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Denmark: HRH The Crown Prince Frederik’s birthday – The 50th birthday will be celebrated with various events in May

NordenBladet – On Saturday, 26 May, it will be 50 years since His Royal Highness The Crown Prince was born as the son of the then-successor to the throne, Princess Margrethe, and Prince Henrik. The 50th birthday will be celebrated with various events in May – from celebratory runs in Denmark’s five largest cities to the opening of a research centre at Aarhus University and a gala banquet at Christiansborg Palace.

On his birthday, The Crown Prince will come out on the balcony of Frederik VIII’s Palace at 12.00 together with Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess, their four children and Her Majesty The Queen. In the evening, Her Majesty will host a gala banquet at Christiansborg Palace for guests from Denmark and other countries.

The birthday events begin the week before on May 18 with jubilee award presentations by His Royal Highness’s own Crown Prince Frederik Foundation, followed by a dinner at Frederik VIII’s Palace. On Monday, 21 May, The Crown Prince puts on his running shoes along with other Danes to participate in the Royal Run, which takes place in the cities Aalborg, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense and Copenhagen/Frederiksberg.

The Royal Yacht Dannebrog will also play a role in the lead-up to The Crown Prince’s birthday. In addition to being the setting of a reception for The Crown Prince’s patronages on 22 May, the Dannebrog will sail the Crown Prince Couple to Aarhus, where the municipality will host a number of visits to companies and organizations on 23 May. Here, The Crown Prince will also open the new centre at Aarhus University, which will be named the Crown Prince Frederik Centre for Public Leadership.

At The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Palace, the Crown Prince Couple on 24 May will take part in the unveiling of a new portrait of The Crown Prince as well as the opening of the exhibitions “HRH Crown Prince Frederik – Prince of Denmark” and “Ralph Heimans Portraits”. In extension of the events on the actual birthday, 26 May, the celebrations conclude on 27 May with the show “All of Denmark celebrates The Crown Prince” at Royal Arena, Copenhagen. The show will be attended by The Crown Prince and the royal family.


HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark – Frederik André Henrik Christian (Photo: Steen Evald)

Photos: Steen Evald
Source: kongehuset.dk

How to apply for Swedish citizenship? HERE you will find information on how you can apply to become a Swedish citizen.

NordenBladet – How to apply for Swedish citizenship? Here you will find information on how you can apply to become a Swedish citizen.

Special rules (view HERE) apply for citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway.

Submitting an application
You can submit an application for Swedish citizenship online. When you have filled in the application you must print it out and send it by post to the Migration Agency. Write your signature and enclose the documents in original proving your identity. Fill out the application for Swedish citizenship online (HERE)

Print out and send your application to:
The Swedish Migration Agency
Citizenship Unit
601 70 Norrköping

Because you are enclosing your passport or other original documents, you should send your application by registered mail (view HERE). The post office will help you to do this.

Fees for citizenship

Enclose the following documents
   – your national passport, travel document or alien’s passport in the original. If you have a previously issued passport you must also send the original
– if you do not have a national passport, enclose the originals of other identity documents from your country of origin. If you have several documents, number them in the same order in which you entered them in the application form.

You should not enclose your and your children’s residence permit card, your Swedish driving license or you Swedish ID card.

Further documents for EU/EEA citizens and their relatives
In order to apply for Swedish citizenship you must fulfil the requirements needed for right of residence, a residence card, or have been given a permanent residence permit. You can also apply if you have been given a permanent residence card, or have permanent right of residence in Sweden.

This is how you prove your right of residence

Make sure you fulfil the requirements before you apply
When you submit an application for Swedish citizenship The Migration Agency will investigate if you fulfil all requirements. If you do not fulfil the requirements your application may be rejected. You then have to send in a new application when the requirements are fulfilled and pay the fee again.

Requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen

Find out whether you fulfil the requirements before you submit an application for Swedish citizenship (in Swedish only)

You may include your children in your application
If you have unmarried children under the age of 18 who are residents in Sweden, they may become Swedish citizens with you if

– you have sole custody of the child or children or
– you have joint custody with the other parent and they have given their consent.

You do not need to submit separate applications for a child, simply include them on your application form. You do not have to pay an application fee for the children you include. However, you must enclose the following documents

– the child’s passport
– a custody decision if you have sole custody of the child and the child was not born in Sweden.

