‘Nationalmuseum’ - The Swedish National Museum in Stockholm received an SEK 430,000 grant from SWEA Intl. L-R: Solfrid Söderlind, Nationalmuseum; Åsa-Lena Lööf, president SWEA Intl; Birgitta Plånborg, Nationalmuseum; Eva-Gitta Nabih, SWEA Boston who kicked off the campaign to support the Stockholm museum.

L-R: Agneta Nilsson, founder of SWEA and honorary Swedish Woman of the Year - HedersÅSKa (Årets Svenska Kvinna 2009); Jenny Hansson, recipient of the Agneta and Gunnar Nilsson intercultural Scholarship (Agneta och Gunnar Nilssons Interkulturstipedium); Ann-Charlotte Harvey, SWEA San Diego and Vasa Orden Swedish American of the year.

L-R: Kjerstin Dellert, Confidencen Castletheatre, Ulriksdal; New York based musician Marcus Forss; Karin Enbom Palmqvist, Secretary General of SVIV, Svenskar i Världen; Alexandra Charles; Ingrid Westin, president of SWEA Stockholm. Marcus Forss can be enjoyed in a concert at the Confidencen theatre, Ulriksdal in Stockholm on August 16. More info www.confidencen.se or call +46 (0)8 - 85 70 16

Jeanette Diaz-Barboza of the Stockholm Royal Opera Ballet, Kungliga Baletten, received the 2009 Sigrid Paskell Award. L-R Åsa-Lena Lööf, Jeanette Diaz-Barboza and Kjerstin Dellert of Confidencen.

Åsa-Lena Lööf with Brigitte Steffen Nielsen, center, who received the language scholarship.

Christer Malmgren and Louise Raeder entertained at the Solliden Luncheon singing songs by Birger Sjöberg and the Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson musical, Kristina från Dufvemåla. (The musical will be presented at a concert event at Carnegie Hall, New York, on September 23-24, 2009.)