Embassy of Sweden in USA

#WorldCancerDay 2025 🌍 Today, we unite globally in the fight against cancer. It’s a day to honor the strength of patients, the dedication of caregivers, and the relentless efforts of researchers. Every step towards awareness, every breakthrough in treatment, and every story of resilience brings us closer to a world without cancer. Sweden and the United States: 🇸🇪🤝🇺🇸 In the battle against cancer, Sweden and the United States stand at the forefront, leading collaborative efforts in groundbreaking research and innovative treatments. Through a bilateral agreement on cooperation on cancer research, control, prevention, and care, Sweden and the US strive for significant advancements in prevention, early detection, personalized medicine, and cutting-edge-therapies. Together for a Better Life for Patients and Families: 🌟 Our mission also extends beyond the labs and hospitals—it's about ensuring a decent life for those affected by cancer and their families. Together, we are stronger and better equipped to combat this terrible disease. Let's stand together, support those affected, and continue to drive progress in cancer research. #CancerAwareness #UnityAgainstCancer #ResearchCollaboration #inthespiritofnobel #pioneerthepossible #Sweden #UnitedStates #QualityOfLife

We are thrilled to welcome our spring interns to the Embassy! 🇸🇪🇺🇸 Please join us in welcoming Elisabeth, Ellen, Madeleine, Olivia and Axel to Washington, DC! #TeamSweden

Did you know that a cool lab in Lund, Sweden, makes it possible to study atoms! 🔬✨ The MAX IV Laboratory allows researchers to study and explore the tiny world of atoms and molecules via X-ray light 💡🔍. The research done at MAX IV could lead to more sustainable materials, new energy solutions, new batteries, medicines, and treatments. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eiBPcWjp #innovation #pioneerthepossible #science #inthespiritofnobel 

If you've ever been to an IKEA store, chances are high you've seen (or bought) a Billy Bookcase, one of the Swedish 🇸🇪 furniture store's most beloved classic items. Did you know that every five seconds, an IKEA #Billy Bookcase is sold somewhere in the world? 📚🛋️🏠 In a recent post, The Washington Post recommends some favorite #IKEA products that can go from starter apartment to forever home, including the Kallax Shelving Unit & Ikea PS Cabinet. Need some home decor inspiration? Check below 👇

⚡ From being 98% fossil-free today, Sweden’s electricity sector aims for complete fossil-free production by 2030, while enabling other industries to decarbonize. Here’s how: 🌱 Smart grids and flexible energy systems to meet growing demands. 🔌 Integrating EV charging infrastructure for sustainable transport. 💡 Pioneering vehicle-to-grid technologies, turning cars into energy assets. The energy sector is laying the foundation for Sweden’s climate-neutral future. Together, we’re not just meeting challenges; we’re creating opportunities. 🌍 The industry has seized the momentum and several Swedish companies are at the forefront with innovative solutions chasing the climate goals as well as business opportunities. Image 1) Stockholm Exergi operates Europe’s largest bio-cogeneration plant, the KW8 facility, which generates heat and power from waste products of the forestry and lumber industries. Photographer: Robin Hayes Image 2) Skanska windpark in Västerbotten, northern Sweden generates clean, renewable energy. Focus is on minimizing environmental impact during construction and ensures long-term benefits for the surrounding community and environment. Photographer: Tomas Ärlemo Image 3) The biggest effort for the climate and a sustainable change starts in the mine. Mining company LKABs contribution in the green transition aims to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by 40-50 million tonnes annually. Photographer: Fredric Alm Image 4) and 5) HYBRIT, a partnership of two state-owned enterprises – mining company LKAB and utility Vattenfall – and private steelmaker SSAB, has pioneered new technology that can produce green steel without coal. Instead it uses hydrogen and renewable electricity. Photographer Åsa Bäcklin Sunday’s United Nations World Clean Energy Day, help us spread the word: Together, we can build a greener, more resilient world. #Pioneerthepossible #Sweden #Cleanenergy

Yesterday Forbes published its first-ever '50 Over 50 Global list' of trailblazers, and 🇸🇪 engineer Astrid Linder from the Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute made the list! Linder is recognized for her role in developing the world's first female crash test dummy in 2022. After researching traffic safety and learning that women had higher rates of whiplash and injury in car crashes, Linder realized that one of the reasons was the average height and weight differences between men and women. 🚗 Together with her team at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, she developed a crash test dummy that now helps in the making of seatbelts and airbags that are better suited to protect women. Read more👇 #innovation #safety #research

In a recent piece for the Financial Times, a novelist and stargazer describes her Arctic adventure aboard the ‘Northern Lights Express' - the so-called Arctic Circle sleeper train! 🚞🌠🇸🇪❄️ Train travel is enjoying a revival in Sweden, and Swedish train operators are meeting the growing interest in sustainable travel by offering a variety of rail holidays and routes. The 19-hour Arctic Circle sleeper rail trip takes visitors through some of Sweden’s most spectacular and unforgettable nature, including the majestic Lake Torneträsk and the Abisko National Park, one of Sweden’s most stunning national parks, famous for being one of the best places in the world to catch the Northern Lights. Whether it’s going on a Northern Lights hike in Abisko, learning more about the Sami or staying at the Icehotel, the Arctic Circle sleeper train is more than just a train journey: it’s an adventure of a lifetime. Read the piece and get inspired here: https://lnkd.in/ddws879Y 📸:  Göran Strand/imagebank.sweden.se; Katja Kristoferson/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se #ThisisSweden #NorthernLights #Sami #sustainabletravel

Have you ever heard of Stockholm Wood City? It's the world's largest urban wooden construction project, and is being built in Sickla, located in the southern, central parts of Stockholm! 🏙️🪵🌱 This groundbreaking project - initiated by 🇸🇪 property developer Atrium Ljungberg - spans over 250,000 square meters and will feature 7,000 office spaces and 2,000 homes, creating a vibrant, sustainable urban environment. The project is set to begin this year, with the first buildings expected to be completed by 2027. Through innovative design, technology and a strong collaborative culture, it will set a new standard for sustainable construction. Learn more at Atrium Ljungberg: https://lnkd.in/dXkjnEzY 📸: Atrium Ljungberg #PioneerthePossible #Sustainability #GreenTransition #construction

#ICYMI Sweden is a nation of innovators, and we are open for business! Speech by 🇸🇪 Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, during Volvo Group #CES2025 🇺🇸 keynote last week. 👇

This little red 🇸🇪 Swedish cottage has taken off on a trip to its new home – the moon! 🚀🌕 Earlier today, the Moonhouse – 4.3 inches wide and 3.1 inches tall – took off aboard the Resilience lunar lander, which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The artist behind the miniature cottage is 🇸🇪 Mikael Genberg, known for placing red cottages in unexpected settings. For 25 years, he’s dreamed of placing a red house with white trim on the surface of the moon. Genberg’s original idea was a cottage large enough to fit an adult standing inside, but to make the project feasible, the Moonhouse had to be scaled down so that it would weigh no more than 100 grams. The unmanned mission is run by Japanese space company ispace, with the soft landing on the moon expected in around four months. Once there, with the help of micro rover Tenacious, the Moonhouse will be put on the surface of the moon. 🔬 Among ispace’s objectives is to collect samples from the surface of the moon, which will be done with a digger from Swedish company Epiroc, mounted on the rover. Learn more at: www.themoonhouse.se 📸 from The Moonhouse