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ContentsCOVER FEATURE

8 The Secrets of IVANAHelsinkiPaola Ivana Suhonen is just 35 years old but al-ready an established international fashion de-signer. Her secret to success is passion.

SPECIAL FEATURES14 The Scandinavia Show

The Best of Brand Scandinavia, for you to see,test and buy: Scandinavia is going to be on every-body’s mind and lips in London later this year,when the Scandinavia Show hits the city.

15 Sweden – Up North, Down to EarthLove is in the air in Sweden this spring with theup-coming royal wedding.

TRAVEL THEMES20 Conferences and Holidays in Finland

Finland, the land of a thousand lakes, is also theland of a thousand conference venues. Find outwhere you should hold your next conference andlearn more about the beauty of Finland.

34 Holidays in AalborgDiscover the many wonders of Northern Jut-land with a visit to Aalborg. The city is simplybooming with great restaurants, shopping cen-tres, museums and cultural offers for an unfor-gettable getaway.

TRAVEL48 Peacock Travel

Tailor-made trips to paradise. Peacock travel issetting up in the UK to help you getaway on thetrip of a life time.

HOTELS OF THE MONTH43 SWEDEN | Comwell Aspenäs

Situated by the lake Aspen and only 20 minutesaway from Gothenburg and Landvetter airport,Comwell Aspenäs offers beautiful and relaxingsettings for both business and leisure visitors.

44 FINLAND | Hotelli YöpuuSpend the night at the exquisite Hotel Yöpuu ina beautiful and indviduallly decorated room.

46 DENMARK | Ballebro FærgekroWake up in beautiful rooms with a view to thesea, have your meeting or conference in a ma-jestic hall and enjoy dishes from a delicate menuat the historic Ballebro Færgekro.

FOOD16 Time for Fika

Bronte looks at how to eat and be cosy in Scan-dinavia. Coffee plays an important part.

52 Restaurant of the Month: MolskroenWith black lobsters, salted haddock and bananacake with liquorice on the menu, Molskroen isalready a top-rated gourmet restaurant.

HEALTH & BEAUTY THEME77 Your Health is Your Most Valuable Asset

This month we take a look at some of the besthealth treaments and beauty products available.

REGULARS & COLUMNS12 We Love This | 13 Fashion Diary19 Wine | 19 Humour | 74 Scan News80 Music | 81 Culture Calendar

Scan BusinessRELOCATION THEME

60 Relocation Made EasyMoving to a new country can be both confusingand stressful. Scan Magazine gives you acomplete overview of the many companies andservices that can lighten your experience.

FEATURES56 It is All About Responsibility

Business and companies all over the world do it:practise Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

70 Affinity TelecomWhether you are moving abroad for a shorter orlonger period it can be very convenient to keepyour phone number.

REGULARS & COLUMNS55 We Will Never See a Crisis Like This Again

Peter Straarup, CEO, Danske Bank was in Lon-don in March this year at a special event for pri-vate banking customers.

58 Entrepreneurial womenAnnika Goodwille reflects upon how shestarted up her business Goodwille andovercame challenges.

58 Corren Troen: Deal Or No DealLast month Corren Troen hosted another well-attended Property Breakfasts.

71 Chamber NewsNews from the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnishand Danish Chambers of Commerce for the UK.

Scan Magazine | Editor’s Note

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Welcome to our May issue.You might have noticed thatthis magazine is slightly big-ger than usual and we cer-tainly have a lot of great stuffin store for you in this month’stravel themed issue. I hope

you enjoy the Aalborg, Denmark theme (page 34) as well as ourrelocation theme (page 60). And on page 20, as a special serviceto our business readership, we put you in direct contact with allthe greatest meeting and conference venues in Finland. Finlandcan provide stunning locations for your meetings – and can soeasily be combined with a holiday in some other part of thecountry or in Russia. I hope you will go there. We also have an ex-citing Finnish cover story about the designer behind the fashionlabel IVANAHelsinki.

This is a great time of the year, when the warmer weather isknocking on our doors. I recently went running in Greenwich Parkwhere I overheard three ladies speaking Danish. Being a Danemyself I stopped to say hello. The sun was shining, they were onholiday and they seemed to enjoy London which they said was atruly amazing place. I asked them if they knew how amazing Den-mark was. They all laughed and said they knew that already. ADane would know, but many people with non-Nordic back-grounds are still unaware of all the great things the Nordic coun-tries have to offer. This is why we are putting together a largeScandinavia Show which will take place at London Olympia thisOctober. Our many Scandinavian exhibitors will come and sell,celebrate and showcase themost successful exports within food,

fashion, travel and design. With a strong media partner – TheDaily Telegraph – the show will be marketed via a national cam-paign and is the largest of this kind ever to hit the UK. You will beable to read much more about our show on page 14 and in up-coming issues of Scan Magazine.

On page 16 our favourite food columnist, Bronte Blomhoj, ex-plains the concept of “fika” which basically means to “meet up,have a coffee and a chit-chat”. If you want to experience fika intrue Nordic style I suggest you go to one of the Scandinavianthemed cafes, bars and restaurants in the UK. There are quite afew and they all have our warmest recommendations. We alsohad to include a feature on this summer’s wedding betweenSweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her long-time boyfriendDaniel Westling. What a great occasion – and what a great excuseto go on holiday in Sweden!

I hope you enjoy this issue, and we are already looking forwardto seeing you in June as well!

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Scan Magazine | Contributors

Cecilie Jacobsen(Editor) has an MA inJournalism and Interna-tional studies. Ceciliehas large internationalexperience and has pre-

viously worked for the United Nations andNokia as well as written extensively aboutclimate change. Now the editor of ScanMagazine, Cecilie is devoted to finding themost exciting stories from Scandinaviaand the UK and not least to take the mag-azine to the next level.

Emelie Krugly hasworked on a number ofSwedish newspapers.After travelling exten-sively, she is now basedin London and is respon-

sible for Scan's news section. She can becontacted any time regarding an event orstory: [email protected].

Bronte Blomhoj runsScandi Kitchen inLondon, a Scandinaviandeli/cafe. Bronte, whohas studied in Edinburghand has a background in

investment banking, has lived in Londonfor 7 years. She writes Scan Magazine’smonthly food column.

Nia Kajastie was bornand raised in Helsinki,Finland, and moved toLondon in 2005 to studywriting. With a BA inJournalism & Creative

Writing, she now describes herself as apart-time writer and grammar stickler.

Mette Lisby is Den-mark’s leading femalecomedian. She invitesyou to laugh along withher monthly humourcolumns. Since her

stand-up debut in 1992, Mette has hostedthe Danish versions of “Have I Got NewsFor You” and “Room 101”.

Ray O’Connor is one of Ireland’s success-ful wine exporters andhas lived in London since2006. He is a regularcontributor to many spe-cialist wine publicationsand won the Young Wine

Writer of the Year Award 2007.

Julie Guldbrandsen is Scan Magazine’sfashion and design ex-pert; she has worked inthe fashion industry formore than 10 years, andadvised various Scandi-navian design and fash-

ion companies. Besides, Julie has a BA inbusiness and philosophy and has lived inCopenhagen, Singapore and Beijing be-fore settling down in London.

Karl Batterbee is devoted to Scandina-vian music and knowsexactly what is comingup in the UK. Apart fromwriting a monthly musicupdate for Scan Maga-zine Karl has also

started the Scandipop Club Night and itscorresponding website: www.scan-dipop.co.uk.

Swedish Sara Schedinhas lived in London forfour years. She is cur-rently studying Jour-nalism at her secondyear at City University

and is covering Scandinavian culture inthe UK.

Jonna Dagliden is a full-time journalist at LS:NGlobal, a lifestyle newsnetwork, part of the Fu-ture Laboratory. Shegraduated from Gold-

smiths, University of London with a BA inMedia and Communications last year, andcontinues to do freelance work for ScanMagazine.

Thomas Winther(Executive Editor).Originally fromDenmark,Thomas has a back-ground in Economic con-sultancy. He is now on a

personal mission to take Brand Scandi-navia to new heights. Thomas lives inBlackheath with his much better half and1 year old son.

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Scan Magazine | Cover Feature | IVANAHelsinki

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The Secrets of IVANAHelsinkiPaola Ivana Suhonen is just 35 years old but already a well-established designer in the international fashion arena.Her brand IVANAHelsinki is an exclusive Finnish design brand and the hottest representative of "Fennofolk" on thenew Scandinavian design scene. The designer’s secret to success lies in her love for what she does.

By Cecilie Jacobsen | Photos: Courtesy of IVANAHelsinki

IVANAHelsinki was founded in 1998 byPaola Ivana Suhonen and her sister Pirjo.It is an independent art and fashion brandand it has today grown to be an interna-tional art brand represented in stores allover the world and at the fashion shows atthe big fashion weeks in Paris, Londonand Copenhagen.

The inspiration for the brand is to bring del-icacy togetherwith Slavic roughmelancholyand pure Scandinavianmoods – an inspira-tionwhich Paola finds in her native Finland.The “Scandinavian moods” symbolize thenature-orientation and the charisma ofScandinavians whom she calls “The WildWood people”. IVANAHelsinki collectionsreflect both thewhite arctic summer nightsand endless winter sadness and thereforethe cycle of seasonal changes.

The latest collection is called “LeavingCircus” and is inspired by a girl who isleaving a circus. She is sad and isolatedbut it is unclear if she has left the circus

voluntarily or whether she has beenthrown out. The collection does, in Paola’sown words, reflect the thin line betweenbeing free and being lonely.

Scan Magazine caught up with the mas-termind behind it all for a chat aboutbeauty, movie-making in the States and

why she does not follow the mainstreamtrends.

How did your career start?

I was in my first year of design school andmy sister was just out of business school.I knew I wanted to have my own businesswith my own line and my own designs, sowe got together and started makingIVANAHelsinki. I started creating an artproject using prints and paintings and thatbecame the visual background for myclothes designs. I wanted to create a time-less design and not something that was inseason.

Why do you think you have been so suc-cessful so far?

I think the key to my success is that I havenever seen my job as work. I am so pas-

“I think the key to my successis that I have never seen myjob as work”

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sionate about what I do and I see my lifeas an adventure and the world as my play-ground. I have this saying. Love first, livethen and everything will follow. Being suc-cessful is all about love, dedication andpassion and it is a bit like a relationship: itwill never work out if you are not passion-ate and if you do not put your soul into it.

What is beauty for you?

For me beauty is the inner aesthetic andfor me that is a combination of the hippiestyle and rock and roll. My designs need tohave that edge. For beauty is not justabout happiness. Beauty has to have sad-ness and a dark side.

How do mainstream trends affect yourcollections?

I am not inspired by mainstream trendsand I am not interested in fashion. I like tocreate my designs from my own innerworld and my own universe. My designs

come from amood or a feeling that I have.Many designers are inspired by a certainperiod but I get my inspiration from goingon road trips and from Scandinavia. Thatis why I say that my designs are souvenirsof my soul world and you are invited to bepart of a secret club by wearing them. Igenerally think that charismatic personswear my designs and I like to think thatthey make them shine because they carrytheir own fire.

You are currently living in New York topursue another passion of yours, filmmaking. What is fascinating about mak-ing films?

I have this urge to tell stories and inte-grating visuals and music into my collec-tions is something I have always done. Inmany ways making films has been a nat-ural part of IVANAHelsinki because theysupport the themes in the collections.Film-making has been a natural thing for

me and telling a story by using visualsand music makes it a story complete.

What is next for you?

I am moving to Hollywood in L.A. thissummer to study moving-making since Ihave been accepted by the AFI (AmericanFilm Institute) cinematic photographerprogram. I am also currently involved inpost-production of some films as well asshooting a music video over here. There isso much to learn and do and then there isof course the job of designing the nextIVANAHelsinki collection.

IVANAHelsinki can be bought inmore than20 countries. IVANAHelsinki is run by Paolaand her sister Pirjo Suhonen from NewYork and Helsinki. You can watch Paola’sfilms, the IVANAHelsinki collections aswell as learn more about other projectsand collaborations that IVANAHelsinki areinvolved in at www.ivanahelsinki.com

IVANAHelsinki started as my personalart-project, now it’s a way of living tous. I could easily spend my life like agipsy-being a vagabond, raising sto-ries of love and life and going on myroad trips - but it is pretty much ok todo cute, straight cotton and woollendresses for charismatic drummer girlsand girl-women with beautiful souls.They are the ones who love moonlitfields, pirates, dark forests, crummy

motels, a champagne state of drunk-enness, fragile butterflies, unstable re-lationships, cowboys and guardian an-gels.

After all, I’m sure they are just after alove of their lives, rarely seen mad-peaceful magic, just waiting to see, willhe be a rock star, a motor biker, agnome, a cosmonaut or a sailor.

– Paola Ivana Suhonen is a graduate ofthe University of Art and DesignHelsinki, the fashion and textile designdepartment. Today she teaches in thatvery same university.

– IVANAHelsinki has been the onlyScandinavian women’s wear brandever to be accepted by the official ParisFashion Week “IN” Show calendar.

– IVANAHelsinki has its own atelier indowntown Helsinki where the unique

pieces and small series productionsare done. All knits are manufacturedin Finland and hand-knits come fromLapland.

– Paola Ivana Suhonen has done prod-uct development, print and conceptdesigning for several companies likeHead Snowboards, HP Sauce, Top-shop, Google, Swarovski, Coca-Cola,Canon, Artek, Amnesty Internationaland Mori Art Center in Tokyo.

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Scan Magazine | Design | We Love This

We love this...It is time to begin to shine up the garden because summer is just around the corner. Here is what we love.

By Cecilie Jacobsen

Desiree chairA brand new outdoor chair named Desiree has just beenlaunched at the Stockholm Furniture Fair although it wasoriginally designed in the 1950s by Yngve Ekstrom. It isproduced by Swedese and will look great on the terrace.Retails at £375*. www.informfurniture.co.uk

Flowerpot Garden lampEven though the summer eveningsare light and long, it will still be greatto light up those beautiful flowersand plants when the darkapproaches. The Flowerpot is a lampintended for the garden thatpromises to light up its surroundingsand becomes part of a poetic nature.Retails at £402*.www. scandinaviandesigncenter.com

PipPip Bird HouseBe good to the birds in the gardenand give them this funky bird house.Designed by Stina Sandwall. Retailsat £55*. www.informfurniture.co.uk

*The prices are approximate in pounds sterling

Hammock from KamamejuTime to relax in the garden with yourfavourite person in this large pleatedhammock from the Danish designerKamameju. Retails at £150*.www.designme.dk

Low Tio TableThis great outdoor table is called ”Low Tiotable TI24” and comes in white, black, darkgreen, and rust red. Designed by Chris Martinand Magnus Eleback. Retails at £327*.www.informfurniture.co.uk

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Scan Magazine | Design | Fashion Diary

Fashion Diary... Spring-time favourites By Julie Guldbrandsen

If your wardrobe still isn’t spring ready, these are the key items I suggest you add: the biker denim jacket, a cool maxidress, wedge sandals, a racer-back top, and printed leggings. Spice it up with a sizzling orange-red nail polish.

DagmarBiker denim jacket from Dagmar. £259.00 at www.ASOS.com.

AcnePrinted leggings fromAcne, app. £105 onwww.YouHeShe.com

RützouDraped racer-backtop/dress fromRützou, £155.00. Call+44 (0) 208 969 4441for stockists.

For more sharp Scandi styles, drop into the new By Malene Birger store on MaryleboneHigh Street in London.

Billi BiStudded wedge sandals from Billi Bi,£150.00 at www.wild-swans.com.

Make Up StoreNail polish fromMake Up Store, £11 onwww.makeupstore.se.

Rabens SalonerMaxi dress from RabensSaloner, app. £200,www.rabenssaloner.com

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Scan Magazine | Feature | The Scandinavia Show

The Olympia Conference Centre is goingto be busy on October 9 and 10, whenthousands of visitors will experience atrue cornucopia of Scandinavian brands,ranging from Swedish Volvo, to DanishHomestore, Interior Design Company“Skandium” and tourist boards VisitDenmark, Visit Finland, InnovationNorway, Visit Sweden and Visit Iceland.

Scan Magazine is organizing the grandshow and it is the first of its kind inLondon. Thomas Winther, ExecutiveEditor at Scan Magazine, explains: “Itseems to be a natural development ofthings for us since we, at Scan Magazine,have a Scandinavian team which repre-sents Denmark, Sweden, Finland andNorway and therefore have the best pos-

sible platform for promoting Scandinavia.”The Scandinavia show has received greatbacking from several partners. The DailyTelegraph – the official media partner - isrunning a national media campaign topromote the show, which is the biggest ofits kind.

While it will be possible to taste Scandi-navian food and see design classics aswell as find inspiration for Scandinaviantravel, the Scandinavia Show will also of-fer great cultural experiences such as afashion show arranged by the Londonboutique “Wild Swans”, which sells topScandinavian clothes designs, music per-formances by The Copenhagen Jazz Fes-tival, a kids’ show, Scandinavian children’smovies and much, much more.

And the mission of the Scandinavia Showis clear. Mads E. Petersen, the CreativeDirector at Scan Magazine, says:“Exhibitors showcase and sell the greatScandinavian design classics as well asthe new and hot designs, and visitors willbe able to taste everything from Swedishknäckebröd (flat bread) to Danish hotdogs.The show will truly be a fantastic oppor-tunity for both an English and Scandina-vian audience to experience the best ofbrand Scandinavia as well as give ex-hibitors great media exposure.”

The Scandinavia Show:

The Best of Brand Scandinavia- for you to see, test and buyScandinavia is going to be on everybody’s mind and lips in London later this year, when The Scandinavia Show hitsthe city. More than 100 exhibitors will showcase and sell the best brands that Scandinavia has to offer in fashion, food,design and culture at a two day show. Text by Cecilie Jacobsen

For further information about the show,contact Thomas Winther [email protected] visit: www.scandinaviashow.co.uk

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Scan Magazine | Feature | Sweden – Up North, Down to Earth

But a lot has changed since 1976. Abbadoes not top the charts and the Swedesare not queuing to see a new flick byIngmar Bergman or to buy the latest book

from Astrid Lindgren. But the image ofSweden outside Sweden is still very muchlike it was in 1976. That is something theSwedish Institute (SI) would like to change

Read more about The SwedishInstitute at www.si.se and aboutthe royal wedding on www.love-stockholm2010.se

You can buy Sweden – Up North,Down to Earth at the SwedenBookshop at Slottsbacken 10, OldTown Stockholm or at www.swe-denbookshop.com.

