The Swedish Society of San Francisco

09/05/2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of an extraordinary woman, our very own Swedish Grande Dame, Lisa Wiborg. A pillar in our Bay Area Scandinavian community, active in countless organizations, and the founder of many local annual tradition celebrations, she made a profound impact on countless lives.

May her legacy of kindness, dedication, and generosity remain forever in our hearts. Rest in peace 🌿💙💛

03/04/2024

👑🇸🇪Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden visited San Francisco last week, and what a trip! In addition to presiding over the grand opening of the Swedish Consulate General office on Market Street and the appointment of Swedish career diplomat Anna Lekvall, the royal couple visited the Scandinavian School of San Francisco.

Following this, a reception was held at the Sjømannskirken -- you can see in the photos from the event our board member Ted Olsson and the iconic Lisa Wiborg greeting the future queen! 🙌

When she is crowned, Victoria will become the first reigning queen in the royal Bernadotte family of Sweden since 1720, and 4th queen ever in Sweden's history. Talk about girl power 🇸🇪

10/27/2023

As the weather begins to cool down 🥶, we look back to the sunny memories made at the Midsommar celebration with our friends from the Swedish American Patriotic League at Sveadahl! 🇸🇪

Our very own Mimmi Skoglund was in attendance, representing the Swedish Society of San Francisco, along with families, children, and other members of various Scandinavian organizations from all over the Bay Area. 🇸🇪 Hip hip, hurra! 🇸🇪

03/09/2023

🇸🇪 Hejsan! 🇸🇪

The Swedish Society of San Francisco welcomes our members and local Swedish community to its Annual Meeting, this Thursday March 9th!

Join us at our storied Swedish American Hall for updates regarding our organization and what's to come in 2023. Food and refreshments will be served and the meeting will begin promptly at 6:30PM in the Balder Room.

Vi ses snart!🇸🇪🙋

01/18/2023

[Sweden in the news]: In the land of ✨Dancing Queens✨ (and Kings), Swedes now get to shimmy and shake without dancing permit restrictions!💃🕺

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to dancing by abolishing a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons shimmy and sway.

10/21/2022

Sweden has a new Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson! Leading the Moderaterna party, he received 176 votes for his election and 173 against, making it a very close race. From SSSF, we say välkommen and lycka till! 🇸🇪

The Prime Minister’s Office is responsible for leading and coordinating the work of the Government Offices.

06/24/2022

Är ni redo för midsommar, alla?🇸🇪💐

Traditions continue with SAPL's Midsommar event last weekend, with representatives from affiliate Scandinavian organizations dressed to impress. SSSF's chosen Midsommar Maid of Honor was member Stig Tisell's daughter Katrina. Grattis Katrina!

Check out our photos, captured by member Rolf Tisell, for some highlights--including speeches from Swedish Consul General of San Francisco Barbro Sachs-Osher and SSSF board member Ted Olsson!

Glad Midsommar!🇸🇪

06/07/2022

Happy 🇸🇪Swedish🇸🇪 National Day! Glad Nationaldag!🇸🇪

Also, happy birthday to our first king of an independent Sweden, Gustav Vasa!

Read more about the vast history of this celebrated day, and check out the Spotify playlist near the bottom of the article: https://sweden.se/culture/celebrations/the-national-day-of-sweden

The National Day of Sweden, 6 June, has only been a public holiday since 2005. On that day Swedes celebrate with waving flags and royals.

05/24/2022

Join our friends Swedish American Patriotic League for their Opening Weekend Dinner, May 28th, at their Sveadal Clubhouse in the South Bay!

A fabulous and very 🇸🇪 Swedish🇸🇪 menu is planned, so buy your tickets and RSVP by May 25th with Stephanie Talbot ([email protected]) for a wonderful reunion celebration---the first of many to come this summer!

Check out their calendar on sveadal.org for details and upcoming events. Vi ses!

04/26/2022

Trending in the global news: Sweden explores NATO membership. Their potential membership would be the most significant NATO expansion since the addition of three Balkan countries in 2004.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-sweden-begin-nato-application-may-say-local-media-reports-2022-04-25/

Finland and Sweden will together express their wish to join NATO in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter.

02/11/2022

Kicking off the weekend with Swedish Bay Area pride in full force! 💪 🇸🇪
Check out latest update from the San Francisco Chronicle: IKEA is officially coming to Market St.: https://sfist.com/2022/02/09/that-downtown-market-street-ikea-is-now-officially-under-construction/

The COVID-delayed but still definitely happening San Francisco IKEA store on Market between Fifth and Sixth Streets has started building out, but it’s going to be more of an “IKEA-anchored meeting place” (mall) with other tenants too.

02/09/2022

🇸🇪 Hejsan!🇸🇪

A quick reminder to all our SSSF members and Swedish community regarding our annual meeting tomorrow night! Join us virtually for the latest news, what our board members have been up to, and plans for future social events. If you aren't already a member and would like to join us, email [email protected] for access.

Tack och vi ses snart!🇸🇪

02/02/2022

Welcome to 2022! Our annual meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, February 10th.

On the agenda: Swedish American Hall updates, recent patronage, voting results for new board members, and exciting news about upcoming in-person social events (with absolute compliance of SF county and CA state health regulations).

The SSSF board welcomes our society's members and any curious guests to join us online. For more information and meeting access for non-SSSF members, please email [email protected]

Vi ses! 🇸🇪

12/01/2021

Hejsan! It's the first of December, a month full of holiday celebrations around the Bay Area. Highlights include the SWEA San Francisco Christmas Fair (held this year in Palo Alto), various glögg mingles, Swedish Advent services, and many more hosted by our affiliate Scandinavian organizations.

Check out this list for more details, assembled by our friends at the Scandinavian School in San Franciso: https://www.scandinavianschool.org/nordic-christmas-events

10/03/2021

We send a big "hip hip hurra!" to our friends at the Swedish American Patriotic League's 125th Anniversary! We applaud the many generations that have promoted our Swedish cultural legacy here in the Bay Area, and continue to make us all proud to be Swedish. Congratulations!

Read about their history here: https://www.sveadal.org/125thanniversary

07/24/2021

Like our page and get the latest information on all activities at our historic Swedish American Hall, founded in 1907! 🇸🇪

Not only are we an official SF Landmark (No. 267), our society is under contract with the SF City Planning and Appraisers Department for the preservation of the SAH under The Mills Act.

We are excited to invite you back to our halls, in accordance to county protocol guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. SAH hosts a variety of live music entertainment and fine dining in our storied establishment, dating back to 1908!

For community events, membership opportunities, and more information about SSSF, check out our website: swedishsocietysf.org

Join us today! 🇸🇪

The Swedish Society of San Francisco (SSSF) "To own, maintain, operate and preserve the Swedish American Hall at 2168-2174 Market Street in San Francisco for the benefit of the Swedish and the larger Scandinavian community in the San Francisco Bay Area." The SSSF owns the Swedish American Hall and

06/26/2021

Glad midsommar! We wish everyone is celebrating this holiday safe and sound! And especially that the sound is reverberating Swedish pride! 🇸🇪

Check out our affiliate organizations here in the San Francisco Bay Area for local events to gather and rejoice during this holiday. Skål!