Promoting business between Texas and Sweden since 1983
We are excited to introduce three new members to the SACC Houston board, all bringing fresh insights, ideas, and inspiration from Malmö and Skåne. Please join us in welcoming Ilona Kiebler, Mikael Olsen, and Siavosh Derakhti. Ilona Kiebler: Ilona Kiebl ...
🎉 Come Swing Into Action at Our 21st Anniversary Nordic Golf Tournament! 🎉 Get ready for an unforgettable day of golf, networking, and celebration as we mark 21 years of the Nordic Golf Tournament, proudly hosted by SACC, DACC, NACC, and FACC! Whethe ...
SACC Texas is pleased to introduce Henry Cronholm-Levin as its newest intern. With a rich academic background and a unique connection to both Sweden and the U.S., Henry brings a diverse perspective to the team. We sat down with Henry to learn more about h ...
The Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce (SACC-USA) will host its annual SACC Summit in Chicago on September 18-19, 2024. This event is a prime opportunity to connect with representatives from all 20 regional SACC offices and get insights into the busine ...
SACC Austin member Swedish fitness equipment manufacturer Eleiko has been awarded the SACC USA Business Award by the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) at a ceremony in the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. For the second time, the award was ...
The Executive Forum is a flagship event hosted by the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce each spring in Washington, D.C. This high-profile gathering features prominent speakers, in-depth discussions, and valuable networking opportunities at the stunn ...
As Sweden intensifies efforts to boost foreign trade with the introduction of a new national strategy, the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce USA (SACC-USA) is set to host a seminar in the Swedish Parliament on January 23, 2024, focusing on strengtheni ...
AstraZeneca BioVentureHub (AZBVH), in partnership with SACC-USA and regional chambers, embarked on a transatlantic trade mission from October 10 to 21, strengthening life sciences ties between Sweden and key U.S. states, including Texas and Houston. The d ...
Ready to take your outdoor living to the next level? EcoWorks is your go-to destination for creating luxurious, exceptional outdoor spaces that exceed your wildest dreams. Member Offer: Enjoy a 5% Discount! Our team of skilled designers and craftsmen is ...
Are you ready for a culinary journey to Europe? Copenhagen European Kitchen & Bakery in Katy, TX, brings the charm and flavors of the continent to your plate. Member Offer: Enjoy a 10% Discount! This family-owned gem is all about wholesome, scrat ...
We're thrilled to share some fantastic news with our SACC Texas members. We have officially partnered with the Hilton Houston Post Oak, offering exclusive benefits for our members and their partners. "This unique offer applies to all SACC Texas member ...
In a move that strengthens the growing ties between Sweden and the U.S., HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden has officially become a patron of the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA (SACC-USA). Prince Daniel, known for his commitment to entrepreneurship ...
Alan McKinney, a Marketing student at the University of Houston, is a new Marketing and Event intern for SACC Houston, effective immediately. Please tell us a bit about yourself. I am a Marketing student at the University of Ho ...
Moa Svendsen, originally from Trelleborg in Sweden, is based in Chicago, where she is studying for a degree in Sport Management. Moa’s internship is assigned to Houston, but she will be available to help all three Texas chambers when necessary. Could y ...
PRESS RELEASE Sustainable Transition – a new industry event in Houston focusing on green innovations from Sweden and Texas HOUSTON (February 7, 2023) – The new SACC Texas industry event, Sustainable Transition, brings together Sweden and Texas – spe ...
SACC Houston’s new treasurer is an outdoors geek and likes the open atmosphere in Houston and seeks to strengthen SACC Houston’s economic performance. Who are you, and how come you ended up in Houston? I am originally from Uppsala but have been l ...
Fanny Christoffersson is joining SACC Texas as a new Marketing and Events Intern, effective in January 2023. On Fanny's behalf, we are also looking for an internship at one of our member companies somewhere in Texas starting asap in 2023. What is y ...
Kick off the new year by mingling and networking with SACC Houston at Copenhagen European Kitchen and Bakery in Katy. Here we meet and eat plenty of the fantastic menu, a mix of Danish and Asian food composed by the Danish owners Pernille and Michael. Bri ...
