The Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SCC), founded in 1906, is an independent, nonprofit Swedish-British business organisation. The Chamber has around 450 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.

Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber In addition, a sub-organisation, the Young Professionals (YP), has approximately 100 individual Members, aged 25–35 with an interest in the Swedish-British business community.

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 Board of Trade granted the Certificate of Incorporation and offices were hired at 136 Fenchurch Street. At the end of 1907 at least 189 members had been elected.

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 L. 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 2017–2023 Jan Olsson 2023-present Peter Jelkeby

Former Managing Directors 1906-1917 Louis Zettersten 1917-1919 C W Cederwall 1919-1943 Dr E Classen 1943-1945 E Steffenburg 1945-1963 Einar Kihlstedt 1963-1967 Curt Björnemark 1967-1972 Staffan Widenfelt 1972-1977 Vacant 1978-1983 Leif Forsberg 1983-1994 Gunnar Fineman 1994-1999 Pia Helena Ormerod 1999-2004 Ulla O'Barius 2004-2009 Christina Liljeström 2009-2012 Annika Wahlberg 2012-2018 Ulla Nilsson 2018-2022 Peter Sandberg 2022-present Fredrik Warneryd

References

External links Official website The Swedish Embassy in London Chamber of Commerce Swedish Chamber of Commerce Abroad