From the Embassy

Paola Navone guest of honor at the 2018 edition of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair

The “Thammada” installation, at the entrance hall of the Fair, introduces the creative work of this year’s guest of honor, Paola Navone: architect, designer, artistic leader, interior designer, critic, teacher, event organiser and curator of exhibitions. Inspiration is a pillar in her life and it is expressed by unexpected and brilliant shapes, as shown by the […]

Intervju med Ambassadör Mario Cospito på tidningen “Vi”

Investment attractiveness

Thanks to an intense reform process which has included the labour market, justice and fiscal interventions to promote growth, Italy is again attractive to foreign investors. In this context, in order to promote Italy as a direct investment destination, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance publishes periodically a newsletter in English with the main […]

November 27: Wine plays the main character of the closing day of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in Sweden

Lift the glass to greet this year’s Italian culinary week! On November 27 the Italian oenological excellence has been brought to the attention of the general public and industry operators. In the sumptuous setting of the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, the Nordic Wine Institute has gathered Italian producers and local importers to offer the public […]

The Narrow Path Newsletter

In Italy, since the financial crisis, our duty as policy makers has been stabilizing a high public debt while bringing the economy out of sluggish or negative growth and The Narrow Path is an image of the difficulties we are facing and the goals we are achieving. Here we update periodically a professional audience about […]

Scholarships to italian or swedish researchers by Foundation Blanceflor

The Foundation Blanceflor awards each year scholarships to people with Italian or Swedish citizenship for advanced studies/research, preferably post-doctoral, in medical, natural and technical sciences. Closing date is the 1st of February 2018. Please visit the web site www.blanceflor.se for more information.

On Friday, November 24, the Italian food and wine culture was celebrated in a series of events organized in different places in Stockholm

The week of Italian cuisine reached the vibrant SoFo (South of Folkungagatan), one of the most dynamic areas of Stockholm, to celebrate the blend of the gastronomic excellence of our Country and the modernity of the “quick meal” – the one crossing over breakfast and lunch. The “Italian brunch” – realized in collaboration with a […]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Protecting and upholding the rights of women and promoting the fight against any form of discrimination and gender-based violence are Italy’s priorities in the action it carries out, also at the international level. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina wishes to reaffirm its firm commitment […]

Taste and pride of central and southern Italy

Yesterday, in the context of the “Second Week of Italian Cuisine in Sweden”, a reception at the Residenza d’Italia in Stockholm was dedicated to promoting products from territories affected by the recent earthquake in central Italy. A truly icon of the Italian cuisine, pasta all’Amatriciana, introduced the guests to a tasty journey to discover the […]

Opening of the II Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World (Stockholm, Nov. 20th 2017)

The Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Sweden hosted the opening of the “II Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World”. Among the prestigious parterre of guests, Hon. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio who visited Stockholm in his promotional activity for the recognition of the art of Neapolitan Pizza as UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Sen. […]