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Stockholm receives its first pollinator friendly roundabout
The tradition of planting wildflowers in support of pollinators and biodiversity continued on the 25 May. This year the flowers were planted at the roundabout at the end of Valhallavägen in the Östermalm district, which is the largest area so far that the joint...

Association of Diplomats Stockholm – 20th anniversary
2019 marked a milestone for the Association of Diplomats Stockholm, celebrating 20 years as an organisation within the diplomatic community in Stockholm. The origins of ADS was a group of five friends together with their families organising social events throughout...

ADS offers discount on train tickets through agreement with SJ
Through a signed agreement between ADS and SJ*, any embassy (including diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff) or international organisations in Sweden can take advantage of the discounts listed below on train tickets, cost free. The agreement may be used either for work...

The diplomatic community visits Gothenburg region
On 25-26 April 2019, a delegation of 27 diplomats from 18 countries - members of the Association of Diplomats Stockholm (ADS) - visited Gothenburg region. The ADS visit was aimed to bring a better knowledge about Sweden’s second largest city. With the support of...

ADS promotes pollinator friendly activities
During International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2018 several Embassies joined the initiative to support pollinators by planting urban wildflowers in Diplomatstaden in Stockholm (see below).Since then, the Diplomatic community has played a central role in...

A welcome message from the ADS Board
The Association of Diplomats Stockholm (ADS) will soon celebrate its 20th year anniversary and throughout the years it has proved to be a meeting point for the Diplomatic community of Stockholm.Its leadership and members are happy to welcome you to the professional...

Diplomatic community supports pollinators
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. Biodiversity boosts our ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, have an important role...
Meeting with the Swedish Police - Sep 30, 2021
Webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on democracy - Jun 04, 2020
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
On the 3 June International IDEA together with ADS hosted a webinar on the topic of how democracy is being challenged in the context of the coronavirus...
UN Biodiversity day 2020 supporting event, May 15, 2020
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
For the third year in a row, the ADS together with Stockholms stad, the organisation Stockholm Loves Pollinators and with support of the French and German...
Meeting with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Feb 7, 2020
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
On 6 February the ADS was invited to learn about the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences During the course of the meeting, the President of ...
Supporting International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Nov 25, 2019
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, ADS joins the international initiative to raise awareness in uniting efforts to...
Meeting with the newly established Gender Equality Agency, Oct 18, 2019
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
Together with the British Embassy in Stockholm, the ADS hosted the Swedish Gender Equality Agency (Jämställdhetsmyndigheten) for a seminar on gender equality...
Visit to the Swedish Police Authority, Sep 4, 2019
Association of Diplomats Stockholm posted on LinkedIn
On 3 September the Association of Diplomats Stockholm visited Polisen (the Swedish police authority) and was presented with the work of their National ...