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You can wear your support for the Swedish Club by buying a scarf—but you can also become a donor and reap even more benefits. Our programs offer music, entertainment, good food and fun events. Our services include Swedish language classes, genealogy and a library for all generations. But we need one more thing to ensure a vibrant Club—we need your financial support to keep our building and community sustainable into the next 50 years.

Help us maintain the Club by donating today. Caring for our building’s future is essential for our continued success. Your gift will help us prepare for the next generation.      Give today...
Job Notices
Ever wish you could get paid for just being Scandinavian? Maybe you can.

RAF Technology, Inc., a software firm in Redmond, Wash., seeks a temporary, part-time Swedish-language data entry specialist. Send your résumé to Sharon Mattax at
Posted 12/12/14

Occasionally we're asked for help translating old letters. It just requires a basic understanding of Swedish, usually Swedish of some decades ago. if you’d like to earn some pocket change while helping people make sense of their family heirlooms.
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 Season 5 of "Allt för Sverige," 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!
High School Seniors: Apply for Seattle Swedish Community Scholarships
Apply by Mar. 31! Seven college scholarship awards, totaling $20,500, are available for high school seniors in King County. Swedish ancestry is not required. Download an application today!
Freedom of the Press
Enjoy a free digital issue of the revamped Swedish Press, the only monthly magazine in North America for all things Swedish. Stay up to date on Swedish news, culture, lifestyle, business and traditions all in full color. Check it out today—and if you like what you see, subscribe!
Are You in the Book?
Our new Membership Directory is here! With names and phone numbers of all current members, plus business listings, it's the perfect way to get in touch with those nice folks you saw at the pancake breakfast, or find the right bakery for Swedish goodies. Copies available, to members only, for $5 if you pick them up at the Club. If you want it mailed (add $4 for postage), please call the office at (206) 283-1090.
Past scholarship recipients Brittany Lewis, Emilia Sternberg and Stephen Swanson.
Support a Scholarship
Donate to our scholarship fund and support a student studying Swedish language and culture in the UW Scandinavian Studies department. Invest in the future of Swedish-American cultural exchange.

 


Firday, Jan. 30. Finnish Film.
Täällä Pohjantähden alla II (Under the North Star II). 2 p.m. $5. 129 min. Sponsored by Finlandia Foundation.
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 Club 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 Club 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 and Seattle P-I, KCTS 9, the Seattle Weekly (not once but twice), FlavBlog, Culinary Fool, Findwell, or eight out of nine reviewers at Yelp.
Sunday, Feb. 1. Big Game Viewing Party.
We’re opening the bar at noon and offering a big day of football on the big screen. Watch the Seahawks take on the Patriots, starting at 3:30 p.m. All-you-can-eat chili for $10. If you're coming,
Every Friday. Viking Film Series. "Vikings to Volvos" is a nine-month film series curated by history buff and SC Board member Larry Johnson. Every Friday we watch a documentary covering an aspect of Viking origins, history and culture, from 50,000 years ago to the present. 5:45 p.m. Find out more about this week's film.

Founded in Seattle in 1892, the Swedish Club 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, now on board at the Friday Kafé.
What’s Cooking at the Club?
Our smörgås sandwiches are prepared with fresh bakery-style bread, homemade lox and other tempting toppings. Meanwhile, Ann-Margret serves up amazing Swedish entrees and desserts during Happy Hour. Come by the Club for lunch (starting at 12 noon) or dinner!
Speak Like a Swede
Our Swedish language classes meet weekly. Several levels of instruction; expert teachers. Print out your registration form and mail it in. Most classes are $99 ($79 for members).
It's Happening Here
Tired of marking your calendar for Swedish Club 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 Club 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. Zagat placed our smörgås sandwiches among Seattle's top nine. The Seattle Weekly also found some nice things to say about our smörgås and gave a blow-by-blow account of our pea soup challenge, while the P-I reported on our Swedish meatball cook-off. And of course, our pancake breakfasts have gotten so much attention, they're practically a PR campaign unto themselves.
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 online at SVT Play, or you can get a free set-top box from SVT.