Web Links

Swedish–American Links:

• A Review of Swedish Emigration to America - Essay by Ulf Beijbom, Director of the Swedish Emigrant Institute, V�xj�, Sweden.
• Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies -
• American Scandinavian Foundation

• ScandinaviUS - A directory to celebrate Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian & Swedish culture and connections in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Lindsborg, Kansas - Swedish-American town in the heart of America.
• Svensk Hyllningsfest - Biennial tribute to the Swedish pioneers held in Lindsborg, KS. Features art, crafts, special foods, folk dancing, parade, sm�rg�sbord, and special entertainment. Next fest will be in October 2001.
• Scandinavian Fest - A major all-day celebration of the Nordic countries, held every September in Waterloo, NJ
• Vasa Order of America -
• Leif Ericson’s Viking Ship! - Lots of photos and background.

Swedish–American Institutions:

• The American Union of Swedish Singers
• The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center - An academic center focusing on Swedish immigration to North America.
• American Swedish Institute - Museum and cultural center in Minneapolis MN dedicated to interpreting and celebrating Swedish-American culture.
• Swedish Colonial Society - Dedicated to preserving the history of the early New Sweden colony in the Delaware Valley.
• Swedish Council of America - National umbrella organization for many Swedish-American organizations.

The Kingdom:

• Swedish Royal Court - Information on the Royal Family, their palace, and the history of the Swedish monarchy.
• Regerings Kansliet - The home page of the Government of Sweden.
• General History of Sweden - Lule� University
• Svenska Institutet - Government foundation providing factual material about Sweden.
• National Atlas of Sweden - Maps and Facts.
• The Swedish Embassy to the United States -

Museums:

• Nordiska Museet - National museum of cultural history.
• The American Swedish Historical Museum - Located in South Philadelphia, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the contributions of Swedes and Swedish-Americans in the United States.
• Statens Historiska Museet - Musuem of National Antiquities, featuring Swedish archaeology from prehistoric to medieval times.
• The Nordic Heritage Museum - Seattle, Washington
• Swedish American Museum Center - In Chicago's Andersonville.
• John Ericsson MONITOR – a Virtual Internet Library with documents, files and links about, and related to the great Swedish inventor John Ericsson.
• Swedish Heritage Society Site dedicated to the Swedish American Museum, located in Swedesburg, Iowa.

Trade:

• SwedenTrade- Swedish-American business, news, culture and travel information, provided by the Swedish Trade Council in North America; includes business yellow pages.
• Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce - Promoting trade between Sweden and the United States.

Media:

• Dagens Nyheter – Sweden’s Leading Daily Newspaper on-line (in Swedish)
• Göteborgs Posten
• Aftonbladet - A daily newspaper published in Stockholm (in Swedish)
• Svenska Dagbladet – Sweden Daily (in Swedish)
• Virtual Sweden - Web Resources
• The Sweden Information Service (in New York)
• Nordstjernan - Swedish-American weekly newspaper published in New York
• Sweden & America - Quarterly magazine about Sweden and Swedish America published by the Swedish Council of America
• Swedish Television's Text-TV