National Day blitz to the Gold members!
One of the most important days in the Swedish calendar is the Swedish National Day which is celebrated on the 6th June. This is year it was extra special as Sweden turned 500 years! Yes! It was, on the 6th June 1523 to be exact, when Gustav Vasa was elected King of Sweden. With Gustav Vasa elected, Sweden left the so-called Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, and once again became independent. To read more click here.
The Swedish Business Council´s team got dressed up in the national dresses and packed the car with the typical Swedish Fika; cinnamon buns that were baked by the corporate member Smörrebröd. Along with the cinnamon buns we also gave away typical Swedish pick & mix sweets from IKEA and a book about Sweden. On Monday, Zofeur were driving us on around Dubai!
The tour started on Friday 2nd June and continued for four days until Wednesday 7th June. We visited 28 of our Gold Members and what great days it was to celebrate with our members! On the last day, we had the honor of being accompanied by Mohamad Hamami and his violin.
See below pictures from each company we visited - in no specific order.
