Activities | Svensk-Indonesiska Sällskapet

2025-09-16

Pasar Malam 2025

The annual SIS event, Pasar Malam, is coming back in 2025. This year we are dedicating the event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Indonesia and Sweden. The event will be held in Botanical Garden Uppsala, Uppland on October 4th, 2025.

The event will present various cultural activities and show from Indonesia and Sweden, and Indonesian traditional food bazaar. With the theme of "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (Unity in Diversity/Enhet i Mångfald), we welcome all friends of Indonesia and Sweden to join us for this celebration!

2025-08-21

Welcome to Sweden

We held a seminar for newcomers to Sweden to welcome them and discuss adapting to culture shock in Sweden. There are many bureaucratic matters to take care of upon arrival and we understand how confusing it can be to figure things out alone, such as residence permit, housing in Sweden, taxes, etc.

We also discussed bringing a family to Sweden, children's schools, medical access, work and study culture in Sweden, and consular issues.

We hope this seminar will help Indonesian newcomers navigate the different systems and provide a networking opportunity with other Indonesians in Sweden. The event concluded with a fika (friendly gathering and coffee).

2025-06-20

Midsommar with SIS

This year, SIS provided a classic Midsummer Celebration for our members in the community planned and carried out by board member, Silviana.

The idea was to give a taste of a classic midsummer celebration. The participants learned how to make their own midsummer wreaths (midsommarkransar), an environmentally friendly version without steel wire.

The Swedish flavors offered, among others, were strawberry cake and Västerbotten pie. The celebration was also joined by the coach surfing community in Stockholm. Together we built a midsummer pole and there was a lot of joy shared when we danced around the pole. Take a peek of our dance here!

2025-07-26

Summer Picnic

SIS's annual summer picnic had the theme of Flores this year. We hosted various games with souvenir from Flores as the prizes.

Check our vlog here to see the fun we had!

2025-05-31

Cooking Class

Have you heard of Bebek Goreng by JengNgat? This dish has become well-known among Indonesians in Stockholm. At last year’s Pesta Rakyat, it took an estimated 45 minutes before everything was sold out! It was therefore an honor that Mbak Ngat, Kristin, showed up at the SIS cooking class to teach how to cook this popular dish, fried duck.

It was a unique opportunity for five participants to meet Kristin directly for personal guidance in cooking. In addition to Bebek Goreng, the menu consisted of a variety of sambal and dessert with coconut-filled mini pancakes (dadar gulung). A luxurious and fantastically delicious menu!

Don’t miss out next time SIS provides a cooking class and learn how to impress your friends and family with a tasty Indonesian meal!

Check the tasty pictures here.

2025-03-20

Annual Meeting

Registration: sismedlem@gmail.com