Consent required
Children who have turned 12 must give their written consent to become a Swedish citizen.

To those who have children during their waiting time
If you have a child during the waiting time and you want the child to become a Swedish citizen along with you, send us a letter requesting that your newborn child should be included in your application. You and the child’s custodian must both sign the letter which also informs the Swedish Migration Agency of the child’s name and birthdate.

Do you need to use your passport during the processing time?
The Swedish Migration Agency needs your passport in original in order to process an application for Swedish citizenship. You will get your passport back when your application has been processed.

If you need your passport back before your application has been processed, you can require to have it back. You should not send your passport back until the Swedish Migration Agency asks you to do so. We will write to you when we start processing your application and need you to send your passport back to us.

Get your passport back during the processing time

After the decision has been made
The Swedish Migration Agency will send the decision to your address listed in the population registry. If you have become a Swedish citizen, we will also inform the Swedish Tax Agency of the decision. We will also put a block on your residence permit card, which means that the card will be invalid and can no longer be used for travel. You should not send in your residence permit card to the Swedish Migration Agency. You can destroy the card yourself by cutting it up.

If you have children with you who have become Swedish citizens and who also have residence permit cards, a block will be placed on their cards as well.

Swedish passports
Those who have become Swedish citizens can apply for a Swedish passport. An application for a Swedish passport is done through the Police.

Those who are abroad and wish to apply for a Swedish passport can do so at a Swedish embassy or consulate-general.

The Swedish police

Swedish embassies and consulate-generalexternal link, opens in new window

If the Swedish Migration Agency refuses your application
If the Swedish Migration Agency refuses your application, you can appeal within three weeks from the date you received the decision. You will find more information on how to appeal in the decision.

If you do not apply online
If you are not able to apply online, you must fill out the form Ansökan om svenskt medborgarskap för vuxna, number 316011 (only in Swedish). The form specifies which documents to enclose.

Ansökan om svenskt medborgarskap för vuxna, form number 316011 (in Swedish only)PDF

Send the application to:
The Swedish Migration Agency
Citizenship Unit
601 70 Norrköping

 

 

This spring’s exhibition at the Royal Palace on show from 21 April to 24 June 2018

NordenBladet — This spring’s main exhibition at the Royal Palace of Stockholm will showcase the talents of young draughtsmen. The exhibition will be on display in the Palace’s beautiful sculpture gallery – Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities.

The Thinking Hand: creative encounters in a classic setting

‘The Thinking Hand’ will be unveiled to mark The King’s birthday, featuring around a dozen entries for His Majesty the King’s Award Competition for young draughtsmen.

The drawings will be displayed in Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, representing a fascinating interaction between old and new in the beautiful sculpture gallery.

The exhibition will be on display from 21 April to 24 June 2018 in Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities. Free entry to the exhibition.

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts was founded at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1735, with the aim of supporting trainee painters, sculptors and architects. More than 280 years later, this aim lives on in the form of the new scholarship fund!

‘The Thinking Hand’ is a collaboration between the Royal Court and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.


Elias Martin’s painting of King Gustav III’s visit to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1780. Photo: The Royal Academy of Fine Arts

 

About the competition

A scholarship fund was established on The King’s birthday in 2016 by Elisabeth and Gustaf Douglas to support young professionals who work with draftsmanship. Three scholarship recipients are named, each receiving SEK 100,000. The aim is to recognise specific knowledge and the interaction between eye and hand, in order to develop thoughts about visual interpretation and to enhance its status.

The competition is open to young draughtsmen working with visual interpretation within art, architecture, fashion, design, illustration, games development or other related fields. The competition is being arranged by Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and around a dozen entries will be displayed in Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. ‘The Thinking Hand’ will be an annual event.

 

Featured image: Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities is one of Europe’s oldest museums. (Photo: Alexis Daflos/royalcourt.se)
Source: Swedish Royal Court

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Welcome to the Royal Gift Shop at the Sweden´s Royal Palace

NordenBladet —Welcome to the Royal Gift Shop. The shop is located at the Royal Palace and is open daily all year round at 10:00 to 17:00.

Welcome to a boutique that is something out of the ordinary. The Royal Gift Shop is a unique present and souvenir shop offering products with a connection to the Royal Collections.

Many of the products are produced in limited editions and can only be purchased at the Royal Gift Shop. Amongst other things, you can find unique interior design articles based on patterns from original material from the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s.

