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Scan Magazine | Contents

Issue 5 | February 2009 | 3

COVER FEATURE

10 Camilla Dallerup | Taking the Chance

DESIGN

16 Mr and Mrs Staffan Tollgard | At Home21 Camilla | Duchess of Shoes22 We Love This | Our Guide to Where to Buy that Valentine’s Present

SCAN TRAVEL

24 Trysil | Cheer Up – It’s winter!

SCAN FOOD

28 Bronte’s Food | We Like Big Buns and We Cannot Lie32 Restaurant of the Month | Mad for Madsen

SCAN BUSINESS

BUSINESS FEATURES

34 Cimber Sterling | Sterling Service Breaking Low-Cost Trend38 St. Anthony’s Hospital | Choosing the Right Healthcare42 Cass MBA | The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made46 Denmark | A Key Developer of Climate Solutions50 Scan Jobs | London’s New Scandinavian Recruitment Service

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

44 Tax | Should You be Filing a Self-Assessment Tax Return?

REGULARS

48 Recruitment | Campbell's Column52 We Gotta Do Something | Calling for a Green Chat54 How Was Your Day | The Answer is Never that Straightforward

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

55 Chamber News | Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish andDanish Chambers of Commerce for the UK

SCAN NEWS

58 Scandinavian Newsflash

CULTURE

65 Culture Calendar | Your Scandinavian Culture Events

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Scan Magazine | Editor’s Note

The past year emerged asa notorious reminder ofjust how quickly circum-stances can change. And ifchange is the watchwordfor 2009, then at Scan

Magazine we aim to change things too. We endeavour totake Brand Scandinavia to new heights. You have alreadybeen introduced to our editorial A-Team of dedicatedScandinavia-lovers, of all ages, and backgrounds, and wego about our job with a key winning ingredient. Passion!

We are proud to kick off the first issue of 2009 with a coverinterview with Camilla Dallerup. Some days are bound tobe good and when Camilla called back to say that shewould do the cover interview I knew this day was going tobe one of them. I was in the middle of showing our flat toan estate agent and he seemed very impressed I was onthe phone to the winner of Strictly Come Dancing. I, too,was very impressed – but realise I must stop braggingabout it.

On page 24 we take you on a lovely winter break to Trysilin Norway which is home to some wonderful family-friendly resorts, with excellent facilities. There is a superbnew ski-in-ski-out Radisson Hotel there. We speak to the

friendly hotel director who would love to welcome you tohis hotel.

Next in line is an exclusive interview with the ManagingDirector of Cimber Sterling Air. The Danish airline is boldlyexpanding its routes, across Europe and to the UK, for thebusiness and leisure markets. We follow newdevelopments in the world of aviation with great interestand this is something that will definitely benefit theinternational traveller.

We continue to see a rapid increase in editorial requestsand I want to encourage you: please keep them coming.We are truly interested to know what you want to read andit is great that you take the time to get involved.

Enjoy the issue and see you next month.

Thomas Winther

Scan MagazineIssue 5 | February 2009Published 10 FebruaryISSN 1757-9589

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Scan Magazine | Contributors

ContributorsBarbara Chandler is the design writer forHomes & Property, the weekly Wednesdaysupplement of the London EveningStandard. She has worked as a specialistwriter on interiors and decoration for over

30 years, contributing to many leading UK and Europeanpublications. Books she has written include The Home Design Source Book, and Where to Get the Look. She isJournalist of the Year 2007 (as awarded by the NationalHome Improvement Council).

Ian Welsh is a UK-based independentwriter and editor with nearly 15 yearsexperience in business publishing.With a background in corporate communi -cations, Ian now specialises in corporate

responsibility and supply chain issues.

Rikke Bruntse-Dahl. Being a greenie atheart, Rikke has written extensively on eco issues for a variety of publications inclu -ding The Observer, New Consumer andSmartPlanet. Ethical consumerism and

green business behaviour are her main areas of interest.

Signe Hansen has just finished her Ma inJournalism and is now working as afreelance reporter in London. Havingpreviously worked with television, radio,web and local news, the good story is

always her priority.

Based in London since 2006, AndersChristian Madsen grew up north ofCopenhagen. With a degree in FashionJournalism from the London College ofFashion, he contributes to DANSK

Magazine and works with the menswear label J.W.Anderson. Anders is the Fashion Editor at Scan Magazine.

A Swede by birth, Helena Whitmore isdirector of tax at Grundberg MocattaRakison based in London. She has beenwith the firm since 1990, and an associateof the Chartered Institute of Taxation since

2002. She writes regularly for Scan Magazine, and overthe coming months will examine issues relating to settingup business in the UK, relevant tax laws, how to deal withproperty purchases and inheritance matters.

Malcolm Campbell. Having read Chemistryat Imperial College London, Malcolm be-gan his career in Research, moving aftersome years into the Human Resourcefunction. In 1991 he was invited to found

an Executive Search Company as a joint venture with a major firm of Actuaries. The business is now independent,being owned by Malcolm Campbell. It has a worldwideclient list, and searches globally. Malcolm’s other interestsinclude the Horner’s Livery Company, as a Freeman of theCity of London. He is also Chairman of the Imperial Col-lege Trust.

Emelie Krugly is responsible for ScanMagazine's news section and can be con -tac ted any time regarding an event or story. Emelie, a native Swede has been based inLondon for 3 years. Early on in her career

she worked on a number of Sweden's newspapersincluding Sydsvenskan, Smalandsposten and NorraSkane. After then travelling extensively she settled withher English partner in her favourite city, became a motherand now returns to her passion, writing and journalism.

Lee-Ann Cameron is a self-confessedScandiphile who moved to London afterfinishing a postgraduate degree in Historyof Art at the University of Edinburgh. Lee-Ann currently works for one of the major

auction houses and works in the contemporary artdepartment.

Thomas Winther – Editor. Originally fromDenmark, Thomas has a background inEconomic consultancy and holds a BA anda Master in Economics. Prior to becomingthe Editor of Scan Magazine he worked in

the City of London. He is now on a personal mission totake Brand Scandinavia to the next level. Thomas lives inBlackheath, London with his much better half and 4month old son. Email: [email protected]


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Dear Scan Magazine... Letters of the Month

Dear Thomas,

I am not sure we have met. I was the CEO for A. P.Moller/Maersk in the UK from 2005 to 2008 and havevery recently retired although I will continue tofunction as NED/Director and advisor for some ofMaersk’s group companies in the UK. That includesThe Moller Centre in Cambridge which is an excellentshowcase for Danish Design at its finest (architectureby Henning Larsen). The centre was recentlyawarded the “UK Training Centre of the Year“ by theDaily Mail.

Being a Dane, I am very proud that The Moller Centre,in competition with hundreds of good trainingcentres, is being awarded such an important prize.Hence the reason I am writing to you: I would like tosee a feature on the Moeller Centre in ScanMagazine.

Best RegardsJesper Kjaedegaard

Dear Jesper,

Scandinavian design at its best: this is something wehave to cover! Our business journalist is now briefedand you can look forward to reading a feature on theMoeller Centre in our March publication.

All the BestThomas

Hej Thomas,

First, I have to say - at last and well done for abrilliantly produced magazine. I've picked up theAutumn and Christmas issues at ScandinavianKitchen and was thrilled to see another ScandinavianMagazine - the last one I think was in the 80's (was itcalled Connect?).

The reason for contacting you is that I would love todisplay your magazine at my Farmers' Market stallin The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells which I have beenrunning (twice a month) for just over 2 years, sellingmy own home-made Swedish food (I am Swedish bythe way, if you hadn't guessed). I am quite certainthat a lot of my customers - many regulars andalways new ones - would be interested in picking upan issue. Luckily for me, there are a lot of Scandi -navians living in Tunbridge Wells and surroundingarea.

By the way, when the weather warms up, I put mySwedish national costume on...

Med Vanliga HalsningarKristina Fyans

Dear Kristina,Thank you for your great feedback; we are delightedthat you will distribute Scan Magazine at your stall.And we would really like to see that Swedish costumeof yours which we all think is real commitment to thecause.

All the very bestThomas

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Scan Magazine | Cover Feature | Camilla Dallerup

Through six series of Strictly Come Dancing, CamillaDallerup has stunned 11 million BBC viewers with herglittering dresses and fancy footwork. Besidesparticipating in the popular dance show, the slender,blonde Dane has co-hosted the BBC’s Dance Factory,modelled and made her own fitness video: Dance off theInches. Off the screen she is, in true superstar style,dating another well-known screen personality,Hollyoaks actor Kevin Sacre. So the 34-year-old Danehas become a well-known media phenomenon oftenreferred to as ‘the blonde bombshell’.

However, Camilla’s first waltzing steps were taken in farless public and glamorous circumstances. The place wasAalborg – Denmark’s third largest city – and Camilla wasjust two when her mother took her to dancing school.Maybe it is from Aalborg that Camilla gets her down-to-earth attitude, because when confronted with her mediaimage she gives a big laugh. “You know, you just need toknow what you are all about yourself. That you and yourfriends and family know what you are about is the mostimportant thing.”

Then what is she really about? Having taken all kinds ofcreative performance classes such as singing, acting andeven tap-dancing, Camilla does not classify herself as adancer but rather as a performer. Yet there was a timewhen Camilla almost gave it all up to become somethingentirely different. Moving to Copenhagen to study whenshe was 16, she continued travelling around to competeand perform, but suddenly had had enough. “When I was19 I basically decided to stop dancing and become an

estate agent. I threw away my shoes and decided that iswhat I am going to do now.”

With just one year left before she finished her degree, shechanged her mind for the better. “At one point I becameafraid that at thirty I would look back and regret that Inever did what I really wanted to do. I put my last year onhold and went to London to see what would happen andhere I am.”

In 2004 Camilla was asked to participate in the BBC’s newSaturday night, primetime programme Strictly ComeDancing and that rocketed her off to stardom in the UK.

You were a successful professional dancer when youwere first asked to take part in Strictly Come Dancing;what was your first thought when they called you?

When they first asked me, I was very concerned whetherit was going to be educational for the audience or all aboutchit-chat. But after they explained it to me, I thought itwould be a great advertisement for my business and thatwas it – I made my decision. They really kept true to thepromise and that is what is so fun about it. Now the peoplewatching all know what a waltz is, and all the families athome discuss who they think should be the championevery Saturday night.

The show now has about 11 million viewers and you, yourcomments and not least relationships have becomefavourite subjects of the press. Did you expect all this?

God no! No-one knew that it was going to go any furtherpast series one. I remember the beginning when we all



Camilla Dallerup – Taking the chanceBy Signe Hansen | Photos: David Venni

hoped for four million viewers and how excited we gotwhen it reached the amazing levels it did. To be a part ofsomething that has just grown and grown and thensuddenly sit there knowing that there are 11 millionwatching, that is extraordinary – especially coming from asmall country. It is hard to comprehend really.

Do you like the publicity?

It depends really. You know, I think publicity is great whenyou work with different charities and you see how thesecharities raise a lot of money through our publicity. That isa really nice feeling knowing that you can be a small partin something like that. And obviously I have worked reallyhard on my new fitness DVD, which came out just beforeChristmas, and in that way I have enjoyed the publicitybecause it has opened new doors for me.

You are used to dancing with your professional partnerIan Waite. How was it partnering up with someone whodid not know anything about dancing at all?

It has been really interesting. All of the partners have beenreally good friends and I think that throughout theprogrammes I kind of learned a way to attack eachjourney. I think that what is really important is tounderstand each personality and know how they workbecause they all have different skills and differentlookouts and things that they find difficult. Mainly it is veryimportant psychologically to get into their minds andunderstand how they work. But it was a great way to trynew things, like with Tom, he was the actor who wanted tobe a dancer and I was the dancer who wanted to be anactor.



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This year Camilla and her celebrity partner TomChambers, the British actor from “Holby City”, won theshow and Camilla decided to make it her last. She is nowon her final Strictly Come Dancing UK tour.

What were your thoughts when you decided to leave theshow?

Strictly is like a family to me and I loved every minute of it.I would love to go back as a judge because that way Iwould still be part of the family, but as a dancer it was justmy time on the show.

Now you have won Strictly Come Dancing, what is yournext big goal?

