tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25365741011603553642011-12-05T10:40:23.671+13:00Welcome to our Event blog. For further information about the association please visit http://sweden.org.nz (or just click on our logo).The Sweden-New Zealand Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391754822109920879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536574101160355364.post-4733539387571264042011-12-05T10:40:00.000+13:002011-12-05T10:40:23.681+13:00

Christmas is getting closer and to help you get into the spirit of Christmas the European Forum is organising the 20th (!!) Kaleidoscope of European Carols this Sunday, 11 December at 7pm at the Botanic Gardens Sound Shell. The Sweden-New Zealand Association will, as always, get up on stage and sing a few well known Swedish Christmas Carols - come and join in! If you don't want to enter the

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Did you know you can watch the Swedish TV Advent Calendar online from New Zealand? Check: http://svtplay.se/t/169547/tjuvarnas_jul 1st episode today.

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We still have some tickets available for our annual Christmas party, this coming Saturday 3rd December. Be in quick to grab a seat ! Traditional Swedish Christmas Dinner with all that it entails! Schnaps, Allsång, långdans!! You need to bring a plate for the Smorgasbord!. But make sure you call or email Cherie(cherie@sweden.org.nz, 04-4756180). She will guide you as to what to bring, this way

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On the 1st of Advent, in Sweden people light the first candle in the Advent candlestick. This is always a special event, eagerly awaited. Each Sunday until Christmas, a new candle is lit (and blown out after a while), until all four candles are alight. The children’s expectations grow with every candle. On TV, there is a special Christmas calendar show for the young with 24 episodes. It, too,

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It’s Christmas Party Time! Held on the 3rd of December! At Connolly Hall (Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington) Time: 7 pm! Traditional Swedish Christmas Dinner with all that it entails! Schnaps, Allsång, långdans!! You need to bring a plate for the Smorgasbord! Make sure you call or email Cherie (cherie@sweden.org.nz, 04-4756180). She will guide you as to what to bring (this way we

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Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter is coming to Wellington Town Hall, to give a concert on Friday the 18 Nov 2011 7:30p.m.  Pre-Concert DrinksThe Sweden-New Zealand Association is organising pre-concert drinks. Pre-Concert drinks will be around 5-ish, (leaving at 6.15 to make sure we can attend the free pre-concert talk one hour prior to the performance). The venue for pre-concert drinks

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We often get requests for a book/dvd exchange forum and now it is here. One of our members has started up Swedish Mondays @ Espresso rescue. While serving nice ecological, Fair Trade Coffee Johanna will also have her car parked outside the little red Coffee Van, containing Swedish books, magazines and Dvd's for you to borrow. To use this service you will need to register and there is a small

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Sweden Celebrates Father's day (Fars Dag) on the 2nd Sunday of November. If your Dad is living in Sweden - Don't forget to call him this evening as it's Fathers Day in Sweden today!

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For those of you who are on Facebook, we have some great news: One of our members has just started a Facebook page for Swedes in Wellington – Great initiative – please join [Nu har vi en liten samlingsplats dar vi kan prata, rekommendera, organisera fika traffar, utbyta tankar och roliga anekdoter! Gammal som ung ar valkommen att delta! Hoppas pa manga trevliga inlagg!]: https://www.facebook.com/

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10 Nov - St Martin's Day (or "Martin Goose"):St Martin of Tours originally took the goose as his personal symbol, because when trying to avoid being ordained bishop he had hidden in a goose pen, where he was betrayed by the cackling of the geese. He celebrates his nameday in November, when the geese are ready for killing. St Martin’s Day was an important medieval autumn feast, and the custom of

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6 Nov - Gustav Adolfsdagen (Gustavus Adolphus Day): A general flag day in Sweden, celebrated on November 6 in memory of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Swedish: Gustav II Adolf), who was killed on this day in 1632 at the Battle of Lützen. This is the day to have a Gustavus Adolphus tart, yum!

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All saints day - November 5, 2011Not to be mixed up with Halloween. This holiday represents historic traditions in honor of all the saints. The typical custom on All Saints' Day is to visit the graves of loved family members and friends, bringing decorations and candles in remembrance.

