Why join?

Benefits to you

As well as access to a network for Irish in Sweden, membership entitles you to attend the society’s many activities at a discounted rate, to an e-newsletter with information of relevance to the Irish community in Sweden, to enter competitions, and on production of your membership card you also receive a 10% discount at the following pubs: Wirströms (Gamla stan), The Liffey (Gamla stan), The Auld Dub (formerly The Dubliner, Hötorget) and O’Connells (Gamla stan).

If you use Facebook, you can join our members’ group for advance information of events and access to tips and support from other members and their years of experience!

A members' directory to faciliate contact between members, and other members-only information.

A super handy smartphone app for keeping informed of upcoming events, easy event registration and contact with other members. For iPhone users (Android version on the way!).

Support the wider Swedish Irish community

Did you know that the Swedish Irish Society has been building friendships since 1949? The Society’s continued existence is a testimony to decades of volunteer commitment.

We help Swedes come in contact with Irish people and culture, and we help Irish people in Sweden, particularly Swedish-Irish families, experience Irish culture, traditions and language.

As a member-driven organisation, run entirely by volunteers, we are completely dependent on active memberships for survival and input. We have many members who have been with us for years and years, but we also love to welcome new members. Each one brings their energy, enthusiasm and ideas, and ensures we respond to the evolving needs of our community.

All Society board members give their time voluntarily.

Membership fees cover the running costs of the society (printing, banking/payment fees, postage, website hosting, materials), subsidised member registration fees for events, and partial costs of certain events.