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!
Who's More Swedish?
Are you a Swedish American with a longing for the homeland—and 15 minutes of fame? Swedish TV producers are conducting a nationwide casting search for fun, outgoing Americans with Swedish ancestry to participate in "The Great Swedish Adventure," a reality show to be filmed in Sweden. Contestants will journey throughout Sweden, partaking in extreme cultural challenges to discover their land, roots, and cultural heritage. Grand prize: Meet your Swedish relatives!
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.
Friday, Feb. 3. Finnish Matinee.
The Cuckoo (Kukushka) is a Russian film set in Finland during the last days of World War II. Two soldiers, one Soviet and one Finnish, face a long winter stranded together at a Sami widow’s hut. This romantic comedy/drama won a shelf full of international festival awards. With subtitles. Screens Friday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. $5 donation.
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.
We can't always guarantee that there will be a fully restored, shiny classic Volvo in our parking lot, but we can guarantee that if you visit the Swedish Cultural Center on the first Sunday of the month, from September to June, between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., you'll encounter the best Swedish pancakes this side of Stockholm—and Bengt will be there to open the door for you. Live music and dancing, lingonberries, the works. $9 guests, $7 SCC members, $5 children 5–12.

P.S. In the event that you can't join us for pancakes, you can always try our recipe for yourself at home. Oh, and it took us a while to catch on, but apparently blogging about our pancakes is something of a local obsession. Believe us, these are great pancakes—but if you don't believe us, perhaps you'll believe Joey Veltkamp, the Seattle Times, KCTS 9, the Seattle Weekly (not once but twice), FlavBlog, Culinary Fool, or eight out of nine reviewers at Yelp.
Sunday, Feb 5. Sami Film.
Kautokeino Rebellion (Kautokeino Upproret). Cultural awakening inspires rebellion in a 19th-century Norwegian village. In Norwegian with English subtitles. 1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13. Accordion Evening. Join the Northwest Accordion Society for their monthly accordion social at the Swedish club. Visitors welcome! Come to listen and/or dance: $5. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Also Apr. 9, June 11, and Nov. 12.
Saturday, Feb. 18. Hat and Fur Luncheon. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the club. It’s a chance to wear your hats and/or furs. Four local milliners will join us to show and sell their latest hat creations. 12 noon. Cost: $25.
Sunday, Feb. 19. Swedish Car Cruise-In to Issaquah. Car show open to all Swedish cars—and everyone is welcome to come view them! 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the XXX Root Beer Drive-In, 98 NE Gilman Blvd., Issaquah. For more information about this sixth annual car event put on by the Puget Sound Volvo Sports America club, contact Gary or at 206-365-6913.
Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 31 & Apr. 1. Antiques & Great Finds Sale. Come to buy beautiful antiques or old treasures— or if you have some treasures, particularly Scandinavian ones, you can rent a table to sell your stuff. Contact Executive Director for more details. Not enough items or energy to do your own table? We also need used items for the Center’s table, with proceeds to go to the club.
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,
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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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