Support Your Swedish Club
There's nothing else like the Swedish Cultural Center, but we wouldn't exist without you, our members. Please give today to make your investment—in the programs, events, and services we offer now, as well as in our plans for the future. Reply to our appeal letter, make a secure donation online, or upgrade to a premium membership. When you donate, you'll receive a "We Are the Swedish Club" button. We hope to see you soon, wearing one with pride. Give today!
Sounders Welcome Another Swede
The Seattle Sounders have signed Swedish defender Adam Johansson to a three-year deal, the Seattle Times reported. Adam has spent the past seven years playing for IFK Göteborg in Sweden's top league.
Lifetime Memberships
Becoming a Lifetime Member means you’ve gone all in to support the club—and you’ll never have to worry again about dues deadlines or rising membership rates. We now have seven Lifetime Memberships available, for $2,000 each or $2,500 for a couple. Download the Membership Form or apply online to become a Lifetime Member.
Our Own Top Chef
We knew we had a hidden gem in our Swedish chef, Ann-Margret Lightle. Well, now everyone knows it, thanks to her new profile in the Swedish Press, North America's only Swedish newspaper. Learn more about Ann-Margret and get three of her fantastic recipes. After you've tried them, there's more where they came from at our Friday Kafé.
Make a Member of a Friend
As a member of the Swedish Cultural Center, you probably know that we offer a variety of membership options to suit various needs. Well, here’s one more option: Now you can introduce a friend to the club with an Invitational Membership Gift. For just $25, your friend gets full membership for six months, plus two pancake breakfast tickets and a certificate for a drink on the house at Happy Hour. And you get the pleasure of introducing a brand-new member to the Swedish club. Apply online or use this form to buy an Invitational Membership Gift today.
Week of Jan. 9. Classes Begin. Swedish History, Beginning Swedish I, Beginning Swedish II, Beginning Swedish II Plus, Brush-Up Swedish, Intermediate Swedish, Advanced Swedish and Conversational Swedish. Something for everyone! Day and evening classes. For more information, check the class schedule. (We have done some research for you: SCC’s classes, taught by the same instructor who teaches Swedish at Nordic Heritage Museum, are CHEAPER! Come to the club to learn Swedish.)
Wednesday, Feb. 1. Members & Friends Dinner. Naturalist photographs of Greenland and Finland by a local researcher couple. $20. RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 31. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $23. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.

The SCC Members & Friends Dinner is held on the first Wednesday of the month in the Three Crowns Dining Room. Social time 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:30 p.m.; business meeting 7:30 p.m., followed by a presentation of interest to our community.

Take home a loaf of limpa (sourdough rye bread) or mandelfläta (cardamom bread with almond paste) from Svedala Bakery. We’ll have about 20 loaves available for sale at the dinner. When you RSVP, you can reserve a loaf or two to purchase and enjoy at home.

Friday, Feb. 3. Happy Hour with Tim Kennedy. Jazz musician we’ve enjoyed in the past brings his trio to Happy Hour to entertain you from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Eat a delicious Swedish dinner and relax with a repertoire of great jazz.

Founded in Seattle in 1892 as
the Swedish Club, the Swedish
Cultural Center has grown to become a center of Scandinavian activities in the Pacific Northwest. Our members are not only Swedes and other Scandinavians, but people of many cultural backgrounds. Learn more about membership.

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Smörgås sandwiches from Svedala Bakery, now on board at the Friday Kafé.
What’s Cooking at the Club?
Svedala Bakery prepares our smörgås sandwiches, with fresh bakery-style bread, homemade lox and other tempting toppings. Meanwhile, Ann-Margret and Malin serve up amazing Swedish entrees and desserts during Happy Hour. Come by the Center for lunch (starting at 12 noon) or dinner!

Speak Like a Swede
Our Swedish language classes meet weekly. Several levels of instruction; expert teachers. Download your registration form and and bring it to your first class. Most classes are $95 ($75 members).

It's Happening Here
Tired of marking your calendar for Swedish Cultural Center events? Now you don't have to! Just visit our new Calendar page for another convenient way to keep up on what's happening. You can still visit our Events page for details on any upcoming event. If you know of something we should add,
please
Culinary Kudos
It seems that every time the Swedish Cultural Center is mentioned in local media, it has something to do with food and drink. Not that we're complaining. Seattle Metropolitan lauded us for offering the city's best Swedish happy hour, and the the Ballard News-Tribune liked it too. The Seattle Weekly found some nice things to say about our smörgås sandwiches and gave a blow-by-blow account of our pea soup challenge, while the P-I reported on our Swedish meatball cook-off.

Are You Needin' News from Sweden?
Hit The Swedish Wire any time you want to catch up on events between the border and the Baltic. And for a weekly report on Swedish business, economy, politics and other news, you can subscribe to The Swedish Wire’s newsletter.

If you'd rather listen to your news, try Radio Sweden. And if you're missing your Swedish TV, it's all online at SVT Play.
Seattle as a Swede Sees It
"Seattle Splendorous" is a local Swedish-language travel blog from Yvonne Rogell of the Common Language Project.
         

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