I would like to carry on in TV and radio presenting and seeif there is a way I can build that into a well-beingprogramme. I want to do more confidence-building withpeople. I feel that that is really what I have done on Strictly.I mean of course I have taught them steps, but that isactually quite secondary to making them feel confidentand good about themselves in front of all these people. Itshould be something where I can use my skills as a coachin confidence-building and work with people, I loveworking with people.

Are you planning on staying in England or do you want togo back to Denmark at some point?

I would love to do a couple of jobs in Denmark, maybesome TV things. It is obviously where your roots are so itwould be nice to go back. But as a whole I really feel veryat home in England. I love visiting Denmark though. Myfamily still lives in Aalborg, but they come here a lot and Ivisit them.

Any plans of settling down and starting a family any timein the near future?

I am with Kevin right now and we are very happy together.I look forward to our future so it is something I want to doone day. But not right now because I have some thingswhich I would like to follow up. I have been carrying onwith my acting classes and I may do a few auditions, sosome time I see myself settling down but not yet.

It definitely does not seem like the Danish beauty is justabout to slow down her pace. Outside her hotel the tour-bus waits and as soon as our conversation ends she is offto the preparations for the show. Camilla’s energy andcharisma might have made her a great real-estate agent,but still the ticket to London does not seem a bad buy.


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Who was you favourite partner in Strictly ComeDancing?

Tom Chambers, I have to love him, he won the trophywith me! And he is a lovely guy too.

What is the worst thing the judges ever said aboutyou and one of your partners?

He said to James Martin (British celebrity chef) thathe looked like a murderer – that was quite shockingfor James.

What is the hardest dance you ever had to teachsomeone on the show?

It is the Rumba, always the Rumba. It is my favouritedance, but it is very difficult for beginners.

What is the best memory that you have from all sixseries?

That would be the show dance in the final with Tomjust before lifting in the jigger bug.

Have you ever considered taking part in Vild MedDans the Danish version of Strictly Come Dancing?

Not as a dancer, but as a presenter I would love to.

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Staffan Tollgard is a Swedish interior designer based inLondon with a successful and expanding internationalpractice. Relaxing at home in his socks, he sharedsecrets of work and life with Scan Design Correspondent,Barbara Chandler

“To me, this is Sweden,” says interior designer StaffanTollgard, standing just inside the door of his lovelyBayswater home in West London, only a five minute walkfrom the Portobello Road, with its famous market, andclose to Paddington Station. He is looking at two very largeMarimekko printed fabric panels, from the famousScandinavian textile company. They are hanging on thewall, and show dreamy birch trees, a lake and a summersky. Staffan has mounted them in his own inimitablefashion: backed with a good quality fabric lining, andattached with velcro to wooden battens so they can bewashed. They are art of the softest kind.

Indeed Staffan's hall stretches out behind him like agallery, in a long narrow vista adorned with an impressiveseries of artworks – paintings, posters, sculpture, allbrilliantly lit, and chosen with an assured eye. It is aninspirational and energising space. Domestic clutter, suchas coats and a buggy for his little blonde son Leo (of 16months), is kept firmly under rein in a small lobby insidethe door. Here a nice touch is three old woodenupholstered cinema seats, that conveniently pull down forremoving shoes, putting on boots etc.

Staffan himself is, of course, Swedish, as you haveprobably guessed, from his distinctive name. And, ofcourse, that matter of the socks – taking off your shoes atthe threshold is de rigeur in Scandinavia. His mother wasa nurse and his father a management consultant, and

initially Staffan flirted with a career as a civil engineer. Buthe spent just 18 months at the Royal Institute ofTechnology in Stockholm before leaving to take up a job inTV. Loving the creativity of it all, he came to Britain tospend two years at film school in Bournemouth, followedby a career in film production in London.

But here was a young man never afraid to make changes.As the administrative side of his work became moredominant – not to mention the budget restrictions –Staffan again yearned towards something more creative.So he took out a substantial amount from his precioussavings, and enrolled at London's prestigious InchbaldSchool of Design.

All change

“2003 was the year that changed my life. I got married andI enrolled at college,” confides Staffan, sitting on the hugeL-shaped sofa in his living room. His charming wifeMonique is South African, and was a documentary filmmaker, before time out to have Leo, and also enrolling atthe Inchbald. Now qualified, she is an essential part of thebusiness... “but Leo is my best design.”

Staffan graduated in 2004 (“after working 24/7”), and wentto work for a short while with a leading London interiordesign practice. Then he bit the bullet and started up onhis own, initially testing the water from an attic bedroomin his then home in Brook Green in Hammersmith He im-mediately acquired P1 and P2 – P standing for Project.Now he is approaching P80, showing just how far he hascome in a very short time. He employs several other inte-rior designers in his studio, based in a trendy studio/ officecomplex built under the unlikely spot of the Westway motorway, where cars literally thunder over the roof.


Scan Magazine | Design | Mr and Mrs Staffan Tollgard: At Home

Mr and Mrs Staffan Tollgard: At HomeBy Barbara Chandler | Photos: Yannis Katsaris

Home is a substantial apartment that stretches from frontto back of a grandiose converted Georgian multi-storeyhouse, in a genteel London square with its own privategarden. The Tollgard family also occupy the basement,with bedrooms, bathrooms and a utility room. This is theirprivate area, as upstairs doubles up as a showroom,where Staffan can see clients by appointment.

Playing to the gallery

The living room is huge, approximately 15 metres inlength, if you include the dining area at the back. Again, ithas the feeling of a gallery. And, yes, there is again lots ofart, and the walls are pristine white. But it's somethingmore than that. Suddenly, it hits you. No elaborateVictorian wedding cake of a cornice. No ceiling rose, nodado. No fireplace. There aren't even any skirting boards.And at the back, looking into the “light well” so typical ofthis building type, the traditional wooden sash windowshave been replaced with metal ones.

“It has left us with a gallery not just for art but also forfurniture,” Staffan explains. He tells how he has inherited

an earlier and rather drastic make-over by DavidChipperfield, one of London's foremost modernarchitects. Stripped of its period paraphernalia, yourealise how lofty and well-proportioned is this space. Andusing space – delineating functions, creating light andshadow, and adding colour and texture – is what Staffandoes best.

Everywhere you look are the ideas of a very cleverdecorator. A whole wall is softened with a neutral fabric,with deep pinch-pleated heading hanging from a track.Subtly, it glows along the bottom edge – “simply a stringof LEDs,” says Staffan airily. He uses a similar trickunderneath bookshelves at the back. By contrast, thewindows do not have curtains. They face West, and thesun, warm-hued even in winter, is filtered by gauzy Romanblinds, which usually stay down. Mirrors reflect the light,as do clever touches of chrome, on table legs, andencasing completely an ovoid low table.

A huge, low upholstered table sits in the square created bythe sofa – “it's so much nicer than a large square coffee



Above: The hallway in the Tollgard home. Right: Playroom and reception room of Staffan’s design.

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table,” explains Staffan. “That would simply create anobstacle. Here, people can sit comfortably and talk.” Heconcedes however that the current covering of creamylinen, though admirably impeccable, is not Leo-proof, andwill shortly be replaced by something wipeable.

Techno magical

The TV is unabashedly big – in fact there are a lot of TVs inthis house. “The modern home should wholeheartedlyembrace technology,” says Staffan. “TV, hi-fi, broadband,wi-fi, heating, lighting, security, CCTV. It is not surprisingthat the average homeowner may not know where to start.These magic facilities need to be integrated not tacked onpiecemeal. Which is why you need a professional – as adesign practice, we specialise in that.”

The Tollgards have ten dining chairs, all with elegantlaquered wood frames. But their upholstery is arrangedin pairs, in differing colours, some patterned, some plain,some soft, some hard. “It's fun at a dinner party to seewho grabs which chair,” says Staffan.

Some chairs live in the kitchen at the back, tucked up at alarge table. “I was insistent we should have a kitchentable,” says Monique. “We need to be able to eatcomfortably as a family, and to play with paints and paperand glue. And homework – ours now, and Leo's later.”There is also a comfy settee – “it's actually a sofa bed,”laughs Monique. “If you insist on staying...well, there isalways the kitchen...”

Nevertheless, this room too is well-ordered and clean-lined, though the central work island is softened by agenerous curve. It has a super stainless steel top. “You arehorrified by the first scratch,” says Staffan. “But after tenor so, you settle for a bit of patina.”

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On the face of it, to a mere Brit, this is not an overtlyScandinavian dwelling. No cosy folk art or blonde wood.Staffan quickly and kindly corrects my simplisticapproach.


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“The intrinsic quality of Scandinavian design is to createbeauty and function effortlessly – it is very clean-lined andmodernist, but it is sensual, too.” He reminds me howcluttered were our Victorian interiors here in the UK –“pattern upon pattern upon pattern.” And of thesometimes suffocating plenitude wealth of our antiquesand general bric-a-brac. “It was perhaps the simple linesof Scandinavian design that helped Britain wake up tomodern design – you cannot overlook the influence ofIkea, for example.”

Staffan also feels a strong affinity with Japan. “It'sstrange, because there are no natural connectionsbetween Japan and Scandinavia – from trade, for example.But I feel that there is a natural affinity and that as peopleswe are closely linked. We are both quite reserved on thesurface. We love order.

“Our landscape is very similar, with lots of trees, andwater. We both use a lot of wood in our design. Of course,in Scandinavia, we do not have shoji and the slidingscreens. But the Japanese are always very careful toframe the view...and in Scandinavia we do that too.”

Staffan Tollgard Design handles a wide range ofprojects, from whole buildings, in the UK and abroad,to small commissions, such as refurnishing a singleroom. A particular skill is product sourcing, andaccess to unusual materials, furniture, artefacts andart. See their work on www.tollgard.co.uk; and/or call020 7575 3185.

Leo, Staffan and Monique at home.

Scan Magazine | Design | Camilla, Duchess of Shoes

What women want are shoes by Camilla Skovgaard. Withher 2008 collections, there wasn’t a dry eye in ladies’fashion.

If I had a penny for every fashion party conversation aboutCamilla Skovgaard shoes I’ve had to listen to in 2008, I’dbe able to buy, well, a pair of Skovgaards. Camilla this andCamilla that… I get the message! The woman is a shoe-making goddess. In the female dominated world of fashionyou either learn to talk about womanly things that willnever apply to you; or, you’re forced to. (And I don’t reallymind. It would just be nice if someone would care to makeequally amazing shoes for men.) So it is only fitting thatmy award for Best Scandinavian Fashion in 2008 shouldgo to Camilla Skovgaard, the Danish shoe designer whogives such pleasure to my female colleagues.

A former personal designer to the royal families of theGulf, Skovgaard took her degree at Cordwainers at theLondon College of Fashion before winning its Innovation inFashion Award in 2002. She has since collaborated withMatthew Williamson and Emilio Pucci as well as providingCeline Dion’s shoe wardrobe for her 2008 world tour. In fashion-party-shoe-talk, Camilla belongs to theheavenly category of celestial shoe designers, which

includes British shoe messiah Nicholas Kirkwood. In2008, my female colleagues would alternate betweenpraising Skovgaard and Kirkwood, carefully comparing thedetails of heel lengths, leathers, straps and so on. Like apair of Kirkwoods, Camilla Skovgaard shoes are smallarchitectural wonders that curve and shape and frame thefeet into walking objects of art. Mysophobic footwear, I callit: Shoes that are apparently too good to touch the streetsof London, for my female colleagues tend to put them onjust minutes before we arrive at a party.

Of course, it’s hardly surprising that one of fashion’sbiggest hopes for the future of this sort of shoe designshould be the child of the Kingdom of Denmark. BetweenArne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon and Camilla Skovgaard, wepretty much rule the world of architecture. But she’s notan architect, you cry? Well, ask the women of fashion. Istrongly doubt that neither Arne nor Jørn ever succeededin satisfying women quite like Camilla did in 2008. And youcan quote me on that.

CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF SHOESBy Anders Christian Madsen

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Scan Magazine | Travel | Cheer Up – It’s Winter

The winter season generally has a bit of a bad reputationin the UK, which tends to puzzle many Scandinavians:give us some snow and a pair of skis and winter-moodiness is soon a thing of the past.