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One of the most popular Swedish actresses during the last century, Sickan Carlsson, has passed away. Carlsson was born in Stockholm in 1915. She was involved in several Swedish movies; around 50 films altogether. She was also famous for her radio programs. Received a Honorary Guldbagge, Sweden's equivalent to an Honorary Oscar, at the Guldbaggegala 2005.

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As previous mentioned Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter is coming to Wellington Town Hall, to give a concert on Friday the 18 Nov 2011 7:30p.m. The Sweden-New Zealand Association is looking to arrange a group booking. Please contact Tinni - Phone: (04) 4999895 or email tinni@sweden.org.nz by this Friday if you are keen to join us. If you already have your tickets booked, but would be

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If you are planning a trip to Auckland next weekend. Don't miss the Scandinavian Christmas Market on Sunday the 6 Nov, 10-4 at the Danish House, 6 Rockridge Ave, Penrose. Sounds like a great event!

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Congratulations to Carol Wideberg for winning the 2011 Meatball competition! A big Thank You to the judges who had to work very hard to find the winning meatballs :-) A big Thank You to all the competitors, well done! I hope everyone who came along to the evening enjoyed the Meatballs and the Movie - I sure did!

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Please, don't forget our popular M&M Evening - Thursday this week! We will start the evening with a Meatball competition – expert or amateur – everyone can enter!! We encourage everyone to enter the competition but if you for some reason rather not enter - you are still very welcome to come along as we will share the meatballs after they have been judged - before the movie. (Mmmm… & Mmmm….)

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Nobel prize for literature goes to Swedish Poet Tomas Tranströmer. Prize motivation: "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality" Tranströmer is well known internationally, translated into over 50 languages and "one of the world's now living poet that has been translated the most." The last Swede to win the literature Nobel was in 1974, when the

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Get baking - today is the day of the Cinnamon Bun - Kanelbullens dag - in Sweden. As it is mentioned in Wikipedia that this day is celebrated amongst Swedes in New Zealand - we better live up to the reputation and start baking :-) [See http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanelbullens_dag] Cinnamon buns are an almost daily feature of Swedish life, but today, 4th October, is their special day. The

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Today - On the last Friday of September Sweden celebrates Jansson Dagen. (Janssons Day) – The day for eating Janssons Frestelse! Janssons frestelse ("Jansson's temptation") is a traditional Swedish casserole made of potatoes, onion, pickled sprats, bread crumbs  and cream. It is commonly included in a Swedish julbord, but can be eaten on other occasions as well. It has often been claimed that the

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Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is considered one of the finest singers of her generation. A regular at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, her equally busy concert career makes her a frequent soloist in the major halls of Europe and North America, partnered with some of the world’s pre-eminent conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, Marc Minkowski, Esa-Pekka Salonen and

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I've just heard news that the Swedish pop duo Roxette is coming to New Zealand for the first time to play one concert only at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Saturday 11 February 2012. Formed in the late '80s and with 33 chart-busting singles, record sales exceeding 75 million, more Number 1 and Top 10 hits in America than ABBA and their very own Swedish postage stamp, Marie Fredriksson and Per

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More Swedish Film info: Swedish film currently showing at Paramount Cinema: Beyond (Svinalängorna). Director: Pernilla August, Starring: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism. We have also been told there is yet another film at the NZ Film festival, missing on the information sheet

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The Sweden-New Zealand Association received an email from New Zealand International Film Festival today with information on the Swedish Films showing 2011. I have put the information on our website: http://www.sweden.org.nz/SweNZ/Welcome_files/SWEDEN-nzff.pdf Wellington session times will be announced tomorrow: www.nzff.co.nz. We can get a discounted price if we can get a group of 20+ people

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Glad Midsommar! Our family and friends in Sweden are getting ready to celebrate midsummer this coming weekend. Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen) were formerly celebrated on 23 June and 24 June, but since 1953 the celebration has been moved to the Friday and Saturday between 19 June and 26 June. As Sweden bursts into life again after the winter and the