The boutique’s broad assortment offers everything from popular souvenir items such as postcards and key rings to exclusive jewellery in gold and silver.

 

Featured image: At the Royal Gift Shop, at the Outer Courtyard, you will find quality souvenires and products with links to the Royal Collections. (Photo: Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court)
Source: Swedish Royal Court

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Sweden: The Royal Palace, with the Royal Apartments, the museums and gift shop, is open year round + PHOTOS!

NordenBladet — The Palace, with the Royal Apartments, the museums and gift shop, is open Tuesday to Sunday at 10:00–16:00. Stroll on your own or join the guided tours!

Welcome to The Royal Palace in Stockholm. You are welcome to stroll round in the Royal Apartments*, the Treasury with the State regalia and the Tre Kronor Museum – about the palace’s medieval history. Guided tours are available all openings days.

Tickets online or at all entrances at the Palace

Don’t miss the Royal Gift Shop and the changing of the Royal Guards at the Outer Court Yard.


In the Royal Apartments you will see interiors from four centuries. The photo shows Oskar II’s Drawing Room. Photo: Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court


At Museum Tre Kronor you will learn about the Palace’s medieval history. Photo: Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court


At the Royal Gift Shop, at the Outer Courtyard, you will find quality souvenires and products with links to the Royal Collections. Photo: Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court

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*The Royal Apartments closes fully or partially in conjunction with His Majesty The Kings offiacial receptions.


Featured image: The Royal Palace is housing the State regalia at the Treasury (Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court)
Source: Swedish Royal Court

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Sveriges Riksbank (Riksbanken) – An overview of history

NordenBladet – Sveriges Riksbank, or simply Riksbanken, is the central bank* of Sweden. It is the world’s oldest central bank and the 3rd oldest bank.

The Riksbank began operations in 1668. Previously, Sweden was served by the Stockholms Banco (also known as the Bank of Palmstruch), which was founded by Johan Palmstruch in 1656. Although the bank was private, it was the king who chose its management: in a letter to Palmstruch, he gave permission to its operations according to stated regulations. But Stockholms Banco collapsed as a result of the issuing of too many notes without the necessary collateral. Palmstruch, who was considered responsible for the bank’s losses, was condemned to death, but later received clemency. On 17 September 1668, the privilege of Palmstruch to operate a bank was transferred to the Riksens Ständers Bank (“Bank of the Estates of the Realm”) and was run under the auspices of the parliament of the day. Due to the failure of Stockholm Banco, the new bank was managed under the direct control of the Riksdag of the Estates to prevent the interference from the king. When a new Riksdag was instituted in 1866, the name of the bank was changed to Sveriges Riksbank.

Having learnt the lesson of the Stockholms Banco experience, the Riksbank was not permitted to issue bank-notes. Nevertheless, in 1701, permission was granted to issue so called credit-notes”. Some time in the middle of the 18th century, counterfeit notes began appearing, which caused serious problems. To prevent forgeries, it was decided that the Riksbank should produce its own paper for bank-notes and a paper-mill, Tumba Bruk, was founded in Tumba, on the outskirts of Stockholm.

A few years later, the first commercial banks were founded and these were also allowed to issue bank-notes. The bank-notes represented a claim to the bank without interest paid, and thus became a considerable source of income for banks. Nonetheless, security in the form of a deposit at the Riksbank was required to cover the value of all notes issued.

During the 19th century, the Riksbank maintained a dominant position as a credit institution and issuer of bank-notes. The bank also managed national trade transactions as well as continuing to provide credit to the general public. The first branch-office was opened in 1824, later followed with subsidiary branches opening in each county (län). The present operational activities as a central bank differ from those during the 19th century. For example, no interest-rate-related activities were conducted.

The position of the Riksbank as a central bank dates back to 1897, when the first Riksbank Act was accepted concurrently with a law giving the Riksbank the exclusive right to issue bank-notes. This copyright concluded its role and importance regarding monetary policy in a modern sense, as the exclusive right to issue notes is a condition when conducting monetary policy and defending the value of a currency. Behind the decision were repeated demands that the private banks should cease to issue notes as it was considered that the ensuing profits should befall the general public.

The Swedish currency was backed by gold and the paper-certificates could be exchanged for gold coins until 1931, when a specialized temporary law freed the bank from this obligation. This law was renewed every year until the new constitution was ratified in 1975 which split the bank from the government into a stand-alone organization not obligated to exchange notes for gold.