Sweden – Up North, Down to EarthLove is in the air in Sweden this spring. For the first time since 1976 there willbe a royal wedding in Stockholm when Crown Princess Victoria marries herlong-time boyfriend Daniel Westling on June 19.

By Christian Kjellman

with their new book, Sweden – Up North,Down to Earth. When all the tourists flockto Stockholm in time for this summer’swedding and want to know more aboutSweden as it is today, they shoulddefinitely read Sweden – Up North, Downto Earth. Written by two former Swedishexpats, it presents regular Swedes andastonishing Swedes, supercars and indierock bands, vampires and royalty. Why nottry the recipe of reindeer meatballs withglazed garlic confit and red cabbage? Orread about the booming crime literaturescene in the footsteps of Henning Mankelland Stieg Larsson? Everything you needto know about one of the most fascinatingcountries in Europe in only 72 pages.

So what is the Swedish Institute (SI) youmight ask yourself?

SI is a public agency that promotesinterest and confidence in Sweden aroundthe world, and ranks under the SwedishMinistry for Foreign Affairs, just like theircounterparts the British Council in the UKor the Goethe Institute in Germany.

In time for the royal wedding, SI has alsodeveloped a new communication conceptcalled Brands of Sweden. The purpose ofBrands of Sweden is to have collaborationwith the Swedish global brands andcompanies that sponsor the large eventLove Stockholm 2010 – the giantcelebration of the royal wedding,arranged by the City of Stockholm. LoveStockholm 2010 takes place in theSwedish capital from June 6 to June 19.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her Fiancé Daniel Westling.

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Scan Magazine | Food | Time For Fika

To Fika is a good old Swedish word thatbasically means to ‘meet up, have a coffeeand a chit-chat’. We Scandinavians lovenothing more than to meet up for a Fika.This can be done at any time – and a Fikacan take anything from 10minutes to sev-eral hours, depending on how good youare at Fika-ing. If you’re in Norway orDenmark you don’t use the actual wordFika, but the rules of the game are thesame.

For a good Fika you’d be expected to servegood Scandinavian coffee. People in the

Nordic countries drink more coffee thananyone in the world, even the Italians. Thisis because we love our filter coffee – andit needs to be very strong and served inabundance. When you have a Fikarast(coffee break) at work or meet someonefor a Fika it is not unusual to polish off agood 2-3 cups of filter coffee in one sitting.Each. Perhaps this abuse of caffeine goesa little way to explain why the Norwegiansalways sounds so happy and why we’reone of the biggest producers of Europop.Once upon a time, back in the days whenmen were men and women wore twin-

sets and went to bed with rollers in theirhair, people knew how to treat theirguests when they popped by for a Fika. Nopre-packaged cakes, no just popping outto M&S for a roll of digestives and a ham& egg sub. No, no, back when Grannyruled the roost, things were made fromscratch, guests were treated to coffee inthe finest china and nobody had to helpwith the washing up.

Back in the forties, a book was publishedin Sweden entitled “Sju Sorters Kakor” –meaning, Seven Kinds of Biscuits. It does

Time for FikaEvery language contains a few untranslatable words. In Denmark and Norway, “hygge” is generally used as anexample for a general state of lovely cosiness. In Sweden, the word that is hard to translate literally is Fika.

By Bronte Blomhoj

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Scan Magazine | Food | Time For Fika

Recipes2 kinds of Scandinavian biscuits

Little lovely mini coconut macaroonsMakes around 40 macaroons50 grams butter250 g desiccated coconut250 grams caster sugar1 tsp vanilla sugar or extract4 egg whites (medium eggs)

Pop all ingredients in a saucepan overlow heat, stir until butter has melted –do not leave it to sit or the egg will startto brown. Once butter has melted andthemixture is warm, use 2 teaspoons tospoon out little round macaroons onbaking trays lined with grease proof pa-per. Bake at 200 degrees for around 12-14 minutes until golden brown. If you’refeeling fancy, dip the bases in meltedchocolate and leave to dry.

Chocolate Biscuits with pearl sugar(Chokoladsnittar)200g butter (at room temperature)250 ml caster sugar300 grams plain flour (around 5 dl)4 tbsp cocoa powder1 tsp baking powder1 tbsp vanilla sugar (you can use aspoon of extract as well instead)1 medium eggExtra egg and pearl sugar for topping(you can substitute the pearl sugar withfinely chopped almonds)

Pop your oven at 175 degrees. Whisksugar and butter until fluffy, then addthe egg and mix well. Sift in all the dryingredients and mix with the hands un-til you have a shapeable dough. Don’tover mix the dough.

Roll into a big sausage shape and cutinto 4 pieces. Roll each piece out inrectangular shape (around 7 x 15-16cm, just under one centimetre thick).Pop the shapes on a baking tray (not tooclose, they will spread a bit whilst bak-ing). Brush with egg and add sugar oralmonds.

Bake for around 10 minutes. The bis-cuits will still be slightly soft when youtake them out - don't worry, they willcrisp up when dry. While the biscuitsare still warm, cut each rectangularpiece into 2 cm wide pieces across(you'll get around 10-13 pieces per rec-tangle).

Move to a rack and leave to cool. Bothbiscuits keep well for over a week or soin tins (don’t use air tight containers,they’ll go soft on you).

contain recipes for well over a hundredbiscuits and cakes, but the reason for thetitle was simple: seven was the number ofdifferent homemade cakes a good house-wife should offer any guests that poppedover for Fika. Hmmm, yes. Six kinds andyou were stingy (and probably lazy), anymore than seven and you were a show off.Lagom.

This lovely book quickly became part ofSwedish culture and every householdowns at least 4 copies and swears by thefact that it is the most influential booksince the Bible. Almost. Every time a dis-tant relative dies, you are guaranteed toreceive a few more copies. Despite thefact that it is illegal to throw any copies ofthis book away, it is still in print and neweditions are churned out every couple ofyears. There is a fear Sweden may sinkinto the ocean one day from a surplus ofSju Sorters Kakor books. Seeing as veryfew people still offer you seven kinds ofbiscuits when you pop over, one can con-clude that someone somewhere is slack-ing in the baking department.

In Denmark, a similar fashion arose ataround the same time. In the south of

Denmark, near the German border, a tra-dition known nowadays as SønderjyskKaffebord, literally Coffee Table from Søn-derborg, seeks to rival the Swedishhousewife’s offering. There, you are also

expected to serve seven sorts of biscuits –as well as seven sorts of soft cakes – fromcarrot cake to chocolate cake and layercakes. Considering the generation ofSouth Danish ladies who lunched at eachothers’ houses did not have to be carriedaround by pick-up trucks, one must con-clude that restraint is in the backbone ofthose Danes.

While the average Scandinavian house-hold no longer has a mini production lineof home baking going on (the same asmost British households no longer servehigh tea on a daily basis), Scandinaviansstill do love their coffee breaks and we al-ways take time to fika when we can – it issimply part of our culture and still today itis generally accepted you can pop over tovisit your friends without having to syn-chronise your Blackberry diaries 2 weeksin advance. Whether you choose to takeyour fika breaks with seven kinds of cake,or simply pop out for a skinny soya decafwith vanilla syrup in the sun, make sureyou spare a thought for the poor granniesthat had to stay at home baking all dayfretting about how to look better than theneighbour without over stepping the rules– and maybe have a go at making a few ofyour own (ask any Swede and they’rebound to have a few spare recipe books ly-ing around).

Bronte Blomhoj is the owner of Scandi-navian Kitchen, a pan-Scandinaviangrocery store in Central London thatalso serves excellent coffee. The perfectplace for a Fika.

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Scan Magazine | Columns | Food/Humour

Scan Magazine’s Ray O’Connor shareshis tips to help you pick just the rightAustralian wines.

Australia is one of the few wine producingcountries in the world that can match the di-versity of styles that France so proudly boasts.When European settlers arrived there on the‘First Fleet’ in 1788 they brought with themvine cuttings which were to be the beginningof the nation’s wine industry. Fast forward to2010 and there are now sixty-four differentwine regions, or Geographical Indicators eachboasting a unique characteristic. These arespread across the lower length of this vastcontinent – the northern half is simply too hotto grow quality grapes. While Shiraz is grownjust about everywhere other grape varietiesthrive better in specific regions.

Moving from east to west, you will en-counter full-bodied white wines made fromSemillon and Chardonnay in the Hunter Val-ley, a couple of hours drive outside of Sydney.On a day trip out of Melbourne in VictoriaState you will enjoy world-class Pinot Noirs

and Chardonnays, also used for the produc-tion of delicious sparkling wines. The ma-jority of branded wines from Australia comein bulk from South Australia. However, con-sidering it is the largest state there are somegreat variances in quality and styles such asthe impeccable Rieslings from Clare andEden Valley. In terms of red wines this iswhere you’ll find the big, chocolatey styleShiraz from the Barossa Valley and thebeautifully aromatic Cabernet Sauvignon

from Coonawarra. Which brings us to West-ern Australia where Margaret River is the pi-oneer of quality. Surrounded by the sea onthree sides, its maritime climate is ideal forCabernet and Merlot blends, as well asSauvignon Blanc and Semillon blends, mir-roring the styles of wines of Bordeaux.

Ray O’Connor runs tailored wine tastings forgroups or individuals. For more informationvisit www.rayoconnorwine.com

Australia – a continent of diversity By Ray O’Connor

Tim Adams “The Fergus”,Clare Valley 2006Possibly the best value winefrom Australia, The Fergusconsistently outperforms itselfand its peers. It is a sensuousblend of four black grape vari-eties lending fruit characteris-tics of redcurrants, bramblefruits and clove spice with lay-ers of complexity.

Tesco £10.48

Vasse Felix Semillon,Margaret River, 2007Unlike most other whites,Semillon benefits from somebottle age, giving the wine awaxy, honeyed flavour. This is afull-bodied wine with citrusnotes and a touch of oak.

Marks & Spencer’s £11.69

Whenever I log on to my profile, a box onthe left pops up with “suggestions”. Sug-gestions as to who I might want to add asfriends. Fair enough. It seems natural thatFacebook says: “Hey if you know Ant, youmight know Dec as well?” But it doesn’tstop here. Now Facebook without furtherado announces to which of my friends Iought to send a message. Because ac-cording to Facebook it’s been “too long”,so Facebook feels called upon to urge meto “reconnect”. The downside to this in-trusive advice is that Facebook knows ab-solutely nothing about what goes on innon-cyber-space (what some peoplemight refer to as “reality”).

Recently Facebook was persistentlypestering me to “reconnect with Birgit”.Birgit is my Mother and we usually speakon the phone 3 times a week. However in

this specific period she was visiting fromDenmark, staying in my home for 2 weeks,so honestly I felt pretty darn “connected”to her already. But this did not stop Face-book from insisting, every time I loggedonto my Facebook-profile, that I should“send Birgit a message”.

It gets even worse when Facebook, likean overly worried Grandmother, startssuggesting which of my friends I ought to“help finding new friends”. Facebook ishell-bent on me finding new friends forparticularly one of my female friends, andso they keep begging me to introduce herto new people. This fills me with guilt. Itmakes me feel like my girlfriend had juststarted in my class and I am personallyresponsible she doesn’t feel left out.

Luckily I know that the aforementionedfriend is not as bad off as Facebook seems

to think. She’s just one of those odd peo-ple who keeps her friendships alive bysomething as archaic as having real con-versations. In reality she has plenty offriends. But she prefers to see them faceto face, without the “book” as an officious,meddling intermediary.

Mette Lisby is Denmark’s leading femalecomedian. She invites you to laugh alongwith her monthly humour columns. Sinceher stand-up debut in 1992, Mette hashosted the Danish versions of “Have I GotNews For You” and “Room 101”. Mettecurrently lives in London.

IS IT JUST ME... By Mette Lisby

Who thinks that Facebook is taking its role as “social network” way too seriously?

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The list of international associations thathave chosen Finland to host their confer-ences is long and impressive. Finland is asafe and smoothly functioning, reliabledestination that is easily accessible fromall over the world. Between East andWest, Finland is an appealing location fora conference, attracting delegates fromall over the world.

High educational standards have con-tributed to Finland's emergence as acountry of high technology. Finland is wellknown for its mobile phones and boastsmore Internet connections per capita thanany other country. Today, Finland is aworld leader in various high-tech fields.This expertise benefits society as a whole.

For the past twenty years, Finland hasbeen ranked one of the top 20 most pop-ular countries for hosting congresses. Ac-cording to the latest UIA (Union of Inter-national Associations) statistics, Finlandwas the highest ranked Nordic countryand the 17th in the world.

Finland offers a wide variety of high-qual-ity venues – everything from a conferencecentre for 10,000 people to an intimatelog cabin meeting room for 20. AltogetherFinland offers ten venues that can ac-commodate 1,000 to 10,000 persons – thelargest meeting room available has 4,400seats. Helsinki alone boasts around 80hotels – ranging from international chainsto local boutique hotels – with a total of

11,000 rooms. Finland's 14 congress citiesoffer unique settings for meetings smalland large.

Over 90 percent of the respondents to arecent congress survey commissioned byFCB considered the safety and security ofFinnish host cities to be either good orvery good. Congress delegates also sin-gled out the friendliness of Finns forpraise. The country offers genuine hospi-tality and very experienced meetings in-dustry professionals and other serviceproviders. Finns are good organisers.

International conference and event or-ganisers are spoiled for choice in Finland.Events can be held in historical or modern

Finland – the land of thousands of conferencesFinland is a Nordic country renowned for its forests, lakes, fells, snowy winters and nightless summers – and it’s alsoa popular conference destination. Text and photos: FCB

LARGE TRAVEL THEME:

CONFERENCES AND HOLIDAYS INFINLAND

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settings, large cities or small towns, theuniquely scenic archipelagos, the exoticfells of Lapland or beautifully picturesquevenues renowned for their cultural offer-ings.

Situated in the heart of Northern Europe,Finland is easy to get to. Around 180 in-ternational flights arrive daily at Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. Several othercities in Finland are also served by directinternational flights. Helsinki-Vantaa reg-ularly ranks among the very best airportsin the world.

Excellent transport connections ensurethat a congress in Finland can easily becombined with a holiday in some otherpart of the country or in Russia (for ex-ample in St. Petersburg) or one of theBaltic countries. The ferries operating be-tween Sweden and Finland are real "float-ing hotels" and major attractions in theirown right.

Finland is one of the most extensive andunspoiled natural environments in Eu-rope. Finland is sometimes referred to asthe 'land of the thousand lakes', but infact there were a total of 187,888 at thelast count.

A veritable maze of inland waterways –with a profusion of bays, headlands andislands, sometimes opening out intobroader waters – extends across thecountry but is especially dense in theeastern areas. The lakes are linked byrivers, straits and canals and offer a widevariety of recreational opportunities.

Swimming and boating are popular fromJune to August. A network of lakelandsteamer routes links many of the largertowns, providing a leisurely option fortouring the country. In wintertime thefrozen lakes are transformed into a giantplayground for skiers and skaters.

The other major element of Finland'slandscape is the forest, which extends toall parts of the country except for thehighest fells in northern Lapland.

If you are searching for a unique venue foryour next international congress or cor-porate event, or if you would like to estab-lish contact with local experts, FinlandConvention Bureau (FCB) can assist you.Welcome to Finland!

For more information visit:www.fcb.fi

Blue1, Finnish member airline of theSAS Group, flies twice a day fromHeathrow to Helsinki. Fares start from£69 one-way incl. taxes and charges.Book at flysas.co.uk

Scan Magazine | Theme | Finland

Top left: Enjoy the spetacular sunset at Rovaniemi. Below left: Get busy at the Helsinki Action Weekend. Below right: The aula is a great place tomeet. Far right: There is plenty of water sports activities on offer.

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Owned by the Helsinki Workers’ Associa-tion, the 100-year-old Paasitorni buildingrepresents the best Art Nouveau archi-tecture of its time. It is lined with Finnishgranite of the finest quality that was orig-inally extracted from the bedrock of theplot land. The same granite was usedwhen an extension was built in 1925, andalthough this new part of the building wasstylistically more representative of NordicClassicism, it still blended perfectly withthe existing architecture. Paasitorni wasformerly used as an assembly hall for the

Workers’ Association and a venue for cul-tural events, and in the late 1980s it beganoperating as a qualified conference cen-

tre. The building was thoroughly restoredin the mid-1990s, without any compro-

mises to the historical and cultural au-thenticity of its heritage.

Unique milieu

According to Sales Manager Kati Koso-nen, most of the customers at HelsinkiCongress Paasitorni are enchanted by theunique and harmonious milieu that im-mediately surrounds them: “Especiallyforeign guests often tell me how nice it isto visit a place that is so different from thenormal conference world, where the sur-roundings normally seem so inter-

Helsinki Congress Paasitorni – a full-service conference centreSmack bang in the middle of the Finnish capital of Helsinki and by the beautiful Eläintarha Bay lies an impressivegranite fortress full of history and character that is sure to provide a memorable venue for your meeting, seminaror conference. Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, located in Siltasaari, currently offers a versatile assortment ofconference rooms with space for up to 800 visitors, and in 2011 it will go through several expansion projects that willtransform it into a full-service conference centre. By Nia Kajastie | Photos: Helsinki Congress Paasitorni

“Guests often tell me hownice it is to visit a placethat is so different from thenormal conference world”

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changeable and alike. Our milieu reallyawakens people’s curiosity.” In additionto the historically intriguing backdrop, Pa-asitorni offers a great selection of con-gress facilities with integrated modernconvention technology and equipment.Paasitorni currently consists of 30 con-ference rooms that can accommodateanything from small meetings of eight toa large summit of several hundred people.Also available for large sit-down mealsor company functions are the 250-seatRestaurant Paasi that connects to twosmaller cabinets and the Congress Hallwith room for up to 800 people.