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LUCIA 2011 Register now to make sure you don't miss our Annual Lucia Celebration this Saturday. This is by far our most popular event. Glögg, Saffron buns, ginger snaps, biscuits, hotdogs and much more... When: Saturday 11th June 2011 Where: Johnsonville Community Hall, 3 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnssonville Time:   5 pm (Please don't be fashionable late for this event - you will miss out!) Cost:

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We all have a good reason to celebrate this weekend: Sweden's National day and NZ Queens Birthday this Monday! The National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in Sweden on June 6 every year. The day was made into a national day by Riksdagen, the Swedish parliament, in 1983. Previously it was commemorated as svenska flaggans dag, Swedish flag day. (for more

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Thank you to the girls who turned up for Lucia practise last Sunday. We have our last practise coming up this Sunday the 5th June at 2.00 pm at Kandallah Community Centre, 2 Ganges Road. (Please note the change of time, from previuos Sundays) Please contact Joanna on joanna@sweden.org.nz , 04-905 7440 or Renate 04-586 1545 if you and/or your child want to join in this year's Lucia. For

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As you know the membership fees are now overdue (unless paid within the last month). The committee has on several occasions been approached about the opportunity to pay the Membership/Event Fee using online banking. It seems more and more people are no longer using cheques and there is an uncertainty involved in sending money in an envelope. We have found that we are loosing members, especially

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Sweden celebrates Mothers Day today - Sunday the 29 May! In Sweden, Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1919, by initiative of the author Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg. It took several decades for the day to be widely recognized though. Those born in the early nineteen hundreds typically did not celebrate the day, as the common opinion was that it had been invented strictly for commercial purposes.

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Thank you to the girls who turned up for Lucia practise last Sunday. If your child is keen to take part - it's not to late!! We have another practise coming up this Sunday the 29th May at 12.00, at Kandallah Community Centre, 2 Ganges Road. (Please note the change of time, from what was said last Sunday) Please contact Joanna on joanna@sweden.org.nz , 04-905 7440 or Renate 04-586 1545 if you

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The girl goes out in the forest in search for an adventure when she meets three huge trolls who all have their special features and who all are on their way to see the prince... A dramatized fairy-tale based upon “The Boy and the Adventure” by the Swedish author Walter Stenström (published with famous illustrations by John Bauer). Including the introduction, the performance takes around half

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Eurovision Song Contest: Sweden came in on 3rd place, well done! World Championship Ice Hockey: Sweden took Silver. Finland won the Gold medal, Congratulations!

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This Sunday (Swedish time) Sweden meet Finland in the 2011 Ice hockey world championship - It will be an exciting game!! Sunday’s game will be the fourth worlds final between the long-standing rivals. If anyone knows a channel/website available in NZ to watch this game, please let us know and we will share it with our members.

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We have just received news from The Sweden Association (Svenska föreningen) in Auckland that the Eurovision Song Contest can be viewed here in New Zealand on Channel Stratos - [Freeview (Channel 21), Sky Digital (Channel 089),TelstraClear Digital TV (Channel 89), Online live on ecasttv ] The Swedish contibution is on this Friday at 8pm (Eric Saade with the tune Popular) and the Grand Finale is

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The Sandhamn Murders It is a beautiful summer morning on the island of Sandhamn in the Swedish archipelago. In the middle of an idyllic beach scenario, a dead man's body floats up to the surface entangled in a fishing net. Crime inspector Thomas Andreasson from the Nacka police is called to the scene. He has a personal closeness to the island, but it is with a dark past, fresh in his memory, he

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Lucia is coming up and it's time for our maids to start practising the songs. First practise will be on Sunday the 15th May. Please contact Joanna on joanna@sweden.org.nz , 04-905 7440 or Renate 04-586 1545 if you and/or your child want to join in this year's Lucia.

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For all of you Swedes in Wellington, you may or may not know there is an Innebandy (Floorball) club in Wellington, who is looking for more players. Please come along. We might even be able to start a Swedish team?! Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. The game is played indoors on a gym floor, making it a year-round sport at the

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Happy Easter to all of you! Attached is a picture of some of the lovely Easter Craft (Påskpyssel) made by the Associations fantastic kids. Want to know how to celebrate Easter the Swedish way? Follow this link: http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Lifestyle/Traditions/Celebrating-the-Swedish-way/Easter-in-Sweden/ Glad Påsk!

