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Hanze University Groningen's Institute of Business Administration, has an annual leadership seminar. This year's theme was Lagom, the work-life balance. In a Q&A with our two consuls Heleen van Balen and Nils Dijkman, the audience learned how to be more efficient through a Swedish ancient model: "Lagom".
"Not too much, not too little, but just enough". This is what the word literally means. Translated into the business life, it can teach you to work more efficiently.
Based on the Swedish book "Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living" by Linnea Dunne, Honorary Consul Heleen van Balen (Groningen) and Honorary General Consul Nils van Dijkman (Amsterdam) discussed how lagom can give you a happier and a better work-life balance. They talked about the the factors of happiness and what the differences are in this between the Netherlands and Sweden.
Guy van Liemt RM then further explored happiness at work on an organisational level. Dr Klaske Veth concluded the seminar with a presentation on happiness at the individual level.
Topped off with Swedish delicacies, it was an inspiring Swedish tinted afternoon in Groningen.
Text: Heleen van Balen
Photo: Hanze Hogeschool
Phone:
020–800 35 80)
E-mail:
Amsterdam@swedishconsulate.nl
De Entree 139-141, 1101 HE Amsterdam
For all questions concerning Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Embassy of Sweden in The Hague.
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 – 13.00
Honorary Consul-General
Nils van Dijkman
Phone:
+31-(0)6-29 55 31 54)
E-mail:
hvb@commutatio.nl
The consulate is located in the International Welcome Center North (IWCN) at Gedempte Zuiderdiep 98 in Groningen.
Please note that the consulate does not answer questions about Sweden. For all questions concerning Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Embassy of Sweden in The Hague: ambassaden.haag@gov.se
Visiting hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Honorary Consul
Heleen van Balen
Phone (honorary consulate):
+297 525 2585)
Email (personal assistant to the honorary consul):
s-ecroes@visserpharma.com
Email (honorary consul):
yescalona@visserpharma.com
Italiëstraat 24
Oranjestad, Aruba
Consulate opening hours
Mon-Fri 9 am - 12 pm:
For questions about Sweden (general information, consular matters etc.), please contact the Swedish Embassy in The Hague.
Please note that it is not possible to apply for a Swedish passport or Swedish National ID-card at the consulate.
Honorary Consul
Yvonne H.M. Escalona
Personal assistant to the Honorary Consul
Mrs. Sue-Ellen Tromp-Croes
Phone
5999-462 3089)
hcg.sweden.curbon@gmail.com
Santa Rosa Road 94
Willemstad, Curaçao
It is not possible to apply for a passport or national ID card at the consulate.
Please note that in the case of questions about consular matters (passports, ID cards, people's accounts etc.) you should primarily contact the Swedish Embassy in The Hague: ambassaden.haag@gov.se
Consulate opening hours:
Monday 09.00-11.00
Wednesday 14.00-16.00
Friday 09.00-11.00
Honorary Consul-General
Lisanne Asjes
Secretary
Ms. Julienne Evans
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.