Customer-centred service

As the first conference centre in Finland toreceive the ISO 9001 quality certificate,Paasitorni is known for its first-rate serv-ices and a dedicated staff that puts cus-tomer satisfaction above all else. “Cus-tomer feedback is very important to us,

and we collect it systematically after everyconference using questionnaires,” saysKosonen. “The feedback includes a lot ofpraise and a ton of great ideas for im-provements, which we can in turn use asa basis for new and exciting developmentprojects. No other conference establish-ment that we know of has a more sys-tematic way of dealing with feedback thanwe do.”

Full-service future

The fall of 2011 will see the opening of themuch-anticipated Scandic Paasi, a 170-room four-star hotel that will have directaccess to the conference facilities andrestaurants inside Helsinki Congress Pa-asitorni. The hotel will operate from threedifferent buildings, as rooms will be di-vided between the top floors of the Paa-sitorni building, the next-door building anda modern hotel wing to be built in thecourtyard. The new building will include

threemeeting rooms (max. capacity of 300in the largest one) that will help provide amore flexible and versatile conference ex-perience for potential customers, as wellas a multi-purpose entrance hall and anew restaurant with room for 150 guests.As the cherry on top of this new and im-proved full-service congress centre, as ofspring 2011, the Eläintarha Bay in front ofthe Paasitorni building will play perma-nent host to a 200-seat floating restau-rant pavilion, which will be a definite at-traction for travellers and locals alike. Andif you are interested in these new featuresand all that Helsinki Congress Paasitornihas to offer, there really is no time towaste, as some of the hotel rooms have al-ready been booked in advance!

For more information visit:www.paasitorni.fi

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The Dipoli building was constructed in1966 to be used as a student union housefor the School of Science and Technology;it was designed by renowned Finnish ar-chitect Reima Pietilä, who also createdMäntyniemi, the home of the Finnishpresident, and his wife Raila. Pietilä’s vi-sion of the building is without doubtunique and somehow very Finnish, as itdraws a lot of inspiration from nature, an-imal themes, and Finnish building mate-rials like granite and wood. Among its pe-culiar features are the 52 different exits,

100 windows that are of different sizes, thelack of straight angles anywhere and thelobby that is modelled after a fox hole.The Manager of the Congress Centre, LeaLiesiö, knows that Dipoli is one of a kindand has heard customers confirm this:“Dipoli is an essential experience.”

Modifiability ensures versatility

In the near future, Dipoli’s ownership willmove over to Aalto University, which is amerger of three Finnish universities: TheHelsinki School of Economics, Helsinki

University of Technology and The Univer-sity of Art and Design Helsinki. This bodeswell for the future of the congress centre,as it will take over the organisation of theuniversity’s networking meetings as well.Dipoli’s other clients mainly include do-mestic technological or scientific compa-nies, but the experience, eagerness andcapacity to cater to a larger internationalconference or seminar is also acutelypresent. With 20 conference rooms thatcan accommodate small gatherings of 10people or large conferences for over a

Dipoli - Finland’s greenest congress centreLocated in the heart of the scientific community of Otaniemi in Espoo and a convenient 15 minute drive away fromHelsinki, Dipoli is a unique attraction featuring unusual and idiosyncratic architectural designs, and offeringmodifiable conference and event facilities for over a thousand attendants. As the greenest congress centre in Finland,Dipoli is tucked away in a building shaped like the paw of an animal, close to nature and away from the congestionof the city centre. By Nia Kajastie | Photos: Dipoli

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thousand people, Dipoli’s staff has aknack for organising events to suit thespecific needs of their customers, nomat-ter what the size of the assembly. The fourconference rooms on the second floor areconnected by movable walls that can allbe opened to create one large space. Thewall mechanism makes it easy for therooms to be separated or joined even rightin the middle of a meeting. “This modifi-ability is another part of Dipoli’s uniquerichness,” says Liesiö. “And themodifiableevent room is not just like any other ‘hall’,but rather it’s spacious, lovely and fes-tive. Some have even called it the bestfestival hall in Finland.”

Professional service

The architecture and history of the build-ing are at the forefront of the whole expe-rience when visiting Dipoli, but these arecertainly not the only memorable aspectsof this venue: the general standard of

services, staff know-how and profession-alism are all extremely high. The staff isdedicated to applying a consultative salesmethod throughout all proceedings, sothat customers can consult with the samemember of staff from start to finish. “In-ternational customers are sometimesslightly worried when they first arrivehere, but the praise is unbelievable, whenthey realise how everything is done withsuch precision and dedication,” saysLiesiö. “This kind of positive feedback alsotravels fast through word of mouth.”

Green congress centre

Dipoli’s excellent reputation is furthercomplemented by its status as one of thegreenest congress centres in Finland.

Four years ago, Dipoli was the firstFinnish conference centre to receive theWWF Green Office certificate, making it aforerunner in environmentally friendlybusiness ventures. Dipoli’s staff all worktogether to minimise the carbon footprintof their venue. In the office environment,people are encouraged to keep a closeeye on their electricity, water and paperconsumption. Staff members as well ascustomers are given instructions onproper recycling etiquette. Dipoli’s effortsmight be small in the grand scale ofthings, but the nature that inspired itsunique architecture is well worth pre-serving, and, in fact, more businessesshould follow suit.

For more information visit:www.dipoli.tkk.fi/kongressipalvelut

Snuggle up in front of the fire on a cold night.

“Dipoli is an essentialexperience”

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Naantali Spa Hotel is the ultimate destination for relaxation withits deluxe class apartment suites and outdoor pool. Healthtreatments are among some of the best in Europe.

Once upon a time, the water of the local spring of Viluluoto inNaantali, Finland, was thought to have miraculous healing pow-ers. When the rumour spread, people flooded here to see forthemselves if it could help them revitalise.

As it turned out to be true, in the summer of 1732 a healthspring was opened up as a holiday resort for the Russian Em-pire’s aristocracy and courtiers, other emperors, kings, andheads of state - who all saw the magical powers of the mineralwater of Viluluoto.

Now, almost 300 years later, 300,000 customers a year - fromcountries such as Japan, Sweden and central Europe - still floodhere. This time the destination is Naantali Spa Hotel, a privatefamily enterprise founded by Pekka and Ritva Niemi, who con-tinue the healing traditions of the town. The spa is part of theSunborn Group, which offers hotel and restaurant services,health and welfare services among other things. Naantali Spaand Ruissalo Spa in the neighboring city of Turku, are the com-pany’s domestic hotels.

Naantali never ceases to amaze visitors when they stroll past therestored picturesque buildings in the Old Town, most of whichdate back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

“People come here to relax and enjoy the heritage that we sharewith the city of Naantali,” says Marianne Hildén, internationalsales and marketing manager.

More than 25 years have passed since Naantali Spa was built onthe seaside in the Kalevanniemi of Naantali. The Spa was foundedin 1984 as a recreation and therapeutic site for holidaymakers al-ready heading here. The Spa has since had three expansions, firstby two different Sunborn Yacht Hotel ship hotels in 1998 and 2002,and again most recently in 2008, when the Naantali Spa Resi-dence Hotel and room unit was completed close to the Spa. Itboasts 40 new deluxe class apartment suites, and the total ca-pacity of rooms and apartments in Naantali Spa Hotel is now 390.The town’s healing traditions continue with the treatments. What

A spa fit for a kingBy Jonna Dagliden | Photos: Naantali Spa Hotel

“Being a pioneer still requires continuousrenewal and development”


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would a Finnish spa be without the au-thentic saunas, for example? Instead ofjumping in freezing water to cool down, anoutdoor pool is heated to 30°C all yearround – meaning guests can swim incomfort, even when the snow lies like ablanket over the town.

Furthermore, natural clay and peat prod-ucts have been used in health and beautytherapies for hundreds of years. Now, thespa has refined both products andprocesses in their new Clay and PeatTreatment suite, where guests can enjoy acleansing and uplifting menu of treat-ments designed to cleanse, exfoliate,stimulate and moisturize. More modernhealing procedures include facial andbody therapies and massages - includingjewel therapy, coffee body peeling, choco-late-cream bath and rubdown with a lo-tion with chocolate aroma.

“Being a pioneer still requires continuousrenewal and development. The goal is to

have spa services that mirror the latesttrends in the industry without overlookingtraditional values,” says Hildén. “Thesetrends are visible in treatment services, therestaurant as well as room decorations.”

People come here because of the her-itage, but also to escape the urban envi-ronment, often from big cities like Londonor Tokyo. Whether it is for a business con-ference or for leisure, people seek thenatural beauty that only this part of theworld can offer. Just off the coast of Naan-tali lies the Saaristo Archipelago, a col-lection of more than 20,000 islands linkedby a network of bridges and ferries. Someof the larger islands are inhabited, whileothers are little more than lone rockyislets, populated only by the occasionalbird.

To make sure future generations will alsobe able to experience these healing pow-ers of Naantali, and now Turku, Sunbornis participating in a fundraising scheme

for the rescue of the surrounding archi-pelago. The company has agreed to co-operate with the Protection Fund for theArchipelago Sea and will start collectingdonations from the overnight guests ofNaantali and Ruissalo Spas.

“We would like our customers to be ableto enjoy the clear water and the freshsmell of the sea not just now, but also inthe future,” says Marianne Hildén.

Naantali Spa is a member of the reputableRoyal Spas of Europe association. Themembers selected for inclusion in thisassociation are the best spas in Europe,such as Marienbad in the Czech Republic,the Spanish Archena and Baden Badenin Germany.

For more information visitwww.naantalispa.fi andwww.sunbornhotels.com


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Helsinki is a very popular conference des-tination with excellent transport connec-tions worldwide, modern facilities, goodhotels and a safe, clean environment. Theimpressive Helsinki Exhibition & Conven-tion Centre is conveniently situated inPasila, only a 15 minute drive from theairport and a short taxi ride or five min-utes by the frequent commuter train serv-ices to the heart of Helsinki. The Centrehas six exhibition halls, 53 meeting roomsof different sizes and a 4,400-seat audito-rium, totalling over 99,000m2 of floorspace. The versatile space can accom-modate any event involving 100 to 13,000

people or small meetings of as few asnine participants.

The Centre offers state-of-the-art facili-ties with organisational skills to match.“We offer in-house solutions for all meet-ing and exhibition requirements, fromhigh-class restaurant services to state-of-the-art technical amenities. Our on-site hotel offers premium accommoda-tion a few steps away from the conventionand exhibition facilities. Most importantly,our experienced staff take care of our cus-tomers from the start to the successfuloutcome of each event,” says Veronica

Krabbe, Congress Director of the HelsinkiExhibition & Convention Centre, addingthat customer service, throughout the en-tire event, is their highest priority.

Its facilities are versatile and modern inthe Scandinavian style, offering expert,multilingual and friendly service. Clientsbenefit from the best audiovisual technol-ogy available. The new, very fast and safetelecommunications network is one of themost advanced exhibition and conventionnetworks in Europe. Veronica Krabbesays that this ensures that a client getsthe most out of congress presentations

Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre

BIG IS BEAUTIFULHelsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre is the largest conference and exhibition venue in Finland. It is also one ofthe leading congress centres in Northern Europe, and a perfect venue for all types of trade shows, events andmeetings. The Centre attracts over a million visitors a year, and with its ongoing expansion programme it hopes toentice even more delegates and visitors in future. By Päivi Ylänen

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and customer contacts during the event.

Large international summits and highprofile conferences are the centre’s spe-ciality. The biggest event, so far, has beenthe International Diabetes FederationCongress with 10,000 delegates. Even withthe international economic downturn, theexhibition centre organised 1,400 con-gresses, seminars and other events lastyear. The most high profile event was theministerial meeting of the Organizationfor Security and Co-Operation in Europeheld in December 2008 with 2,000 partic-ipants. Its next large congress is the Eu-ropean Anaesthesiology Congress ESA2010 held in June with 6,000 delegates.

Veronica Krabbe stresses that the centredoes not cater for the large organisationsonly. “The Centre has flexible facilities,suited to both large and small conventions,events and exhibitions – even small-scaleface-to-facemeetings find a suitable loca-tion here. We have good facilities to caterfor smaller groups of 200 to 500 people.Our spacious lobby, many restaurants and

cafes complement the service, and theHoliday Inn Helsinki has 244 rooms adja-cent to the exhibition centre,” she says.

TheCentre is well utilized, with bookings foras far ahead as 2016. The Finnish Fair Cor-poration, the owner of the Helsinki Exhibi-tion & Convention Centre, has started ex-panding the centre’s facilities. The new14,700m2 multipurpose hall will serve asan exhibition and congress pavilion andwillbe completed in autumn 2011. It is designedto merge perfectly with its surroundings,and it can be easily converted into ban-queting or exhibition space or into tennis orvolleyball courts, for example. The new hallcan also be used to host internationalsports competitions such as the EuropeanIndoor Athletics Championships.

“Helsinki is an attractive city for meet-ings and events, and the Helsinki Exhibi-tion & Convention Centre is a naturalplace for events that need a whole rangeof flexible andmultipurpose space. This iswhy we are carrying out our largest in-vestment programme ever. The new,

multi-purpose hall will be completed intime for the large annual Furniture, Inte-rior Decoration and Design Fair next year.”

For more information visit:www.finnexpo.fiTel: +358 9 150 91Email: [email protected]

Enjoy the great atmosphere in Helsinki. Photos: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre

Facts about Helsinki Exhibition &Convention Centre- 99,000m2 of highly versatile space- auditorium with seating for 4,400- 44,000m2 of exhibition space- 6 hall areas - largest single hall18,000m2

- conference rooms for up to 1,200participants

- 53 meeting rooms for 8-4,400 people- 11 restaurants and cafes- adjacent to the Holiday Inn Helsinkiwith 244 rooms

- located in Pasila, 5 minutes bycommuter train to the centre ofHelsinki, and a 15 minute drive fromHelsinki airport

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The organisation that brings people hereis the Jyväskylä Convention Bureau (JCB).It provides independent and cost-free as-sistance in bringing international meet-ings and congresses to Jyväskylä.

"Whether it is a meeting in Alvar Aalto’sspirit, a day meeting and cruise for 80people or a winter meeting in a tug boaton a frozen Jyväsjärvi lake – there issomething for everyone," says TuulaPoutanen, Director at JCB. Lake Päijänne,the second largest lake in Finland, is anessential part of the city’s surroundings.

The city is the proud host of world-classevents including the annual Martti Ahti-saari lecture. The tenth President of theRepublic of Finland, Ahtisaari wasawarded both the Nobel and UNESCOpeace prizes in 2008. The lecture has beengiven by government leaders from Fin-land and other countries.

Each year the university and the Univer-sity of Applied Sciences bring high-profileglobal conferences and events to the town.And of course, meetings here are held instyle: venues include the old Universitycampus, Seminaarinmäki, which is de-signed by Aalto.

When it comes to facilities for conferencesand special occasions Jyväskylä can offera wide variety of options – everything frommeeting rooms seating 10 people to idyl-lic country manors and mass events at-tended by 20,000 people.

Jyväskylä Paviljonki is truly a versatilecongress and trade fair centre in the heartof Finland. Paviljonki provides superb fa-cilities for meetings, conferences, exhibi-tions and trade fairs as well as diverse en-tertainment events. Paviljonki providescomprehensive, all-inclusive meetingservices. The speciality is the unique au-

ditorium seating 1,200. It can be trans-formed into 3 separate auditoriums pro-viding seating for 600, 300 and a further300 delegates. Several other lecture andmeeting rooms complete the facilities,and are admirably suitable for hosting allkinds of events. The meeting rooms, exhi-bition halls and restaurants are all underthe same roof – right in the city centre.

For the more daring, Jyväskylä is also thevenue for the Finnish round of the WorldRally Championship. Currently known asNeste Oil Rally Finland, it has been votedthe best rally in the world on several oc-casions. Last year the event attracted300,000 spectators.

For further information visit:www.jcb.fi

Jyväskylä: Step into the world of Alvar AaltoLike an open-air museum, the work of the "Father of Modernism", architect Alvar Aalto, is a reminder of the culturalimportance of his once hometown Jyväskylä in Finland. From classicism to functionalism, architecture in brick tomonumentalism, the town boasts of cutting edge buildings that range from the Säynätsalo town hall to the Municipaltheatre. There is no surprise that businesses from all over the world choose the city for meetings and conferences.

By Jonna Dagliden | Photos: JCB


Maatilamatkailu Peräkangas (RuralTourism Peräkangas) is a family busi-ness located in the serene and scenictown of Lapua in Western Finland. Thereon a farm, in the middle of the atmos-pheric countryside and surrounded byherding cows, lies a rustic villa that canserve as an idyllic venue for a relaxingholiday in the great outdoors, a delight-ful party or celebration, or a unique busi-ness meeting.

Sisko and Kalevi Peräkangas founded thebusiness in 1997 as an additional incometo their dairy farm, and built a spaciousnew villa for guest accommodation. Cur-rent owners, Jarmo Peräkangas and Mar-lena Tuomela, are the next generation totake over the family trade, and they arecontinuing on the same path of high qual-ity customer service and one-of-a-kindexperiences close to nature.

Maatilamatkailu Peräkangas consists ofthe large timber villa that can accommo-date 10-15 people and an extra outbuild-ing for 4-6 people that is only used in thesummer season. As popular and fasci-nating specialities, the facilities also in-clude a smoke sauna and a wooden bathbarrel. In addition, there are endless pos-sibilities for different activities in the ad-joining woods and lakes, as you can goswimming, fishing, skiing or even set up a

paintball game. “The demand for ourservices has been growing rapidly,” saysJarmo Peräkangas. “Accordingly, we arelooking into adding more accommodationspace, as well as working with other travelorganisations to create new develop-ments.”

Experience the authentic Finnish countrysideBy Nia Kajastie

For further information visit:www.maatilamatkailuperakangas.com

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Tampere Hall is celebrating its 20th an-niversary this year and can look back ata successful history as a national and in-ternational hub for conferences, exhibi-tions and concerts.

About two hours North of Helsinki liesTampere, the home of the largest concertand congress centre in the Nordic Coun-tries. With auditoriums seating anythingfrom 24 to 2,000 guests, Tampere Hall hashosted conferences with celebrities likeBill Clinton and the Princess of Thailandas keynote speakers. The hall also hostsexhibitions, usually connected to the con-ferences, as well as big parties, while theconcert programme can offer world starsfrom classical music, opera and ballet, topop and rock concerts.