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Calling all Easter Witches!!!This coming Sunday, the 10th of April, we are planning to have a family fun event and make some Easter "Arts n Crafts" with the kids. We will meet at Kandallah Community Centre and make Easter Decorations, if time allows we might bake some yummy Easter treats and maybe even have an Egg Hunt!! When: Sunday 10 April 2011 Time: 10-12 Where: Kandallah Community Centre, 2

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Thanks to all of you who attended the AGM yesterday. I hope you all enjoyed the Janssons temptation (if you want the recipe please check out our recipe blog). There has been some changes to the committee this year: First of all there has been a reshuffle at the top: Tinni Linden has moved from the President role into the Secretary Role, Joanna Piatek-Dyer has moved from the Secretary Role

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Our family and friends in Sweden will all enjoy their waffles today, and so should you - as today, the 25 March, is the National Waffle Day in Sweden.For a "healthy" egg waffle recipe please check our Food blog (http://senzfood.blogspot.com/)Waffle Day is a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, on March 25. Waffles are typically eaten on this day. The name

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The current Committee welcomes all its members and interested to join us for our 46th Annual General Meeting.Please do come along and hear what we have been up to during the year. This is your chance to meet the committee and bring any ideas you may have forward.There will be drinks and nibbles before the meeting and after the meeting Janssons Temptation and drinks will be provided.If you haven't

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This coming Tuesday 8 March 2011, we should all have a Semla. Our family and friends in Sweden will certainly have one. Don't know how to make them? Charlotte, who made them for last years AGM, has kindly shared her recipe with us on our Recipe blog, just click on this link: http://senzfood.blogspot.com/2010/03/charlottes-semlor.htmlFettisdagen (Fat Tuesday) is the Tuesday after the Quinquagesima

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A big thank you to "Scandinavian Club of Manawatu Inc", and the "Norsewood Promotions Group" for organising such a successful Scandinavian Festival last weekend.There were a mix of Scandinavian (and NZ) flags everywhere.There were Folk dancers from Denmark and Musicians from Norway as well as local entertainment.The Sweden-New Zealand Association contributed with a taste of Sweden by bringing the

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Now is the time to book for the next festival to be held at Norsewood and Dannevirke in the Hawkes Bay, on 25th to 27th February 2011.Some of the Sweden-New Zealand association committee members will be there, planning to camp over night. Come along! Or maybe just come up for a day trip?There are many fun events planned for the weekend (for more information visit: http://

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Looks like there might be a slight drizzle tomorrow, but don't worry we will still have our midsummer celebration. If it gets too wet we will just move the maypole and celebration inside. We have done it before and it's been a success!If you are bringing children, it's not too late to let us know, please contact eva@sweden.org.nz or 021-0668612, so we can cater for them at the fiskedamm.For more

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Please join the Sweden-New Zealand Association for our annual Midsummer Celebration on Sunday the 13th Feb. We will decorate the maypole, dance around it, play outdoor games, have a picnic and for the children - Fiskedamm.If you are bringing children: Please call or txt Eva on 021-0668 612 or email: eva@sweden.org.nz and let her know how many children you will bring (for the Fishpond gifts).Bring

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Hope you have all had a nice relaxing Christmas break.As you sit down to plan the rest of your summer activities. Please don't forget these events:* SENZ Midsummer celebration - Sunday the 13th February* Scandinavian Festival - Weekend of 25-27 FebruaryMore information on both of these events closer to the date. But please put them in your calendar ASAP!