A guaranteed remedy to beat the winter-blues is to goskiing at Trysil – Norway’s largest alpine ski resort. Sowhat is it about Trysil that magically turns winter-depression into winter-delight?

First, there is the snow. Scandinavia is famous for its good,dry snow and Trysil’s snow is guaranteed the best in theworld. Then there are the slopes. On one side of the Trysilmountain there is forest, on the other side there are notrees at all and on the North side, there’s the wilderness.The quality of the slopes is extremely high, too. Every nightan area equal to 315 football pitches is meticulouslygroomed by eight prepping machines, so all the slopes areperfect when the lifts open in the morning.

Although Trysil ski resort was founded 30 years ago – andwas home to the world’s first ski club – it has very muchbeen a well-kept Scandinavian secret so far. This is aboutto change now.

This season a new hotel, the SAS Radisson Trysil, openedits doors and not only has it been received with open armsby everybody from the farmers and loggers, who founded

Trysil, to families and famous footballers, who are regularTrysil guests – it is already attracting a larger internationalclientele.

Henning Hanevold, General Manager at SAS RadissonTrysil, says: “Everybody says a hotel like this was just whatTrysil needed. It brings luxury to Trysil and it has madeTrysil much more international. In terms of the UKmarket, it’s vital to have a hotel because Brits don’t fancystaying in cabins like most Scandinavians do. They wantto stay in a hotel with the full service and that’s what we’regiving them now.”

The design is typical Scandinavian with clean but cosylines. It is luxurious, but far from overstated and best ofall, it caters for absolutely everybody.

Henning Hanevold says: “What’s so great about this hotelis that there is something for families, children, coupleswithout children and groups of friends. There arerecreational areas within the hotel, such as the wellnessspa, that are just for grown-ups, but there are also lots ofactivities for children like the special kids’ swimmingpools and an area just outside the hotel where they canplay.”

The hotel also boasts a modern bowling alley with eightlanes, a water adventure world with a glass climbing wall,



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CHEER UP – IT’S WINTER!By Rikke Bruntse-Dahl

Scandinavia’s only indoor surfing wave pool and a greatvariety of restaurants and bars, so there is plenty to do ifyou want a break from the slopes.

What really makes Trysil exceptional – to which the newhotel has added greatly – is the fact that skis are the mainmode of transport around the resort.

Henning Hanevold explains: “Everything in Trysil has beenbuilt in a way so you won’t need a car or a bus. Allaccommodation is close to the slopes and you can skieverywhere – from the slopes to the bars and even to thegrocery store. At the hotel we also have this ski-in-ski-outsystem, which means that guests can get on their skis inthe hotel and go wherever they want in Trysil on theirskis.”

And every detail has been thought of. For guests who havejust arrived at the hotel and haven’t yet got any skis to getaround on – if they are renting skis – can go and fetchthem from the Tourist Centre by embarking on a newglass-covered transport-belt that goes straight from thehotel to the Tourist Centre.

The fact that there are no cars and buses makes Trysilincredibly safe for children to just get about on their own.According to Henning Hanevold, Trysil is an amazinglysafe place to bring children. He says: “If your children arepretty good on their skis, you can just leave them to it here.I’m more than happy to leave my children for half a day todo what they want as I know they’ll be safe. I would neverdo that in the Alps.”

More importantly, being able to ski everywhere means thatbeing in Trysil is a real, relaxing holiday. You never need tocheck the watch to make sure you catch the bus, you neverneed to worry about lugging your skis around – as you cankeep them on most of the time – and if you are staying atthe hotel, you can literally just ski right into it after a longday on the slopes, enjoy a trip to the spa, a good meal andperhaps end up in one of the bars.

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Scan Magazine | Food | We like big buns and we cannot lie

You’d be forgiven for thinking that in the dark and coldsnowy winter months, Scandinavians hibernate in theircosy houses and look forward to the spring only tosurface once Easter puts a spring in their steps.However, Shrovetide is still celebrated and comes alongwith an opportunity to get together with friends andfatten up on delightful wheat buns as well as dress upand party.

In most Nordic countries, Shrovetide is known asFastelavn, a word deriving from the German Fastelabend(meaning the eve before the fast). Some also refer to it asthe Scandinavian carnival (literally “farewell to meat”) -this being the last chance to dress up, party and be merrybefore Lent.

When Scandinavia became Protestant around 500 yearsago, many of the Catholic traditions died out althoughseveral Shrovetide traditions remained and becameingrained into the cultures in their own right (althoughmainly the “let’s eat and be merry” bits and not so muchthe “I will not eat chocolate/drink wine/pick my nose forthe whole forty days of Lent”).

Shrovetide across Scandinavia today is celebrated in manydifferent ways. In Denmark it is focused around kids whodress up on the “Fastelavn Monday” and sometimes alsogo from door to door and collect money or sweets. Very

similar to trick or treating, which is why Fastelavn issometimes dubbed the Danish Halloween.

The Danish kids also gather for a game very similar to“piñata”: a wooden barrel stuffed with sweets is hung upand the kids take turn with a bat to try and break thebarrel. This tradition is called “Slå katten af tønden” –literally: ‘beat the cat out of the barrel’. The one who finallycracks the barrel will be crowned King or Queen of Cats aswell as get fist dibs at the sweets. A live black cat used tobe put inside the barrel as it was believed by doing so allthe evil of the kitten would be beaten out of it.Surprisingly, it was only about a hundred years ago thatthis barbaric tradition was halted.

Another even more ancient tradition is the Danish andSouthern Swedish tradition of Fastelavnsris: a bouquet ofbudding birch twigs decorated with colourful paper,sweets and feathers. These were traditionally used to whipthe young maidens of the village – who could then “buy”their way out of further amorous whipping advances byoffering some Shrovetide buns to the young gentlemen.Today in Denmark, no maidens are whipped but thetradition of the decorated twigs lives on with kids usingthem to wake their parents on Fastelavn morning.

The tradition of birch twigs stems from olden times ratherthan religion and one other such 15th century fertility



We like big buns and we cannot lieBy Bronte Blomhoj

ritual was for the farmer boys to run around the fieldnaked whilst sowing seeds – with the ladies looking onfrom the sidelines, hiking up their skirts to show their barebuttocks. Rumour has it this still happens some places inJutland.

Shrove Tuesday – the day before the start of Lent – isknown as Fat Tuesday in Sweden and whilst this meanspancakes to a Brit, to a Swede it means only one thing:Semlor (the word comes from the Latin “simili” meaningfine wheat).

A “Semla” is a heavy wheat cardamom-flavoured bunfilled with marzipan and whipped cream. The averageSwede will eat 5 of these every year (plus any sneakyhomemade ones they are offered at Auntie Gunilla’shouse). Sampling a semla bun is well worth thesubmission to calorie torture: the popularity of thisseasonal cake is testament to this. While these buns usedto be available only on Fat Tuesday, they are now sold inSweden from early January until Easter, leaving plenty oftime for everyone to fatten up.

In the olden days the traditional way to eat semlor was the“hetvägg” way: in a bowl of hot milk to really fill the belliesbefore the forty days of fasting, although this way ofserving is no longer that popular. Nor is it without danger:Swedish King Adolf Fredrick (1710-1751) reportedly diedfrom eating this, his favourite indulgent dessert.Admittedly, before he died from ‘acute digestion problems’he had stuffed himself with an impressive 14 hetväggsemlor buns (as well as a whole lobster, some caviar, abucket of herring and some sour cabbage).

Other Scandinavian countries have traditions with asimilar filling: the Finns also eat Semlor (but sometimesfill them with jam instead of marzipan), whereasNorwegian buns only have the cream filling. The Danishversion is a big fluffy Danish pastry bun filled with custard,cream and chocolate icing.

However you choose to celebrate Shrovetide or Lent, it iscertainly well worth the treat of one of these filling pastrybuns on Fat Tuesday – they are easy to make and worththe effort.



RECIPE OF THE MONTH:

SWEDISH SEMLORMakes 12 buns

Ingredients

25g fresh yeast

75g butter

200ml milk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of cardamom powder

500 ml sugar

700 ml plain flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

For the filling and topping, you need:

Good quality marzipan/almond paste(mandelmassa, 50% is the best to use)

Whipping cream (around 500 ml)

A bit of vanilla custard (about 100ml)

Icing sugar to dust

Melt the butter in a saucepan; add themilk so mixture has lukewarm tempe -rature (between 35-42 degrees).

Crumble the yeast into a bowl, andadd some of the liquid to dissolve theyeast.

Add the remaining lukewarm liquid,add salt, cardamom, 1 egg, sugar and600ml of the flour.

Work the mixture into a dough. Youcan do this in a mixer on dough hook orby thorough mixing with a woodenspoon. Cover with a cloth and leave torise for around 30 minutes.

Sift the baking powder and remainingflour and work into the dough. Kneadthe dough until it becomes smooth andstops being sticky – either in the machine or on a flour dusted table top.

Cut the dough into 12 pieces, roll intoequal sized buns.

Put the buns onto an oven tray linedwith baking paper and allow them to risefor 35-40 minutes. Beat the other eggand use a brush to glaze the tops of thebuns.

Heat the oven to 250 degrees C and bakethe semlor in the middle for around 10minutes. Remove from oven and coverthe buns with a cloth and allow to coolon a wire rack – you want the buns tostay quite soft on the outside, which iswhere the cloth helps.

Prepare the semlor before serving

Cut a circular “lid” off the top of eachbun. Scoop out 1/3 of the inside of thebun.

Mix together the marzipan with thecrumbs from inside the bun, add thevanilla custard to make a smooth mix-ture and use this mixture to fill theholes.

Whip the cream and spoon the creamon top of the bun filling.

Replace the lid of the bun and deco-rate with icing sugar.

Recipe by Bronte Blomhoj 2009

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Scan Magazine | Food | Restaurant of the Month

On a cold January evening my partner and I ventured toMadsen in South Kensington where we were greeted bysmiley staff and much needed warmth. The venue isimmediately inviting, hip and smartly decorated. Formerlya pizzeria, the space has been transformed into a friendlyrestaurant (with conference room upstairs for hire).Particularly striking are the paintings displayed by Danishartist Per Hillo, which are passionate and full of life. Theoriginal brickwork and cornicing have been preserved andincorporated into the sleek Scandi design, accented withPH5 lamps by Poul Henningsen. The interior balance oftraditional and modern beautifully mirrors the philosophybehind the food that is served.

The menu is a well-balanced mixture of typicalScandinavian food and contemporary cuisine. For thoseunfamiliar with Scandinavian dishes, each one is indicatedon the menu with a heart and is always translated. Thereis also a children’s menu, surely a welcome inclusion forfamilies wishing to dine med sina barn! We spoke with thefounder, Charlotte Madsen, a young, intelligententrepreneur who was happy to talk us through the menuand tell us how things have been going. Only open sinceOctober, Charlotte mentioned that weekday lunches arebusy, as are weekend brunch/lunch. However, as welearned, dinner is also a great experience.

I started my dinner with a tasty Jerusalem artichoke saladwith Jarlsberg cheese, pecans and croutons dressed witha light vinaigrette. My partner had the delicious herringwith lettuce and crisp rye bread in a curry vinaigrette. We

chose a 2007 Brouilly red wine, which tasted of mixedberries and had a smoky finish. The wine reallycomplemented the hearty Hakkebøf med bløde løg I hadfor my main dish. Perfect for a winter’s night, this dish isa Danish beef burger with gravy, parsley potatoes andfried onions. My guest enjoyed the Pytt i panna med stektägg, a Swedish hash topped with a fried egg, which isgreat comfort food. To finish, I indulged in the chocolatecake with hazelnut mayonnaise and vanilla ice creamwhilst my guest relished the Æblekage (apple cake) withAmaretti and whipped cream. As one can imagine, wewere stuffed to the gills with the fabulous meal and uponleaving vowed to come back soon. In short, we fell madlyin love with Madsen! We will be having Valentine’s dinnerthere to take advantage of this fantastic offer: £28 for athree course menu with a glass of Champagne and a rosefor the lady!

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Scan Magazine | Food | Restaurant of the Month

MAD FOR MADSEN!By Lee-Ann Cameron | Photos: Madsen

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Danish airline Cimber Sterling is boldly expanding itsroutes, across Europe and to the UK, for the business andleisure markets. And, if you’re lucky, the boss might beup front flying the plane.

