends with locals. After giving birth to my daughter …
Summer camp, especially for children, is very popular in the United States. So where are summer camps in Sweden? This is the first time we have started asking around about this subject. We have learned about two official camps, as well as an organization that offers summer camps at some of its sites. We hope …
