Sweden 500 – a year of celebration!
Topics: Innovation, Sweden in general, Traditions & heritage
Activities: National Day & celebrations, Social Media Campaigns
Sweden 500 – a year of celebration!
This year marks 500 years since Gustav Vasa was elected king, which laid the foundation of Sweden as an independent state. Celebrate the anniversary with us! With a foundation in history, let’s tell a story about Sweden today – from groundbreaking innovations and research to a stable democratic social system and a culture that includes everything from a deep-rooted fika tradition to world-class music exports. In addition, this year’s celebration also includes the Swedish National day, HM The King’s 50th– and several Swedish sights and institutions jubilees. Zoom meetings for Swedish foreign missions Join us for an information meeting about the Sweden 500 – a year of celebration toolkit! The Swedish Institute invites all embassies and consulates, so that you can learn about what we have in store for you this year. Choose between two meetings on April 26th: 09:15-10:00 (CET) Click here to join the meeting 15:15-16:00 (CET) Click here to join the meeting Building blocks The toolkit is co-produced with the official Sweden channels. It will consist of mostly digital components and will be published throughout the year. Most of the material can be used as is, but videos and posts may need to be translated. The first delivery of new material will be published in mid-May. Keep an eye on the newsletter for updates! The material will include: Social media videos on history, innovation, culture and food. Interactive social media activities such as quizzes, greetings from our friends around the world, AR filters and GIF stickers. Spotify playlist. New images on Image Bank Sweden. Merchandise for printing. New “Sweden 500” logo and other digital graphic material. Digital invitation cards. Financial support Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum 5,000 SEK for translation to the local language, subtitling and printing. Limits may apply. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form How to report After completed event, fill out the short project report (not yet available): Report Sweden 500 years – a year of celebration. Contact at the Swedish Institute Don’t hesitate to get in touch and help us make this into a great celebration! For more information, please contact Michael Skoglund.