In November 1992, the fixed exchange rate regime of the Swedish Krona collapsed. A few months later, in January 1993, the Governing Board of the Riksbank developed a new monetary policy regime based on a floating exchange rate and an inflation target. These policies were extensively influenced by assistance from the Bank of Canada, which had extensive previous experience controlling inflation, while being a similar small open economy, heavily subject to foreign exchange rate swings.

From 1991 to 1993, Sweden experienced its most severe recession since the 1930s termed the “Swedish banking rescue”. It forced inflation down to around 2%, and inflation continued to be low during the subsequent years of strong growth in the late 1990s.

During the 2000s, the operations and administrative departments were downsized on behalf of the policy departments Financial Stability Department and Monetary Policy Department. A direct consequence of the changing times was that the Riksbank closed down all its branches in Sweden and outsourced the handling of coins and bills to a private company. Today the policy departments are the core of the central bank and they employ about half of the bank’s 350 full-time posts.

Logo:

Motto:
The motto of the Bank is Hinc robur et securitas, which is Latin for “Herefore strength and safety” (“Härav styrka och säkerhet”).

Hedquarters:
Brunkebergstorg 11, 103 37 Stockholm, Sweden

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* A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state’s currency, money supply, and interest rates. Central banks also usually oversee the commercial banking system of their respective countries. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the monetary base in the state, and usually also prints the national currency, which usually serves as the state’s legal tender. Central banks also act as a “lender of last resort” to the banking sector during times of financial crisis. Most central banks usually also have supervisory and regulatory powers to ensure the solvency of member institutions, prevent bank runs, and prevent reckless or fraudulent behavior by member banks.

Central banks in most developed nations are institutionally designed to be independent from political interference. Still, limited control by the executive and legislative bodies usually exists.

Featured image: Sveriges Riksbank in Stockholm (NordenBladet)

The Film Box – a new way of promoting Sweden

NordenBladet – The drive to promote Sweden is being given a new and extended dimension in the form of cinema films specially packaged for presentation, discussion and marketing via Swedish embassies and consulates the world over.

Swedish cinema often leaves a strong impression of our country, in many different ways, and has long been a much appreciated part of the relation-building process between Sweden and other countries.

The film package contains a high-quality selection of up to 20 or so current Swedish feature films, short films and documentaries, gathered together with a uniform graphic profile and accompanying information matter. The package is being distributed to about a hundred Swedish embassies and consulates, and will provide a basis for non-commercial film screenings in contexts both large and small – often at local film festivals and at events organised at universities and cultural institutions. If you have questions about these screenings, please contact your local embassy/consulate.

The overarching aim is to communicate images of Sweden and to increase both knowledge about Swedish cinema and its presence elsewhere. This promotion package will also offer Swedish cinema greater exposure abroad than when individual films are launched at film festivals and fairs etc. The screenings are often attended by industry representatives from the films taking part and by other professional media representatives in the country concerned. The Film Box is augmented by digital tools for use in planning, marketing and following up screenings.

A vital feature of this promotional activity is the fact that the films included in the box have been translated and subtitled in the major global languages so as to reach non-English-speaking audiences as well. The subtitle files will be freely available for the various producers involved to use as they see fit.

Photo: Mona Loose/Si
Source: Swedish Institute

Helena-Reet: NordenBladet and OHMYGOSSIP-sites are not and will not become a cheap connection between marketing persons and influencers. WHAT does good marketing cost?

NordenBladet – That who seeks cheap marketing is already making a huge tactical mistake before the marketing starts. There is no such thing as cheap marketing if you are actually looking for good results to the advertisement of your products and wish for success and increasing sales numbers. There are good solutions and favourable solutions, but never is this cheap. Things that are cheap are and will remain cheap (tenth rank and abandoned) and when you choose the cheap way then your product and service will be cheap and destined to perish before advertising. Either your product-service is so good that it needs no further advertising or it needs professional and tergeted advertising, which will cost.

