Category: Swedish Traditions
Summer Greetings from Henrik Johansson, Vice President SACC-Austin
Malin Backlund
This spring has been an unusually busy for the Swedish Community. Usually things slow down a bit after SXSW in Austin, but not this year! We hosted the inaugural Female Investor and Entrepreneur Event at the Capital Factory here in Austin. Ann-Christine Langselius chaired a great event and was able […]
Read about Niklas Syk SACC-Austin’s new treasurer
Malin Backlund
Welcome to SACC, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself? I moved to Austin in June last year from Stockholm, Sweden. I’m originally from Västervik , a small town about three hours south of Stockholm that’s claim to fame is being the hometown of Stefan Edberg and Björn […]
Julotta – a Swedish tradition kept alive in Texas
jennie@hagegard.se
“Julotta” is a traditional Swedish church service held early in the morning on Christmas Day. “Jul” is the Swedish word for Christmas, and “otta” is the time just before dawn. The tradition goes back to the Middle Ages, and everyone that could, attended the Julotta. In the Swedish Church Law […]