“Most of our conference clients are asso-ciates of the local universities here. We

therefore host many academic confer-ences, mainly in the fields of medicine,technology and social sciences,” saysErika Eischer, the Head of the CongressDepartment, while emphasising that otherclients are also most welcome.

“The majority of our clients are nationalorganisations, but we have already hostedmore than 300 international conferences,among them a number of EU meetingsand world congresses,” says Eischer. Inaddition to professional events, they alsoorganise smaller trade fairs for the pub-lic, like wedding and antiquities shows,among others. “These exhibitions are par-ticularly popular among the locals,” shenotes. The hall recently won the title asFinland’s best congress hall for the fourthtime, which creates certain expectations.“We are of course very proud of theseawards, but it is also a constant challenge

to maintain the high quality, and fulfil thewishes of our customers,” Eischer ad-mits. There are more than just the hall fa-cilities that attract customers, however;Tampere Hall is situated in Tampere, arelatively small town where everything isaround the corner, which is beneficialwhen hosting international conferences.“It is very convenient, as we know all thelocal restaurants, hotels and shops, andcan therefore help the guests with morethan the conference itself. Additionally,there is an international airport here,which makes the travel easy,” empha-sises Eischer.

20 years as Finland’s top congress centreBy Anne Line Kaxrud | Photos: Tampere Hall

For further information visit:www.tampere-talo.fi


Why not book a seaside cottage with fish-ing facilities and sauna or order a holidaypackage including different activities inTurku and the archipelago such as islandhopping packages, sauna experiences orThe Archipelago Nature School whereyou can study nature more thoroughly?

Archipelago Booking of Finland Ltd pro-vides a central booking system for cottages,villas and other accommodation in theFinnish archipelago so you can explore thesurrounding area of Turku. They alsoarrange guided tours, fishing trips, kayakingor biking tours, sailing and nature trips tothe outer archipelago and theNational Park.

Pirjo Hoffström, managing director, isan expert on the area and she explainsthat the archipelago of south-western Fin-land is unique, not only because of itsmany islands but also because the archi-pelago as well as the city of Turku werehome to some of the earliest populationsand therefore is a truly historical area.

The archipelago was inhabited afterthe islands emerged from the sea andever since the ice age, people have beenliving there. The environment is a culturedlandscape with its special plants, formedby the cows and sheep grazing there. Inwinter there is ice and living conditions arevery different from the summer.

And the choices of places to visit aremany. “We arrange tours to visit many in-teresting places, for example to Bengt-skär, the highest lighthouse in Scandi-navia or a replica of a Viking village on theisland of Rosala. But the nature experi-

ence is the best we can offer; you can pickberries and mushrooms and enjoy wildfood,” says Pirjo Hoffström.

The peak season is in July, startingfrom midsummer to the beginning of Au-gust. “We welcome foreign visitors espe-cially in August, the sea is warm and theFinns have returned to work and schoolsand we have a lot of free space,” says PirjoHoffström.

Discover the wild wonders of the Finnish Archipelago

For further information visit:www.suomensaaristovaraus.fi

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Aalborg is a multi-faceted city - full ofcontrasts. It is grand on a manageablescale and all the major city attractionsare concentrated within easy distance.From fast-paced fun to peaceful oases.From a foaming draft beer to sublimegastronomy. From the Viking era to theMiddle Ages, to modern art. As an addedattraction, the countryside around Aal-borg is inviting and beautiful.

Gastronomical experiences

Famed for Aquavit, Aalborg is both quirkyand chic with more restaurants and barsper resident than any other town in Den-mark. There is something to suit every-one’s palate and pocket. From the creamcoloured interior and international fusion

style of Mortens Kro to NordensFolkekøkken based on the classicalNordic cuisine cooked in new ways withlocal herbs and berries. Down at the har-bour you can find Prinses Juliana, a float-ing seafood and gourmet restaurant inthe former Dutch training ship named af-ter Princess Juliana of the Netherlands in1932.

Sporting the longest continuous stretch ofrestaurants, pubs, cafes, live-music ven-ues and bars, Jomfru Ane Gade is theperfect place to kick-start a weekend.

Art and culture in Aalborg

For art lovers visit 'Kunsten' – Museum ofModern Art Aalborg. Experience the in-

triguing architecture designed by Finnisharchitect Alvar Aalto and see the COBRA-paintings by Danish artist Asger Jorn inthe permanent exhibitition. The new UtzonCentre designed by famous Danish archi-tect Jørn Utzon (best known for buildingAustralia’s Sydney Opera) offers a fasci-nating display of contemporary Danishand International art and design. The newart centre, Nordkraft Cultural Centre, onthe city's harbour front is a vibrant housewhere many different cultural and sportsplayers inspire and enrich each other andoffer the public great cultural experiences.

Aalborg – the fastest city-breakMake the most of the weekend on a City Break to Aalborg – a top destination at the top of Denmark. Just a two hourflight with Norwegian from London Gatwick you will find Aalborg - gateway to North Jutland's fantastic nature andthe city itself has plenty to offer whether your preference is for culture, shopping or clubbing. By Visit Aalborg

For further information visit:www.visitaalborg.com

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At a time when Aalborg is redefining itsidentity in terms of culture and tourism,through outstanding architecture and theredevelopment of the harbor front, the cityis uniquely fortunate in that it can presentthe work of a great Nordic Master of Mod-ern architecture, Jørn Utzon – who actu-ally grew up in Aalborg.

Architectural light

The way of sculpting with light can beseen in the work of Jørn Utzon, mostdramatically in the design of the interiorsof the auditorium, “spidsgatterhallen”,and the library of the Utzon Centre. JørnUtzon was preoccupied with light,inspired by nature, fascinated by the ideasof ancient architecture and all his work is

characterized by a humane approach.

Utzon and Aalborg Shipyards

One of Utzon’s biggest influenceswas boat-building. Utzon’s father Aage was an engi-neer and naval architect at the shipyards inAalborg. He was well-known all over theworld for designing yachts characterizedby their speed and the distinctive curvatureof their sterns. These were known as“Spidsgatter”. It was Jørn Utzon’s early ex-perience of working with his father thatwould later give him the formal languageand self-confidence to create the hugeboat-like roof-shells of the Sydney OperaHouse. It was, therefore, appropriate forthe Utzon Centre to be built on the harborfront of his hometown of Aalborg. It was, of

course, thismaritime environment that in-spired his early development. Utzon did notwant the Utzon Centre to be amuseum. Hewanted it to be an active and dynamic pub-lic venue for the display, development anddiscussion of architecture, design and art.

Aalborg’s new image

The Utzon Center does not only give peo-ple a place to be on the Aalborg har-bourfront, but, like Sydney’s opera house,it will come to define the identity of thecity. It will help put Aalborg firmly on theinternational architectural map.

The Utzon WaterfrontSydney has its world-famous opera house on the waterfront designed by Jørn Utzon. Now Aalborg has its ownwaterfront masterpiece designed by that very same Utzon. By Visit Aalborg

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For further information visit:www.utzoncenter.com

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Aalborg Storcenter was established asthe first mall in the northern part of Jut-land in 1996, a few miles south of AalborgCity. After its opening, the Shopping Cen-tre became a regional attraction and apowerful player in the retail market.

Today, the Storcenter has become one ofthe main attractions in Aalborg, calledCity Syd (South City) and it is surroundedby more than 100 specialist shops, at-tractingmore than 6million visitors a yearwith 6,000 free parking spots. You canspend an entire day visiting outlets, shopsfor pets, hardware, furniture, sports, golf,garden centres and much more.

“Just name it and you’ll find it here,” saysPreben Bjerregard, director of AalborgStorcenter, pointing out that you will find65 specialist shops alongside Denmark’s

largest warehouse Bilka within almost50,000 exciting square metres.

This makes Aalborg Storcenter a world offashion, lifestyle, personal care, coffeeshops, snack bars, restaurants and ofcourse exciting shops for the kids. Andthere is also a new IKEA in the area, whichalone attracts more than one million cus-tomers a year. And customers need neverfeel lost in the huge warehouse.

“Our staff always walk the extra mile inorder to satisfy our customers,” saysPreben Bjerregard.

Throughout the year Aalborg Storcenterhosts a variety of activities such as Fash-ion shows, exhibitions and castings for its30,000 daily visitors which mean that itcan get really busy.

“It can get a bit crowded at times, espe-cially around Christmas and the summerholiday season, when we have many Nor-wegian, Swedish and German tourists vis-iting us. We look forward to seeing youand your family in the near future,” saysPreben Bjerregard.

Aalborg Storcenter is located near Aal-borg City, close to hotels, the airport andhighways.

AALBORG STORCENTER By Emelie Krugly | Photos: Aalborg Storcenter

Aalborg Storcenter gives you plenty of shops to choose from.

For further information visit:www.astc.dk

“Our staff always walk theextra mile in order to satisfyour customers”


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Do you go to an art museum for the solepurpose of looking at ‘art’? Not neces-sarily, if you visit Kunsten – museum ofmodern art. It’s the product of a masterarchitect’s vision, and you see it immedi-ately as you approach.

The art at Kunsten is a mixture betweenmodern and contemporary art and with1,500 permanent paintings and sculpturesfrom the twentieth century and forward,the museum is one of Aalborg’s main at-tractions.

The experience starts immediately whenyou approach the 6,000sq m building. Themuseum has four permanent collectionsand a few different exhibitions every year.

The Danish artist J.F. Willumsen occu-pies a central place in the permanent col-lection, which also boasts a fine selectionof works by artists from the first half of the20th century. The museum also has a fewexhibitions every year and this spring theyshow “The home of art” created by thecurator of the museum, Gitte Ørskou.

“The central gallery at Kunsten has beenfurnished as a private home, in which theworks of art are displayed as elements ina home,” says Gitte.

Kunsten’s extensive collection of Fluxusart has been used as well as other workswhich have long been in store. These havenow been brought out and displayed in anew setting.

KUNSTEN– the result of a master architectBy Charlotte Ågren | Photos: Michael Damsgaard

In addition to their artistic quality, some ofthe works also tell fascinating stories. TheDanish surrealist painter Wilhelm Fred-die, for instance, was barred from enter-ing Germany during the Nazi era becauseof a single painting. Another of WilhelmFreddie’s works was confiscated by Dan-ish police in 1936 because of its “porno-graphic nature,” and later contributed toan entire redefinition of the legal term,pornography. Both works are on display inthe museum.

A building with unique characteristics

The Kunsten building was built between1968-1972 by Elissa and Alvar Aalto andJean Jacques Barnel.

They made the museum world famous bythe unique use of natural light and themobile partition wall system that makesthe building change character dependingon the requirements of each individual ex-hibition.

Encircled by a sculpture park, an am-phitheatre and a grassy terrace, the build-ing rises to meet the adjoining hillside.

“The result is that local natives, as well astourists, flock to the museum not only toview its unique collection of modern andcontemporary art, but to explore the fan-tastic building and its surroundings,” saysGitte.

Visit the museum all year around.

For further information visit:www.kunsten.dk

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You will never be short of things to do in Aalborg. With the newsports and cultural center Nordkraft, music, theater and sportsare on offer every day and night of the week in a spectacularbuilding which used to be an old power plant.

Nordkraft, with the total space of 30,000 square metres, is Aal-borg’s new cultural power house. It is home to a broad range ofcultural institutions ranging from theaters, to art schools, cine-mas and sports clubs, a café and a library. With Nordkraft the cit-izens of Aalborg now have access to the best sports and culturalactivities under one roof.

The first of its kind

Nordkraft is the first of its kind – perhaps in the entire world,since the cultural power house combines both sports and cul-ture.

Bo Jeppesen, who is the chairman of the board of Nordkraft, ex-plains the visions for Nordkraft: “We wanted to create a placewhere a synergy between culture and sports could be created anda place that could house both spare time hobbies and culturalevents. We went to visit several places all over the world, butnever found somewhere that did just that. Nordkraft is thereforethe first of its kind in the world.”

Nordkraft was from 1945 up until 1995 a power plant but sincebeing closed down the building was abandoned and ramshackle.The architect group Cubo has now changed that and Nordkrafthas undergone a total renovation where the historic elementsfrom 50 years of power production have been kept.

A huge success

The citizens of Aalborg are already thrilled about Nordkraft. Withmore than 15,000 guided tours since its opening in the autumnlast year, Nordkraft is already a huge success. “The interest forNordkraft has been overwhelming and I think this has to do withthe unique building which stands out in Aalborg. It rises 50metres into the air and has a huge body mass,” says BoJeppesen.

Nordkraft in Aalborg– the new cultural power house

By Cecilie Jacobsen | Photos: Visit Aalborg

“The interest for Nordkraft has been over-whelming and I think this has to do with theunique building which stands out in Aalborg”

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Nordkraft cost 380 million Danish kronerto build, of which the council of Aalborgpaid 85 million. Other investors includeDGI (Denmarks’ sports and gymnastic as-sociation), Skråen (a regional musicvenue) and several other stakeholders.

In constant development

Another vision for Nordkraft is that it is tobe in constant development. Bo Jeppe-sen explains that this is both a wish andan objective: “We are constantly workingon expanding the circle of stakeholders.Diversity is essential not just in terms ofthe variety of activities offered but alsotime-wise since we want the house to beused all day long,” he says.

Corporate service apartments are still upfor sale at Nordkraft and it is expectedthat the last available space of the powerhouse will be filled with new residentslater this year. When the house is up andrunning it is estimated that 75 stakehold-ers with a total of 500-600 employees willhave their base in Nordkraft.

The residents of ”Nordkraft” includeamong others: Themusic union “Skråen”,Jomfru Ane Teateret, Aalborg Kulturskoleand Den Rytmiske Dag-og aftenskole aswell as Aalborgs Kickboxing Club, JydskHåndbold Forbund and the gymnasticunion, DGI – just to mention a few.

For more details about the many clubsand associations take a look here:

Skråen: www.skraaen.dk

Biffen Art Cinema:www.biffen-aalborg.dk

Kunsthal Nord - KunstVærket:www.kunstvaerket.dk

KUL: www.kuldnordkraft.dk

Dreamhouse: www.dreamhouse.dk

Aalborg Universitets Idrætsud-dannelser: www.studieguide.aau.dk

Azzurra Nordkraft: www.azzurra.dk

DGI: www.dgi.dk

Fokus Folkeoplysning:www.fokus-folkeoplysning.dk

Ålborg Bibliotekerne:www.aalborgbibliotekerne.dk

SIFA: www.sifa.dk

Den Rytmiske Dag - og Aftenskole:www.den-rytmiske-aalborg.dk

Ålborg Sportskarate:www.sportskarate.dk

Ålborg Kickboxing Klub: www.akbk.dk

Ålborg Kulturskole:www.denmusiskeskole.dk

For further information visit:www.nordkraft.dk

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Friis Centeret is designed by the archi-tects C.F. Møller and had an overwhelm-ing 150,000 visitors in the first week ofopening. They had the opportunity tocheck out new concept stores as well asthe hotel and fitness centre which is lo-cated within the 64,000 squaremetre cen-tre. Anton Hessellund, from the companyA. Enggaard A/S who are the entrepre-neurs behind the centre, explains howthey came up with the idea for the centreto attract new concepts to Aalborg.

“The ambition for the new centre has beento create a natural hub for trends andconcepts. It is for everybody who wants agood shopping experience combined withthe charm of Aalborg. We have tried tocreate the centre as a thought-throughunity which fits into the town’s architec-ture, size and mix of stores,” he says and

emphasizes that the shopping centre doesnot ruin the townscape of Aalborg.

Friis Centeret has attracted new conceptstores from G-star Raw and Monkey andthe owner of the famous restaurantMortens Kro has opened a new steak-house in the centre. It is possible to buyanything from toys, and sportswear, toshoes and numerous brands of clothesfrom the 50 shops in the centre.

So far the Friis Center has been a hugesuccess and Anton Hessellund believes

that this proves that it is possible to keepretail businesses in the smaller provincialcities in Denmark by creating new and ex-citing shopping possibilities. He is hopingthat other smaller towns will follow, sothat retail business does not only grow inDenmark’s larger cities.

Friis Centeret – Aalborg’s new shopping centreOn 23 March 2010, the citizens of Aalborg got a new place to shop. Friis Centeret opened in the middle of the towncentre and with more than 50 shops, a hotel, fitness centre and 850 parking spaces, there is plenty to choose from.

By Cecilie Jacobsen | Photo: Friis Centeret

The Friis center is developed by theentrepreneur company A. EnggaardA/S from Aalborg. It is owned byDanica who also owns 15 othershopping centres in Denmark. Thecompany Steen and Strøm runs thecentre.

For further information visit:www.enggaard.dk

“It is for everybody who wantsa good shopping experiencecombined with the charm ofAalborg”


Are you up for an amazing experience?Do you want to celebrate life? Do youwant to do something fun andmemorable? Then the Aalborg Carnivalis the event you do not want to miss.

The Carnival is the largest in NorthernEurope with up to 25,000 participants inthe Grand Parade and more than 100,000spectators marvelling at the themagnificent wave of colours, impressivecostumes, music, rhythms and dancefrom all corners of the world. The carnivalis taking place on 29 May but warms upon 28 May with visits from internationalcarnival groups.

The first Carnival in Aalborg was held inthe centre of Aalborg onMay 28, 1983. Theparade consisted of 5-10,000 participantsand has grown steadily ever since.

“What makes Aalborg Carnival different toothers is that everyone can be a part of it,

there is no dress code, nor do you need tosign up in advance. It’s very much aspontaneous event giving much freedom,creating our unique identity,” says KlausBystrup, Chief Executive Officer and adds:“You are the entertainer - the street isyour stage!”

The theme for this year is Mars & Venus

As they say, men are from Mars and

women from Venus. At this year’s event,the sexes and planets collide! Let yourimagination go beyond to places where ithas never been before.

Carnival – costumes, music, rhythms and dance from all corners of the world

For further information visit:www.karnevaliaalborg.dk/english

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There is no need to pay big bucks for well-being anymore. If you happen to be in Aal-borg, you can pop down to the newly reno-vated cultural house Haraldslund for thefull treatment.

At the newly renovatedHaraldslund you cando it all: swim, take a steam bath, have amassage, join a fitness class, drink coffee,surf the Internet or just read your daily pa-per – all at very affordable prices.

