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 ...
Swedish Election 2018
Swedish Citizens can vote at the Consulate August 16 - August 27, 2018. Please see the attached flyer. As a Swedish citizen living abroad you will need to extend your right to vote every 10 years to not fall out of the electoral register ...
Midsummer
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 ...
Eurovision Song Contest
Last month an array of Europeans and their American friends in Austin joined millions around the world to celebrate the “Olympics” of pop music as the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, also known as Eurovision, unraveled from Lisbon, Portugal. ...
Sweden’s Start-Up Uniti, to Launch Two-Seater Electric Car
Swedish start-up Uniti will be launching it’s new two-seater Electric City Car made from recyclable carbon fiber and organic composite materials. At just over $17,000, it now has orders worth over $58,000, and will be initially offered to buyers in Northe ...
Norwegian Air cancels two Stockholm-US direct flights due to Sweden’s new aviation tax
Norwegian Air has cancelled two of its direct routes between Sweden and the US, due to the newly implemented Swedish aviation tax. The new tax has been in effect since April of this year, and may not be the only reason for Norwegian Air’s flight cancellat ...