Let us start from day one. A blogger/website that offers services for a sandwich will not lead you to success. Why is that? You think that for the purpose of SEO advancement a link to your product in every possible blog is a bonus. Think again unless you want to be limited to registering for yourself in some cheap American webhost hundreds of domains, proceed with copy-paste web pages and keep spreading your links. Cheap – certainly, meaningful – not. It is equally meaningless to advertise yourself for a small sum in some random blog. The world is reigned by top domains that have very real followers, and as head of the big Scandinavian media group and two very big, decade-running and influencial blog environments I can assure you that this is something that will not change anytime soon. When meanwhile media publishers might have got the feeling that bloggers were eating the sausage from their sandwich, this is the past today – stronger bloggers have grown their blogs into media enterprises and businesses (for example Chiara Ferragni, Kenza Zouiten, Therése Lindgren, Isabella Löwengrip, Perez Hilton etc), yet most of the regular bloggers who might even enjoy tens of thousands of readers, are not stepping on the heals, not even on the shadow of big media.

I give a number of talks and interviews on the topic of social media and media. The first question that I am always asked is: „How have I succeeded to getso many readers and social media followers?”. Another frequent question is: „Have I myself ever bought in followers or what is my opinion on buying in followers?”.the third most frequent question is: „How have I managed to develop OHMYGOSSIP also into a garment brand and how have i managed to market it besides the web sites also in America and Brazil?”.

Very often have I been giving answers to these questions, but let us repeat them for the sake of clarity. When you wish your product/service to be bought, to be sought for and to bring in the money for you then No1 you would be interested only in a specific target group and organic or actual followers. A figure somewhere on someone’s Facebook/Twitter/Instagram account is valuable only if the followers are real – not robots, not fake accounts – actual people. Therefore any kind of purchase of followers is absurd, pointless.

Further on, it is unwise to suggest that thse who have actual followers will for some reason free of charge or for very symbolic cost advertise you. Those whose actual numbers of followers, like NordenBladet and OHMYGOSSIP sites, are big, those do not sell to you banner ads or ad-articles for symbolic sums. What then is the sum and threshold where you can start buying ad-articles in Scandinavia/Northern countries? These numbers may vary from one edition to another, but ad-article prizes in Sweden/Norway/Denmark are minimum 2500 EUR per story and in Finland/Estonia 1500-2000 EUR per one story. This is the baseline, top expenditures are not fixed, since each company will assess how valuable they are and how high they wish to fly (how many advertisment-images, ad links, reflection in social media they expect). We mostly offer a package deal, the articles being published simultaneously in four languages (sometimes five), and the best prices start from 100 000 SEK or ca 9600 euros.

It is not very simple to increase reader numbers – it is the results of years of work. Serious entrepreneurs know this and have the readiness to cover the costs for providing quality reader numbers. My message here is the following – should you wish to attain actual results, take the truthful path. Followers will not fall from the sky and if you wish to be advertised then this also will not simpl fall from the sky – for someone else to tender and promote your business, you need to pay an honest price. Shoud anyone promise you the result without proper payment, they will deceit you. Everything has a price and you will not access a valuable result below its actual price.

Denmark: HM The Queen’s sepulchral monument is now set up at Roskilde Cathedral

NordenBladet – Her Majesty’s sepulchral monument is now set up and stands in Saint Bridget’s Chapel at Roskilde Cathedral. Here, The Queen will be laid to rest alongside nearly 40 Danish kings and queens from the early Middle Ages until today.

The preparation of the monument has been underway since 2003, when the sculptor, professor Bjørn Nørgaard, was commissioned to create a modern sepulchral monument that can be incorporated into the large number of royal grave monuments at Roskilde Cathedral. From the project’s beginning, Bjørn Nørgaard was in close dialogue with The Queen and Prince Henrik about the idea and the design of the work “Sarcophagus”.

The artwork represents The Queen and Prince Henrik’s joint efforts through 50 years, and The Prince’s decision to not be entombed at Roskilde Cathedral has not brought about changes in the artwork. The base is crafted in sandstone from France, and the three pillars supporting the sarcophagus are of Danish granite, Faroese basalt and Greenlandic marble, respectively. The elephant heads on the pillars are cast in silver. The sarcophagus itself is of cast glass, and, in a hollow space in the glass, two figures representing The Queen and Prince Henrik are sand-blasted on the inner side. Allegories, heraldry and symbols in gilded bronze are found on the top. The Queen will be laid to rest in a crypt under the sepulchral monument.