Haraldslund was originally built as apublic swimming pool back in 1969 and isdesigned by the architect Jacob Blegvad.30 years later the placewas in serious needof renovation and in 2002, Haraldslund wasreborn as amodern cultural house now of-fering so many activities that it is hard tochoose.

Centre manager Jan Frederiksen ex-plains about turning the center into amulti-cultural house:

“Haraldslund is owned by the counciland it should therefore benefit everybody in

the town. We wanted to do that by offering,amongmany other things, well-being at af-fordable prices and thereby do somethinggood for the citizens of Aalborg,” he says.

Today, Haraldslund offers conference fa-cilities, fitness with more than 70 classesper week, sauna, steam bath, a children’sarea, Internet café, a library – and there ismore to come. The latest invention is a large

outdoor area which currently is under con-struction. The new area will include aheated pool and a spa, a fitness area, campfires and deck chairs to be used all yearround.

Haraldslund – Aalborg’s new cultural house

For further information visit:www.haraldslund.com

After a long day exploring Aalborg, youdon’t want to miss the chance to relaxand enjoy quality Danish food togetherwith a glass of wine at restaurant“Kystens Perle”, ideally located by themarina.

The red picturesque house is lying next tothe water with seating for up to 170 peo-ple, both inside for the rainy days and out-side during the hot summer days. On themenu you will find fish, seafood and meatthat are prominent parts of any traditional

Danish dish. Another dish typical in Den-mark is Æggekage (egg cake) – that issimilar to an omelette, but made withflour so that it rises slightly.

“We believe that the combination of thebest goods, quality food and beautiful sur-roundings will make the dining a real ex-perience,” says Tina Stenderup, owner ofKystens Perle since 2006.

The restaurant opened almost one hun-dred years ago and is one of Aalborg’sbest kept houses, so it was obvious tokeep it as it was built, only to renovatethe kitchen and toilets.

You will find the restaurant by the water,just a 20 minute walk from the city centre.

Kystens Perle – tradition by the marina By Charlotte Ågren

For further information visit:www.kystensperle.com

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Scan Magazine | Hotel of the Month | Comwell Aspenäs

“Comwell Aspenäs combines historiccharm with modern amenities as we haveturned it into a modern meeting place,but we have also made sure to preserveits historical beauty,” says manager Ca-rina Gustavsson.

The manor house has been run byComwell since 2000 but its history datesas far back as the 16th century. Themanor you see today was built in 1823 byJohan Von Holten. His successor was thewholesaler Arthur Seaton who built abeautiful English park and gardens, where

he kept exotic animals and threw extrav-agant parties for invited celebrities.

For anyone and everyone

The manor offers excellent settings formeetings and conferences as well as par-ties and weddings. The vast area is perfectfor anything from large conference groupsto small birthday parties.

It has its own wedding coordinator and isa popular venue for weddings. “Our guestsalways say that this would be the perfectsetting for a wedding and many choose to

have both their wedding cer-mony and reception here,”says Gustavsson.

An array of activities

The 181-bed manor and itsvarious conference houses of-fer an array of both relaxingand more challenging activi-ties, depending on what youare in the mood for. “You cango for a walk or run in the sur-

rounding forest and gardens. Enjoy aworkout at the manor's fitness centre orhave a drink on the manor terrace, whilstenjoying the stunning view of the lake,”says Gustavsson.

In addition to this the manor also hassaunas, Jacuzzis, a library, pool tablesand darts.

“For our conference guests we arrangeactivties such as lectures and wine tast-ings, as well as a wide variety of outdooractivities,” says Gustavsson.

For anyone who wants to have a day ofshopping and culture, Sweden's secondlargest city Gothenburg is only a short cardrive away. A perfect ending to the daywould be dinner at the manor's ownrestaurant which offers an eclectic menuwith excellent food.

Hotel of the Month, Sweden:

Comwell Aspenäs – friendly and flexible serviceSituated by the lake Aspen and only 20 minutes away from Gothenburg and Landvetter airport, Comwell Aspenäsoffers beautiful and relaxing settings for both business and leisure visitors. Text by Sara Schedin

For further information visit:www.aspenas-herrgard.se

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Scan Magazine | Hotel of the Month | Hotel Yöpuu

Hotel Yöpuu has been running for 21 yearswithin a charming 1920s building, locatedin Jyväskylä, Central Finland, 147 kilome-tres north-east of Tampere on the north-ern coast of lake Päijänne.

“We have an ideal location in the centre ofJyväskylä. All the essential sights ofJyväskylä are in close proximity and therestaurant offers an experience not to bemissed,” says Katriina Pilppula, directorof Hotel Yöpuu.

26 individual rooms are available, includ-ing two elegant suites, 13 double/twinrooms and 11 single rooms. One suite hasa private sauna and another, a two-persontub. A restaurant provides high-class finedining; there are also good meeting facil-ities for small groups. The hotel alsocaters for weddings with especially deco-rated honeymoon suites for wedding cou-ples.

“We are a small hotel and are very popu-lar throughout the whole year. Almost 30%of our quests are international but mostcome from Europe,” says Katriina Pilp-pula and adds: “Jyväskylä has a lot to of-fer throughout the year, such as fishing,golfing, boating, cross country skiing, icehole swimming, and skating for example.”

In the hotel’s restaurant, head chef JukkaKyllönen at the Pöllöwaari restaurantcooks aesthetically beautiful, fresh andhigh quality food. Raw materials and

flavours follow seasonal variation. Finnishmeat, fish and vegetables are oftensourced regionally and are the heart ofthe menu.

Katriina Pilppula explains that the headchef and his team value domestic ingre-dients but are also keen to use the fasci-nating tastes of the world. Ingredients arejoined with garnitures and sauces that areinspired by international styles and tastes.And the wines are also very special:

“Our sommelier Ulla Häkkinen selectswines, each with its own story. The selec-tion is composed of classic European andNewWorld wines. They aremostly organicor biodynamic wines created by small in-teresting producers and are selected fromtheir best vintages,” says Katriina Pilppula.

For further information visit:www.hotelliyopuu.fi

Hotel of the Month, Finland:

The exquisite Hotel YöpuuHotel Yöpuu & Restaurant Pöllöwaari offers its guests a memorable and unique experience. Each of the hotel’s roomsis individualy decorated and styled. The aim is to create a welcoming atmosphere, guaranteed by the professional staff.

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Scan Magazine | Inn of the Month | Ballebro Færgekro

Located in southern Jutland in Denmark,Ballebro Færgekro is one of four historicinns in Denmark and a member of boththe Association for Historic Hotels in Den-mark and Europe. All the interior décor isold-style furniture and paintings whichunderline the historic tradition in a part ofDenmark where a lot of dramatic historyhas taken place. This allows visitors aunique experience whether they come todine, have a romantic get-away, partici-

pate in a conference, get married or havetheir child’s confirmation.

A long and old history

Ballebro Færgekro was built in 1729 as afarm close to the ferry and in 1870 alicence was issued to make this an inn.Back then thousands of travelers restedand ate a good meal here before theyboarded the ferry to the Island of Als.Ballebro Færgekro has since then been

run by several tenants before it wasbought by businessman Hans MichaelJepsen, who restored it from 1993 to 1996.During the restoration period, old picturesand paintings were kept and stories werestudied, so that respect was paid to theold, original style.

Today tenant Peter Phillip runs BallebroFærgekro with his wife Tina and he ex-plains that the Inn is the place where his-

Inn of the Month, Denmark:

The historic Ballebro FærgekroWake up in beautiful rooms with a view to the sea, have your meeting or conference in a majestic hall and enjoydishes from a delicate menu at the historic Ballebro Færgekro.

By Cecilie Jacobsen | Photo: Courtesy of Ballebro Færgekro

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tory meets great nature, making it a per-fect place for excursions.

Both Peter and Tina Phillipp have a back-ground in the hotel industry but decided,because of odd shifts, to work together atBallebro Færgekro more than ten yearsago. Moving from the capital Copenhagento the countryside in Jutland was quitean upheaval, but looking back it has beenworth all the hard work. Just being able tospend time together in such beautiful sur-roundings is a treat itself, explains PeterPhillipp.

Personalised conferences

Ballebro Færgekro offers a huge variety ofservices here among the conferencerooms and they cater for large and smallconventions.

“What really differentiates us from thelarger hotels is that we offer intimacy andpersonality because the staff is nevermorethan a door away,” says Peter Phillipp andpoints out that that the largest conferenceroom can sit up to 150 people and has allthe modern equipment that is needed tomake a conference successful. It is possi-ble to buy a conference package that in-cludes all meals and there are 11 rooms ifguests need to spend the night.

For Peter and Tina Phillipp running Balle-bro Færgekro is all about the hosting.

“We love to be in contact with our guestsand see it as our mission to ensure thatour guests get that personal and warmexperience when they stay at Ballebro,”says Peter Phillipp.

Food for every taste

At Ballebro Færgekro you can spoil yourtaste buds with fine wine and great diningas Tina and Peter Phillipp have developeda menu which allows both traditional andgourmet dining.

You can therefore dig into a traditionalprawn cocktail or a fillet of plaice or spoilyourself with lamb shank, smoked duckand white chocolate mousse while youhear the clucking water from the sea inthe background. All Ballebro Færgekro’s

dishes are prepared using good, Danishingredients and they are prepared by ateam of excellent chefs.

Ballebro Færgekro is altogether, with itsbeautiful surroundings, excellent food,

and warm and welcoming hosts, a perfectplace to have your next business meeting,take your family out or have a break withthat special someone.

Read much more about BallebroFærgekro and make your booking atwww.ballebro.dk

Peter and Tina Phillipp

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Scan Magazine | Travel | Tailor-made trips to paradise

Operating at the top-end of the travelmarket, Peacock Travel provides a be-spoke service for its busy clients, whowant the perfect holiday. The company of-fers tailor-made trips, incorporating ex-pert knowledge of the best places to goand a complete service covering every de-tail of the holiday, from home to destina-tion and back again.

Peacock’s founder Hans Henrik Obel hasbeen working in the travel industry for

over 20 years. He says the company hasfound its niche, providing the attentive andcomprehensive service that its busy Scan-dinavian clients want – someone to man-age their holiday from start to finish, andensure that every detail is taken care of.

Peacock’s service is based around work-ing very closely with its clients to first es-tablish the type of holiday experience theywant and second using the vast experi-ence of the companies travel consultants

to find the right transport, destination andaccommodation.

Obel says: “For our clients we are justlike an accountant or a lawyer: we providea professional service. We understandwhat they want and when they want it.Typically our clients provide some ideasabout where they would like to go –whether it’s Bali, Morocco, the US orKenya – and then we are able to makesuggestions. We have put a lot of work

Tailor-made trips to paradiseAll work and no play? Unsure of where to find a really special exclusive holiday destination? A Copenhagen-basedconsultancy is setting up in the UK to help you getaway on the trip of a lifetime

By Ian Welsh | Photos: Courtesy of Peacock Travel

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into finding the right faraway places, theluxurious niche hotels and resorts.”

As Obel points out, anyone can book a ho-tel, but for the best experience it’s impor-tant to get the right room. “We knowwhich is the right room. We have personalcontacts with themanagement of the besthotels. And if we don’t actually know themourselves, then we know someone whodoes,” he says.

Where to go, and when

Sowhere are the top destinations this year?Obel says it all depends on when you wantto take a trip. This summer Peacock hassome new recommendations for its clientsin southern Europe. Obel says: “Every yearwe look for some exciting new hideaways

and this year we’ve found beautiful desti-nations in Cyprus, Italy and Portugal.”

Travelling to some of the world’s mostbeautiful cities is, unsurprisingly, verypopular. “Many of our Scandinavian clientschoose to travel to Italy, andmost of thesewant to visit Rome and Florence,” Obelsays. Of course, taking a trip to these his-toric centres is about more than just ahotel experience. “We provide personalguides to get the most out of what thesebeautiful cities have to offer. And getting

the right guide matched to what the clientwants is very important.”

For a further flung holiday, particularly toescape the winter weather, Peacock spe-cialises in arranging trips to the IndianOcean and Africa. The latter is a particu-lar favourite of Obel’s.

“You can see Africa in so many ways. Whynot take a helicopter trip from Johannes-burg to Nairobi stopping off at all the high-lights on the way: a fantastic experience.Or take a very luxurious train – the Africanequivalent of the Orient Express – for aneight-week journey of a lifetime from Daras Salaam to Johannesburg,” Obel says.Peacock can also organise more regularsafari holidays – not just the spectacular.

“We have personal contactswith the management of thebest hotels”

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Whatever you prefer, though, Obel rec-ommends Tanzania. “That’s the realAfrica. There are big plains with no fences.To get the best experience it is definitelyTanzania,” he says.

Idyllic islands

The Indian Ocean islands also have a lot tooffer. Obel says: “Mauritius is a greatplace for young families. The entire islandis set up to cater for children and there arelots of things for them to do. Of course,there is a lovely climate all year round.”

For some of the best scuba diving in theworld, the Maldives is the place to visit,Obel says. And a holiday in the Seychelles“is like being in Paradise on Earth”.

A particular benefit of Africa and the IndianOcean is that the flights from northernEurope are north/south, so there is no jetlag compared, for example, with travel-ling to south-east Asia. “If you’re on a ten-day holiday you don’t want to spend the

first two with jet lag. Our hard-workingclients can really only take up to ten daysoff at a time so the Indian Ocean is a con-venient destination for them,” Obel says.

The Scandinavian touch

What is it that makes Peacock’s Scandi-navian clients different from, for exam-ple, UK travellers? Obel says that it’s amatter of “how you want your holiday ex-perience”. Scandinavians prefer shortertrips, for example, but want more activi-ties while on holiday.

“We specialise in providing an expert serv-ice for the Scandinavian community. As aScandinavian company we are able to pro-vide the service levels they want.” Peacockis establishing a UK presence so that itcan work more effectively with UK-basedclients. “We can go and see clients to dis-cuss their next holiday. It’s part of the per-sonal service we provide,” Obel says.

Whether it’s for a holiday of a lifetime or

just a regular exclusive get-away, Obelstresses that “an agreement with Pea-cock Travel is an agreement. We don’tmess around, and provide only the bestcustomer service. Anyone can book a ho-tel, but we know the best places and canmake a holiday a fantastic experience.”

For more information go towww.peacocktravel.co.ukor call Hans Henrik Obelon 01372 475802.

Hans Henrik Obel, founder of Peacock Travel.Photos: Yiannis Katsaris

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About an hour northwest of Aarhus, on thecoast on East Jutland lies Molskroen. It isrenowned for its Danish-inspired delica-cies, concocted by Denmark’s new num-ber one chef, Tommy Friis.

Aiming for the World Championship

“It’s been a very good year so far. After fiveattempts at the Danish Championship,with second place last year, it felt good towin,” says Tommy Friis about the compe-tition in January. He won over the judgeswith his menu consisting of trout in aro-matic oils, smoked leg of lamb with al-monds, and chocolate crests in a nest.The chef is now aiming to compete for theWorld Championship Bocuse d’Or.

“My goal is to win the Bocuse d’Or, but forthe next couple of years I will focus onthe restaurant and my family”, saysTommy, who admits that it is challenging

to combine life as a chef with a 1½ yearold daughter and wife. 12 to 17-hour daysdo not leave much time for anything butthe kitchen. “It is tough. Competitionshave to come first, while family comessecond,” he says.

There is no doubt that being a chef is de-manding, and Friis emphasises that youhave to have a passion for food.

“You have to be passionate about it, andhave fun while cooking. For me competingis like cycling or playing football,” he saysand continues “and you definitely need tobe competitive. Youmust want to win, sec-ond places doesn’t count.”

Lobster at work – sandwich at home

Friis was about 10 years old when he de-cided he wanted to be a chef, and was al-ready by then a frequent user of thekitchen at home. At 17 he started as atrainee at a restaurant with a menu he

Restaurant of the Month:

Molskroen: Enjoy great gourmet foodin a relaxing atmosphereWith black lobsters, salted haddock and banana cake with liquorice on the menu, Molskroen Restaurant is alreadya top-rated gourmet restaurant. Now the restaurant also houses Denmark’s Chef of the Year, Tommy Friis.

By Anne Line Kaxrud | Photos: Courtesy of Molskroen

“People often come here toget away from normal life”

characterises as “quick and unhealthy”.Since then he has worked his way up, andhas now worked at Molkroen for threeyears. Friis, however, knows how to leavehis apron at work.

“When I am at home I eat ordinary food,gladly a cheese and ham sandwich. We dogo out and eat rather often, as when I amnot working I don’t want to be cookingand washing up, which I do five days aweek,” he says, but does have some ad-vice to people who would like to try out agourmet meal in their own kitchen.

“First of all, youmustmake good prepara-tions beforehand, and have plenty of timeso you don’t stress. You are meant to behappy while cooking. Then always re-member to taste the food while making it,and season well. Also, making food is ac-tually a brilliant thing to do with the family,that way you socialise and save time,” hesays, and notes: “Everybody can do this.”

Gourmet and Relax

For those who still prefer to eat gourmetfood cooked by professionals, Molskroenis a good choice. The restaurant dates

back to 1932, and is known as one of Den-mark’s top gourmet restaurants. Withspecialities like salted haddock and truf-fle in lemon infusion, Molskroen has spe-cialised in traditional Danish cuisine withan innovative touch.

For the second year in a row Molskroen ispre-nominated to the annual Live and Eat2010 prize (Årets Bo og Spis 2010) by theGudme Raaschou Guide, the first andmost significant Danish restaurant guide.

And, people come to Molskroen for morethan its gourmet food and good wine. It isalso a great place to come and relax. Sit-uated in the countryside and with apanorama view over the ocean, it is theperfect place for a weekend-get-away, asMolskroen also consists of a hotel-andconference centre.

“People often come here to get away fromnormal life,” says chef Tommy Friis, be-fore heading back to the pans.

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Scan Business | Key Note | Peter Straarup

The conference was held on the top floorof the famous and fabulous Gherkin build-ing in London, and both the refreshmentsand the view were just marvelous. PeterStraarup, CEO, Danske Bank, spoke toDanske Bank’s private banking customersand made it clear that the bank, despitethe global financial crisis, is still a stablebank which extends credit to its cus-tomers.

