(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Embassy of Sweden in Doha will celebrate growing relations between Qatar-Sweden with a magical Midsummer themed National Day Celebration, today. The Embassy will put forward the Swedish government and private sector opportunities to Qatar in its continued journey towards a diversified economy and knowledge based society.
Meanwhile, the embassy stressed that the visits from Qatar to Sweden have increased substantially during the last year and it is receiving more requests for tourism visas and Sweden tourism info are pouring in.
Sweden also hosts a small village close to Stockholm where over 20 Qatari families have invested in summer homes. They frequently come for a visit and this village has now been called Little Doha.
The embassy's celebration today will focus on sustainability, innovation, and tradition. The embassy will highlight how close Swedes are with nature and the environment, during the event. Hence the event will be themed according to one of the most celebrated Swedish traditions — the magical Midsummer's Eve, where after a long, dark, and cold winter, nature bursts into life. Swedes celebrate Midsummer with family and friends outdoors — eating and dancing in harmony with the surrounding environment.
'A commitment to nature and the environment founds the basis for Sweden's strong focus on environmentalism, sustainable development, smart cities, and green technologies. Sweden has a long history of stewardship of nature, said the embassy in a statement released yesterday.
Sweden's green technology, sustainable development experts, and SymbioCity solutions are highly relevant to infrastructure and city planning projects being developed in Qatar, in line with the highly ambitious Qatar National Vision 2030. Being a global leader in sustainable urban planning, green construction, public transportation and corporate social responsibility (CSR), Sweden has engaged in a number of knowledge sharing efforts with Qatar, focusing on research cooperation, green technologies, and smart connectivity.
'Additionally, road safety, in which Sweden is ranked as number one with our Vision Zero initiative, has been a strong focus in the past few years, with a number of Swedish experts having been employed by Qatar's Ministry of Interior to work on driver behaviour and congestion solutions. Because of our strong commitments to both the environment and Qatar, the Embassy of Sweden in Doha is proud to celebrate our National Day together with a multitude of innovative Swedish private sector representatives, the embassy added.
A lucky social media user who tweets the embassy Qatar, or who posts on the Embassy's Facebook page @SwedenDoha during the celebration today evening, will win a trip for two to Stockholm on Qatar Airways, including two nights at the new hotel At Six.
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