Today is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. An important day of celebration for all Dutch and Dutch minded people. Congratulations to you all and of course especially Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander!

​Did you know that this yearly royal celebration started on August 31 1885 as Princess day, for the fifth birthday of Princess Wilhelmina? This became Queen's Day in 1890 after she became Queen following the death of her father.

When Princess Juliana became our Queen (1948), the celebration of Queen's Day was moved to her birthday on April 30th. We did however not change to the actual birthday of Princess Beatrix when she became our Queen in 1980. Officially to honor Juliana. After the inauguration of Willem-Alexander in 2013, Kingsday did change to his actual birthday.

​On the 19th of April over 100 people representing more than 15 nationalities met at a networking event discussing the value of international networks and knowledge for business. Professionals, all members of 6 different International Chambers, representing Europe, US, and Africa met at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce getting to know each other and to exchange views on the topic. A first in its kind, the event is certainly worthwhile a repeat, maybe not only in Stockholm but also in other regions. 15 representatives from the Dutch Chamber were present at the event.

Visit the exhibition and share your thoughts on social media with #warchild

You can find more information about our corporate member War Child and their collaboration with Magnus Falkehed & Niclas Hammarström at www.warchild.se

​On behalf of War Child we are pleased to invite you to the first War Child Charity Dinner in Sweden on Monday the 9th of May. This charity dinner is first of all organized to raise awareness for War Child, however as the volunteer event managers also state, this event will also raise money for War Child.

​More funds for War Child means that more children who are affected by armed conflict can be protected and supported. War Child empowers them to claim their rights, develop to their full potential and contribute to a peaceful future for themselves and their communities. More information can be found here: www.warchild.se


Bring your own company!

Talking to the volunteer event managers, Annelies Bommelje, Marjorie Claushuis and Ingrid Koning, we also believe that this evening will be marvelous with a mix of enjoying of high end food, music entertainment and a fundraising activity. All in good company and atmosphere.

You are welcome to take along your friends, family or colleagues in order to grow the awareness of War Child in Sweden. You only have to make sure to reserve your seat(s) at Clustret, in the heart of Gamla Stan, via the following link:
http://goo.gl/forms/BYbFVSuCu7 or pay a visit to the Facebook page of this event:
https://www.facebook.com/WarChildCharityDinner2016/

We like to wish Annelies, Marjorie & Ingrid all success with this wonderful initiative!
Jacques Pellis
Dutch Chamber of Commerce

Our very first Round Tables in Malmö; an evening led by interesting speakers and even more interesting questions from our members. The co-founders of Move by Bike, Johan and Nils Wedin, made an interesting presentation on some of the challenges that they have faced and overcome as a growing business.

Johan and Nils started up Move Bike in 2012 and have a team of six today. The company originally started with a focus on moving households via bike, but soon expanded into transportation and logistics. In an open environment we discussed the importance of marketing strategy, clear set goals and the importance of having fun when starting up such a business.

Besides the interactive presentation with focus on the business side we also took time to look into the technical side of the bikes. Being no strangers to biking, our participants even challenged our speakers with technical questions about the effects of windy Malmö on these electrically powered bikes.  It was also interesting to learn that Move Bike actually designs their own bikes, as regular bikes are not able to hold the load.

​We look back to an interesting evening with knowledge-sharing, networking and laughter over a cup of soup and drinks.  We look forward to welcoming you all to our next event, to be communicated about later.