SCAN Magazine caught up with Mr.Straarup for a chat about the financialcrisis.

How has Danske Bank experienced thefinancial crisis?

The crisis has been extremely hard andunprecedented of course. It has causedgreat losses for both our private and busi-ness customers, who have experiencedproblems and hard times. The crisis hasby far been the most severe we have everexperienced in the financial sector.

What action has Danske Bank taken torectify the crisis?

We have increased capital and we havealso entered a dialogue with our cus-

tomers, so that we provide the best serv-ice. However, a financial crisis like thiswill take a long time to overcome and wewill be able to feel the aftermath for yearsto come.

What will it take for a crisis like this notto happen again?

We will never have a completely similarcrisis like this again. The financial institu-tions have taken action to prevent thisfrom happening. Changes have also beenmade on a legislative level, which makesit impossible for a crisis of this dimensionto occur again. It is, however, never pos-sible to avoid the fluctuations of the mar-ket.

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Peter Straarup, CEO, Danske Bank:

“We will never see a crisis like this again”Peter Straarup, CEO, Danske Bank was in London in March this year at a special event for private banking customers.Interview by Cecilie Jacobsen

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Peter Straarup, CEO, Danske Bank

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Scan Business | Feature | CSR

CSR is all about honoring the triple bot-tom line: People, Planet, Profit. For somebusinesses this means promoting com-munity development and eliminatingpractices that harm the public sphere,such as, for example, implementingstrategies to minimize pollution or estab-lishing development projects for childrenin Africa.

Hummel, a Danish clothes company istruly involved in corporate social respon-sibility. Kevin Batchelor, UK Brand Man-ager for Hummel in London, explains thatthe company ensures that all their sup-pliers sign a manual that ensures thatthey do not use child labor and use harm-ful substances such as toxic cloth dyes.Hummel also supports several commu-nity development projects in countriessuch as Tibet, Afghanistan and Sierra

Leone in collaboration with humanitarianorganizations. For Hummel it is all aboutgiving something back to society, creatingawareness and of course protecting theenvironment.

The international law firmMcGuireWoodsLLP has already adopted CSR practices intheir offices worldwide. Anders Grund-berg, Managing Partner London explainsthat in the London office, McGuireWoodsfor example recycles toner and print car-tridges, uses recycled copier paper, hasfiltered mains water, recycles non-confi-dential waste and all electrical lighting ison energy saving movement sensors.

“We are committed to making a mean-ingful environmental impact by imple-menting aggressive recycling and otherconservation programmes to maintain

and develop the overall well-being of thecommunity,” says Grundberg.

However, CSR is not just about actingphilanthropically.CSR is very much a partof a larger business strategy for mostbusinesses and can be used for brand dif-ferentiation as for instance in the case ofbrands such as The Bodyshop and Amer-ican Apparel which are built on ethicalvalues. “Doing the right thing” can thusenhance consumer loyalty and ultimatelysell more products. Overall, CSR com-bines both sustainable growth and finan-cial performance, making it something alot of businesses practice on one or an-other level today.

Read more on www.hummel.dk andwww.mcguirewoods.com

It is all about responsibilityBusiness and companies all over the world do it: practise corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR can take manyforms, but essentially it is all about acting responsibly for the impact of activities on the environment, consumers,employees and communities while making it part of a business strategy. By Cecilie Jacobsen

Anders Grundberg, managing Partner, London,McGuireWoods LLP

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Visste vi mer om hjärnan så skulle vi också veta oändligt mycket mer om vår kapacitet och våra möjligheter.

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Scan Business | Columns

Themajority of new companies in the USAare started by women but the proportionhere is much less. Surprised? They sayover there they are more flexible whencombining family and professional life. Iwas shocked to find ‘Swedish womenclose to bottom of EU business start-uprankings’ in a study by Företagarna. Arewomen here more risk averse?

Why should anyone risk starting abusiness? I can only answer with my ownexperience. I come from an entrepre-neurial background. My family was in-volved in my father’s business. Then, whileworking for my last employer, I saw amarket niche that really excited me. As aqualified Chartered Secretary the gaplooked obvious. So, on that first day whenwe opened a ‘huge’ office with just threepeople, it seemed such a great adventure.

I’m no big risk-taker yet I never saw prob-lems – only opportunities. I believed in mybusiness idea so much my vision wascrystal clear! It’s so important not to letpeople cloud your vision – even with well-intended ‘advice’!

Overcoming big challenges is thrillingand I’ve made it a habit to celebrate suchmoments. I remember when we first tookon a young man to help with our IT webroke out the champagne three times inhis first week!

My youngest of four sons was onewhen I started Goodwille – a big challengeto the work-life balance. Yet I was the bossso, in achieving my goals, there was no-one but myself to answer to. In buildingthe business, while I worked long and hardin the office and networking events duringthe week, I was disciplined at weekends

when I was mum. It’s crucial, I think, tokeep home-life and work separate – mixthe two and you risk schizophrenia! I’vealso been lucky to have a supportive hus-band, healthy children and great hiredhome-help – without these the challengeswould have been so much greater.

Entrepreneurial Women: The Transatlantic Gap – and My StoryA new study shows that Swedish women are not very good at starting their own business. Annika Goodwille reflectsupon how she started up her business Goodwille and overcame challenges. By Annika Goodwille

The breakfast provided an informal forumfor like-minded individuals to connect inthe Property sector. It gave them thechance to network and discuss the pres-

ent climate and any interesting opportu-nities in the property arena.

Dhaval Joshi, a leading economist atRAB Capital was one of a panel of speak-ers, together with Brian Woolrich fromHandelsbanken and Tony Whetstone fromW2 Financial Solutions. Dhaval gave hisopinion of the economy, explaining thatthere were a number of factors which willaffect the outlook, including the supplyand demand for property along with thewillingness of the banks and financiersto lend. The outlook for UK interest rateswas also discussed.

The forthcoming election will equallyplay an important factor. If the next UKgovernment wants to cut the deficit, itprobably meansmassive public sector paycuts, as most of the government’s discre-tionary spending is tied up in its public

sector wage bill. If the government doesnot reduce the deficit, interest rates mayhave to rise to prevent investors off-load-ing assets. Of course, a “hung Parlia-ment” may also impact on the price ofsterling, which may encourage furtherforeign investment into the UK propertymarket. In the meantime, investors seemto be holding tight.

The event was very well attended byReal Estate professionals, developers andinvestors in the Property sector, who en-joyed a lively debate over a breakfast ofcoffee and croissants. Corren Troen willbe holding another Property Breakfast inearly autumn and a Green/Clean TechBreakfast towards the end of June.

Please contact Paul Corren or NikkiWoolf on 0207 592 8900 if you are inter-ested in attending one of our events.

Deal or No DealCorren Troen are becoming well-known for their successful Property Breakfasts at Villandry in London. Last monthCT hosted another well-attended event entitled “Deal or No Deal.” By Nicola Woolf, Corren Troen

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Moving to or from the UK can be an over-whelming and perhaps stressful experi-ence. There will be a million things toorganize while at the same time settlingin, adapting to schools, work, makingnew friends and exploring a new country.

Luckily there is loads of help availablewhen relocating and the help comes in asmany varieties as the challenges faced.You and your family might need help topack your furniture down or your mightneed help in finding that perfect place tolive. It can indeed be as hectic organizingeverything for a move back to Scandinaviaas it can be finding your way around theUK education system and culture.

Many people get relocated because theircompanies do and they may not be theonly ones who need a helping hand, sincethe new and different terms of the UKmarket can prove a challenge.

This month Scan Magazine has done itsvery best to gather and present a group offirms which can help you. Some offer to-

tal solutions while others specialize in anarrower field.

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“We're here to make our clients' employ-ees' relocation as stress-free as possi-ble,” says Cito Moveo's Eva KennedyNordqvist. “We help the employees withtheir move to and from Sweden, and alsoemployees who are moving in-betweenother countries or cities.”

Eva Kennedy Nordqvist runs the Gothen-burg-based company together with KarinaNagel, who founded the company in 2003.They have both lived and worked abroadand together they have several years ofexperience in the relocation business.

That little bit of extra help

The company focusmainly on tailor-madesolutions for each client and employeeand do not just supply traditional reloca-tion packages.

“Our clients need their employees to beeffective at work from day one. This re-quires that all processes run efficiently, tomake the settling in process as smooth

and fast as possible. We have a largeglobal network of consultants who wework with and who are there to welcomeand help the employees to settle in,” saysKennedy Nordqvist.

Kennedy Nordqvist points out that in thetime of recession you can see that themis-sion has changed;many companies chooseto have their employees commute instead ofmoving their entire families to a new desti-nation. “We do not only assist with tradi-tional relocation services, we also supplyserviceswithin V&I aswell as both furnishedand unfurnished corporate apartments.”

“Even though cultural clashes are moreexpected in far away countries, it is alsocommon within Europe. Cito Moveo there-

fore offers assistance in preparing theemployees for the cultural differencestheymightmeet,” says Kennedy Nordqvist.

Environmentally conscious

Cito Moveo is environmentally-mindedand has been ISO 9001 certified since2005. “All our apartments use eco-friendlyelectricity and we only drive green cars.We work consistently on improving ourprocesses and we try to implement envi-ronmental consciousness in everythingwe do,” says Kennedy Nordqvist.


For further information visit:www.citomoveo.com

“We do not only assistwith traditional relocationservices”

Cito Moveo – making relocation stress-free and easyNowadays a lot of companies recruit personnel both nationally and internationally.When employees move to anothercountry or city, it is important for them to get settled as soon as possible and not spend too much time and energyon paperwork and on dealing with local authorities. Cito Moveo is here to make the move as easy as possible.

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A Finnish company that goes by the splen-did name of Muuttopalvelu M. Kähäri Oycan make your move go smoothly wher-ever you are heading in Europe. Thefamily-run company has been in the busi-ness for over ten years and is known for itsfast, reliable and yet reasonably priced re-moval services to anywhere in Europe.Apart from the actual transportation, thecompany offers a packing service - and itgives advice on the best way to pack tothose who want to do it themselves.

“A big advantage of being a family-run andrelatively small company is that we can of-fer a personal and flexible service. We arealso fast. We answer all enquires imme-diately, and I can personally tell a clientexactly where his goods are at any givenmoment,” says Marko Kähäri, the son of

the company’s founder and managing di-rector Markku Kähäri. Marko works in thecompany with his parents and six otheremployees. He calls himself a foremanbut one of his many responsibilities is thelogistics.

“We can handle small or big moves. Ourtrucks are able to deliver the goods veryfast. With us the goods do not lie aroundin containers or in terminals. As we are asmall company there is not a lot of un-necessary bureaucracy and we can pro-

vide quotes and give answers to any en-quiry quickly,” he says.

Muuttopalvelu M. Kähäri has a fleet ofseven trucks; some of them are speciallylicensed to transport fine art. Marko saysthat regular household moves to differentparts of Europe are the company’s breadand butter, but they also move commer-cial goods andmake deliveries of items offine art to be exhibited in galleriesthroughout Europe.

For further information:www.muuttopalvelumkahari.commuutpalv@muuttopalvelumkahari.fiPhone:+358 400 433 087

“We can handle small orbig moves. Our trucks areable to deliver the goodsvery fast”

Moving experienceRelocation can be stressful at the best of times, but moving lock, stock and barrel to another country is nothing lessthan daunting. Getting your family heirlooms and your other precious worldly goods to your new home in one pieceand on time – especially if that new home is thousands of kilometres away – can be a major headache.

By Päivi Ylänen | Photos: Muuttopalvelu M. Kähäri Oy


Enlink’s Outsourced Office Services helpforeign-owned companies focus on salesand business development whilst Enlinklooks after the financial administration, or-der handling and administration support.The company has many years of experi-ence assisting firms internationally.

Exporting to a new country and setting up aUK subsidiary can often be a very daunting,expensive and difficult mission to under-take. Enlink aims to reduce costs for com-panies without it affecting the quality ofservice given to the clients’ customers,making it easier for companies to com-mence business in the UK.

“We offer tailor-made services, that aretransparent and flexible to meet eachclient’s needs,” says Carolina Jönsson, Di-rector of Enlink.

Established in 2006, Enlink is an outsourcedoffice services provider offering financial ad-

ministration, payroll, order handling, mar-keting, virtual offices and start up expertise.

“Often companies new to themarket think ofLondonas the key location, but this is not al-ways the case, especially for clients engagedinmanufacturing. Being located in theMid-

lands, companies have the advantage oflower overheads and easy access to thewhole of the UK,” says Carolina Jönsson.

Recently Enlink Limited established a part-nership with Goodwille Limited, which willlower the barrier even more for foreigncompanies entering the UK market. Thiswas established to support high-growth in-ternational companies of all sizes, and togive Enlink the opportunity to offer servicessuch as company secretarial support, cor-porate legal andHR strategymanagement.

Enlink – a smart link in the UK By Emelie Krugly

For further information visit:www.enlink.ltd.uk

“We offer tailor-madeservices, that are trans-parent and flexible”

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There are a lot of things you have to thinkabout when relocating abroad. One of themost important things would probably bethat your belongings are safely and quicklytransported to your new country. TheSwedish-based company TEXAB trans-ports your belongings safely as well asproviding other relocation services.

TEXAB helps you plan your internationalmove, with everything from packing andmoving to storage and relocation issues,such as finding schools and housing.

“We provide all the services ourselves,which cuts out the middle man and meansthat we can provide the best quality care forour clients,” says TEXAB'smanaging direc-tor Torbjörn Ulf.

TEXAB's depots are situated very centrally inregional areas such as Stockholm, Gothen-burg and also in Ängelholm in the south ofSweden. They have 11 trucks, a number of

trailers and have in total 86 employees.

They work with agents worldwide andthrough the EuropeanMoving Group (EMG)they partner with the British moving com-pany Britannia. TEXAB runs a weekly serv-ice between Stockholm and London.

“We do both household and corporatemoves. Our clients include the SwedishArmy, Mercedez- Benz and Siemens,” saysUlf.

TEXAB is quality certified according to theinternational standard formoving FIDI-FAIMso your move is guaranteed to be of thehighest quality.

“Weknow that protecting our environment isof importance for the future, sowework ac-cording to the ISO 14001 criteria,” says Ulf.

TEXAB – provides high quality moving services

For further information visit:www.texab.se

If you and your business are consideringexpanding into the UK market, it may bea good idea to stop by Goodwille Limitedon your way. Goodwille was establishedas an independent service provider forNordic Companies in the UK in 1997 bySwedish Annika Aman-Goodwille, a qual-ified Chartered Secretary with a legal andfinancial background.

“Our main competitive edge is that we canprovide large companies in the Nordicregion with all the services they requirewhen establishing a business in the UK,”Goodwille says. The language andcultural aspect can for instance be anobstacle and here Goodwille can assistand remove that insecurity with the helpof more than 20 employees who between

them speak a total of 11 languages.

Since her beginning Goodwille has helpedmore than 500 companies establish busi-ness enterprises in the UK, but gettingestablished in the UK takes time and re-quires a lot of work.

“The start-up period for a company is nor-mally around three to four years and cancome as a surprise for some companies.It is therefore important for us to get in-volved at an early stage, so we can ensurethat all efforts go in the right direction,”says Goodwille, emphasizing that she ishappy to help with services that lie beyondGoodwille’s own competences via herhuge network of professional firms.

Goodwille – helping your business into the UK market

For further information visit:www.goodwille.co.uk

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Relocation.no provides help with every-thing from immigration services to findingschools and housing, so instead of worry-ing about practical issues the employeescan focus on their new job and on adjust-ing to the new culture.

“We help foreign workers and their fami-lies with all the practical issues that comewith moving to another country, such asarranging work permits, moving assis-tance and housing,” says Relocation.no'sgeneral manager Susanne Reienes.

Excellent expertise

Relocation.no was founded in 1996 andhas grown to be the largest relocationcompany in Norway. Its main office is inStavanger and it has divisions in Bergenand Asker. The company has 30 employ-ees and 850 houses that it administrates.

“Many of our employees are former expatsthemselves, so they know from their ownpersonal experiences what it is like tomove to another country and can thereforeprovide the best kind of advice and supportto our clients' employees,” says Reienes.

Personalized service

At the moment Relocation.no works with50 companies, mainly in the oil and gas in-dustry. Some of them want the whole re-location package, where all the servicesare included, while others only want partsof it. Relocation.no offer personalizedservices to meet their clients' needs.

“Our clients want their employees to behappy and effective from the start and theemployees want to be able to start workwithout having to worry about paperworkand other practical issues. We make surethat there are no delays and that the em-ployees' introduction to the country runssmoothly,” says Reienes.

Last year Relocation.no processed 1,950work and residence applications for na-tionals from 80 countries. “It's fantastic towork with people from so many differentcultures,” says Reienes. ”It's very excitingto be part of introducing them to Norwayand our culture.”

For further information:www.relocation.no

“Our clients want theiremployees to be happy andeffective from the start”

Relocation.no – covering all aspects of moving to NorwayHiring a relocation company is a great way for businesses to make their new employee's move to Norway run assmoothly and quickly as possible. Relocation.no offers all the help that an expat will need when relocating to Norway.

By Sara Schedin | Photos: Relocation.no

Kari Skjetne, Branch Manager, Asker, Relocation.no

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T: +44 (0)20 7751 0666 | D: +44 (0)20 7751 0694www.akarelocations.com

A.K.A. Relocations offer relocation and property search servicesfor private and corporate clients looking to buy or rent propertyin Greater London. As our client, you will be looked after by amember of staff who will aim to identify properties to suit yourspecific requirements. Working on your behalf we save you timeand money, ensuring you are in a position to make the best pos-sible choice.

We pre-view and short-list all properties and arrange a conven-ient time to accompany you by car to selected viewings. Ouraim is to find the perfect property but additionally to offer clientsan all-round service, helping them settle down in their new area.A.K.A.’s services include transfering and setting up of utilities,managing accounts and orientation tours.

A.K.A. Management is available to help clients and companieswith all their utilities and setting up of accounts. Bespoke feeproposals available upon request.

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One of the first challenges when moving tothe UK is finding a home, but there is noneed to despair. Help is available from therelocation and property acquisition con-sultancy Consido, founded by its SwedishManaging Director Suzanne Bolinder tenyears ago.