Photographer: Åsa Johansson Bagley FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PRESS RELEASE Swedish American Chambers of Commerce Annual Meetings and Conference "SACC Summit" Washington, D.C., November 7, 2022 --- The Swedish American Chambers of Commerce, Inc., SA ...
PRESS RELEASE The mid-term elections will be a thriller says new survey from SACC USA Donald Trump will run in the next presidential election in 2024, but he will not face President Joe Bi ...
Victoria is taking on the role of Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships. From that platform, she would like to jointly create new business opportunities for Sweden and Swedes in this great hub and promote Swedish culture to the ...
Swedish origin Helene Honeybone moved to Dallas twenty-five years ago where she is running her own ad agency. As a new Honorary Consul, succeeding Tina Klintmalm, she wants to use her background and connections and assist SACC-Texas in creating new opport ...
Saga Löwenborg has been an invaluable intern for SACC Texas during the last year. We would like to say thank you to Saga, as she is now moving on to attend the University of Portsmouth in the UK to continue her studies on supply chain management. How w ...
Sandra Wexén is studying the master’s program International Business & Management at Uppsala University. Starting in August, Sandra will be acting as SACC Texas Intern Marketing Lead, being responsible for marketing of all SACC Texas events. What ...
Law student Elisabeth Axberger from Stockholm is one of SACC Texas new interns, starting in August. Elisabeth will be responsible for Administration and Back-office functions. Based in Austin she will serve all three boards. Could you tell us a bit abo ...
During the SACC USA Executive Forum in June, the SACC USA Business Award was presented. The initiative is based on an idea from André Persson. We asked him a few questions. What is SACC USA Business Award? In short, it is an award to highlight fas ...
Earlier this spring, SACC Texas conducted a Survey led by SACC Houston Vice Chair, Johanna Miceli. Here you can take part of the whole report or just read the executive summary. Executive summary: We need to recruit 18–25-year-old people. Th ...
Communication and Webmaster Intern, Sophie Emerson, is moving on to take a position with IES Abroad (The Institute of International Education for Students) in Chicago. Read more about Sophie’s insights and learnings being with SACC Texas. What were you ...
Kysa Sager has held the position as Intern Marketing Lead during 2021 and 2022. As she is now taking on a position as Consumer Public Relations Intern Weber Shandwick in Chicago, Illinois, she tells us about her next assignment on Weber Shandwick as well ...
Finnair will start nonstop flights between DFW airport and Helsinki Vanta airport starting in March. That is great news for many Nordic people working and living in Dallas Fort Worth. We talked to Finnair's GM for North America, Caroline Borawski. ...
Globally known as the leading equipment provider for serious weightlifters and Paralympic weightlifting, Eleiko has moved it's Headquarters from Chicago to Austin, Texas. On site is both their office and a high-end weightlifting gym, hosting a unique setu ...
Travel is important for business, but the pandemic has taught us that many meetings can take place digitally, and therefore it will take some time after 2022 before business travel resumes after the pandemic. This according to SACC USA's recurring survey ...
Following are the results of the third and final SACC USA Business Survey of 2021. SACC members from all regional chambers completed the survey in October. See press release here.
Join us for a fun networking event with a casual and fun atmosphere. Attendees will get a chance to network with SACC members from different SACC chambers and learn how to mix up fall cocktails. During this live and interactive online event, you will lea ...
The annual SACC Summit is a catalyst for future business success. This year we bring together high level decision makers, industry leaders, academics, and members from our 19 chambers, in Phoenix, Arizona, 2-4 November (with an internal meeting for SACC m ...
The Alley Theatre has pivoted to doing filmed projects online. The new digital 2020-21 season will be available for free to all who register for tickets at alleytheatre.org. Three of the short plays are by August Strindberg, translated and Directed by Rob ...
Your last name gives us a Swedish vibe. Could you tell us more about that? That’s because it is Swedish! It is my new family name. My personal heritage actually isn’t Swedish though (at least not that I’m aware of). My ancestors have been Americans for f ...
