All saints day - 5 November 2011

All saints day - November 5, 2011

Not 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.

Famous actress Sickan Carlsson passed away

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.

Group booking - Anne Sofie von Otter - Fri 18 Nov 2011

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 keen to meet up prior to the concert, please contact Tinni, as we are hoping to meet up for pre-concert drinks. Pre-Concert drinks will be around 5-ish to make sure we can attend the free pre-concert talk one hour prior to the performance. The venue for pre-concert drinks is not yet decided, please feel free to make suggestions.

Scandinavian Christmas Market in Auckland

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!

And the Winner is....

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!