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A big thank you to all of you who joined us in the botanical gardens last Sunday for Christmas Carols by Candle light (both those of you who joined us on stage and to those of you that came to cheers us on). It was a beautiful evening, I hope you all enjoyed it!With the attached clip from the evening, the committe would like to wish you all aMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!God Jul och Gott

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A reminder about this year's Kaleidoscope of European Carols, to which you are all warmly invited. This is the 17th such event organised by the European Forum, umbrella organisation for European communities in Wellington.The event will be held at the Sound Shell in the Botanic Gardens, Glenmore Street this Sunday, 12 December at 7pm.We hope you and your families will be able to join us in this

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Due to the small number of participants coming to this Sundays Christmas Party for the kids there has been a change of plans:1. We will no longer be at the club rooms in Whitby. We have moved the venue to Kandallah Community Centre.2. We are no longer doing a Lucia possession (not enough kids participating).* There will still be Coffee, Cake and Pepparkakor (Julmust for the kids).* There will

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Please come and join us this Sunday the 12th December at the Kaleidoscope of European Carols by Candle light in the Botanical Gardens. Bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic basket (if it's cold glögg is nice...)The Sweden New Zealand Association will go up on stage and sing a few traditional Swedish Christmas songs. If you are to shy to join us on stage, please come a cheer for us!Kaleidoscope

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I hope those of you who attended the Christmas party all enjoyed it. I certainly did, the food was fantastic, thanks to all of you!Karim Sahai has sent us a link to the photos he took at the party, enjoy!Sweden-NZ Association Christmas Dinner 2010 - Images Karim Sahai ImagesThanks Karim!

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Just a quick update to those of you who are planning to join us for the kids Lucia Christmas party this coming Sunday. Please RSVP to eva@sweden.org.nz with the Name, gender and age of the children attending. We need your RSVP by Wednesday the 8th December, by the latest, to allow time for the Santa helpers to do their job!For more information please see previous post.See you there! Where: Whitby

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It's almost Christmas and as you know we have the "grown up" Christmas party this weekend.On the following weekend, Sunday the 12 December, Svenskkul is organising a Children's Christmas Lucia Party - all members of Sweden-New Zealand Association are welcome to join us.We will start at 10.30, with a Kids Lucia possession, all kids are welcome to join in, (we might need some grown ups to help sing

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SVEN is an online newspaper for Swedes living abroad. Produced by Swedes abroad for other Swedes abroad and/or Swedes that are curious of what it is like to live in another country. All in Swedish.It's free to read online at http://www.tidningensven.com/

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We have sold half of the tickets available for our annual Christmas party. Be in quick to grab a seat (unfortunately we can not extend the number of participants due to venue restrictions).Traditional Swedish Christmas Dinner with all that it entails! Schnaps, Allsång, långdans!!You need to bring a plate for the Smorgasbord!. But make sure you call or email Marita (marita@sweden.org.nz, 04-234

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SweNZ Taste got their Christmas stock in last week. Please visit http://www.swenztaste.co.nz/ for Julmust, Aladdin chocolates and other "must have" for your Christmas table.

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Just a quick note to say Thank You and Good Bye to Katarina Ejerblad.Katarina has been a valuable member of the Sweden-New Zealand Association Committee during this year. She is now on her way back to Sweden. Have a safe trip back home Katarina and Thank You for all your work in the Committee during the last year.This means we have a vacancy in the committee and if you can spare the first Monday

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This Sunday, 21 November, Svenskkul want to invite you to come and make Xmas decoration with the kids at Kandallah Community Centre. Time: 10-12.We will make smällkarameller and other decorations to hang in our Xmas tree at the kids Christmas party (on the 12 December).We will also practise some Lucia songs, to prepare the kids for the kiddies lucia performance (also on the kids Christmas party).

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This years last issue of our newsletter is out! If you are a member you should have received it in your mailbox or by email by now. (If you haven't received it, there is a possibility that you haven't paid this years membership subscription... please contact marita@sweden.org.nz)This issue contains lots of great reading and most important - The Form for the Christmas Party!!! Don't miss out!!! No

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Good news! The European Forum's Carols by Candle light - kaleidoscope of European Carols is back again this year!Please come along to the botanical garden for a fantastic evening and do join us on stage to sign a few Swedish Christmas songs!There will be another notice closer to the time, but please mark your calendars now!When: Sunday the 12th DecemberTime: 7pmWhere: Wellington Botanical Garden

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Last pub evening, in July, was a great success and now it's time for another one (last one for the year)!This time we will meet at:- the Foxglove, 33 Queens Wharf, Wellington.- from 6pm onwards.Please join us for a drink of your choice (beer, wine, coffee, tea...) and a chat!Eva and Sven from SweNZ Taste will be there as well and are happy to bring any parcels ordered and paid for by Wednesday