Sepulchral monument (Photo: Keld Navntoft, The Royal Danish House ©)

As the sepulchral monument will first be displayed to the public after The Queen’s death, a covering has been prepared so that visitors to the Cathedral will have a chance to visit the chapel, even though the sepulchral monument has been set up. Both the sepulchral monument and the covering are by Bjørn Nørgaard, and a 1:10 copy of the monument is exhibited in Roskilde Cathedral, where visitors can follow the crafting of a modern sepulchral monument through information boards and a coming exhibition, which is expected to be opened at the end of June.

The work and the costs of the monument have been held within the Danish Parliament’s stipulated appropriation under the Budget Act.

Since the 1400s, Roskilde Cathedral has served as the burial place for the Danish Royal House. The sepulchral monument enters into a long tradition of inscribing an epitaph in Roskilde Cathedral to the sovereign’s life and deeds.

Featured image: Sepulchral monument (Photo: Keld Navntoft, The Royal Danish House ©)
Source: The Royal Danish House kongehuset.dk

Sweden: The King presents the Young Leadership Foundation’s Compass Rose Scholarships to young leaders

NordenBladet — On Monday 16 April, The King presented the Compass Rose Scholarship to four young leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, consideration and energy. During the ceremony, young leaders who have completed Value-Based Leadership training also received diplomas from The King.

During the afternoon’s ceremony in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, the Young Leadership Foundation’s Compass Rose Scholarship was presented for the 12th year running. The 50,000 kronor scholarship is presented to young leaders under the age of 25 who have demonstrated particular courage, consideration and energy. To date, 34 young leaders have received the scholarship.

This year’s scholarship winners were:

24-year-old Paulina Olsson from Varberg, co-founder of Peppy Pals. Paulina was presented with the scholarship for “having worked, with value-based leadership, to teach children about soft human values and empathy, using technology”.

23-year-old Omid Mahmoudi from Malmö, founder of the Association for Unaccompanied Children and Otto Meeting Place. Omid was presented with the scholarship for “having demonstrated, with value-based leadership, that the power and faith in the future of an unaccompanied child brings hope and change to many people together”.

23-year-old Julius Kramer from Stockholm, former officer of the Agenda 2030 delegation and director of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Julius was presented with the scholarship for “having worked, with value-based leadership, full of humble learning and action, to promote both important social issues and our fellow human beings”.

21-year-old Gustav Plantin from Staffanstorp, Chairman of Staffanstorp United. Gustav was presented with the scholarship for “having worked, with value-based leadership, to change opposition into tolerance and cooperation, and having contributed towards a better society using football as a tool”.

During the afternoon’s ceremony in the Bernadotte Library, many young leaders who had completed Value-Based Leadership training received their diplomas. The aim of the training is to strength young leaders’ leadership by clarifying values and providing guidance on how these can be shown in behaviour and in all life’s decisions and actions.

Young Leadership

The Young Leadership Foundation, opens in new window was a gift to The King on his 60th birthday, at the initiative of the Scouts. The foundation works to highlight young leaders with good value-based leadership skills. The foundation’s values are based on the values of the Scout Movement, and courage, consideration and energy are central to good value-based leadership.

The Compass Rose Scholarship is awarded to young people who, regardless of their formal title, have shown through their actions that they have taken responsibility and demonstrated involvement above and beyond the ordinary, and who can show that the scholarship can help them to keep developing good leadership. The King’s Young Leadership Foundation operates the scholarship programme. The scholarship amount is SEK 50,000 per scholarship, to be used for personal leadership development.

Value-based leadership is a folk high school course which is arranged by the Scouts and the Scouts’ Folk High School in cooperation with industry and other voluntary youth organisations, with the support of The King’s Young Leadership Foundation.


24-year-old Paulina Olsson from Varberg, co-founder of Peppy Pals, receives the Compass Rose Scholarship. Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se


23-year-old Omid Mahmoudi from Malmö, founder of the Association for Unaccompanied Children and Otto Meeting Place, receives the Compass Rose Scholarship during the ceremony in the Bernadotte Library. Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se


23-year-old Julius Kramer from Stockholm, former officer of the Agenda 2030 delegation and director of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), receives the Compass Rose Scholarship. Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se


21-year-old Gustav Plantin from Staffanstorp, Chairman of Staffanstorp United, receives the Compass Rose Scholarship. Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se

 

Featured image: The King welcomes the scholarship winners and Secretary General of the Swedish Scout Movement Katarina Hedberg to the drawing room of the Bernadotte Library before the ceremony. Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se
Source: Swedish Royal Court
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