Could you tell us a bit about your background? I attended the University of California, Irvine to get my Bachelor’s degree in Education Sciences with a specialization in Children’s Learning and Development. While completing my undergraduate degree, I w ...
Dear SACC Texas member, Our inability to arrange in-person events makes you as a paying member even more important for a nonprofit organization like SACC Texas, simply because member fees are now our only source of income. With events no longer taking ...
For Patrik Melander, it has been a hectic spring with changed plans and a total turnaround of the event program. With Covid-19 everything had to be changed. But Patrik is cautiously optimistic and believes in a comeback for the physical event after th ...
Tell us a bit about your background and what you are doing currently? I am 19 years old and studying full-time as a student at Rice University. Texas has been my home since birth, but I still struggle with the summer heat and humidity. At Rice, I s ...
Birgitta Mossler is making comeback as a board member in the Dallas chapter. Here, she explains why she wanted to rejoin the board and how she wants to contribute to SACC Texas. Welcome back to the SACC Texas board, Birgitta Mossler. What made you come ...
About Christopher Westerlund The story begins with Christopher Westerlund, a native Swede that works as a Finance Director in the oil field completions industry. Chris has been a member of SACC TX since he moved to the U.S. in 2008. Chris has ...
Patrik Löwenborg is new board member in the Dallas Chapter. He has a long background from Ericsson and the Telecom industry and has been living in Dallas for three years. Patrik is a dedicated foodie and will mainly focus on working with our joyful even ...
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) Texas is looking for a proactive, ambitious and result-oriented intern/trainee to join our team on a part time position, starting as soon as possible. SACC-Texas was founded in Houston in 1983, and it is ...
I hope you all had a fantastic summer and holiday. For the first time in many years, I could spend the summer combining work with a couple of weeks vacation, in a summery Sweden with morning jogs, swims, sauna and nice dinners with friends and fam ...
Hi, André, and welcome to SACC Texas, Dallas and the role as Board Member in the Dallas Chapter and Chief Communication Officer for SACC Texas. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself? Thank you. I am born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, w ...
SACC-Houston is happy to announce that we on our last board meeting welcomed a new board member: Marcus Hagegård. Tell us a bit about yourself Marcus! I am 46 years old. Born and raised in Sweden. I have spent most of my adult life in the ...
Christina Thoerngren is the new Vice Chair Woman and Secretary for SACC Texas, Dallas Christina has a background as a Lawyer in Stockholm, Sweden, and she moved here to Dallas earlier this year with her two children and husband, who work at Ericsson. & ...
Dear SACC -Dallas and Texas friends, Now, in the midst of July, it is time to summarize the activities of the first six months for us at SACC Texas. I can only say that it has been a very active and eventful start for 2019, full of interesting and fu ...
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) Austin is looking for a proactive, ambitious and result-oriented intern/trainee to join our team on a part time position, starting as soon as possible. SACC Austin is a part of SACC-Texas, which was ...
Hi there! My name is Elin Sjödahl and I am the new intern at Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce (SACC) Texas. I am very excited to join the SACC-Team! I will mainly be helping out in Houston as this is where I will be based, but I will also be the ...
SACC-USA’s flagship event, Executive Forum 2019, will be held on June 13 in Washington D.C. Executive Forum is the premier event in the U.S. for Swedish corporations and their executives, arranged in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Washington D. ...
Hohoho! The Christmas Holidays are closing in, and with that we are happy to be able to offer You a Special price i.e. $5 off regular price on Julglögg by Swede Mikael Sjöblom at Sjoeblom Winery in Napa Valley. Sjoeblom Winery is also one of our Christmas ...
Two days in Texas showed us that the Swedish-American business cooperation is stronger than ever. The annual #SACCSummit conference is where our 20 regional chambers and the companies that makes Sweden such a powerful force of international trade meet ...
The Swedish institute and the Swedish Film institute will celebrate the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman who in 2018 was born 100 years ago. Come for the Rice Cinema screening of "Bergman Island" on September 7th, 2018 with speaker Jan Holmber ...