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Due to lack of school age children Svenskkul has decided to close down the Tuesday school sessions. For more information please visit the Svenskkul Event page (http://svenskkul.blogspot.com/).We intend to keep up with the Sunday Fun Events once a month. These events will run in cooperation with the Sweden-New Zealand Association and information will be posted on this Event page.We have 2 sessions

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It's already mid October and yes, the committee has already started planning for this years Christmas function.The date is set to the 4th December so please mark it in your calendar and keep an eye out for the registration slip in our next newsletter (which will arrive beginning of November).Also, please mark in the 28th October as that's the date we have set for our next pub night. Last one was

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Congratulations to Per Uddén who won this years meatball competition!And a big thank you to this years judges - Marita, Katarina and Bradley, who worked really hard sampling meatballs from 8 strong contestants.It was a great evening, can't wait until next years M&M!(if anyone has a better photo, can you please send it to me?)

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There is still time for you to make your voice heard!The option to vote at the Consulate General of Sweden has closed, but you can still send in your vote via mail. Please contact Tinni (sweden@xtra.co.nz) at the Consulate General of Sweden (04-4999895) to get your mail-voting pack.Please note your vote need to reach Sweden before the 20th of September, so you need to get on to in ASAP!

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It's is time for yet another M&M - a combined Movie & Meatball competition evening!If you don't want to enter the meatball competition you are still welcome to come along as we will share the meatballs after they have been judged - before the movie."The swimsuit Issue" (Swe: " Allt Flyter"). A comedy in Swedish but with English subtitles! For more info on the movie visit: http://www.imdb.com/

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Our newsletter is out - as always it contains lots of useful and fun information! If you have opted to receive the newsletter by email, you should have it already.If you have opted to receive the newsletter in your letterbox, keep an eye out, it should arrive in the next couple of days!If you have not received it in the next couple of days - please contact us on newsletter@sweden.org.nz as it

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From the Swedish Association (Svenska Föreningen) in Auckland:Celebrate Swedish Lucia 2.30pm 28 August at Taitamariki Girl Guide Hall, TakapunaPlease register with info@svenskaforeningen.org.nzIf you are in Auckland this coming Saturday, you might want to meet up with the members of Svenska Föreningen. Please visit http://www.svenskaforeningen.org.nz for more information and contact details.

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Finally - a shop where you can buy your Scandinavian Favourites in New Zealand: http://www.swenztaste.co.nz/They have:Kaviar”-Cod Roe crème Marinated Herring – Dill and Mustard flavoured Lingonberry jam Ahlgrens bilar Marabou chocolateAnd as an opening specials, a warming meal for that cold weather outside: Entree: Red and Black Lumpfish caviar (Normally $6; Opening Special: $5.50) on Crispbread

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For those of you who has UKTV and have enjoyed the last 3 weeks of watching Wallander on TV - UKTV is now showing a new set of Wallander episodes: Faceless Killers, The Man Who Smiled and The Fifth Woman. On Mondays at 8.30.The series are filmed in Sweden, but with English speaking actors.For more information see uktv's homepage http://www.uktv.co.nz/programmes/show.asp?id=420

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The committee has decided to try out a new format for our pub evenings. Rather than having it after our committee meetings on the first Monday of the month, we will have separate pub evenings at different locations throughout the year. We are aiming for 4 pub nights per year.This Thursday, the 29th July, is the first one out. Please do come along and have a drink or two with us - it's the perfect

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For the next 3 weeks those of you who have UKTV will be able to watch Wallander on TV. The series are filmed in Sweden, but with English speaking actors."Kenneth Branagh stars as Kurt Wallander, a flawed but deeply human detective, in these three terrifying tales set in the dramatic and beautiful landscape of southern Sweden.Based on the award-winning Wallander novels by Henning Mankell."For more

