The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SCC), founded in 1906, is an independent, nonprofit Swedish-British business organisation. The Chamber has around 400 member businesses, representing not only Swedish companies but also British and European companies interested in strengthening their existing ties with Sweden and the UK or expanding to new markets. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK is the oldest and largest foreign Swedish Chamber in the world, and also one of the largest foreign Chambers in the UK. [1][2]

Sweden House
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom
TypeNon-profit organization
Founded1906
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom

Sweden House, 5 Upper Montagu Street

London W1H 2AG
Key people
Jan Olsson
Chairman
Peter Sandberg
Managing Director
SubsidiariesYoung Professionals of the Swedish Chamber
Websitehttp://www.scc.org.uk/

Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber

In addition, a sub-organisation, the Young Professionals (YP), has approximately 200 individual Members, aged 25–35 with an interest in the Swedish-British business community.[3][4]

History

The subject of a London Chamber was first discussed in early 1906, when a number of meetings regarding the arrangement of a Swedish exhibition, led to the establishment of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London. The Certificate of Incorporation was granted by the Board of Trade and offices were hired at 136, Fenchurch Street. At the end of 1907 no less than 189 members had been elected.[5]

Former Chairmen
  • 1906–1915 Fred Löwenadler
  • 1915–1924 Harald Benedixson
  • 1924–1932 Axel Welin
  • 1932–1933 F Ljungberg
  • 1933–1941 B De Maré
  • 1941–1944 O Thott
  • 1944–1946 T Landby
  • 1946–1950 N H Leander
  • 1950–1959 S Frisell
  • 1959–1963 Torolf Lyth
  • 1963–1967 Torsten J Mosesson
  • 1967–1970 A A Flygt
  • 1970–1971 Hans Zetterberg
  • 1971–1974 Gunnar Englund
  • 1974–1977 Kurt Domellöf
  • 1977–1981 Keith Lomas
  • 1981–1984 Jan Ancarcrona
  • 1984–1986 Sir Jeffrey Petersen
  • 1986–1989 Bertil Norinder
  • 1989–1994 Duncan MacDougall
  • 1994–1996 Staffan Gadd
  • 1996–1999 Alan Toulson
  • 1999–2002 Anders Grundberg
  • 2003–2004 Claes Oscarson
  • 2004–2007 Roger Gifford
  • 2007–2010 Bo Lerenius, CBE
  • 2010–2013 Paul von der Heyde
  • 2013–2017 Beatrice Engström Bondy
  • 2017–now Jan Olsson

References
  1. "Chamber of Commerce | SwedenAbroad". www.swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. "Swedish Chamber of Commerce | About". www.scc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. "Chamber of Commerce | SwedenAbroad". www.swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  4. "Swedish Chamber of Commerce | About". www.scc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  5. "Swedish Chamber of Commerce | History". www.scc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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