Sunday, May 18. Auction: Back to Our Roots. Bid on fabulous items in our live and silent auctions, and enjoy a gourmet meal by Danish chef Trine Hahnemann. It's all coming up on Saturday, May 18. 5 to 9 p.m. $80 per person or $600 for a table of eight. Make your reservation today!

To volunteer, donate an item or help in any other way, call the Club at 206-283-1090.
Know Your Landmarks? Get on the Board!
Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board has an opening for a structural engineer. Work for a three-year term as a volunteer with the mayor and City Council to designate landmarks and review changes to existing properties.

Furthermore, both the Landmarks Preservation Board and the Pioneer Square Preservation Board are seeking a "Get Engaged!" member (age 18–29) for a one-year term.
Annual Appeal: Give to the Club
Members like you have always been our most valuable resource. At this time of year, we invite you to remember what the Club does all year long: great programs, great community and a wonderful meeting place. Join the ranks of members who have sustained the Club—and kept our Viking values
strong—for nearly 125 years.
Semlor at the Kafé
Centuries ago, semlor was a Shrove Tuesday tradition in Sweden: the last sweet thing you ate before embarking on your Lenten fast. Modern attitudes are more relaxed, and Swedes now enjoy these cardamom-spiced wheat buns, stuffed with almond paste and whipped cream, on weekends throughout Lent. Stop by our Friday Kafé for your own semla ($6) from now until Easter. (If you want extra semlor to take home, they must be ordered by Wednesday each week.)
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High School Seniors: Apply for Seattle Swedish Community Scholarships
Apply by Mar. 31! Five college scholarship awards, totaling $13,500, are available for high school seniors in King County. Swedish ancestry is not required. Download an application today!
"Cooking in America" at the Club
Eater's Sheldon Simeon stops by the Swedish Club for lutfisk and meatballs. Ever wonder what goes on in our kitchen? You might be surprised.
Swedish School Gets Noticed
The Seattle Swedish School, which meets in our building, received a very nice writeup in Swedish magazine SMUL. Follow the link and you'll find the article on page 37—in Swedish!
Past scholarship recipients Brittany Lewis, Emilia Sternberg and Stephen Swanson.
Support a Scholarship
Donate to our scholarship fund and support a student studying Swedish language and culture in the UW Scandinavian Studies department. Invest in the future of Swedish-American cultural exchange.

 

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Friday, Mar. 29. Nordic Exchange: A Taste of the Swedish Club! Members of the Leif Erikson Lodge of Sons of Norway are our guests for the evening, as we show them how much fun it is at the Swedish Club. We’ll treat them to a dinner of Swedish pancakes, followed by brief games of Trivia and bingo. The evening concludes with a folkdancing lesson and live music by some of our pancake musicians. Sons of Norway are free, members of both clubs pay half price and our members pay $9 for dinner. Leif Erikson Lodge members RSVP to the Lodge at 206-783-1274. Club members: make your reservation with the Club.
Bengt at Easter
Sunday, Mar. 31. Påskris och Semlor (Feather Bouquets).
Annual Easter decoration-making party of påskris (feathers and twigs) and semlor (Easter buns). $6 per person ($7 if you reserve after Mar. 27). 1 to 2:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Svenska Skolföreningen (Swedish School).


Did Ann-Margret teach Elvis any Swedish?
Monday, Apr. 1. Spring Swedish Language and History Classes Are Coming! No fooling—it's time to learn Swedish with a class at the Club. We offer Swedish language classes at all levels, from beginning to advanced—plus our popular conversation and drop-in classes. Spring session starts the first full week of April. Prepare for your next trip to Sweden, or brush up on what you've already learned. Check out the schedule and sign up.
Sunday, Apr. 14. Väsen! The Swedish neo-traditional acoustic supergroup returns to Seattle, performing at the Triple Door, 216 Union St. If you don't know much about Väsen, check them out! 7:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, Apr. 17. Annual Meeting. Always an important meeting! We’ll hear a report on the previous year, and we’ll also meet and elect new Board Members and officers. Chef Malin will make seafood lasagna, salad and for dessert, crème cake with marzipan. (Vegan option may be ordered in advance.) Dinner 6:30, meeting 7:30 p.m. Reserve your meal by Tuesday noon. $22; late RSVPs $25.

Founded in Seattle in 1892, the Swedish Club has grown to become a center of Scandinavian activities in the Pacific Northwest. Our members are not only Swedes and other Scandinavians, but people of many cultural backgrounds.

The Swedish Club is a 501(c)(3) registered charity. Learn more about membership.

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Smörgås, now on board at the Friday Kafé.
What’s Cooking at the Club?
Our smörgås (sandwiches) are prepared with fresh bakery-style bread, homemade lox and other tempting toppings. Meanwhile, Ann-Margret, Malin and Christine serve up amazing Swedish entrees and desserts during Happy Hour. Come by the Club for lunch (starting at 12 noon) or dinner!
Speak Like a Swede
Our Swedish language classes meet weekly. Several levels of instruction; expert teachers. Print out your registration form and mail it in. Most classes are $116 ($94 for members).
It's Happening Here
Tired of marking your calendar for Swedish Club events? Now you don't have to! Just visit our new Calendar page for another convenient way to keep up on what's happening. You can still visit our Events page for details on any upcoming event. If you know of something we should add,
please
Culinary Kudos
It seems that every time the Swedish Club is mentioned in local media, it has something to do with food and drink. Not that we're complaining. Seattle Metropolitan reviewed our julbord and lauded us for offering the city's best Swedish happy hour, and the Ballard News-Tribune liked it too. Zagat placed our smörgås (sandwiches) among Seattle's top nine. The Seattle Weekly also found some nice things to say about our smörgås, while the P-I reported on our Swedish meatball cook-off. And of course, our pancake breakfasts have gotten so much attention, they're practically a PR campaign unto themselves.
The Dish on Swedish (American Style)
Umgås is the online news destination for Swedish-Americans—not just in the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere. Check it out!
Are You Needin' News from Sweden?
Hit Radio Sweden any time you want to catch up on events between the border and the Baltic. And if you're missing your Swedish TV, it's online at SVT Play.