Cimber Sterling’s core customer service values are fairprice, friendly atmosphere and respect for customers’time. Jørgen Nielsen, the airline’s president and CEOsays: “Customers need to be on time, and we need tovalue this when transporting them for business orpleasure.”

He believes that while price is the driving factor fortravellers making their airline choice, getting passengersto their destination on time, all the time, is just asimportant. For business passengers travelling toimportant meetings, a saving of a few euros on the fare isnothing compared to a delay or problem that means theymiss their appointments. And the statistics back CimberSterling’s performance, with 75% of flights arriving ontime, 90% within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival and aflight reliability rate of over 98% in the three months toOctober 2008.


Scan Business | Business Profile | Cimber Sterling

Business profile: Cimber Sterling

Sterling service breaking low-cost trendBy Ian Welsh | Photos: Cimber Sterling



There is also a level of basic service from Cimber Sterlingthat Nielsen feels is lacking from other airlines operatingon European routes. “We treat our customers as guests.When you have a guest in your house you offer them a cupof coffee, for example. For us it’s important not to be lowcost at any cost.”

Another indication of this ethos is that Cimber Sterlingpassengers don’t have to pay a supplement for checkinga bag into the aircraft hold. “It’s ridiculous to expectpeople travelling on holiday or on a business trip for a fewdays not to bring a bag, so we accept that they do anddon’t hit them with a hidden fee when they come to theairport and want to check it in,” Nielsen says.

The airline – privately-owned and created in its presentform through the acquisition by Cimber Air of parts of

Sterling in December – has recently launched 20 newroutes. This is building on its base as a domestic Danishcarrier and extending its network to 33 airports acrossEurope, which now includes three destinations in the UK.Cimber Sterling now flies twice daily from London Gatwickto and from Copenhagen, with one flight direct to Billundfrom Gatwick. In addition there are daily flights fromCopenhagen to Newcastle and three per week to and fromEdinburgh.

Nielsen is pleased that Cimber Sterling can now offerconvenient flight times, particularly on the London-Copenhagen route. “We are limited by the take-off andlanding slots we can get at the airports. However, thetiming of our morning and afternoon Gatwick servicesnow mean that not only can Danish passengers have aconvenient length of time for meetings in London, but the

Cimber Sterling’s director Jørgen Nielsen.

same also applies for London-based customers flying toCopenhagen,” he says.

From Copenhagen, passengers can connect to sixdomestic Danish destinations. And from Billund, CimberSterling flies to Stavanger, Bergen, Oslo and Stockholm,as well as Gatwick, so increasing the options for UK-based travellers.

In addition to the routes aimed, by and large, at thebusiness market, Cimber Sterling is opening up itssunshine destinations for Danish holiday travellers.Among the locations reached direct from Copenhagen areCrete, Naples, Nice, Mallorca, Allicante and Malaga. Inaddition, there are convenient flights to European citieslike Athens, Barcelona, Venice and Rome that attractleisure and business customers.

Competition on these routes is fierce, but Nielsen isconfident that Cimber Sterling has the right strategy toprovide good customer service while maintainingprofitability. “As a regional airline our cost base is small,effectively by definition. Cimber Air’s acquisition ofSterling means that we are able to develop our routes, andoperate larger aircraft, while keeping our costs down. It’s

much preferable to be increasing the size of aircraft andnumbers of available seats than going the other way.”

There are no surprises in Nielsen’s thoughts on the routeto success for an airline in the current economic climate.“It’s all about cost control, cost control and cost control.And to achieve this we need to keep a close eye on the finedetails of where we are spending cash. Fuel is a big cost,of course, but it is really the same for us and all ourcompetitors. It’s the other areas that we need to be verytight on to keep us competitive.”

Nielsen does have one leadership technique that he feelskeeps him close to his colleagues and their passengers.As a fully qualified and experienced pilot, he still getsbehind the controls whenever he can. “I like to fly one ofour routes once a week if possible. It keeps me in touchwith what’s going on,” he says.

It’s clearly something he loves doing, and is popular withpassengers. Hopefully dealing with the development ofCimber Sterling’s new routes and the airline’s continuedgrowth won’t keep him from the cockpit over the comingmonths.



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Having read the various bad publicity stories about theNHS, many Scandinavians may find the thought ofvisiting a UK hospital less than comforting. We talk toPhilip Cook, Marketing Manager at St. Anthony’s, arenowned private hospital in South London, about thepros and cons when choosing private care.

For those fortunate enough to have private healthinsurance, England offers numerous possibilities withinprivate healthcare. “Since 1948 we have had the NHS andit is probably one of the greatest inventions of the British.But there has always been a huge debate about how muchmoney the taxpayer can afford to put into it and there cannever be enough,” Philip Cook explains during our touraround St Anthony’s in Surrey. “The NHS aims to provide

basic healthcare for all, free at the point of service. Butthere are always additional things that you can do. Privatehospitals can give you an enhanced quality of care thatgets you treated more quickly, with more dignity andprivacy and in a manner in which you retain greatercontrol.”

St Anthony’s itself is thoroughly tested by thousands ofScandinavians. In 1980 it partnered up with theNorwegian Heart and Lung Association in a project called‘The Heartbridge’. “We received about 350 heart patientseach year for a period of ten years for cardiac work. Theycame here with their families, who also stayed at thehospital, so Scandinavians are well-known to us,” saysPhilip.


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Choosing the right healthcareBy Signe Hansen | Photos: St. Anthony’s Hospital

The hospital still specialises in cardiac work, but as it isalso one of the few remaining charity hospitals in England,its work is close to the heart in a more symbolic way too.The hospital is owned by nuns in a religious order knownas the Daughters of the Cross. With the hospital as themain revenue generator within the organisation they haveestablished schools, hospitals, hospices and residentialhomes. Philip explains: “The hospital works on acommercial basis, it charges fees. But the profit that wedo not invest in new equipment helps to support the otheractivities that need help with funding. One of them is St.Raphael’s Hospice, here in our grounds, which providestotally free care for terminally ill patients.”

Despite its age and religious heritage, St Anthony’s haspatients of all beliefs and some of the newest medicaltechnology available. It is also one of only a few privatehospitals which have an intensive care unit. This meansthat it can undertake more complex surgery and shouldserious complications occur, the patient does not have tobe transferred to an NHS unit.

The one thing private hospitals do not provide, however,is emergency care. Fortunately, Philip assures us, theNHS is quite good at that. “But sometimes the situation isnot life-threatening but still very painful, for example if youhave gallstones. Such patients may go to the NHS but justget prescribed pain-killers with a referral to anotherdoctor. Usually, they can have the gall bladder removedwithin the current maximum waiting time, which is 18weeks. We can take these people in and operate on themin 24-48 hours.”

St Anthony’s has more than 250 consultants practising atthe hospital and can help with everything from weightreduction surgery to joint replacements. During a stay atthe hospital all patients are installed in what Philipdescribes as comfortable private rooms with their ownbathroom, TV, internet connection and view of the garden.“Hospitals are often huge buildings of concrete and glass– quite frightening actually. But when this hospital was re-built in 1974, the Sister in charge was adamant thatpatients should feel comfortable and the hospital be built



The old St. Anthony’s Hospital from 1914.

from the patient’s point of view. Now when you come intoour hospital, although the medical technology is all there,it feels more like a country house hotel than a hospital.” Patients can therefore expect to recover in a relaxedatmosphere and even rejoice in the fact that while they getwell, their choice of hospital also benefits those whocannot afford private care themselves.

Useful facts about private and national health care

• Most patients go to see a consultant at a private hospitalafter being referred by their GP.

• Last year about £345 million was spent on non-cosmeticprivate healthcare in the UK.

• The targeted maximum waiting time in the NHS is 18weeks.

• NHS patients have the right to opt for private care fornon-emergency operations if they can find it at NHScost.

• Both private and NHS hospitals in Britain are inspectedby the Healthcare Commission, an independentwatchdog working with the Government to ensureminimum standards.

• Reports on hospital performances can be found on:www.healthcarecommission.org.uk

Facts about St. Anthony’s Hospital

• Situated in Surrey, 801 London Road, North Cheam,SM3 9DW.

• It is one of few independent charitable hospitals inEngland.

• Founded in 1904 by the Daughters of the Cross.• It has 91 private bedrooms and four resident doctors.• It has an 8 bed Intensive care unit.• It has accommodation available for relatives.

For more info see: www.stanthonys.org.uk



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Miller Rosenfalck is a full service internationalbusiness law firm specialising in internationaltrade and business migration within theEuropean markets.

Founded by experienced City of Londonlawyers in 2002 and based in the City, MillerRosenfalck is a multi-national partnership,which employs lawyers from across the EU,but in particular from England, Denmark andFrance. We also have an international networkof carefully selected and locally recognised spe-cialists. The firm’s clients range from entrepre-neurs and start-ups to substantial private andpublic companies nationally and internationally.More than 60% of the firm’s business is of aninternational nature.

Miller Rosenfalck’s core work areas include:

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Martin Mortensen, the Executive Director of the Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce is currently attending anExecutive MBA at one of Europe’s leading BusinessSchools, Cass Business School at London City University.

Martin Mortensen ranks applying for the course as one ofthe best decisions he has ever taken. Following hisgraduation from Aarhus Business School, Martin came toLondon in 2001 to embark on an internship at the Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce, as he felt the timing was rightfor a challenge abroad. Within two years he was offered akey role in shaping the future of the organisation when hebecame the Executive Director.

An executive MBA, running part time over two-years, wasessential for Martin’s career development, while remainingin full-time employment. “Applying for an MBA issomething I always knew I wanted to do and Cass was mypreferred option. Although I had attended a number of opendays, in the end I only applied for Cass and I was glad to beaccepted. My advice is to start to work early on yourapplication as it is a long process. You will need to work ona good strategy by finding out what qualities the schoollooks for in people and how best to build on your strengths.” In addition, a good work-experience record is required aswell as the TOEFL and GMAT tests that must be passedprior to application and should not be underestimated.The course is a significant personal investment (£35,000)but Martin believes that it is well worth it. Financialsupport and grants are available if you have the time andpatience required to apply for them.

“It is good value for money but you must be sure that it iswhat you really want as the phases of the course areintense and competitive at times. But one of the things I

like the most is the idea of education in a global arena. Weshall spend two weeks abroad this year and I shall soon beoff to Argentina to do consultancy work for a company inBuenos Aires that wishes to expand into the Europeanmarket; on the other hand, our feet are kept firmly on theground through different team-building exercises such asdays out at military training centres.”

Martin’s expectations when he started the Cass MBAprogramme have been comprehensively met. “It’sexceptional when something lives up to your expectations.It’s the first time that I have learnt as much from myclassmates as from my teachers. My forty-two fellowstudents are very competent and hail from many differentbackgrounds, both in the professional and academicworlds and this has helped me obtain a balanced view ofaffairs, which is especially useful, whether it be at anorganisation like the Danish-UK Chamber of Commerceor at any company”.

“The most important thing that I’ve learned so far is thevalue of time and how to prioritise; but I’ve also got toknow myself. Often there are times when you are given acase that has to be presented to the class in only twentyminutes. Not to mention that being surrounded by verydriven and ambitious people has taught me a great dealabout competition.”

The MBA programme has given Martin Mortensen a newdimension to his career and helps him in his everyday life.“Every day I implement in the company what I have learnton the course: the MBA has given me the tools to servethe Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce better and to moveit forward much more effectively”

Cass MBA - The best decision I’ve ever madeBy Emelie Krugly | Photos: Cass Business School

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Scan Business | Career | Cass MBA

CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL FACTS

Located on the doorstep of the City of London, Cass has closerelations with top international firms which may greatly improveyour career prospects. Their world-ranked MBA courses equipstudents to make more of their business acumen and expertise bycombining academic thinking, business practice and personaldevelopment. Donna Odriscoll, MBA marketing manager, lists thekey components of the Cass MBA.

Leading range of MBA programmes which include• 12 month full-time MBA • 24 month part-time Executive MBA (2 evenings per week orone long weekend once a month)

• 24 month part-time Executive MBA (one long weekend once amonth) delivered in Dubai

• 3 key components of the course.