SACC Summit Sustainable Business Innovation October 25-26, 2018, Houston, Texas PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: The Innovative Future Of Energy An interesting challenge in the traditional energy business is the upcoming retirement of current business leaders in ...
Every year, around this time, we invite all of our members to pick a flower and come celebrate one of Sweden’s most treasured holidays together with us in wonderful Pease Park. You might already have guessed it… but of course we’re talking about the Swedi ...
Amazon is rumored to be establishing itself in Sweden soon. “One of the hottest topics in Swedish e-commerce right now, is when - not if - Amazon will establish itself in the country.” Amazon Web Services recent investment in multiple real estate purchase ...
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (SACC-USA) held a successful Executive Forum on May 24, 2018, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden. The Executive Forum focused on business opportunities in the Age of Disrupt ...
The first-ever SweDish dinner, organized by SACC-Texas in Dallas, was a big hit! Executive chef Martin Almgren prepared a delicious six-course traditional Swedish meal in the vibrant Dallas Design District. Attendees also enjoyed Swedish candies from Cand ...
High Quality API Event Series Visits Austin To Emphasize Global API Design Practices On June 11 – 13, Nordic APIs will host their second API event in the USA, modeled after their successful event series in Europe. During this two and a hal ...
Welcome to Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Austin! We're excited to have you onboard! Tell us a little bit about yourself. Thank you. I am very excited to become a part of SACC-Texas in Austin! My name is Felicia Anto ...
Premier gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack returns to Austin, Texas Friday, June 1–Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Austin Convention Center. The 24-hour-a-day, non-stop festival will be jam-packed with more than $400,000 in pro ...
Would you like to coach someone you can share your knowledge with while receiving new ways of thinking? Are you looking to be coached by someone to exchange your ideas? Do you value networking? Are you interested in participating in a program th ...
Conveniently located just steps from the festival, House of Scandinavia by AmEx and SAS is your home away from home at SXSW, and the perfect spot for networking and daily recaps on everything innovative. Enjoy premium food and drinks as well as curated en ...
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC)-Texas is looking for a Communications & Website Management Board Member to join one of our SACC Texas local chapters´, Austin, Dallas or Houston, as soon as possible. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE OF •Mainly webpa ...
Scholarship Offer One-year Master Program in International Business Strategy at Linnaeus University, Free tuition! Internship with AIF Management AB, in parallel with studies September 2018 to June 2019 Location: Kalmar, Sweden Applicati ...
Johan Marcus, the SACC-USA President and Executive Director visited Texas during a four day long road-trip in December. Our very own SACC-Texas President, Hans Cederlund located in Houston joined Johan on his tour. The aim was for us in SACC-Texas to show ...
Meter Television are now conduction a nationwide casting for season 8 of the Emmy award winning TV show "Allt For Sverige". Season 5, 6 and 7 was beyond successful, and they broke records in viewings. They are searching for Americans who badly ...
Are you, or do you know, an American tech or IT student interested in an internship in Sweden? The Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce of the USA is reaching out to tech students or graduates to join Swedish companies for traineeships up to 1 ...
My name is Andreas Drakenberg and I currently hold the position of trainee at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Austin. In my opinion, without sounding too biased, the position in the capital of Texas is superior by far to other internships avai ...
Patrik Melander, we are very happy to welcome you to the Board of Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) in Dallas! You will be heading the Dallas chapter of SACC-Texas, can you tell us about your background? Thank you Johanna! We ...
We're happy to announce a successful SACC Texas Golf tournament which was held on November 4th at the Tour 18 Golf Court located in Houston. The event was ample fun for all teams who joined in! In all, we had 3 teams from Dallas, 2 teams from Austin and 1 ...
On October 25-26 2017, SACC-USA and SACC New England hosted the annual networking event SACC Summit in Boston. Members, business partners and chamber representatives were invited, whereof SACC Texas had six chamber representatives present. The theme this ...
Back in September SAS announced that they will charter two direct flights from Stockholm to Austin during next year’s SXSW festival in March. This will be the first time that Arlanda gets a direct line to the capital of Texas. Austin is not one of S ...
