SWEDEN IN LOS ANGELES
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SACC-LA
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles (SACC-LA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988. It is one of 20 local chambers across the United States, cooperating under the umbrella of SACC-USA. SACC-USA was founded in 1906 in New York and is the oldest organization of its kind outside Sweden. SACC-LA connects people and enables innovative and creative exchange. The overall objective is to create business opportunities between Swedish and American companies and talent, and SACC-LA is in fact the only Swedish organization in Los Angeles with this purpose.
Los Angeles is “The Entertainment Capital of the World” which has resulted in a large amount of creative and innovative Swedish companies seeking business opportunities in Los Angeles. SACC-LA has therefore developed a business strategy and an event plan to add value for businesses within creative and innovative industries, such as film, games, fashion, music, advertising, and digital production.
Each year SACC-LA hosts a variety of events targeting different segments, with the common purpose of creating business opportunities for Swedish and American companies and strengthen Swedish-American relations.
SWEDISH CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES
For just over sixty years, the Swedish Church has existed in Los Angeles. We rent ourselves in the premises of the Norwegian Seamen's Church and you will find us near the harbor in San Pedro.
You are welcome to come to us to celebrate a Swedish service, meet the church staff, have coffee or just relax for a while in our cozy meeting room.
The goal of our activity is to make Jesus known. We are a place of safety and community, doubt and faith, joy and sorrow; a fixed point in the lives of both visitors and residents. www.churchofswedenla.com
SWEA LOS ANGELES
SWEA is a GLOBAL NETWORK with over 6,000 Swedish-speaking women in more than 70 chapters in over 30 countries.
SWEA is the largest non-profit organization outside Sweden, promoting the Swedish language, culture, and traditions.
SWEA grants around $250,000 yearly in donations and scholarships.
SWEA is a non-profit organization that provides a strong personal network as well as valuable support to Swedish industry abroad.
SWEA is represented in numerous locations throughout the world and serves an important role in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs emergency plan.
SWEA was founded in Los Angeles 1979 by Agneta Nilsson.
SWEDISH SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES
The Swedish School of Los Angeles is a non-profit organization. We are about 65 families and 100 children from 1 to 14 years old, we meet once a week on Tuesdays afternoons in Santa Monica. www.svenskaskolanla.org
SWEDISH SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY
The Swedish School in Orange County is a non-profit organization that offers education in Swedish for Swedish and multilingual speaking children, as well as beginning courses in Swedish for adults. The Swedish School in Orange County was founded in 1996 and has 70 students. www.svenskaskolan.org