General management core programme• Specialist elective pathways available in areas includingfinance, strategy, entrepreneurship, international marketsand marketing or a mix of disciplines

• Comprehensive Business Research Project with a specificcompany or as an industry-wide piece of research.

Focus on international markets• Emerging Markets Consultancy includes a placement with anSME from an emerging market for a week (in Poland,Argentina or Vietnam)

• Electives delivered in emerging markets such as Globaloutsourcing in India, Doing Business in China, ChangeManagement in South Africa or Regional Business Trends inDubai.

Career Development• Access to industry specific career coaches• Professional development programmes including mediatraining, creativity workshops, presentation and negotiationskills and languages.

For more detailed information please visit the websitewww.cass.city.ac.uk

The UK tax year 2008/09 is now nearing its end on 5 April2009. Following the introduction of the new “remittancerules” on 6 April 2008, a large number of internationalpeople based in the UK will now have to file UK taxreturns for the first time. Those who need a return mustrequest one by 5 October after the end of the tax year,otherwise they may be subject to a penalty of up to 100%of the tax unpaid as a result.

I have written about domicile and the remittance basis inprevious articles*, and will not go into detail about thisagain in this issue. In outline, the new remittance rulesaffect taxpayers who are UK resident, but non-domiciled.Domicile signifies a deeper emotional attachment thanresidence. A large proportion of Scandinavians who nowlive in the UK remain non-domiciled, so the new rules arerelevant to them. The remittance basis means the specialrules which in some circumstances allow UK resident, butnon-domiciled (or not ordinarily resident) taxpayers to paytax in the UK on certain overseas income and gains only tothe extent that these are remitted (brought to) the UK insome form. The remittance basis is not relevant topeople who are UK resident, ordinarily resident anddomiciled.

The new remittance rules mean that the use of theremittance basis now often comes at a cost in the form oflost allowances, and for long term residents through theneed to pay the new £30,000 remittance basis charge(“RBC”). Non-domiciles who do not want to suffer thiscost will have to pay tax in the UK on the worldwide arisingbasis instead. Fortunately, there is a “de minimis” limit,meaning that non-domiciles who have overseasunremitted income and gains of less than £2,000 for thetax year can use the remittance basis automatically,without the need to make a claim and without the loss ofallowances or payment of the RBC (but remittances willbe taxable).

A tax return may therefore be needed either to claim theremittance basis, to give details of remittances or todisclose worldwide income so that this can be taxed in theUK.

The first step in deciding whether a return is needed todeclare overseas income or to claim the remittance basisis to add up all income and gains received outside the UKin 2008/09. This includes income which may already havebeen taxed somewhere else (but where foreign tax creditrelief should be available). The income and gains need tobe calculated using the UK rules. If the result is £2,000 orabove, a comparison should then be made to see if it isbeneficial to claim the remittance basis.

Filing a UK tax return for the first time can be complex.The online filing software provided free by HMRC may notinclude all the relevant supplementary pages needed inthis situation, so it is important to start in good time.Those who want to file their own returns online must alsoregister in advance. The filing deadline for 2008/09 is 31October 2009 for paper forms, and 31 January 2010 foronline forms. The balance of any tax due must be paid by31 January 2010. If in doubt take advice from aprofessional adviser with the necessary skill to review thepaperwork relevant to your situation – for examplelanguage skills may be important to understandworldwide financial statements.

This article is intended for outline guidance only and doesnot constitute advice. Please contact the writer if youwould like to discuss further.

[email protected] www.gmrlaw.com

* Previous articles referred to are available upon request or you

can read them online at www.scanmagazine.co.uk


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Should you be filing a self-assessment tax return for the first time in 2008/09?By Tax Columnist Helena Whitmore

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Denmark has gone from being 99% dependent onsources of foreign oil to becoming completely energy selfsufficient. Thirty years of focused energy policy,implemented after the 1973 oil crisis, have catapultedDenmark ahead of most other nations in the use ofrenewable energy technology and development ofsustainable climate solutions. In this sense, “Green”pervades the present Danish climate debate.

Decades ago, Denmark recognized the need to protect theenvironment and to promote and safeguard sustainabledevelopment. Today, this recognition means that thecountry is at the forefront of tackling issues likesustainable generation of energy, energy efficiency,district heating, waste water treatment and wastemanagement. One significant example is that 25% ofelectricity in the country comes from wind and, as a result,green technology has become one of Denmark’s biggestexport sectors. In 2007, the energy technology exportsalone amounted to more than 9% of the country's totalexports and today, 30% of all installed wind turbines in theworld comes from Denmark. For obvious reasons thestrong Danish competencies attract a number ofinternational Renewable Energy companies. Denmark haswell-established programs of research and numerouscompanies with expertise and production capability in thefield of sustainable technologies.

Therefore, Invest in Denmark – Denmark’s officialpromotion agency - has over the years put focus on thedevelopment of Danish innovative technology for windturbines and windmill blades together with the usage anddevelopment of bio-fuels, fuel cells and hydrogen to builda sustainable society. During recent years, we have seenan increasing interest in the up-and-coming electricalvehicle industry. As of late, the American-Israeli venturebacked company, Better Place, announced that they, incollaboration with the Danish Energy supplier DONG, willput approximately £100 million into the launch of electriccars as well as charging stations in Denmark. 2009 willmark the establishment of a new energy infrastructurebuild on a network of charging stations, where electriccars can have their discharged batteries replaced withfully charged batteries in just a few minutes. On a globalscale, this development will be one of the most innovativeexperiments within the national energy infrastructure.

One major reason to why Denmark has been chosen foran investment of this size is country’s geographicalstructure. Denmark is a manageable size for building anetwork of charging stations. Another and perhaps a moreimportant reason behind this choice of location, is theabove mentioned large production of environmentallyfriendly wind energy. This energy can be used to chargeelectric cars at night, when the exploitation of energyproduction is low. It provides the opportunity for optimal


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DENMARK – A Key Developer of Climate Solutions By Thomas Clemens Jensen, Invest in Denmark, Danish Embassy in London

Thomas Clemens Jensen

exploitation of resources. An electric car uses its energytwice as efficiently as a petrol-engine car – and in addition,the energy is from a renewable source, so we have adouble environmental benefit. And last, but certainly notleast, the Danish political framework conditions such asthe current tax exemption on electric cars, which initiallyapplies to 2012, offers attractive opportunities forinvestors within this industry.

On the export side, Danish companies can function assub-suppliers of technical solutions to the automotiveindustry. Electric cars are far more technologicallycomplex than conventional cars. There are moreelectronics and computer technology in an electric car,which increases the opportunity to exploit existing Danishstrengths in collaboration across various disciplines.

The Danish example regarding energy demonstratesexactly how to create the changes in behavior that can bedecisive in the battle against climate changes – achallenge, which has the outmost attention across theworld. Because of Denmark’s proven track record andcutting edge technologies in this field, the governmentwants to contribute to the political debate aboutrenewable energy and sustainable solutions on climateproblems. Denmark recently won the mandate to host theCOP15 - UN’s Climate Change Conference - and inDecember 2009, representatives from 179 countries willcome to Copenhagen to discuss and hopefully agree onwhat will replace the Kyoto Agreement, i.e. a globalagreement on how to reduce our CO2 footprint. Six monthsprior to the UN Climate Change Conference in December,global business leaders will meet on 24th-26th May at theWorld Business Summit on Climate Change. Within thesesettings, they will showcase the contribution andcommitment from businesses to solving the climatechallenge. As a result, Denmark is at the center of thisyear’s broader discussion on climate issues.

Invest in Denmark, Royal Danish Embassy 55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SR T: +44 (0) 207 333 0233, E: [email protected]

Where to invest and where to grow? In a new seriesof articles Scan Magazine gives the word to regionalpromotion agencies for them represent their case.

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Campbell's Column May I start by offering my contribution to dispelling the“doom and gloom” that surrounds us and hopefullytrigger an upturn in the world economy.

Will everyone join me in launching a global vocal MexicanWave of that inspiring masterpiece of song writing “Bringme sunshine, bring me laughter”?

Governments have done their bit; now it is the turn ofcitizens everywhere.

If trumpets could bring down the walls of Jericho therecan be little doubt that a few choruses of “Sunshine” willdo the trick with the Banks.

Having solved the world’s economic problems I turn nowto tricks of the Head-hunter’s trade. Head-hunters are ofcourse expecting a few economic problems themselves.Those unfamiliar with the activity often congratulateHead-hunters on the number of heads to hunt at timeslike these. However, boom times are best for head-hunters, when companies are in recruitment mode, fortheir fees are derived from the recruiting companies. It isthose engaged in “Out-placement” who may permitthemselves a secret smile as redundancies grow, for thatis the situation in which they prosper.

Those who are looking for a new post should have a lookat a directory of Head-hunters, such as “The ExecutiveGrapevine” and e-mail a CV to those that look as if theywork in sectors relevant to your own interests. Do not sendglossy hard copy unfolded in a large envelope. Head-hunters largely use paper-free systems. Hard copies arehard to handle. Engage in some self-promotion: write apiece for a management magazine. A PR firm such as TheCommunications Group may be able to help you getnoticed. Consider the internet, in particular Linked In.Head hunters have research staff to help find candidates:make life easier for them. Keep networking.

Take stock of your life. Do you want to continue doing moreof the same or is there now an opportunity to plot adifferent course? Some long-held ambition? Gardengnome manufacture? Drag artist? Let your mind run free.

You may be networking to find a new job while I am on thelookout for potential new clients. My theme tune in recentweeks has been Borodin’s “In the steppes of Central Asia”as I have been to Kazakhstan and Azerjbaijan functions,amongst others. Venues included the House of Lords, theAzerbaijan Embassy and the Cadogan Hall. The RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra played at a Kazakhstan Concertat Cadogan Hall, sponsored by ENRC plc whom we knowwell. We contributed to the appointment of three Knightsas Chairman and NED’s at the time of their IPO on theLondon Stock Exchange. The composition of the Boardcertainly supports the “global village” concept!

Returning to the House of Lords, in earlier years I had acolleague who was married to a Viscount and that meantwe could invite a potential client to “tea and a tour” at theHouse of Lords. Few declined! It was from him that I learnthow the fire started that burnt down the old Houses ofParliament. The disposal of “tally sticks” used to recorddebt.

If we had stuck to the old ways, the current bankingdisaster might have been avoided!

Let us hope that like the Palace of Westminster we risePhoenix-like from the ashes of our own folly to a brighterfuture.

Malcolm Campbell


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Scan Business | Recruitment | Appointments

Swedish-speaking Credit ControllerReference: 094053

The Company:Our client is a well know company locatedin over 40 countries providing varioustypes of training. They are now looking for a Swedish speakingCredit Controller. This position is based in Surrey.

The Role:You will be part of an international team within the accountsdepartment. Your main responsibilities will be building andmaintaining client relationships by being in contact on a dailybasis with your international clients. From recovering unpaidinvoices to preparing all necessary documentation for the raisingof manual invoices and credits you will be in charge of the wholeprocess. This is unique opportunity for a 6 month contract.

Candidate Profile:You are fluent to native or equivalent in Swedish and you have atleast 6 months of Credit Control experience. You enjoy workingin a buzzy and multilingual and multicultural environment. Youare dynamic and able to work under the pressure of deadlines.You have great communication skills and posses a highnumerical and analytical insight.

Salary/Additional Information:For this position our client offers a salary between £20,000 -£23,000 depending on skills and experience. The company offersexcellent benefits and a 36.25 hours working week.

To apply, go to www.scanjobs.co.uk

Swedish-speaking Customer Service(temp) Reference: 426378

The Company:Our client is a global company with offices allover the world; they are currently looking torecruit an outstanding Customer Service Representative fluent inSwedish, English and ideally Finnish. The position will be based in theiroffice in Middlesex. This is an ongoing temporary position.

The Role:The overall aim of the position will be to support the customer servicedepartment by being the main point of contact and service provider forclients in the UK and Scandinavia. Also handle customer service forother countries if necessary. The position will include the following keyresponsibilities: Managing relationships with the clients and provideexcellent customer service. Answering any incoming queries in acustomer-friendly, timely and professional manner, applying problem-solving skills. Processing inbound and outbound orders, enquiries andfirst-line complaints.

