The Day of Swedishness - all the details!

Day of Swedishness - don't miss out!

Ticket sales are going so well now for the Day of Swedishness on the 1st of November – so please ensure you don’t miss out and buy your tickets NOW!

The capacity at the Boatshed is strictly 300 people and we are getting there fast.

PLEASE NOTE! All paid up registrations will receive an actual ticket via email. You must print and bring the ticket with you on the day! If you don't bring your ticket you will not gain access. These are strict rules for fire safety reasons and we cannot make ANY exceptions.

Book your tickets HERE!

The Day of Swedishness Programme:

11:00 am Doors Open
11.15 am Welcome address by MC and chairman
11.30 am Wellington High World Music Ensamble
12 noon Meet the Swedish Chef
12.45 pm The History of the Sweden-New Zealand Association by Michael Lauden
1:00 pm Various musical performances from students from Kapiti College
1.30 pm Musical performance - Violinist from Kapiti College
2:00 pm Headline performance - Åsa Jinder and Jonas Otter
3:00 pm Time for a breather while we set up for Lucia
4:00 pm All seated for Lucia procession
4.10 pm Lucia Procession
4.40 pm MC welcomes for evening event
5:00 pm Shane Cammell – Guitarrist entertains. Mix and mingle over drinks and Swedish canapés
5.50 pm MC Introduces Åsa Jinder and Jonas Otter

6:00 pm Headline performance - Åsa Jinder and Jonas Otter
7:00 pm Rounding off the evening

Glögg (mulled wine) and juice together with Swedish cakes and baking as well as Swedish hotdogs will be served during the first part of the day before 3pm. This is a bit different from our usual Lucia – so to enjoy some fine Swedish baking, make sure you come early!

In-between live performances a selection of recorded Swedish music hits will put you in the mood for some Swedishness!

Bakers! Are you ready?

If you are helping us bake for the day the baking needs to be delivered to The Boatshed from 3 pm on Friday 31 Oct. Someone will be there to receive your goods.

If you absolutely can’t make it into town on Friday, we can organise for someone to pick it up from your place on that day instead. And if that doesn't work for you either, you will need to drop it off at the Boatshed before 10 am on Saturday 1 Nov - the day of the event.

Please contact Katarina at 04 389 7884 and let her know which suits you best.

A HUGE Thank You to all you bakers – without you we really could not do this!

Please check out our vendors

There will be a wide variety of stalls at the event open for business from 11am - 3pm. Check them out and leave with a little bit of Scandinaviana!
SweNZ Taste – Swedish food, treats and goods
MariaLuisa – Norwegian 'Tomtar'
AnnSann – Clothes and Crafts
Skandi Skandi – Scandinavian Retro furniture and accessories
Vessel – Klippan Products, Childrens products
Captured By Friday – Canvas Art
Cat – Swedish inspired crafts
Hoopla Kids – Swedish Baby Clothes
Kumvana Gomani – Scandinavian Inspired Jewellery
Harbour City Travel – Information about travelling to Sweden
The Sweden-New Zealand Association and the Swedish Institute provide information

Get to know Åsa Jinder and Jonas Otter

If, like many of us, you only have a vague idea of Åsa Jinder's body of work, we truly recommend the following YouTube video.

Av Längtan Till Dej

Or why not check out Åsa's and Jonas Otter's music on iTunes.

Åsa Jinder on iTunes

Jonas Otter on iTunes

Val 2014

Alla svenska medborgare har rätt att rösta i Riksdagsvalet.

Man kan rösta med eller utan röstkort.

Ni kan rösta på General konsulatet i Wellington - ta med gilitgt Svenskt pass.

Öppet tider: Mån, Ons, Tors, Fre (25, 27, 28, 29 Aug) : kl 10-12


OBS Stängt på Tisdag 26 Augusti!


Om ni inte kan ta er till generalkonsulatet i Wellington kan Tinni skicka Brevröstnings kit (Man kan brevrösta utan röstkort).

Skicka email med fullständigt namn och adress till sweden@xtra.co.nz eller lämna meddelande på 04-499 9895. 

OBS! Brevröster måste vara i Sverige senast den 15 Sept.

Camilla Läckberg visits Wellington

Swedish crime-writing sensation Camilla Lackberg has sold twelve million books and is up there with Stieg Larsson in the Scandi-noir pantheon. She is interested, she says, in “just how horrible people can be”.

Meet her at:
Unity Books, Willis Street
Thursday 15 May 12pm - 12.45pm

Want to know more about Camilla?