Ericsson opens a design center in Austin. The focus will be on microelectronics and accelerating the commercialization of 5G. According to the press release, the design center is already open and recruitment of staff is under way. The aim is to have 80 e ...
Apply for Internships at SACC Texas The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) in Texas is looking for 2 proactive, ambitious and result-oriented interns/trainees to join our team, starting as soon as possible. Focus will be to find someone for ...
Mobile Passport Station The Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC offers a special consular service by using a mobile photo station that enables Swedish citizens to apply for regular passports at a number of Swedish Consulates in the U.S. The mobile pas ...
Houston, Texas: Carl, we are very glad to have Aeon LLC as a Business Member of SACC-Texas. In short, can you please tell us about yourself? I am originally from Baton Rouge Louisiana, but have been a resident of Sugar Land, Texas since 2008 ...
Austin, Texas: SACC Texas´ Business Member in Austin, Scandinavian Spaces, is a B2B company that aims to provide companies with ergonomic, sustainable and highly attractive furniture. They do this by promoting their products to interior designers and ...
Austin, Texas: Exciting news! Airline Norwegian will launch a new route from Gatwick, London to Austin-Bergstom, Austin. The route will open in March next year and Norwegian will use the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to traffic the line. Ticket ...
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Startup Culture, Entrepreneurship and Innovation will be the exciting theme for the next SACC Dallas Speaker Series event on June 15 at University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). We are very happy to welcome guest speaker Jeremy Vickers and a panel of ...
This year’s edition of the SXSW festival offered a diverse and exciting selection of speakers, concerts and screenings as ever. For 10 days Austin turned into an interactive universe where everything, and we mean EVERYTHING, was communicating with you thr ...
SACC - Dallas is excited to invite you to an evening with the Guinness Record holder of most drives over 300 yards in one hour. We will gather at the Plantation Golf Club in Frisco, where Andy Frakes will host a Golf Clinic at the driving r ...
So Mark, tell us some about yourself. Who is Mark and what’s your background? Mark Nunes, new SACC-Dallas Young Professionals responsible Well, I have a Bachelor of Finance and Master of Global Business and am finalizing my MBA at the University of ...
Viktoria Blecko, SACC-Houston's new intern. SACC-Houston recently welcomed Viktoria Blecko as their new intern. Viktoria moved to Houston about a year ago from Sigturna outside Stockholm to study and live with her family in Texas. SACC-Texas, Malin Ba ...
We would like to welcome our latest hire to the Chamber, Mollie Silverhjelm. She has since the beginning of the year been working with strategic communications, marketing and events in Austin. Mollie has a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication S ...
SACC-Texas’ newest Business Member, Ecolean, is a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the liquid food industry. On December 3, Ecolean announced the opening of their US office in Dallas. SACC-Texas got an interview with ...
Astrid Marklund, her husband Soren and their two sons moved to Waco, Texas, in 1985. Around the same year direct flights stopped between Sweden and Houston. Back then Sweden and Houston had similar large industries such as shipping industry and the chemic ...
Sweden hasn’t had a Formula 1 driver in 23 years since Stefan Johansson did his last race in July 1991. Now it is time for the next generation of Swedish race car drivers to step up with Marcus Ericsson being one of three rookies for the 2014 season. He s ...
How did a small Swedish owned consulting and translation firm get to work with NASA? You guessed it SACC-Texas. We helped with connecting the parties for the live Swedish/English simultaneous translation that took place during the Discovery/ISS 128 flight ...
A sample from our April/May 2009 Newsletter: SACC-TEXAS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS! In 1983 the Swedish American Trade Association (SATA) was formed in Houston. And although the original organization existed in name but a few years, the concepts, interests, ...
A sample from our April/May 2008 Newsletter: SWEDEN AND TEXAS - A STRONG ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP The Austin chapter of SACC-Texas recently hosted a visit by Claes Hammar, Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D. ...
A sample from our November/December 2007 Newsletter: INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR MICHAEL WOOD, UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN by Elise Peters On a recent spring day, Swedish Council of America Executive Director Elise Peters had the opportunity to me ...