Sweden and Chile – similarities and contrasts

1. Sweden and Chile Sweden and Chile – similarities and contrasts

2. Sweden Population: 9.4 millions Land surface: 410,335 sq km Country length: 1,572 km GDP growth: 1.2% GDP: 525.2 billion USD GDP/capita: 42.165 USD (PPP) Chile Population: 16.7 millions Land surface: 756,625 sq km Country length: 4,320 km GDP growth: 5.6% GDP: 268.3 billion USD GDP/capita: 18,395 USD (PPP) Sweden and Chile Facts 2012

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6. Sweden and Chile Free trade • Chile is a very open economy that promotes free trade. • Chile has 22 trade agreements with 60 countries: North America, Central America, South America (including Mercosur), Brunei, China, Cuba, EFTA, USA, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea Turkey, the European Union and Vietnam. • 93% of Chile's trade is with countries with which there is a trade agreement. • Chile has 4.3 billion potential customers, representing 86% of global GDP. • Chile is a natural bridge between Latin America and Asia Pacific.

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9. Sweden and Chile Complex neighborhood relations

10. Sweden and Chile The first Swedes • Daniel Solander - world famous botanist and apprentice of Carl von Linné, visited Patagonia in 1796 • Mateo Arnaldo Hoevel - (Swedish name - Mathias Arnold Hävel) tradesman, mayor of Santiago, first nationalized foreigner, importer of the first printing press to Chile • Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Skottsberg in Antarctica • More Swedish footprints - Swedish Mountain (Cerro Svea) in south of Chile, the Glacier of Uppsala (Glaciar de Uppsala) in Argentina, sail through the channel of Prince Gustaf (Canal de Príncipe Gustaf) in Antarctica

11. Sweden and Chile Swedish Interests • 1827 - Diplomatic relations between Chile and Sweden. Consulates in Valparaiso and Stockholm • 1956 - Embassies • The frigate Eugenie with captain Virgin sent out by the Swedish King to Latin America the years of 1851-1853, principally to improve the commercial exchange. Sailing by the pacific coastline it stopped in cities like Valparaíso, Lima and Guayaquil.

12. Sweden and Chile Evert Taube • ”Hav! Under bugande palmer jag sågHur våg på våg i svallande tågEmot Chiles klippiga stränderKom rullande inO, detta brus när ett skimrande svallFann mig och tog mig i famnen!O, när delfinerna dök bland korallOch en vinröd klänning blev min” From the song “Vals i Valparaiso” • Renowned Swedish poet who traveled in Latin America between 1910 and 1915 (Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Misiones, Valparaíso, Habana, Rió de Janeiro etc)

13. Sweden and Chile Trade • The commercial exchange started early, already in 1906 the company AGA established in Chile, four years later the lighthouse spreading the light in Magellan sound was a Swedish construction • LM Ericsson started to develop and construct the telephone net in México from 1907 and forewords. SKF has also been established in Chile since before WW1

14. Sweden and Chile • The most important exports from Latin America to Sweden were tobacco, coffee, sugar and potato • 1946 commercial exchange between Sweden and Latin America peaked; 16.7% of the Swedish import came from Latin America, and 13.5% of the export from Sweden went to Latin America

15. Sweden and Chile Swedish International Development Cooperation • Early 70s and 80s in Argentina and Chile focused on human rights • In the 80s peace stabilization in Central America • In the 90s reducing poverty, stabilization of democracies and peace consolidation • Andean Law Commission, Peru • Inter-American Institute for Human Rights, Costa Rica • Today: Bolivia, Colombia and Guatemala; • Human Rights, Democracy, Poverty Reduction and pre/post Conflict resolution

16. Sweden and Chile Chileans in Sweden • 1973 Coup d'état, lots of Chileans came to Sweden • Today approximately 45,000 (first and second generation)Chileans in Sweden • One Chilean in the Swedish Parliament Rossana Dinamarca (v) • Mauricio Rojas (fp) until 2008 • Luciano Astudillo (s) until 2010

17. Sweden and Chile Chilean Nobel Prize Winners The Nobel Prize is a distinction, which is based on the will of the famous Swedish inventor and scientist, Alfred Nobel. Every year given to persons who have been to the most benefit for humanity. • Gabriela Mistral, 1945 (literature) • Pablo Neruda, 1971 (literature)

18. Sweden and Chile Political relations • Ambassador Harald Edelstam, “persona non grata” dec. 1973 • Sweden first country to sign a Development Aid Agreement with the new democratic government of president Aylwin • State visit of the Swedish King, Carl XVI Gustaf and the Swedish Queen Silvia, to Chile in 1996 • Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, May 2011 • Minister for Trade Ewa Björling, October 2012 • Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, January 2013

19. Sweden and Chile Bilateral economic relations • Swedish exports to Chile, 2012 MSEK 3 205 • Sweden imports from Chile, 2012 MSEK 1 340 • Swedish direct investments in Chile 1974 – 2012 MUSD 270

20. Sweden and Chile Economic and technical cooperation with Chile • The Swedish-Chilean Partnership Fund, equally funded by SIDA and CORFO (Chilean agency for industrial promotion), was created in 2002 with the aim of stimulating economic and technical cooperation between Swedish and Chilean small and medium sized companies. • Since its creation and until its closure in December 2010, the Fund approved near 170 applications and granted more than MUSD 3.5. The companies themselves disbursed MUSD 4.5. • The most common areas ofcooperationwere the environment, energy, information technology, industry, etc.

21. Sweden and Chile Swedish Embassy in Santiago de Chile • Swedish Foreign Policy new issues of global interest - energy, climate, and environment • Bilateral political, commercial, cultural, consular and migratory issues • High Awareness of Human Rights including women's rights, gender equality and rights of indigenous people • Consulates in Valparaíso and Iquique • Accredited also in Peru

22. Sweden and Chile Harald Edelstam 1913 – 1989 Ambassador to Chile at the time of coup in 1973 Foto Eric Rothfjell 1946

23. Sweden and Chile ”The Sweden House” – Casa Suecia • Residence of the Swedish Ambassador since 2007 • Official representation of Sweden in Chile • Architect Josefina Nordmark, “Trandans” (Crane Dance) • Interior decoration of Swedish artists; • Jonas Bohlin, Lena Cronquist, Josef Frank, Sonja Larsson, Bruno Mathsson, Mats Teselius and Solweig Sörman

24. Sweden and Chile Attractions Valparaíso UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 Churches of Chiloé UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000

25. Sweden and Chile Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 Sewell Mining Town UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006

26. Sweden and Chile National Park “Torres del Paine”

27. Sweden and Chile Robinson Crusoe – Juan Fernández island

28. Sweden and Chile National Park “Rapa Nui”- Eastern Island

29. Sweden and Chile Contrasts The desert blooms Moon Valley – San Pedro de Atacama

30. Glacier and Lake San Rafael Sweden and Chile Andes Mountains

31. Sweden and Chile Astronomical observatories at Paranal, La Silla and ALMA

32. Sweden and Chile AccreditationMarch 2009

33. Sweden and Chile WELCOME!