Camilla Läckberg is an economist who changed careers and became Europe’s Queen of Crime. She is now working on the ninth book in the Fjällbacka series, and this year also sees the publication of the fourth children’s book about Super-Charlie.

Background

We begin our story in Fjällbacka, a small fishing community located on the west coast almost exactly halfway between Uddevalla and Strömstad. This is where Camilla was born in 1974, and even when she was a little girl it was clear that she had a talent for storytelling. She wrote her first book when she was just five years old; “Tomten” [The Santa Claus] was a thrilling and bloodthirsty tale, showing a fascination with the darker sides of humanity even at such an early age.

But in spite of her obvious talents in that direction, Camilla chose a more traditional career. After studying at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg she moved to Stockholm and worked as a product manager at both Telia and Fortum. However, she wasn’t happy as an economist, and found her escape through a writing course which was a joint present from her husband, her mother and her brother. “Writing Crime Fiction” was run by the publisher Ordfront, and during the course Camilla started writing the story that would become her debut novel, The Ice Princess.

The first crime novels

The week Camilla gave birth to her son Wille, The Ice Princess was accepted by a publisher, and was in bookshops in 2003. From her training at the School of Business, Economics and Law Camilla knew about marketing, and about the importance of meeting customers. During her early years as a writer she visited virtually every bookshop in the country to do signings and to talk about her books. Hard work and a well thought out strategy lie behind her successes.

Cookery books and film

During the early years Camilla wrote a new crime novel every year, and she also found time to produce two cookery books with her childhood friend, celebrity chef Christian Hellberg. By 2006 Camilla Läckberg was Sweden’s bestselling author, a throne from which she has yet to abdicate. The following year the first film adaptations of her novels were shown on SVT. In 2012 Fjällbacka once again became a favourite location for TV viewers with the advent of the major series “The Fjällbacka Murders”, which was shown at Christmas. The summer of 2013 saw the premiere of the cinema film The Hidden Child, based on the fifth novel in the Fjällbacka series.

An international bestseller

Alongside Camilla’s successes in Sweden, readers in an increasing number of countries around the world are discovering her novels. She is the sixth most read writer in Europe, and has many readers in Spain, France, Denmark, Norway, Poland and the UK. So far her books have been published in over 50 countries.

Children’s writer

A few years ago a new character appeared in Camilla Läckberg’s world. Super-Charlie is a baby with extraordinary powers. Since then her debut children’s novel has been followed by Super-Charlie and the Cuddly Toy Thief, and Super-Charlie and the Grandma Mystery. The fourth book will be published in spring 2014.

Super-Charlie is a character who is not content to exist only in the world of books. He also exists in a game format, and has brought out two pop songs, “Super-Charlie” and “Fly With Me”. Camilla writes the lyrics, and the music is produced by Pelle Nylén.

Multi-talented

In addition to her writing, Camilla is part-owner of the jewellery company Sahara Silver. Her collaboration with Pelle Nylén on the music for Super-Charlie has developed into a joint company, One Spoon Music, which produces music and jingles for record companies, music publishers, film and television companies, radio stations, the advertising industry, and artists.

Camilla Läckberg also has a strong commitment to charity. For many years she has worked to make children’s dreams come true through My Big Day [Min Stora Dag]. Since 2012 Camilla has been an ambassador for the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, where she is active in many fundraising campaigns.

In 2012 Camilla Läckberg danced her way into Swedish living rooms through her participation in Let’s Dance on TV4, where she came fourth. Since then dance has become a real passion in her life, and these days pro-am dance competitions are a welcome diversion from the long hours spent writing at Gamla Enskede Bageri.

EU-elections, last days for voting

For Swedes living in NZ who wants to vote in the EU elections:

The last days for voting is this coming Thursday & Friday, 8-9 May at the General Consulate of Sweden. Please note open hours are: 10-12.

All you need to bring is your Swedish Passport to prove you are a Swedish Citizen.

For more information please contact Tinni on:04-499 9895

Midummer Celebrations 15th of February 2014

Midummer Celebrations 15th of February!

Saturday 15th of Feb at the Dutch Club House in Avalon, Taita Drive on the Avalon Park side.
From 11am to 3 pm.

Bring your family and friends and a picnic lunch and some greenery and flowers for the Maypole.

SENZ will provide a "tasting plate" with sill and potato as well as coffee and crème cake (gräddtårta).
Fishpond for the children.

Bring a gold coin for snaps - YES snaps!

Free event, but please let us know that you are coming so we have enough sill and gifts for children (let us know the age of children too..)

If its warm and sunny we will be outside, and if weather is bad we can be inside :-)

Please park outside the fence along Taita Drive.

See you there.