As many will know, elections are to be held on 9 September and Swedish citizens resident in the UK who have a valid registration are entitled to vote in the election for the Riksdag.
Useful information can be found at: Election guidance
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As many will know, elections are to be held on 9 September and Swedish citizens resident in the UK who have a valid registration are entitled to vote in the election for the Riksdag.
Useful information can be found at: Election guidance
A new link has been added to the Brexit page of the website. It connects to UK Government guidance for EU citizens resident in the UK.
The Brexit page of the website has been updated with revised links to the Swedish Embassy guidance, and to the EU and UK information on Brexit.
Hej!
Kom och fira Sveriges nationaldag och sommaren med Svenska kyrkan lördag 9:e juni.
Vi samlas för festligt fika på Hemma (Tunbuilding, 73 Holyrood, EH8 8AU) kl 15–17.45. Svenska kyrkan bjuder.
Kl 18 firar vi Sommargudstjänst i Canongate Kirk (153 Canongate). Vi sjunger sommarpsalmer och får höra körsång av svenska skolbarnen.
En dag med gemenskap för både små och stora, en chans att prata svenska och sjunga våra klassiska sommarpsalmer.
För frågor och anmälan, skriv till Kristina Andréasson på chaplain@swedishchurch.comeller på tel. 020 7723 5681.
Varmt välkomna!
Sprid gärna detta vidare till andra svenskar ni har kontakt med!
PS, Nästa träff i Edinburgh efter juni blir 4 och 5 oktober.
This year our Advent Service and Lucia celebration will take place on Advent Sunday, 2 December. A long time ahead, but we have already had to book the church and arrange with Kristina that she should come up to Edinburgh at this busy time of year.
The venue will again be Marchmont St Giles church.
More details closer to the time, but worth noting in your diary . . .
The Committee has decided that the subscription rate for single pensioners should be reduced from £8.50 to £7.00. If you are eligible for this lower rate, please send an email to: membership@scottishswedish.org and we will amend our records accordingly.
After the Christmas break, the Edinburgh coffee mornings will soon resume. Here is a note from Kerstin Phillips, and you will also find the key information in the Events section.
En god fortsättning på det nya året! Eftersom det tar tid att återhämta sig från julen så har vi inte haft någon i januari med däremot två i februari. Jag tar gärna emot inbjudan till april och maj också. Vi dricker kaffe mellan klockan 10.30 och 12 och värdinnan behöver veta i förväg hur många koppar hon ska ta fram, så meddela henne. Om du inte vet var hon bor så be henne tala om hur du ska hitta dit.
Tisdagen 6 februari hos Britta Sugden, 448 2798
Fredagen 23 februari hos Kerstin Grant, 449 4972
Onsdagen 14 mars hos Kerstin Phillips, 667 5322
Onsdagen 18 april hos Christina Coltart, 447 6314
Onsdagen 2 maj hos Christina Suter i Penicuik, 01968 768236
Tisdagen 5 juni hos Ulla Hipkin, i Penicuik 01968 672 706
The Swedish Embassy’s guidance for Swedish citizens regarding Brexit has been significantly updated. This follows the announcement on 8 December that agreement had been reached on the three priority area of the first phase of Brexit negotiations. One of these three areas relates, of course, to the position of Swedish people living in the UK.
The following links will take you to the Embassy’s updated guidance:
In Swedish:
In English:
http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/London/Services-for-Swedes/Brexit-sys