Candidate Profile:Candidates must possess an excellent telephone manner and they mustbe highly customer focused. Good PC literacy, and the ability to workindividually are required, and previous customer service experiencewould be an advantage. The successful candidate would have a passionfor helping clients and be able to multi task. Fluency to a mother tonguelevel in Swedish along with excellent English is required. Knowledge ofFinnish language would be advantageous but not essential.

Salary/Additional Information:The hourly rate is £9.00 - £9.25 including holiday pay (£8.17 - £8.62basic plus holiday entitlement). The working hours will be 8.00am to4pm, Monday to Friday (37 hours per week).

To apply, go to www.scanjobs.co.uk

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Scanjobs is a new bespoke recruitment service based inLondon for companies seeking staff with Scandinavianlanguage skills or people with experience of theScandinavian market place e.g. Finance, IT, Sales etc. Wealso help Scandinavian ex-pats returning home to findnew roles in their native country. Madeleine Ellis is theManager of Scanjobs and met with Thomas Winther totell us about her vision and plans for the future.

When I tell people that I am starting a recruitmentcompany, many people give me an encouraging smile, butI can see they are really thinking: ‘Why is she setting up arecruitment company during potentially the biggesteconomic downturn we have experienced in decades? Isshe mad?? Doesn’t she read the news?’

Actually, it couldn’t be a better time. Why? Because ofwhat we are about!

Being direct, as all good Scandinavians are, Madeleinepassionately launches into setting out her vision forScanjobs.

Scandinavians are generally well-educated, highlyproductive, culturally diverse, have an excellent workethic, are well-travelled and open-minded and thereforeadapt easily to different environments. Take our languageskills, for example: in Denmark, 80% of the work-forcespeaks English, 43% German and 14% French. I am surethat this can be said of several nations – so what else do

we have to offer? Let’s look at some of the culturalnuances that can be used to an employer’s advantage. InSweden you are frowned upon if you cannot complete yourjob between 9am-5pm – you are viewed as a bad managerof time or more likely incompetent! In the UK andelsewhere, those who spend the most time in the officeare regarded as the hardest workers, but how crazy isthat?!? Guess who have been proved the most productive?Yup – the Swedes!! I believe passionately in a work-lifebalance, and if you take the best from Scandinavian andBritish cultures you can tap into an excellent ready-madework-force! I want to create an environment whereemployers who recognize these traits can find the bestcandidates the market has to offer and candidates canequally find the right employers to meet their needs.

Recruitment has acquired a bad name in recent years –with the boom in the economy and rapid businessexpansion there were more jobs than qualified candidates,so naturally quality and standards suffered. Some of myexperiences have been unbelievable. When I first came toLondon I visited over 8 recruitment companies before onewould even take my CV.

Why?

Because I didn’t ‘fit the mould’: they didn’t look at me asa person with skills and potential; they preferred to tickoff elements of my experience against ill-thought-out andoften inaccurate job descriptions. It was like a sausage


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SCAN JOBS – London’s New Scandinavian Recruitment Service

By Thomas Winther | Photo: Silje Glefjell

factory – CV to Job role, no real matching orunderstanding. On one occasion I was told that I couldn’tbe put forward for a job as I didn’t have a second language– and on my CV it clearly stated I had 4!

By the end of my search I saw a job on a recruiter’s website,which I applied for and once again I was told that I was ‘notqualified’. Wanting to get my own back, I applied direct tothe company in question, and guess what? I got the job!

As I’d heard stories like this from many other contacts Iresolved to use my experiences and do something positive,hence the opportunity to join ScanJobs has been fantastic. I have to say that not all recruiters are bad. Indeed, I’vehad some pleasant experiences, and not surprisingly thebest firms are the small niche agencies with a personalapproach and where a real attempt is made to matchclient and candidate needs. My feeling is that as themarket worsens, it will be harder and harder for thoseagencies to survive which just try to make a quick buckwithout providing a proper service.

So what makes Scanjobs different?

We are a company for people who are serious aboutbuilding a career and a network of like-minded people. We

will take the time to understand employers’ needs andcandidates’ backgrounds and skill sets. We shall look atthem not as a commodity to sell but as an individual withaims and objectives. Our approach is holistic, fun andproductive – make the most out of your life – you only haveone!


If you are looking for employment or have a positionto fill in the UK please contact Madeleine Ellis on0773 999 0273 or by email [email protected]

Go to www.scanjobs.co.uk to see current vacanciesfor speakers of Nordic languages.

A new west London office will be opening in April thisyear and further plans will also include Scandinavianrepresentation in Denmark and Sweden to serviceScandinavian-based companies and jobseekers.

Madeleine Ellis, Manager of Scanjobs The new Scanjobs homepage.

Scan Business | Recruitment | Scan Jobs

We talk to Markus Terho, Director of EnvironmentalAffairs, Markets at Nokia about low energy chargers andbio-plastic mobile phone cases.

Mobile phones are not exactly known for their eco- credentials – how is it possible to combine communica-tions technology and sustainability?

We have quite a long track record of working withenvironmental matters. We started over a decade ago withthe basic principle that environmental awareness shouldbe part of everything we do and now, I’m happy to say, it ispart of everything we do from our product development,the services we provide to people and the way we manageour business from the factory floor to our offices. Even thecoffee cups we use in our canteens are eco-friendly.

Environmental awareness is one of our key principlesalong with things like cost and quality.

We always look for solutions that are good for theenvironment, but also for our business performance. Forexample, we have introduced smaller packaging for ourproducts, which means we have been able to reduce thenumber of trucks on the road transporting our products byroughly 12,000, which has also reduced our costs by 474million euros. So, it’s a big win for the environment and ithas given us the opportunity to run our business in a moreefficient manner as well.

From an environmental perspective, Nokia is famous forthe 3110 Evolve phone. Can you tell us more about that?

The 3110 Evolve is a product where for the first time we


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We Gotta Do Something!

CALLING FOR A GREEN CHATBy Rikke Bruntse-Dahl | Photos: Nokia

have combined the best offerings in terms ofenvironmental performance into one product.

The casing is made with a mix of two plastics and 50% ofthe plastic is made out of bio-based materials meaningthat it is made out of renewable resources, not oil. Wehave calculated that this particular material that we’vebeen using in this first generation of bio-based cases hasreduced the CO2 impact with roughly 25% in themanufacturing phase compared to the conventional kindof plastic we use in our mobile phones.

The charger that comes with the 3110 Evolve is also muchmore energy-efficient than ordinary chargers. With thisnew charger, we have been able to reduce the energyconsumption down to about 50 milliwatts when the batteryis full but the charger is still connected to the electricalsocket or the phone has been disconnected from thecharger, but the charger is still plugged in. At the momentour average chargers use around 150 milliwatts, but ourtarget is to reduce this by 50% by 2010. This new chargeris being rolled out with many of our new products.

We also work hard to raise awareness aroundenvironmental issues. Nokia was for example the firstmanufacturer to remind our customers that they shouldunplug their charger when the battery is full.

We have a billion people in the world using a Nokia phone,so if everyone unplugged their chargers when not in usewe would save an amount of energy equivalent to theannual energy-use of 100,000 average-sized Europeanhouseholds.

Would it ever be possible to make a mobile phone thatdoesn’t contain any dangerous substances?

There are some materials in a mobile phone that requirespecial attention. The challenge is that something that iswidely recognised as safe today, we may find in five or tenyears’ time, according to new scientific findings, shouldn’tbe in our products. Nokia collects and analyses everysingle piece of material that goes into our products frombatteries to keypads so we can take very quick action tomake sure that a particular substance no longer is inNokia’s products should they turn out to be harmful. Anexample of Nokia being proactive is that we were the first

manufacturer to introduce a product, in 2005, which metnew EU regulations on restrictions of certain substancesa year before they came into force.

What can we do if we can’t live without our mobile phonebut want to be as green as possible?

Recycle your old mobile devices. We take them back in 85countries in the world in more than 5,000 physicallocations. You can go onto Nokia’s websites and find yourlocal recycling location, bring in your old phones and we’llrecycle them responsibly.


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Markus Terho, Director of Environmental Affairs, Markets at

Nokia.

“We Gotta Do Something!” is a regular feature in Scan Magazine.It gives Scandinavian companies the opportunity to tell aboutinitiatives they take to conduct business in an environmentallysustainable way. Are you doing something?Email [email protected]

Louise Kjellerup Roper, ripple maker, method productsLouise is the marketing director for method eco cleaningproducts.

My day starts early, well 6 o’clock-ish. I like to be first upand gather my thoughts for the day before my childrenwake up and we embark on the biggest task of the day –getting everyone out of the door on time, with everythingthey need and in a good mood. Always a challenge.

Most days, I drop my youngest daughter off at nurserywhile my husband takes our son and our au pair takes oursix year old. She is the extra pair of loving hands thatmakes life with three children and two demanding full-time jobs actually work. And she helps me keep up thechildren’s Danish language.

Living in Richmond means I can cycle to nursery and work– it is convenient and completely in line with method’sstrong environmental stance. As a company, we are tryingto reduce our negative impact on the earth in all waysfrom employee transport to less packaging andsustainably sourced ingredients and World firsts likefactories with solar–powered forklifts. Just got an emailfrom our founder Adam, in Washington advising Obama’steam on sustainability and how business can drive theneeded change. Completely reinforces why I work atmethod.

There are only 9 of us in method UK so we’re a close-knitteam collaborating across all functions and a day includesall kinds of work – I am responsible for all the marketingas well as 3 customers; Tesco, Boots and B&Q, so there’sa real mix between calls to buyers, planning promotions,organizing printing of coupons and telling the methodstory at conferences or to journalists.

Part of the method philosophy is that we and ourcustomers are ‘the people against dirty’ so an importantpart of the day for every one of us is picking up the phone

– all kinds of people call to ask questions aboutingredients, availability or just to tell us that a product haschanged their life. A cleaning product!! It never fails toamaze me how making a little thing the best it can be canhave such a great impact.

The day flies by; before I know it I am rushing to pick upmy 9-year old son. It is an enjoyable time of day despitethe packed train, we manage to chat or do a Sudoku in afree paper together.

Get home to have supper with the children, play, tidy uptheir rooms, read a story – try not to collapse before Ifinish work for the day with a call or two to the team in theUS.

Then finally time with my husband and it is all too quicklytime for bed.

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The Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce (DUCC) is a forumfor Danish Businessmen and women in London,professionals working for global institutions in the City ofLondon, Danish Entrepreneurs and Danish companies inthe UK. Membership of the DUCC offers value throughproviding the opportunity to attend our Business Eventsand to remain up-to-date on the latest issues relevant toDanish professionals in London.

The DUCC programme in 2009 will again incorporatethe three Annual Traditional Chamber Events, which are:The DUCC Annual Dinner, Summer Cocktail Party andChristmas Lunch. In 2009 the dates for these events willbe 15th May, 8th July and 11th December respectively.

Furthermore, the 2009 programme will contain 2 City-Focused Events. One will be an Economic Update paneledby Senior Economists which will take place on 1st April2009 at the Royal Danish Embassy. The other will be theJoint-Nordic event, which will be on Private Equity and

Active Ownership, organised at the London StockExchange by the DUCC on behalf of the Nordic Chambersof Commerce on 11th June 2009.

Becoming a member of the Danish-UK Chamber ofCommerce provides an opportunity to attend the aboveevents and to establish contact with more than 600 fellowmembers. Our main asset is our members and it is ouraim to facilitate contact between them in order for them tobuild their professional network.

2009 is well under way – a year in which we hope thatNBCC will represent stability, growth and opportunities ina world otherwise characterized by challenges and badnews. Let NBCC be a tool for you to create new businessopportunities in a time when it is more important thanever to build and maintain a strong network. As you willsee from our 2009 events calendar, we have both businessand social events, new events and more traditional ones inthe pipeline.

We would like to express our gratitude to Norwegianwhich left as our main sponsors at the end of last year,after three years of close co-operation. One changenormally leads to another: a warm welcome toStatoilHydro as our new main sponsor!

At the same time, we would like to welcome NBCC’snew President, Martin Falch. A big thank you goes toDouglas Brown who stepped down, and we wish tocongratulate him with The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Award, Knight First Class, for his outstanding service inthe interests of Norway.

