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Toftan, Ektorp, Voxnan, Hemsjö, Kallax … These are all wonderful places in Sweden. But, like many others, you might associate these names with waste bins, sofas, bath towels, block candles, and shelf systems that you can buy at 🇸🇪 Swedish furniture store #IKEA. It's time to #DiscoverTheOriginals! This summer, Chicago native Kevin took an IKEA-inspired road trip around Sweden. Over the course of 2 weeks, Kevin visited 21 counties with IKEA products named after them. Get inspired by his journey, outlined in a recent CNN article👇, and read more about the original Swedish locations here: https://lnkd.in/d-eXku7h

In the research and innovation bill, presented last week, the Swedish Government announced one of the largest-ever investments in research and innovation, totaling SEK 6.5 billion in additional funding. The funding will support excellent research, boost funding for higher education institutions, enhance research infrastructure, and advance groundbreaking technologies. 🌎 International cooperation and partnerships are central to the bill and considered key to advancing the frontiers of science. Sweden 🇸🇪 and the United States 🇺🇸 have a strong scientific partnership across several important fields, including basic energy science, cancer research, quantum technologies, and 6G development. The bill provides opportunities to further advance bilateral research cooperation. #IntheSpiritofNobel #innovation #science

"How sustainable is Sweden? So sustainable that it's almost taken for granted." It's great to see that 🇸🇪 made it onto Forbes list of 5 Green Travel Destinations For 2025! #GreenTransition #PioneerthePossible Find out more👇

We were glad to welcome back 🇸🇪 Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson to Washington, DC this week for meetings at 🇺🇸 Treasury, Congress and the World Bank.

Great conversation around the table on Mining and Critical Minerals’ Role in the #greentransition, part of 🇸🇪 - 🇺🇸 Mining and Critical Minerals Program. Sweden is a proud mining nation, offering a wide range of solutions within electrification, digitalization and automation. Business Sweden #pioneerthepossible

Why is there a jar of peanut butter at the #NobelPrize Museum? 📍 At the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, the exhibition ’These things changed the world’ showcases 250 personal items donated by Nobel Prize laureates. Each object offers a glimpse into the lives of the laureates and their groundbreaking achievements in science, literature, peace and economics. 🔍📚🧬☮️💰 Music: Epidemic Sound/The Music Box, Ave Air. #IntheSpiritofNobel #NobelWeek #NobelPrizeMuseum #NobelPrize

NPR Morning Edition recently visited Boden in northern Sweden to learn about 🇸🇪 company Stegra's efforts to build the world's first commercial-scale, fossil-free steel mill! Stegra's plant in Boden will be the largest green hydrogen production plant in Europe & Europe's first new steel mill in 50 years. By swapping coal for green hydrogen, they refine iron ore into green iron, a game-changing innovation that makes it possible to produce near-zero emission steel, setting a new industry standard. By 2030, Stegra will be producing 5 million tons of green steel annually. 🍃🏭🔨 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dxAT_CwY #PioneerthePossible #FossilFree #GreenSteel Listen below 👇

WATCH LIVE: The 2024 Nobel Prize award ceremony from Stockholm. Where are you watching from?

Sweden is working for a free, secure and open digital world. Today, Sweden’s new strategy for foreign and security policy on cyber and digital issues was presented. "A key issue in the dialogue with the US and within the EU is secure and trusted digital infrastructure, including connectivity such as 5G/6G. This is a crucial infrastructure for our digital society, also for harnessing the potential of AI". - 🇸🇪 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard. Sweden 🇸🇪 looks forward to strengthening its cooperation with the United States 🇺🇸 on democratic development, security and competitiveness in the digital environment. Read the Government’s new strategy here: https://lnkd.in/eWiEA8_2

This week, QSIP – Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform is speaking at Q2B24 in Silicon Valley 🇺🇸 about the Swedish Quantum Ecosystem. The Swedish 🇸🇪 government actively supports quantum research through various initiatives and collaboration. Learn more about engaging with Sweden on quantum technologies through QSIP: https://qsip.se #IntheSpiritofNobel Jon Wingborg Tindra Hedlund #quantumtechnologies