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Our midwinter Lucia celebration has been and gone - a big THANK YOU to everyone who took part and helped us make this event so special. Please follow this link (http://tinyurl.com/23gef6c) to see some beautiful pictures by Karim Sahai Images.The committee has had a planning session for the rest of the year and here are some dates to put in your calendar:29 July - Pub night at The Featherstone,

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It's the end of Term 2 and, just as other NZ schools, Svenskkul is taking a well deserved break.As of next term Svenskkul will only run every 2nd Tuesday. We are a really small school group this year and as some families are only able to join in every 2nd week we have decided to only run on these weeks. Dates for next term is: 27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 7/9, 21/9But, don't forget our Sunday events! Our

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This weekend our family and friends in Sweden are celebrating midsummer. Even if we don't have midsummer here right now, you might want to put some flowers under your pillow this Saturday..."Because Midsummer was thought to be one of the times of the year when magic was strongest, it was considered a good night to perform rituals to look into the future. Traditionally, young people pick bouquets

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Today Svenskkul celebrated the Swedish Royal wedding between Crown Princess Viktoria and Daniel Westling.Attached is a picture of our "wedding photos" and the lovely princess cakes that the children made!There will be no Svenskkul next Sunday (even though it's the last Sunday of the month) as we had our get together this weekend instead.Svenskkul's next "Sunday get together" is on the 25 July at

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We have been supplied a new link to view the Royal wedding online, for us viewers outside the Nordic region.The countdown is about to start. When Sweden wakes up today it is the big day for our Royal couple. SVT has made an exception and is broadcasting SVT online to the whole world, which means it is possible for us to view the wedding on SVT online at:http://svtplay.se/v/2046599/

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The royal wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Mr Daniel Westling on 19 June, 2010, is a unique event. It is the first wedding of a female successor to the throne in the list of Swedish monarchs.It is also a historic event in the history of the Swedish monarchy. When The Crown Princess becomes Queen she will be Sweden's fourth female regent after Queen Margareta (reigned 1389-1396), Queen

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This information is in Swedish, for all Swedes living overseas, how to vote in the upcoming Swedish election:Anmäl din adress till Skatteverket om du utvandrat. För att få information om valet och material för brevröstning måste du ha en adress i Skatteverkets folkbokföring den 2 juli. Anmälan om adress är samtidigt en anmälan till röstlängden för 10 år framåt.Om din adressanmälan kommer senare

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Don't forget it is our Lucia Celebration this Sunday. This is by far our most popular event. Glögg, Saffronbuns,ginger snaps, bisquits,hotdogs and much more........ and yes the magician will be back - same procedure as last year.When: Sunday 13th June 2010Where: Johnsonville Community Hall, 3 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnssonville Time: 5 pm (Possession will start at 5pm sharp. Don't be fasionable late

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A Swedish church service will be held at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Newtown, 12 King Street (behind Pizza Hut) this coming Saturday, the 12th of June at 5 pm - held by Vicar Per Anders Sandgren from the Swedish Church in Melbourne.The small service will be followed by a light meal at a nearby restaurant - pay your own way. Per Anders has visited us a few times before and it's always a pleasure

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This weekend, we should all celebrate - it's Sweden's National day on Sunday and NZ Queens Birthday on Monday!I think this calls for Princess tårta (Princess Cake)! Please take a look at our recpie blog for the recpie. You can find Odense “Marsipan” at most supermarkets at the baking section. The National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in Sweden on June 6

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Yes, we have a 2nd newsletter coming out this month! This one is very short, but contains essential information on our up coming Lucia Celebration:* Where and when Lucia is this year* Registration Form to Lucia* Message from our special guest - Per Anders Sandgren* Who to contact if you are able to bake some yummy treats for the evening (Pia Clarke, (o4) 234 85 10 ).* Membership Form - become a

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Lucia is coming up and it's time for our maids to start practising the songs. First practise is on this Sunday the 23rd May at 3pm.We will meet at Kandallah Cornerstone Community Centre.Please contact Joanna on joanna@sweden.org.nz , 04-905 7440 or Renate 04-586 1545 if you (or your child) want to join in this year's Lucia.

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After many requests we have finally managed to get some more Swiwi's in stock.The cost for this lovely pin is merely $5. Tinni has the Swiwis up at the Consulate General of Sweden, please contact her if you want to buy one (or more?): tinni@sweden.org.nz or (04) 4999895.