Martin Falch Douglas Brown

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The Swedish Chamber wishes you all a very warmwelcome back to a new and exciting year. In the currentclimate, networking, and thereby creating andstrengthening existing relationships, becomesincreasingly important. The Chamber will offer a Springwith a wide selection of interesting events. Take a look atthe ones coming up first in the list below.

On 26th January the first event of the year took place.The Swedish Chamber of Commerce, together with Select

Collection, hosted a champagne reception at SelectCollection’s showroom in the heart of Mayfair.The Chamber also organised a Welcome to Londonseminar in Stockholm on 2nd February. Representativesfrom a wide range of companies and industries gatheredto learn more about doing business in the UK. On 10thFebruary the Chamber, together with the BrunswickGroup, held a much appreciated seminar on CorporateResponsibility and Communications with IKEA and Savethe Children among the speakers.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UGL – Probably the best leadership course in the world- 16 FebDeparture drinks for Elisabet Baldwin - 17 FebFashion Event with COS - 24 FebNetworking Lunch at Madsen Restaurant - 26 FebEffective Cost Reduction in your organisation - 5 Mar

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How to present to international audiences – avoid thepitfalls and be a success.We are happy to invite our members to a lunch seminar on24th February about “Presenting to InternationalAudiences – How to avoid the pitfalls and be a success”by cross-culture specialist Deborah Swallow. The eventwill be organised simultaneously with the Shrove TuesdayLunch at Garbo’s restaurant, so prepare yourself for somedelicious pea soup and pancakes!

FBCC continues to work closely with other the NordicChambers. A career seminar for young professionals willbe organised with the Danish and Norwegian chambersat Radisson SAS Portman Hotel on 3rd March. If you wantto boost your career or find out how to reach your dreamposition, don’t miss this opportunity.

For further information about our events andmembership, please see our website at: www.fbcc.co.uk.Should you be interested in any of our chamber’s activities

do not hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward tothe year 2009 with all its exciting events.

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The Danish Club, situated at 40 DoverStreet, organized a spectacular eveningon 30th January. Diamonds and Drinkswas the theme of the evening, the dia-monds supplied by Mylendorph and thechampagne by Flint Wines. Bothsparkled and impressed the guestswhile Angus the pianist provided gentle,mellow tunes as a background. About100 elegant and glamorous membersand guests mingled and networked en-joying the fine atmosphere.

38-year old Lizette Bang, the new director of The Danish Club since 1stJanuary, welcomed members andguests. Her aim now is to add to the existing 600 members of the club by attracting a new and younger age group

with an interesting events programme.“I needed a new challenge, I’m look-

ing forward to taking the club forwardwith even more exciting events. TheDanish club has been a centre for theAnglo-Danish community for 140 yearsand for some people it has become ahome from home, a place to meet newpeople and friends, or simply escapefrom hectic city life and relax for awhile.”

She adds: “Thinking of the economic climate

we’re living in, I think people have become more patriotic and have realizedthat we need each other and The DanishClub is a good way of finding new col-leagues and new ideas. There are other

advantages of being a member as well,for example you can use our facilitiesfor business meetings.”

Not everyone knows that The DanishClub is the oldest foreign club in Londonand was founded in 1863. Its patron isHM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,who has visited the Club on several occasions. The aim of the club is tomaintain and enhance links with mem-bers of the Anglo-Danish community inthe UK by means of social get- togethers, special events and lectures.

Among the many prominent Daneswho have visited the Club over the years,are the writer Hans Christian Andersen,King Christian X and Queen Alexandrineas well as many Danish Prime Ministers.

Interested in becoming a member?Simply fill in an application form onlineat www.danishclub.co.uk

You need to have some sort of link toScandinavia to become a member. Newsabout Club events is sent to membersevery quarter. The next big event is whencomedians Mette Lisby and Jo Brandvisit the club on 11th March. Other Clubfixtures include a celebration of HMQueen Margrethe’s birthday; also com-ing soon, a charity event with a celebrityhost.

Diamonds and champagne sparkle at the Danish Club

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BORBA MARGO– At London Fashion Week

The Swedish/Brazilian duo Borba Margohas gone from strength to strengthsince its first accessory brand Launch in2004. Showing at London FashionWeek’s exhibition “New Generation”helped the brand to take off in London,and now the world is a stage for JessikaMargo Goransson and Anderson BorbaDa Silva. Their glamorous belts andbags will now take them to Russia and

Korea, two new markets in which thelabel will be launched this year.

“There is a growing interest for fashion in these two continents and Korea especially is predicted to be thenext Japan,” explains Jessika Gorans-son. The brand is stocked in a number ofexclusive boutiques worldwide, for ex-ample in Dover Street Market (London),Colette (Paris) and Loveless (Tokyo).“Our designs are sculptural, three di-mensional and have a glamorous, luxuryfeel,” says Jessika. “Our new collectionevokes a similar spirit to the previous

one and is inspired by haute couturefeaturing satin detailing and flounce.”

Borba Margo will again be part of the“New Generation” exhibition at LondonFashion Week 2009, from the 20-25February. Their new stockist this yearwill be Harvey Nichols (London andBristol), The Convenience Store (Lon-don), Labour Of Love (London), BoonThe Shop (Korea), Noema Boutique(Russia), HP France (Tokyo).

For more information visit:www.borbamargo.com

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In spite of a long business career in Eng-land, Kaj Worsoe Jensen is not a fan oftrendy buzzwords when quoting his life-long motto: “Have a sense of urgency, afear of loss and take nothing forgranted.” These are the words Kaj startswith when telling his story.

Since 1960, Kaj has been living inEngland where the cornerstone for hisextraordinary business career began.Kaj’s first successful commercial ven-ture was when, at Christmas 1962, hesold London-Copenhagen return airtickets to 105 Danish au pair girls forjust 20 pounds per ticket. This was arisky venture in the eyes of businesspeople at the time. They all shook theirheads at this insane idea, but Kaj provedthat they were mistaken when he laterproduced what became the starting cap-

ital for his future business ventures.The starting capital was used on car-

pets, and in 1965 Kaj introduced theDutch carpet tile to the UK from prem-ises in Halstead and Sudbury. Oncemore, critics told him this was a crazyidea, but again he proved them wrong.By 1970 his business turned over some£7m.

As a progressive entrepreneur Kajturned to several bold new businessconcepts, which made his career excep-tionally versatile and colorful. Over theyears his activities ranged from mater-nity clothes, bakeries, leisure complexdesign and a forum for the over 50s tointernational trading across 45 coun-tries: truly a wide-ranging career.

Today he is busy with his latest busi-ness idea: Anglo Corporate Services

(www.anglocorporateservices.com),which operates from Hadleigh. The firmspecializes in corporate tax mitigationand wealth protection, using offshoreholding structures and trusts. It alsosets up UK holding companies for Scan-dinavian clients.

In addition to his professional life,Kaj is deeply involved in voluntary workand was recently elected UK represen-tative for Danes Worldwide, an organi-zation with members in 120 countries. Inaddition to language and cultural edu-cation, its main objectives are to securevoting rights to the Danish parliamentfor Danes living abroad, dual nationalityand a better deal for people seekingfamily reunification.

The Finnish Institute has a new and pas-sionate director by the name of HannaHarris. Hanna was born in England butwas raised in Finland and has now returned to her motherland. The mis-sion of The Finnish Institute in London isto identify emerging issues in contem-porary society and to facilitate socialchange. They work with artists, researchers, experts and policy makersin Finland, the United Kingdom and theRepublic of Ireland to promote strongnetworks within the fields of culturaland social studies.

Hanna Harris is in charge of TheFinnish Institute’s new Arts & CultureProgram and took up her position in October. Hanna has worked in a varietyof areas and has experience as a pro-ducer, journalist, concept designer andresearcher. In the past she has pro-moted Finnish arts, culture and urbandevelopment in Europe but her heartsurely beats for the U.K.

“I’ve spent a lot of time here and it’sgreat to be back. When I’m away fromLondon I’m always longing to return.

There’s something about this placethat’s special for me.”

Her focus for the next two years is toput new Finnish design on the UK map.Her challenge is to conduct a 3 year longdesign project which will flow intoFinnish Design Week in April 2010 andinclude a series of exhibitions and work-shops around London.These will showcasesome of the country’snew top designers cre-ating, for example,graphic works, furnitureand visual art that weshould certainly keep aneye on in the future.

“This will hopefullymean a new chapter forFinnish design historyand the next big push tohelp designers and leadthem in the right direc-tion.” Hanna goes on toexplain: “There is somuch humour in Finnishdesign. Besides all the

beloved classics, there is an amazingenergy, smart ethical practice, forwardthinking and a bold and brave provoca-tive approach by much of the new talent.We are hoping to discover the new futureclassics of this nation.”

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MingleplanetAre you a newcomer to London and wantto meet quickly new friends, businesscontacts or dates? Mingleplanet.co.ukis here to help. Danish entrepreneurUlla Vitting Madsen is the lady behindthe idea. Ulla came to London herselfthree and a half years ago to do some-thing new and exciting.

“When I first came to London, Iknew somebody from the beginningand got involved in the Danish com-munity from day 1, so I was lucky inthat sense. But I’ve met many foreignpeople who have found it very difficultto find friends in London. On top ofmoving to a new country, facing a newculture as well can be very daunting.So I guess that’s how my idea started,”she remarked.

Ulla Vitting Madsen is also a full timefashion buyer and on returning homefrom work, her second job starts. Min-gleplanet is aimed at foreign profes-sionals in their 20s and 30s; it waslaunched six months ago and is close to

gaining its first 1,000 members from 55different countries.

The response from members hasbeen positive and membership at pres-ent is free. What is unique about Min-gleplanet is the events programme. Allevents are designed to help newcom-ers settle more easily into their newhome, become acquainted with Britishculture, explore London and find newfriends or possible dates.

“It’s not only a pub quiz or a drink ina bar,” explains Ulla. “I’m aiming to givepeople something memorable to talkabout. It’s simply events you can’t findanywhere else. I’ve always liked to helppeople and to organise events and haveworked on team-building in the past.”One of the events she describes involvesgathering members together to trysome of Britain’s more unusual dishes,such as “pigs in blankets”. Ulla VittingMadsen is ambitious and has high ex-pectations for Mingleplanet. She is hop-ing to reach 5,000 members within ayear and work full time on Mingleplanet.Her long term plan is to try and expand

into other markets worldwide. Herdream city would be New York.

“I’m hoping that members willspread the word through Facebook andpost events on other websites as well asword of mouth.” Her plan is also to at-tract UK-based companies that wouldbe able to offer attractive services andoffers to her members.

To become a free member, simplysign up at www.mingleplanet.co.uk andcreate your profile.

Sparkle and SpinChildren’s clothes, gifts and toys fromScandinavia are now available at a newstore in East Dulwich, 14 MelbourneGrove, London SE5. Some of theclothing brands stocked include Hollys,Katvig and Aya Naya. Also pop in to findaffordable and fun, birthday or new baby

gifts from a selection of unusual andoriginal toys from The Tate and Brio.Danish-born Stine Goetrik and herEnglish colleague Louise Smart arebehind the new shop. They are planningto be a seasonal shop and will openfrom Sept. to Dec. and from March toJune. Business hours are Monday toFriday 9-5pm and Saturdays, 10 – 4pm.

Stine Goetrik explains: “We had a greatresponse before Christmas as we havea fantastic range of clothes and gifts atreasonable prices. This Spring we willadd new brands to our range includingbeautiful clothes from Danish brandNorlie and gorgeous shoes from Petit bySofie Schnoor. The shop will re-openagain in March but we will be previewingour new collection at Kid’s Modern, ashowcase of new design for kids held atDulwich College on Sunday the 15thFebruary.”

The duo are hoping to have the web-site up and running as a transactionalshop later this year but encourage peo-ple to join their Facebook fan club wherenew products are uploaded. “Alterna-tively, customers can always call oremail to place an order and we will mailgoods out to them.”

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A Swedish Wolf in London

“Varg” (wolf in Swedish) is the name ofa brand new London-based PR agency,offering bespoke PR solutions in thefashion and design industry. Tove West-ling and Caroline Almgren, are bothSwedish-born and have between themmany years of experience in this sector,working with brands such as Day Birgeret Mikkelsen, Louis Vuitton and Top-shop.