Consido offers a tailor-made service fo-cused on renting and buying property at thehigh-end London market for both corpo-rate and private clients. Around half of theirassignees are Scandinavian expatriates.“When finding the right home for them,Consido helps find a school for the kids,and offers a crash course on life in the UKtoo,” explains Bolinder.

If youwish to buy your home or just invest inproperty, the company can also help navi-gate between the many different kinds ofownership in theUK,which are new tomostScandinavians. To get the best possible deal,Consido works closely with different estate

agents, who can be challenging for some-one new to the UKmarket. “You have to re-member that estate agents are working forthe seller and not the buyer,” Bolinder says.The legal side of buying a property is alsomore complicated than in Scandinavia and

Consido can be vital in that process as wellas when negotiating prices.

Consido has departments in the UK, SouthAfrica, Switzerland and Dubai.

Three pieces of advice from Consido

- Contact a relocation company that cantailor-make a solution for you.

- Be aware of all the costs related to yourlifestyle in the UK such as housing andschools.

- Join a networking organisation or engageyourself in your community even if yourstay is short.

Consido – tailor-made accommodation By Signe Hansen

For further information visit:www.consido.net

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The company has offices all aroundEurope, and specialises in relocation andmoving services in the corporate market.For over four decades, they have assistedcorporate relocation andmoves, providingthe employees and their families with thebest opportunities to become accustomedwith the new situation.

“It is difficult to move to a new country,perhaps with a different culture and waysof doing things. We help people settle in,”says Relocation Manager for Norway,Nadiege Monnier. The company offers avariety of services, be they visa applica-tions, flat hunting or language courses.“When people move abroad, they oftenneed to be ‘held by the hand’, as every-thing is new. We therefore aim to offer ourclients help with anything,” Monnier con-tinues.

The first office in Norway opened one anda half years ago, as a response to greatdemands from Shell. Now they have of-fices in Oslo and Stavanger covering all ofNorway, and the manager sees a brightfuture ahead.

“It is expensive for a company to establishoffices in new countries, and it is crucialthat the employees are happy where theyare, otherwise they will move away. To en-sure proper relocation is therefore a win-win situation for the companies,” saysMonnier. The many oil and energy com-panies are among TEAM Relocations’

biggest customers in Norway, but Mon-nier emphasises that all customers arewelcome.

“We do not focus on one particular group,but wish to help anyone with anything.More and more companies realise that itmay be easier and cheaper to have some-one external provide these services,” shesays.

With great knowledge of the country ofresidence as well as about the variousbackgrounds of the employees, Monniersimply notes, “We know what people mustknow.”

For further information:www.teamrelocations.com

“We do not focus on oneparticular group, but wish tohelp anyone with anything”

Help to settle in abroadMoving abroad and need help to apply for a visa, rent a house, or simply find your way around the city?Then TEAM Relocations can assist you, providing services to make your transition easier.

By Anne Line Kaxrud | Photo: TEAM Relocations


Nadiege Monnier, Relocation Manager for Norway

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“We will work with the company and thetransferee to tailor the right level of sup-port for each and every project. And wewill make certain that each relocation isas stress free as possible for employees,”says FRS founder Marjo Lautjärvi.

Founded in May 1994, FRS is the firstFinnish company to be awarded the EuRAQuality Seal – the industry's internationalquality accreditation. Now it has offices allover Finland in Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu,Turku, Pori and Jyväskylä.

“I have faced all the typical challenges ofrelocation,” says Lautjärvi. “I always

thought there had to be an easier way torelocate.”

From the start 16 years ago, the goal hasalways been to make transition more ef-fective, smoother and painless to all par-ties involved. For this reason, FRS haslong-lasting relationships with its clientcompanies in over 500 countries.

“We have a large client base and work to-gether with companies from large multi-nationals to start-ups. These include var-ious ICT firms, the pharmaceuticalindustry, base metal industry, consulting,the oil and automobile business, to men-

For further information:www.finlandrelocation.com

“We will make certainthat each relocation is asstress free as possible foremployees”

FinlandRelocation ServicesMost of us have experienced the stress of moving house. Well, imaginemoving to a completely different country and work place. Finland RelocationServices (FRS) is one company that realizes the difficulties, and to ease thepain, makes an assessment according to each individual’s needs.

By Jonna Dagliden | Photo: FRS

Marjo Lautjärvi, founder, FRS

tion a few. Key success factors have al-ways been the ability to understandclients’ and customers’ needs, providethem with excellent service, dedicatedstaff with multilingual skills and efficientprocess management,” says Lautjärvi.

Relocating means a list of hurdles thatFRS will help people overcome. These in-clude destination services, immigrationservices, cross-cultural services, removalservices and language courses. “It couldbe problems facing families when findingschools for example.”

With such high service, it’s no surprisethat clients are responding well.

“About 70-80% of the extremely happy re-spondents answer FRS’s online question-naire and tell us how pleased they arewith the service they’ve received. It has agreat impact for their well-being andcommitment to work with their employingcompany,” says Lautjärvi.

Here are three pieces of advice fromFinland Relocation Services

Cultural: In Finland silence has a positivemeaning: you do not interrupt the otherperson, this way you show respect to-wards the other person.

Administration: If you are married andhave children, please remember to bringwith you the original marriage certificateand birth certificates. Don't pack them inremoval boxes or leave them in the homecountry, as they will be needed.

Housing: The availability of furnishedhousing is limited on the rental market.

“Our niche is to transport artworks andantiquities, but if our clients need us totransport something else we are morethan happy to help,” says ArtMove's CEOJan Willborg.

Willborg founded ArtMove last summerbut he has worked in the art shipping fieldsince 1978 when he started his first com-pany together with his father.

ArtMove transports, packs and stores artand antiquities in Sweden and Scandi-navia, as well as the rest of the world.They provide services between Stockholm,Copenhagen and London every fortnight.“Most of our customers want us to trans-port items they have won at auctions in

England back to Den-mark and Sweden, orvice versa. We alsohelp a lot of private in-dividuals who aremoving abroad andhaven't been able tobring everything on theplane,” says Willborg.

Many of ArtMove'sclients are art collectors, galleries andauction houses such as Sotheby's andChristie's, who Willborg has worked withsince the late 1970s. “No job is too big ortoo small for us,” says Willborg

ArtMove is an eco-minded company which

uses small trucks and vans in order toreduce the emissions and congestion inthe cities.

For further information:www.artmove.se

ArtMove – over 30 years of experience of fine art shippingThe thought of transporting your valuable artworks and antiquities to another country can be nerve-racking. Hiringan expert is a way of transporting your artworks safely to their new destination. Swedish-based ArtMove is run by ateam with over 30 years of experience of fine art shipping and household removals. By Sara Schedin | Photos: ArtMove


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“We offer you cheap rates but withoutcompromising on the call quality thatyou're used to.You can use any kind ofphone and all you need is a fairly goodbroadband connection. We provide youwith a box that you connect to your broad-band. You plug your phone into the boxand then you’re set to go. It’s as simple asthat,” says Affinity Telecom’s managingdirector Daniel Forslund.

Swedish number abroad

Affinity Telecom’s services are used byindivduals as well as small and largecompanies. By using broadband for allcalls, you, your organization or yourcompany save around 2000 SEK per yearin fixed costs per phone line and afurther 20 – 30 percent in call charges.Their services include telephony, IP

telephony, broadband and IP-basedswitching solutions.

“By keeping your old number you don’tmiss any phone calls from businesscontacts, friends and family who wouldhesitate to call an international number.They're also charged at local Swedishrates and can’t even tell that you'reabroad,” says Forslund.

Saving money

“Phone calls to your landline can easily bedirected to a wide range of mobile phones

with an internet connection. Apple’s iPhone,for example, has an application that you candownload for this purpose,” says Forslund.

Affinity Telecom’s monthly fee starts at 49SEK which is added to your call credit. Italso includes caller ID and voice mail.

Affinity Telecom was founded in 1994which makes it one of the oldest telecomcompanies in Sweden, in addition to Teliaand Tele2. “Our goal is to always be one ofthe five cheapest telecom companies inSweden, which we also have been duringthe last ten years,” says Forslund.

For further information:www.affinitytele.com

“Our goal is to always be oneof the five cheapest telecomcompanies in Sweden”

Affinity Telecom – connecting people around the globeWhether you are moving abroad for a shorter or longer period it can be very convenient to keep your Swedish number.This is very simple and does not have to add any extra costs to your phone bill. Affinity Telecom offers you theopportunity to keep your Swedish number and continuing to pay Swedish phone rates even if you are calling from theother side of the world. By Sara Schedin

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Olsen’s Eleven and the 2010 World Cup

Wemay very well be a small nation of only5 million people, always thought of in re-gards to Hans Christian Andersen and theseafaring Vikings, but we are undoubtedlyalso a nation of loyal and very colourfulfootball fans, referred to as the “Roli-gans”. The Danish squad is nicknamedDanish Dynamite, Olsen Banden (The

Olsen Gang) & Olsens Elleve (Olsen'sEleven), the latter two being referencesto the long-time coach, Morten Olsen. Andthis year, Olsen’s Eleven will be playing inSouth Africa!

In order to celebrate that the Danish Dy-namite is back on the green field, theDUCC is pleased to invite all Roligans –member or not - to watch the matches atthe Sports Cafe in London on the 14, 19and 24 June 2010.

Though we look forward to following theDanish squad in the World Cup, we willstill have the pleasure of inviting you to ourmonthly Thursday drink, taking placeevery last Thursday of the month at dif-ferent London venues, as well as ourLeeds counterpart taking place every firstThursday of the month. Please go toducc.co.uk for more information and to

register for the events. We look forward toseeing you!

UPCOMING EVENTS

14 May DUCC AGM & Annual Dinner27 May Business Angel Event - IT27 May Nordic Thursday Drinks

at Radisson Blu, London3 June Joint DUCC/DABGO UK

Network Lounge, Leeds4 June Young Professionals Party, Ven-

dome14 June FIFA World Cup

- Denmark vs. the Netherlands19 June FIFA World Cup

- Denmark vs. Cameroon24 June FIFA World Cup

- Denmark vs. Japan

NBCC, Simmons & Company Interna-tional Ltd and Innovation Norway wouldlike to welcome you to a joint networkingevent on the evening of 19 May. The eventwill take place at the offices of Simmons& Company International Ltd in centralAberdeen in conjunction with the All-En-ergy conference. Business networking

forms a central part of the con-ference so take full advantage ofthis networking opportunity andmake useful contacts within theNorwegian-British businesscommunity.

On behalf of DnB NOR Luxem-bourg & DnB NOR LondonBranch NBCC and Den NorskeKlub are pleased to invite youto the presentation: “Offshoreand shipping: Good opportuni-

ties ahead?” The speaker is Mr. Rune Ka-land – Manager of DnB NOR’s successfund Navigator.

The 104th Annual General Meeting willtake place at the Royal Norwegian Em-bassy on 26 May. The AGM is followed bypresentations on the following topics:

“The image of Norway in Britain – the in-visible neighbour” and “Country is King –Why nationality matters in marketing”.

The Nordic Thursday Drinks is a perfectoccasion to network with people from theNorwegian, Danish and Finnish businesscommunities in an informal atmosphereand are open for both members and non-members of the Chambers. 27 May atRadisson BLU Portman Hotel.

UPCOMING EVENTS

19 May Norwegian-British networkingevent at All-Energy

20 May Offshore and Shipping Forumwith DnB NOR Navigator

26 May Annual General Meeting andNetworking event

27 May Nordic Thursday Drinks

Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce

Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce

Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce | Phone: +44 (0) 20 7259 6795 | Email: [email protected] | www.ducc.co.uk

Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce | Phone: +44 (0) 20 7930 0181 | Email: [email protected] | www.nbccuk.com

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TheSwedishChamber of Commerce hostedthe first ever Swedish Pre-Election Debateon 14 April with representatives from allseven political parties currently representedin the Parliament. The venuewas stretchedto the limit with 120 guests and eager lis-teners. The debate brought Swedish politicsto London, but also foreign Swedes’ issuesto Sweden. The event was the second eventin the series “Business Meets Politics”.

In May, we proudly wel-come our Members to awide range of events in-cluding networking re-ceptions – an easy wayof broadening your net-work, as well as brief-ings and seminars – aperfect way to enlightenyourself whilst also net-working. On 18 May wewill be hosting a social

and digital media seminar, the first in ourseries of “Next Generation” events, ateaser, where Members will get key mes-sages on what trends are out there andwhat you need to do to keep up with thefast pace.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce forthe UK is one of the largest and most ac-tive foreign Chambers in the UK, including

around 400 Member companies and host-ing up to 60 events per year. For informa-tion on membership or benefits of joiningthe network, please contact us on 0207224 8001 or visit our website at:www.scc.org.uk

UPCOMING EVENTS

12 May Industrial Forum with Ola Rollén,CEO and President, Hexagon

13 May JCC Cocktail Master Classat Eclipse

14 May JCC After Work at Raffles18 May Go Digital – Or Die24 May Investment Trends Seminar26 May Networking Reception4 June Annual General Meeting

at The Landmark6 June National Day Celebrations

at The Swedish School11 June Golf and Dinner

at Effingham Golf Club

Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK | Phone: +44 (0) 20 7224 8001 | Email: [email protected] | www.scc.org.uk

Our objective is to provide our memberswith excellent opportunities for intelligentnetworking through exclusive businessand social events. In the first months of2010 we have already had a number ofvery successful events, most notably theNetworking Evening with TomGlocer, CEOof Thomson Reuters, which proved to beextremely popular, attracting close to 100FBCC Members and their guests. Ourmembers had the chance to hear theviews of one of the most fascinating cap-tains of industry in the world, rangingfrom Finnish winters to the state of theglobal economy, and engage in those all-important networking activities.

We are getting ready for the summer hereat the Chamber by starting May off with aMakeup evening at the Estee LauderCompany premises. Come and learn all

the tricks of the trade from two qualifiedmakeup artists on May 11! We are alsoproud to be hosting an evening withMarimekko, one of the most famousFinnish brands, on May 26. Join us to hearwhat’s behind Marimekko’s success aswell as having the opportunity to view theirnew spring/summer 2010 collection.

The FBCC would also like to take this op-portunity to thank the Ambassador of Fin-land, Jaakko Laajava, for his support ofthe Chamber. His advice and opinionshave been very valuable and we wish himall the best in his new role in Finland.

UPCOMING EVENTS

11 May Makeup Evening– Tips and Tricks for theSummer at the Estee LauderCompany premises.

26 May Marimekko Spring and Summer2010 Collection

29 May Nordic Networking Drinks,Radisson Blu Portman Hotel

1 June FBCC & FinnNiche GolfTournament at WentworthEdinburgh course

4 June Young Professionals Party,Vendome Mayfair.

Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce | Phone: +44 (0) 20 8741 6352 | Email: [email protected] | www.fbcc.co.uk

Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK

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Scan Magazine | News

May is upon us and that means it’s timefor the Danish Summer Bazaar. Thisyear will be the 51st that the the Dan-ish Church and Danish Women’s Asso-ciation in England have organised. TheBazaar has become a much-loved tra-ditional gathering and is a fun-filledday out for all, attracting not only visi-tors from the Danish Community butmany other nationalities all flocking tothe Danish Church for this special oc-casion.

1,000 visitors are expected to visit thebazaar, where all sorts of Danish treatsare on offer such as antiques, Danishand English books, Danish Food, hand-icraft and other gifts. There will be a raf-fle, scratch cards and prizes to be wonincluding Scandinavian Airlines flighttickets between London and Denmarkand a Danish Seaways trip, as well asother prizes, all generous donations.

For the children there will be a bouncycastle, face painting and a tombola.

“Danish people love to eat and drinkand here you will find all the specialityfoods such as pasties, sausages, applecake, smorrebrod, frikadeller andmanymore,” says Elin Stone, Chair of theDanish Women's Association.

Elin has been involved in the DanishChurch for many years and loves or-ganising the Bazaar and welcomesideas from visitors on how to improvefuture events.

“It’s very important for us as to find outabout other people’s interests as weneed to think and plan the future as tohow to create an interesting and variedprogram for as many as possible,” saysElin.

The idea of a bazaar was conceived in theearly fifties. A group of Danish ladiesgathered for the first time and came upwith ideas to raise money for the DanishChurch in London. All the funds go to theDanish Church supporting educationalclasses which the church organizes forchildren and adults.

The bazaar will open on Saturday 15May at 11 am and closes at 4pm.

For eager shoppers who want to gettheir hands on the treasures, the

Bazaar will have a sneak preview open-ing on Friday 14 May between 4 pm and9 pm.

Admission is £1 only for adults and freeentrance for children under 14.

The Danish Church in London is situ-ated at 4 St. Katharine’s Precinct, Re-gent’s Park NW1 4HH

For further information visit:www.danskekirke.orgwww.danskekvinder.co.uk

SCAN NEWS Edited by Emelie Krugly

If you have a news story for Scan Magazine you can contact our news desk at [email protected]

Danish Bazaar coming soon

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The London office of Norway’s largestlaw firm Wikborg Rein has relocated tonew premises in Cheapside House, nearSt Paul’s Cathedral. They had a very suc-cessful launch party with some 120guests on 24 March.

“People enjoyed themselves and themu-sic provided by our cellist created a niceambience. We also had compliments forour canapés and wine and received aspecial mention for the ‘finest canapésthat Last Word's seasoned eaters ofcanapés have ever ingested at a com-pany reception’ in Lloyds List, the leadingdaily newspaper for the maritime indus-try,” says Henrik Hagberg, who has ledthe legal team in London since 2009.

Wikborg Rein has a lot to celebratethis year as they have also increased theirglobal English law capability within theshipping and offshore sector with the re-cruitment of three new partners to their

London office. Simon Tatham has joinedfrom Bentleys, Stokes and Lowless tolead the team, whilst Clare Calnan andRob Jardine-Brown have been recruitedfrom Curtis Davis Garrard. The firm iscurrently undertaking further recruitingand has received very good interest. Wik-borg Rein hope to expand further, aimingto have about 15-20 lawyers onboard be-fore the end of 2011, and that at leasthalf will be English qualified lawyers.

