Apart from the programme that the Chamber offer its members, there is the exclusive Young Patrons Programme, YPP, that was founded in 2019 – just as the pandemic hit the world. Believing that it was more important than ever to bring people together and support the next generation, we pushed forward with the programme and YPP2022 will be its 4th programme. If you are a Patron member of the Chamber, ...

The Platinum Jubilee Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations began over the weekend as Britain commemorates it’s 70th year of The Queen’s historic reign. On Sunday (6th February 2022) The Queen became the first British Monarch to ever reach a Platinum Jubilee and, as such, the unprecedented anniversary will feature events and initiatives throughout the year with a special four day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday ...

Sue Gray’s Number 10 Report The alleged parties which took place in 10 Downing Street, as well as surrounding flats, during the course of the pandemic has been subject to an investigation by the senior civil servant Sue Gray. The probe began in December of 2021 but on Monday (31st January) the long-awaited report was published. A key finding of the report surrounded the “failure of leadership” for allowing parties to ...

We are are always curious about the challenges and possibilities our member companies are facing within their industries. This week we are happy to share updates from IK Investments Partners and Swedmec.  At the beginning of the year we met with Gustav Nilsson, Director of  Operations at IK Invest in Stockholm. Gustav shared some exciting news about the development of IK in the UK. In the beginning of January IK announced ...

UK in the Ukraine The British news cycle is currently dominated by the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. PM Johnson has warned Russia that if it did invade it would be a “disastrous” and a “painful, violent and bloody business”. The UK, alongside the US, has withdrawn some embassy staff from Kyiv with government warnings that an invasion could happen any time. Tensions continue to rise on the Ukrainian border and ...

The British Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce two new members: Vanitas, a specialist creative media consultancy, and Fair Investments Sweden a fair and client focused asset management company. Vanitas is a specialist creative media consultancy. They partner with international businesses and organisations across multiple industries to create, produce and enhance corporate communication strategy and media production demands. Throughout the years, they have collaborated with various leading global brands ...

UK Political Updates In recent weeks the news around the parties of government employees and politicians during the height of the pandemic has dominated British headlines. This political disruption has reduced the PMs personal popularity below even the levels of the previous PM (May) who he replaced. Over the summer of last year the PM held an approval rating of around 51% (net +2%) but this has now slumped to 28% ...

Founded more than 100 years ago, UPS is the world’s leading package delivery and logistics company and a member of BSCC. Despite the changes in the trading relationship between the UK and EU, the company has been able to adapt their operations. Michiel van Veen, the managing director of UPS Nordics, says that they have already helped their customers navigate these changes and meet the requirements of new import and ...