Caroline Almgren has worked as abuyer and producer of clothing, set up arock club in Stockholm and at the sametime founded an interior design whole-sale business. More recently, she hasbeen working as a Business Develop-ment Manager at the No. 1 independentadvertising agency in the UK, MotherLondon.

For five years Tove Westling workedas an Account manager for brands suchas Louis Vuitton and Topshop at theStockholm-based agency RMPR, beforemoving to London and joining Day Birgeret Mikkelsen as the UK PR & MarketingManager in 2006.

To set up a business has been theirdream for many years. “We have always

known that we wanted to create some-thing together since we complementeach other, both within our work andon a personal level. The year 2008 waswhen it all fell into place and was a nat-ural step for both of us.”

Varg works closely with its clients tobuild and expand their presence and vis-ibility within the UK and Scandinavianmarkets, through a personal, straight-forward approach both to clients andthe press.

“We have a personal and honest ap-proach, which is unusual in the industryin the UK. We see ourselves more likeemployees at each individual brand,rather than an external PR agency. Weare tailoring our solutions for each cus-tomer since no two are the same.”

The agency has started up with aclient base of five brands: award winningshop/online shop Sarah Coggles; thehighly successful Danish lifestyle brandDay Birger et Mikkelsen; edgy Frenchjewellery brand Miss Bibi; Swedish fash-ion label Dagmar, and the retro shoebrand Swedish Hasbeens.“Our company philosophy is only to rep-resent brands we are genuinely proudof, have lots of fun and, most impor-

tantly, always do our best and a bitmore,” says the team. “We believe ingrowing slowly and with the right type ofclient base. We obviously have plans toexpand, firstly into Scandinavia, sincewe are both Swedes with experience andcontacts in the Scandinavian market.”

Varg’s office is in Shoreditch, EastLondon and the duo explains why theyare happy with their choice of location.“It’s a creative and inspiring environmentand perfect for setting up a business.”The name Varg was their first idea andfelt like a natural choice as Tove ex-plained. “We wanted a name that wouldsay something about us and who we are,since we both have dogs and have alwaysbeen crazy about wolves. It also has agood rock’n’roll feel to it.”

Swedish fashion is now not just blonde,functional and minimal. Thirteen fashionand jewellery designers challenge thestereotypical image of Swedish Fashionat an exciting new exhibition entitled

“Swedish Fashion – Exploring a NewIdentity” at the Fashion and Textile Mu-seum, South Bermondsey, from the 6thFebruary to the 17th of May.

The exhibition showcases the worksof a new wave of Swedish designers.Since the late 1990’s there has been agrowing sense of a new guard emerging– putting Sweden on the map with a bur-geoning number of bolder, more avant-garde fashion labels and designers.Perhaps the best known of this newband of designers in the exhibition isAnn-Sofie Back, who is based in Londonand regularly shows her work at LondonFashion Week. Her garments often cre-ate confusion about what clothes shouldlook like, such as shirts that becomeskirts, or collars and sleeves that seem

to moved about and loose their originalfunction.

Her work is accompanied by otherequally impressive designers such asSandra Backlund who elevates knitwearto a sculptural art-form; Helena Horstedtwhose technical designs stand out likegigantic curvaceous exclamation marks,and Nakkna whose voluminous, loose-fitting and draped garments have helpedalter the silhouette of Stockholm’syoung fashion avant-gardists.

Swedish Fashion – Exploring a NewIdentity is created by the Swedish Insti-tute and is especially enhanced andadapted for the Fashion and Textile Mu-seum.

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Swedish Hall Concerts – A new concert series with Swedish Music in London

London’s classical music scene has been enriched witha new concert series focusing on Swedish music. Theproject’s initiators are two Swedish-born and London-based musicians, Björn Kleiman, a violinist and NilsKlöfver, who plays the guitar.

The concerts are held in the Swedish Hall at the SwedishChurch in Marylebone. The location was a natural choiceas the Swedish Hall is perfectly situated and frequented bymany London-based Swedes.

Björn and Nils are both graduates of The Royal College ofMusic in London and thought the city needed a venuewhere people could experience the best in Swedishclassical music. “We musicians have a tendency to moan

but not take any action, so I thought I’d better dosomething about it,” explains Björn. “Our vision is tocreate a platform for music and art from Sweden. Londonis one of the biggest cities in the world and whateverhappens here has a big impact on the rest of Europe,”comments Nils.

The concerts aim to mix the core classical repertoire withcontemporary works. “We like to have a friendlyatmosphere and give the audience a chance to meet theperformers. Sometimes we also have composers presentto introduce their works,” says Björn.

Sweden, compared to our Scandinavian neighbours, hasnot had such a famous composer as, say, Sibelius or

Violinist Björn Kleiman and guitarist Nils Klöfver.

Grieg, although there are several gifted composers.Swedish contemporary music and art has a well-deservedreputation abroad and is receiving more and moreattention. British ensembles and artists should beencouraged to perform music by Swedish composers andvice versa.

“This is to be a showcase of Swedish talent to aninternational audience and support for the Anglo-Swedishconnections,” says Nils, who also performs in a Duo witha British flautist.

The Swedish Hall Concerts preview was on the 12th Junelast year when the Swedish ambassador, Mr. StaffanCarlsson, gave a speech along with the evening’ssponsors, Roger Gifford of SEB (Skandinaviska EnskildaBanken). Other partners supporting the project include:the Swedish Music Information Centre, GehrmansMusikförlag AB, the Swedish Embassy, the SwedishChamber of Commerce, the Swedish Church in Londonand the Anglo-Swedish Society.

“The first three concerts have been a great success andwe were happy to launch our first season on 9thSeptember with the Tippett Quartet, one of Britain’sleading young string quartets,” explains Björn. Thisconcert was also attended by the Swedish Radio P2 whichbroadcasted a part of the concert as well as an interviewwith Björn, Nils and members of the quartet. The springseason is now running and the next concert is on 3rdMarch when the British cellist Marie Macleod performsmusic by Vaughan-Williams, Rachmaninov and deFrumerie together with the Swedish pianist MartinSturfält.

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

FEBRUARY

Fred Jonny Berg (7 February)Vladimir Ashkenazy and the PhilharmoniaOrchestra will perform the WorldPremiere of the Norwegian composerFred Jonny Berg’s Flute Concerto No. 1Op.70. Flautist: Emily Beynon.The event is at St. John’s Smith Square,London in connection with the release ofBerg’s new orchestral album.

Renja Leino – Just anybody & AbsentMinds (until 13 February)Finnish photographer Renja Leino’s newseries ‘Just Anybody’ was made using amobile phone camera. She tookthousands of photographs of people outand about in London and by the seaside. The Winchester Gallery, Park Avenue,Winchester, SO23 8DL

Ida Maria U.K tour (11 – 13 of February) One of the most challenging female punkicons of her generation, the Norwegiansensation will sing her heart out at threeUK gigs (Shockwaves NME Awards season).11 Feb, Koko Club, Camden High Street,

London, NW1 7JE12 Feb, Club Academy, Manchester

University Union, Oxford Road,Manchester, M13 9PR

13 Feb, The Garage, 490 SauchiehallStreet, Glasgow, G2

Anders Ruhwald: You in between (until 15 February 2009)This Danish artist is among the mostnoted of a new generation of ceramicartists. There is a strange sense offunctionality to his work and his domesticobjects are often mutated beyondrecognition. This is his most significantexhibition to date.Mima, Centre Square, Middlesbrough,TS1 2AZ. Times: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat10.00am - 5.00pm

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Lordi (12 – 16 February)An over-the-top, unstoppable show thatcombines the theatrics of classic horrormovies with rock'n'roll sensibility,monster rockers LORDI know how to bowlover their fans.12 Feb at 7pm Carling Academy Islington13 Feb at 7pm JBS in Dudley16 Feb at 7pm Carling Academy Sheffield

Scandipop (19 February)New club night in London for Scandinavians.Live DJ’s all night. Scandipop is a smileyand shiny new night out in London.Zen Bar, Denmark St, London WC2H 8LP8.30pm to 3am. £3 on the door, studentsfree with NUS. www.scandipop.co.uk

London Fashion Week (20 – 25 February)Scandinavian designers on the catwalkthis year are Ann-Sofie Back and PeterJensen. Ann-Louse Roswald, Minna,Borba Margo, Charlott Vasberg are alsofeatured among the exhibitors. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road,London, SW7. www.londonfashionweek.co.uk

Grieg Trio at Wigmore Hall, London(23 February)The Grieg Trio were the first winners ofThe Parkhouse Award in 1991, followingsuccess at the Colmar Chamber MusicFestival where their performance soaffected the jury that, as one, they stood toapplaud.

Le Corps Mince de Françoise(23 – 26 February)Fun and trashy girl pop from the Helsinkitrio, more famous outside Finland thanback at home. NME AWARDS SHOW withThe Wombats: Feb 23 Shepherds BushEmpire, Feb 24 Manchester Academy, Feb26 Glasgow Barrowlands

Ane Brun U.K tour (24 – 28 of February)www.anebrun.com24 Feb, The Roadhouse, Manchester, UK26 Feb, Union Chapel, London, UK27 Feb, Academy 2, Glasgow, UK28 Feb, Academy 3, Birmingham, UK

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts thePhilharmonia Orchestra, (25 February)City of Dreams: Vienna 1900-1935 is Esa-Pekka Salonen’s first major project asprincipal conductor/artistic advisor withthe Philharmonia Orchestra. An explo -ration of Viennese music at the turn of the20th century in its historical/social/cultural/scientific context.Concerts in 18 European cities includeMahler, Schoenberg, Berg and Zemlinsky.The Anvil, Basingstoke. 01256 844 244

Signals (until 14 March)Exhibition of contemporary Finnish arts;includes works by Kaija Poijula, SaanaMurtti, Nina Nisonen, Aino Kajaniemi,Kristina Riska, Kati Tuominen-Niittylä,

Tiia Matikainen and Renáta Jakowleff.Opening hours: Monday to Saturday -11am until 6pm. Flow Gallery, 1-5 Needham Road, LondonW11. 020 7243 0782

IB Geertsen (until 24 March)This year is the 90th birthday of Danishartist and designer IB Geertsen andRocket Gallery, Shoreditch High Street,Whitechapel is holding a celebratoryexhibition of paintings, mobiles, screen -prints and furniture. www.rocketgallery.com

Morten Schelde In the woods (20 February – 29 March) Danish artist exhibiting at two venues.Vane, Kings House, Forth Banks,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3PA, Galleryhours Wednesday-Saturday 12-5www.vane.org.uk,Sandford Goudie Gallery, The CustomsHouse, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE331ES www.customshouse.co.uk

Swedish Fashion – Exploring a NewIdentity (6 February – 17 May)Curated by Maria Ben Saad in co-operation with the Swedish Institute.Showcases work by 14 Swedish fashiondesigners as well as some of the bestjewellery designers/makers in Sweden. Inassociation with the Swedish Embassy. 11 am – 6 pm Wednesday to SundayThe Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF www.ftmlondon.org

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ikael Schulz, Designer: Martin Bergstrom

Scan Magazine | Competition

Enjoy a classical performance this spring at one ofLondon’s new venues for chamber music. The twowinners may choose any concert they would like to go to.

The programme is the following:

Tuesday the 3rd of March, 7.30 pmCello & Piano RecitalMarie Macleod celloMartin Sturfält pianoMusic by Vaughan-Williams, Mendelssohnand de Frumerie

Tuesday 14 April, 7.30pmSoprano RecitalMalin Christensson sopranoSimon Lepper pianoMusic by Stenhammar, Rangström, Wolf and Strauss

Tuesday 19 May, 7.30pmNew Stenhammar QuartetMusic by Brahms, Larsson-Gothe, Hillborg and Britten

To win two of the four tickets available, please answer thefollowing question:Where is the Swedish Church in London based?A. Marylebone B. Wimbledon C. Holborn

Email your answer to [email protected] Scan Magazine will draw two lucky winners. ScanMagazine must receive your answer before 22nd ofFebruary. The winners will be contacted directly.

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