Hagberg says, “We are delighted tohave recruited people of the quality of Si-mon, Clare and Rob as part of our inter-

national strategy to further strengthenthe English law capability that WikborgRein can offer, not only to Norwegianclients but also to international clients. Bybringing into our London operation anEnglish law teamexperienced in litigationand dispute resolution, we are respondingto client demand. This is a natural and im-portant development of the firm’s inter-national shipping and offshore practice.”

Wikborg Rein was established in1923 with large offices in Oslo andBergen, employing some 185 lawyersworldwide. Wikborg Rein is one of Nor-way’s leading full-service commerciallaw firms. It is the pre-eminent law firmin the shipping and offshore sector witha total of approximately 65 lawyers.Moreover, with some 30 of those lawyersserving that sector based in London,Singapore, Shanghai and Kobe, it is amajor player on the international scene.

Formore information visit www.wr.no

Camilla Lilliesköld Design& Art Direction wins award

Camilla Lilliesköld, creative director ofCamilla Lilliesköld Design & Art Direc-tion has recently won the prestigiousDesign Week Award in recognition forher work on Boots’ Original Beauty For-mula range, celebrating the 160th an-niversary of Boots’ whole beauty her-itage.

Camilla Lilliesköld was inspired by un-dertaking research into Boots’ productsfrom the 1880s. The result? A vintagelook that works for the 21st century.

“Creating the product range for Boots,for me has been a little like being achild in a sweet shop, it’s been incred-ibly inspiring to see the archive of Boots’product range harking back to 1880,”remarked Camilla.

Apart from winning the Design Weekaward, Swede Camilla Lilliesköld and

her studio also received the SilverPentaward in 2009 for the same range.

“We have not entered any competitionsbefore, but we started last year. We did-n’t expect to win but it was a nice rewardand it means that we have done a goodjob.”

Camilla Lilliesköld has worked in theindustry since 1994 and has companiessuch as Nike, Gucci, Habitat and The

Body Shop on her resumé. She estab-lished her own company, Camilla Lil-liesköld Design & Art Direction, in Lon-don in 2004; this Anglo-Swedishmultidisciplinary design consultancyhas developed a strong reputation forits award-winning branding and pack-aging. The company’s client base isEnglish, Swedish and International.Some of their existing clients includeHarvey Nichols, Habitat, John Lewis, theSanctuary Spa and Boots the Chemist.


Wikborg Rein expands English law capability with new London partners

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illaLilliesköld


24th June 2010, The Sports Cafe, 80 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4TETime: 19.30 (UK time), doors open 30 min prior to kick-off

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We have lots of capacity at this event so you may register additional participants, should you wish!Open for DUCC members, guests, friends of the chamber and all Danes and people prepared to cheer along.Avoid disappointment and book your seat now. Online bookings only via www.ducc.co.uk/jpvsdk.html


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Oslo plays host to the institution that isthe Eurovision Song Contest at the endof this month.

Thanks to Alexander Rybak's winningperformance of Fairytale in Moscow lastyear, the annual parade of peculiar popmusic will once again be descendingupon Norway.

The airline, Norwegian, has partneredwith the song contest to offer cut priceflights to the artists, the delegations,and the legion of fans from all overEurope.

Scan Magazine asked Norwegian'sCamilla Solheim, who managed thesponsorship deal with Eurovision, whatit was that attracted them most to theevent. “Considering that Norwegian op-erates 230 routes in Europe, this largeevent that will bring Europe to Norway

is a perfect match. Hopefully more peo-ple will realise the beauty of Scandi-navia”.

We also asked if passengers can expectsome camp Eurovision fun on theirflights in May! “We'll be showing a spe-cial Eurovision highlights film onboardsome of our flights, and will be servinga Eurovision themed menu.”

Finally, we had to ask what theirfavourite Eurovision song of all time is!“Since we are proud to represent Scan-dinavia, I would have to say three; Fairy-tale, Fly On The Wings Of Love, andDigge-loo, Digge-ley!”

We love it - they are genuine Eurovisionfans who aren't afraid to admit it, justlike us!

Norwegian Brings Eurovision to Norway

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Scan Magazine | Health & Beauty | Privathospitalet Valdemar

The hospital is situated in the city of Ring-sted, located in themiddle of the Danish is-land of Zealand, approximately 50 km drivefrom Copenhagen. The hospital recentlycelebrated its 10th anniversary.

Privathospitalet Valdemarofferscarewithinavariety of disciplines such as: orthopaedicsurgery, rheumatology, neurology, cardiol-ogy, internalmedicine,generalmedicine,painmanagement, psychology,MRscanning, chi-ropractic, physiotherapy, rehabilitation anddieticianadvice. Together, these variousspe-cialties are the backbone of the hospital’smultidisciplinary clinics which deal withchronicpain,headaches,backpain, sports in-juries and preventive health examinations.

The 80 staff members covermany differentdisciplines such as chiropractors, doctorsof various specialties, physiotherapists,nurses, social and health care assistants,radiographers, medical secretaries, psy-chologists, social workers and dieticians.

The hospital offers 11 bright, friendly singlerooms, all with TV and bathrooms. Theframework is ideal for the initial rehabilita-tion. Physical therapy training rooms are lo-cated in the same building, a dietician hasan office next to the bedrooms, and pa-tients are surrounded by the professionalstaff, doctors, physiotherapists and nurses.

“The focus is always to ensure each pa-tient receives good treatment, and eachprofession offers what they do best,” saysJens Jacobsen, director and chiropractor atPrivathospitalet Valdemar. He adds:

“The ambition behind our work sets highstandards for all our employees, treatmentshould be competent, service levels high

and patient treatment should be organizedwithout unnecessary delay.”

Privathospitalet Valdemar is a company inrapid development and currently has 2,000m2 of land. By the end of the year the hos-pital will expand and is currently looking fornew premises hoping to double the patientintake.

“The plan is to carry on growing steadily,”explains Jens Jacobsen and continues:

“We have developed the hospital for the pa-tients’ needs, andwill follow the same pathinto the future,”says Jens Jacobsen.

Privathospitalet Valdemar welcomesboth Danish as well as internationalclients.

For further information visit:www.phvaldemar.dk

Privathospitalet Valdemar– Comprehensive care under one roofPrivathospitalet Valdemar is one of Denmark’s first private hospitals, founded in 2000 from a desire to createcomprehensive care under one roof, making the patients’ experience much easier. By Emelie Krugly

“The ambition behind ourwork sets high standards forall our employees”

Photos:PrivathospitaletValdemar

Jens Jacobsen, director and chiropractor at Privathospitalet Valdemar.

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Scan Magazine | Health & Beauty | Executive Health

“We detect the diseases before they giveany symptoms,” says Ulf Lillkrona,medicaldirector of Executive Health. “About 50 percent of all deaths in cancer could be avoidedif the illness had been detected in time.”

Extensive screening of the whole body

Executive Health is located betweenGrand Hotel and Strand Hotel in the cen-ter of Stockholm. A team of senior doctorsperform themost thorough screening of aclient`s health that is available today. Thebasis of the screening program is theMRI-scan that can detect early stages ofcancer in the brain, lungs, bowels andother organs. The MRI also detects earlysigns of diseases in the heart and bloodvessels. Ultrasound technique is used toexamine the heart and the carotid arter-ies. The cardiac function is also examined

with an exercise-ECG. In total, the screen-ing program at Executive Health lasts forsix hours at a cost of 32,500 SEK (2,800pounds).

A very important part of the screeningprogram at Executive Health is the onehour consultation with the doctor. “Thosewho enter the screening program feelhealthy. We look for early signs of illnesssuch as cancer and heart disease but wealso focus on how to minimize the risk ofthese diseases in the future. The screen-ing both reduces the risk of early deathand increases the quality of life,” saysLillkrona.

Unique in Scandinavia

The clinic receives clients from all overSweden as well as other Scandinavian and

European countries. The concept of earlydetection was introduced in the US adecade ago. Today all of the most promi-nent American hospitals such as JohnsHopkins and the Mayo Clinic offer earlydetection programs. Executive Health isunique in Scandinavia.

“It is very intriguing to introduce a pio-neering health concept in Scandinavia.The clinic opened in 2008 and we havedefinitely been able to save lives thanks toour screening program,” says Lillkrona.

Executive Health – Your health is your most valuable assetOur health is our most important asset and any tool that can help us to stay healthy is invaluable. The clinic ExecutiveHealth in Stockholm offers an advanced health screening program which can detect serious diseases at an earlystage when the possibilities for treatment are more favorable. By Sara Schedin

For further information visit:www.executivehealth.se

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Scan Magazine | Health & Beauty | Make Up Store

Make Up Store is a top Swedish makeupbrand with 170 stores in 22 countries allover the world. The success story MakeUp Store started in 1996 and the conceptis easy. Make Up Store offer their cus-tomers a wide range of high quality af-fordable colour cosmetics, the greatservice of professional makeup artistsand most of all, knowledge.

ScanMagazinemet upwith the company´sfounder and CEO, Mika Liias to find outmore about the concept of Make Up Store.

How did you think about the establishmentof Make Up Store?

I started with a small business in a base-ment. The first day the total incomewas 68SEK and I didn´t have big business capital.However, I believe that there are no bound-aries to achieve what you set your mind to.I had an idea about specialized courses toeducate women about makeup and placedan ad in the local paper. The phone didn´t

stop ringing that day and that is how it allbegan.

What is Make Up Store´s success recipe?

Make Up Store is driven by three words:inspiration, service and knowledge. We arean educative makeup brand and we focusmost on our customers’ needs.

Tell me more about your explosive expan-sion, including London.

Yes, we have recently expanded intoIreland, Poland, Costa Rica, Holland andnow England. We have two stores inLondon, at Westfield Mall and at 32 Carn-aby Street. Opening in London has alwaysbeen a dream of mine since London issuch a big design and fashion scene for

the whole world. I am very proud and wewill openmore stores in England in the fu-ture.

Where do you see yourself in ten years?

I will remain within the company and con-tinue the expansion of Make Up Store.

The Swedish Make Up StoreBy Maria Cederblom | Photo: MUS

“Make Up Store is driven bythree words: inspiration,service and knowledge”

Mika Liias, CEO, Make Up Store

Facts about Make Up Store

Founder:Mika Liias

Started: 1996

Turnover 2009: 252 million SEK

Top selling producs: Cover All Mix,Microshadows and Tri Brow.

Famous for: Makeup courses, bothprivate and group courses for privateparties.Top makeup artists for thebrand are Olle Johansson and WilliamVärnild.

For further information visit:www.makeupstore.se

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Scan Magazine | Health & Beauty | Go Love Yourself

Robyn has an-nounced that shewill be releasingthree new albumsthis year. Her logicis that she has all

this new material, so why wait? And soshe'll be releasing Body Talk pt1 in earlyJune, preceded by the single Dancing OnMyOwn. Before this though, she has alsoreleased three ''buzz'' tracks online, in-cluding the Röyksopp produced None OfDem and the adorably catchy Fembot.September will also make her longawaited return tomusic later in the Sum-

mer. She has been working on tracks formost of this year, and is working withlong-term producer Jonas Von Der Burg- a pairing which previously gave us theworldwide monster hit, Cry For You.

Agnes is currently entering the nextchapter of her global domination. She ison a two month tour of the US, publiclybacked by none other than Perez Hilton,who has put her as a headline act on hisSummer tour over there. Her track Re-lease Me is going down very well so far,and has already secured a number oneplacing on the Billboard dance chart.

In the UK, she releases a third single On& On in early May, and Brits will finallybe able to get hold of her album DanceLove Pop in mid-May.

Back in Sweden, super producer RedOne (the gentleman behind all of LadyGaGa's hits, and he's half Swedish too)is creating a lot of excitement as he'sputting together a girlband. The groupwill be launched in May, and with RedOne at the helm, the project is gettingmajor exposure on radio and in thepress in Sweden. The girls will benamed Love Generation.

Scandinavian Music By Karl Batterbee

[email protected]

Scandinavia has always been renowned for producing andexporting its divas of dance music. Over the next few months,it will be firmly reinstating itself on the music map: the girlsare out in force again!

Sofia Westin, a self-esteem coach andfounder of Go Love Yourself, says: “It waswhen I realised that my anxiety and de-pression came from my self-doubt andlack of self-respect that I finally discov-ered how to live a happier and more ful-filled life. I use my own experiences toshow my clients how to live the life theydeserve.”

Westin, who was born and bred in Swe-den, started her Go Love Yourself work-shop in January this year. She has a bach-elor’s degree in psychology from CityUniversity London and a postgraduatecertificate in counselling. She also trainedin group therapy facilitation at the PrioryHospital.

By using techniques which helped herthrough times of depression and destruc-

tive relationships, Westin helps her clientsovercome their low self-esteem.

Go Love Yourself is inspired by therapeu-tic approaches such as positive psychol-ogy and cognitive behavioural therapy. “It'svery rewarding to see the progress myclients make each week by using the toolsthat I give them,” says Westin.

The workshop is held at the AwarenessCentre in Clapham, London. Westin alsooffers one-to-one coaching sessions andfloating workshops which can be held onrequest anywhere in London and its sur-roundings.

Go Love YourselfOne thing many of us struggle with in life is to learn how to love ourselves. It should be so simple, but everyone with low self-esteemknows how hard it can be. This lack of self-love stands in the way of our personal happiness and prevents us from having trulyfulfilling relationships. The workshop Go Love Yourself offers help for those of us who are stuck in old patterns and in need of achange. By Sara Schedin

For further information visit:www.goloveyourself.co.uk

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Scan Magazine | Culture | Culture Calendar

MAYStand-up comedian Ismo Leikola (7-22 May)Ismo Leikola is a Finnish stand-up who alsoperforms in English. “Ismo Leikola is uncannilyincisive, charismatic and entertaining. Some-how he turns the language barrier to his ad-vantage, searching for the right words beforehitting his audience between the eyes with anunusually sharp observation” (The Dubliner).See for yourself at: The Northern Lights Bar, 6Little East Street, Brighton.www.ismoleikola.com

Uusikuu (15-21 May)Since their debut album Hotelli Untola, Finnishband Uusikuu have taken their place amongstthemost interesting and original interpreters ofFinnish tango. The quintet, led by the golden-voiced Laura Ryhänen, have been spreadingthe message of Finnish tango in Europe andnow have a new music mission with the albumBabylonia. 15 May 8.30 pm - Release Party,Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading. 16 May 6 pm- Release Party, Isis Farmhouse, Oxford. 21May 8 pm screening of film Finnish Tango, Ris-ing Sun Arts Centre, Reading.www.myspace.com/uusikuu

h2dance (15-16, 20-22 May)London-based h2dance was formed in 1999 andpresents the joint choreography of Hanna Gill-gren, from Sweden, and Heidi Rustgaard, fromNorway. As part of the 40th anniversary show atThe Place in London, h2dance are performingAttention, with Pegasus Choir, a specially com-missioned piece and part of h2dance´s upcom-ing Choir Project, the company working with arange of choirs in the UK and Scandinavia. In-formation on h2dance and how to buy tickets forthe performance please see www.h2dance.com

Jose Gonzales (14 May)Since his album Veneer reached the UK TopTen, Swede José González has experiencedrecord-breaking international success and ashower of awards for his latest album In OurNature. He is back in the UK to take part in theLondon Guitar Festival at the Royal FestivalHall. www.jose-gonzalez.com

Nota Bene Ensemble (14 May)After many successful tours of Sweden andGermany, London-based Kleiman Klöfver Duo(violin and guitar) are giving two further con-certs in London. On 7 April, a recital at StJames´s Church, Piccadilly including works byBach, Schubert and Piazzola. On 14 May, a freelunchtime concert in St. Martin-in-the-Fields,with works by Vivaldi, Lars-Erik Larsson andPeter Warlock. www.swedish-hall.org.uk

Talk on Heavy Metal (18 May)The Anglo-Finnish Society has previously pre-sented talks on Humppa, Finnish Tango andFinnish folk music. Now it’s Finnish heavymetal’s turn, now one of the most popular mu-sical genres in Finland. Titus Hjelm, bassistwith Thunderstone, will discuss the “Finnish-ness” of metal music and the reasons for con-sidering metal the new Finnish folk music.For more info email [email protected]. Finnish Institute, 35-36 Eagle Street,London WC1

Kymi Sinfonietta (23 May)Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2009, theKymi Sinfonietta (Music Director Yasuo Shi-nozaki) has established itself as a significantmusical force. The orchestra performs withmastery and passion, with top internationalsoloists, winning a loyal following both at homeand abroad. This is their first UK visit. Britishpianist Benjamin Grosvenor first appeared with

Kymi Sinfonietta and Yasuo Shinozaki in May2008 to great critical acclaim. Cadogan Hall, 5Sloane Terrace, SW1. www.kymisinfonietta.fi

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductsthe Philharmonia Orchestra (23 May)Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the PhilhamoniaOrchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London.Beethoven: Overture, Namensfeier; Dvorák:Cello Concerto; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2.Dvorák and Sibelius are seen as composerswhose music strongly evokes their respectiveCzech and Finnish homelands. Yet this pro-gramme’s works were composed abroad:Dvorák’s during one of his stays in America,Sibelius’s largely composed during a trip toItaly. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre,London SE1 T 0800 652 6717.www.philharmonia.co.uk

Eurocultured Festival (30-31 May)Two Swedish bands, Little Dragon and Dungenare playing at the Eurocultured Festival whichhas been held in Manchester since 2004. Theaim of the festival is to celebrate the diversity ofEuropean culture. This year’s new act is abreakdance competition which will be judgedamongst others by Swedish dancer B boyFreeze who will also perform. Dungen will alsoperform in London, the Luminaire in Kilburn on31 May. www.eurocultured.com

Petit Mal (31 May-16 June)Finnish contemporary circus Petit Mal per-forms with nonchalance on a stage strewn withgarage debris. Break-dancing, martial arts andhip-hop fuse with Chinese poles, trampolinesolos, senseless acrobatics and disjointed jug-gling with found objects. Nuffield Theatre,Southampton - 31 May and 2 June 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre,London - 4 June 7.30pm, Sat 5 June - 2.30pmand 7.30pm, Sun 6 June - 2.30pm ,Lighthouse,Poole - 8 June - 7.30pm, Eden Court, Inverness- 15 and 16 June 8pm

Scandinavian Culture Calendar– Where to go, what to see? It’s all happening here! By Emelie Krugly

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