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So far we have managed to fill half the cinema, but 15 seats are still available!! Hurry up - register today! It's on this Thursday - the 20th of May!The movie has outstanding reviews. See previous post for more information!You can register by emailing tinni@sweden.org.nz or calling her: (04) 4999895. Hope to see you there!

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The committee has received some feedback from our members that you wish to hear from us more frequently - fantastic!Based on this feedback we have decided to update our Eventblog to automatically send out an email to our members when we post an update to the Event blog. (Hopefully you should all receive this post as an email notification.) Please note, if the blog post is long sometimes part of

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After a few hiccups our newsletter is finally out, and what a great read it is!Some highlights:*Movie Night – 20th of May!*Lucia 13th June!*Swedish Vicar visiting – weekend of 11-13th June*Photos from previous eventsFor those of you who receives the newsletter by email, you should have received it yesterday. For those of you still receiving it in your letter box - keep an eye out!Haven't received

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We are pleased to welcome the members of Sweden-New Zealand association to a private viewing of "The Kautokeino Rebellion". (In Swedish with English subtitles).On Thursday the 20th of May atTime Cinema -191 Southerland Road, Lyall BayCost: $15Time: 7pm (movie will start at 7.45)For the small amount of $15 you'll get: Drinks, quiche, nibbles, Coffee & Cake, plus the movie and great company! What a

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Per Anders Sandgren - Swedish vicar (kyrkoherde)in Melbourne Church of Sweden,(svenska kyrkan) will come to Wellington for the weekend of the 12-13th June. Same weekend as we are planning our Lucia Celebration - he is delighted he will be able to join in this special event.Per would also like our members to know that if anyone wishes to have their child Christened/Baptised during that weekend he

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Happy Easter to all of you!Want to know how to celebrate Easter the Swedish way? Follow this link:Celebrating-the-Swedish-way/Easter/Please note there will be no pub night at the first Monday of April as the committee will all be away celebration Easter with family and friends.The committee will meet the following Monday, but no pub night on that Monday either.An important item on our agenda for

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Missed out on the AGM and Charlotte's Semlor? Or maybe you were there and crave more or those lovely Semlor and/or the green feta dip? Don't despair, on popular demand, the Sweden-New Zealand association has set up a food blog to publish the recipes of those dishes that we can't stop raving about after our gatherings. Click on the Swedish chef and he will take you straight to the SENZ food and

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Thank you to all of you who came along and turned our general AGM into a nice social gathering. I hope you all enjoyed Charlotte's "Selmor".At the AGM we managed to accept the new rules and elect a new committee. If you have any questions in regards to the rules please contact committee@sweden.org.nz and we will do our best to try to answer them.Sadly we say goodbye to one of last years committee

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Please don't forget to come along to todays AGM with Semlor.And if you haven't done so yet, please read through our new, updated Rules, attached.Nat Dunning, Honorary Solicitor for SENZ will co-chair the meeting when discussing the amendments made to our Rules.Please do come along and hear what we have been up to during the year. This is your chance to meet the committee and bring any ideas you

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Anyone planning a trip to Napier?The Swedish school/playgroup, Svenskkul, is wondering if any of our members is going to Napier in the near future? A Swedish family in Napier has very kindly donated some Swedish children's books to us and we would love to have them. Only thing is, the cost of posting the books would be expensive, so we are hoping someone travelling to Napier would be willing to

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Swedish as your second language? Want to meet with other kiwis and practise your Swedish?As some of you know we used to have a Swedish discussion group for people who already knew some Swedish, but unfortunately the 2 ladies who ran the group got pregnant and moved back to Sweden...Good news! We have found a new member of SENZ who is willing to start up the discussion group again. Katarina

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As previously mentioned it's time for the annual AGM.While the committee is busy baking Semlor, can we please urge our members to read through our new, updated Rules. These should have been sent home to all members by now, with the AGM invite, either by email or post. Alternatively, please click on the link in this blog post.Nat Dunning, Honorary Solicitor for SENZ will co-chair the meeting when

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