My very first visit to beautiful Accra - and certainly many more to come. 🇸🇪🫱🏻🫲🏾🇬🇭
Posts by Anna Westerholm
🎓Are you an Alumnus of a Swedish Institution? This is for you!
The Swedish Institute is opening traineeship spots with 8 Swedish companies in Nigeria🇳🇬 & Ghana🇬🇭
Want to deploy your knowledge from Sweden🇸🇪 and advance your career? Apply by 23 April. Link in the comment.
#SwedenInNigeria #Traineeship
#WikiGap has championed women’s visibility since 2018.
This year’s WikiGap 2026 wrapped with a powerful symposium and recognition for outstanding Wikipedia contributors.
Grateful to our inspiring panelists for pushing women’s achievements to the forefront.
#SwedenInNigeria #WikiGap2026
The Nordics in Nigeria 🇸🇪🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴 together with Swedish companies, had a great visit to Enugu - joining the Enugu Tech Festival, they had interactions with Governor Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and his team, State Commissioners, and a visit to UNN.
Thank you, Enugu State - Daalu, Enugu
Pleased to host the 2026 kick‑off for the Sweden Alumni Network in Nigeria.
Ambassador @annawesterholm.bsky.social encouraged alumni to act as informal ambassadors of Sweden🇸🇪 in Nigeria 🇳🇬.
Thanks to all who joined and looking forward to more connections ahead. 👏
#SwedenInNigeria #SwedishAlumni
Books 📚(of course!), food 🍲, and big ideas💡- H.E. @annawesterholm.bsky.social had a great conversation with
@lolashoneyin.bsky.social of #OuidaBooks.
Looking forward to future collaboration. May we co-create new stories… and share more food and ideas along the way. 😊
#SwedenInNigeria
Hipp hipp Hurray! Congratulations! 🥳✨
🇸🇪❤️🇳🇬 #BuildingTomorrowToday
Message from the 🇸🇪Minister for Foreign Affairs:
@swedishmfa.bsky.social
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Hello Nigerian🇳🇬 women in STEM - this is for you. 👋
Apply for the SI Pioneering Women in STEM scholarship to study in Sweden 🇸🇪
Deadline: 25 February 2026 si.se/en/apply/sch...
#WomenInSTEM #StudyInSweden #SwedenInNigeria
Love is love – today and every day ❤️
Valentine’s Day is a reminder that love, in all its forms, deserves to be seen, respected, and celebrated.
Sweden stands for the equal worth of all and for the right to love whomever one chooses. To express love is a human right.
#SwedeninNigeria #LoveisLove
The Hackathon - powered by Ericsson with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Tech Revolution Africa - is a big step toward empowering Nigeria’s next generation of tech talent.
Are you the one they are looking for?
Apply here: ericssonhackathon.techrevolutionafrica.org
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Great working with @undp.org in Nigeria. 🇺🇳🇸🇪
A starting point for me, building on the work by #TeamSweden in Nigeria. #BuildingTomorrowToday 🇸🇪🫱🏻🫲🏾🇳🇬
We are thrilled by the visit of the Swedish delegation to Nigeria during AFRIMA, aimed at deepening collaboration in music & the creative industries!🇸🇪🤝🇳🇬
Together with Ambassador Anna Westerholm, they met with leading music record labels- the start of something new!
#SwedenInNigeria #Creativity
Dr. Martin Kragh, Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies: An end to the Russo-Ukrainian war on Moscow’s terms will make accountability for war crimes and political persecution in the occupied territories of Ukraine impossible. sceeus.se/en/publicati...
Are you the one to win? 🥇
Help us celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden 🇸🇪 and Nigeria 🇳🇬! 🌟
🎆Holiday Notice. The Chancery will be closed on Wednesday, 31 December, and Thursday, 1 January.
We will resume regular operations on Friday, 2 January.
Thank you for being with us in the passing year and Happy new year to all of you! 🎆🎉💫😊🇸🇪
#SwedenInNigeria #HappyNewYear!✨
A truly inspiring day.
Thank you #TheNotForgottenInitiative School! 🙏
#Pippi #PippiLongstocking #PippiLångstrump
Sankta Lucia with her crown of light came to Abuja! ✨
We marked one of Sweden’s 🇸🇪 most cherished traditions here in Abuja 🇳🇬 with songs, candlelight, saffron buns, gingerbread, and glögg. 🌍🕯️☕
Thanks to everyone who joined us—we are already looking forward to the next!⭐️
#SwedenInNigeria #Lucia2025
Stay tuned. Next week you’ll see more of Lucia at the Swedish Embassy in Abuja. ✨
Time to get started, for real. 🇸🇪🇳🇬
🌍 Imagine a world where no woman is forced to remain with her abuser. This should not be just a dream — it is a call to action.✨
During this #16Days, Sweden 🇸🇪 stands united with the global movement to end violence against women & girls — both online and offline.💪🧡
#SwedenInNigeria #OrangeTheWorld
Yes. Indeed.
#EndSGBV
Please read these words again…
Every. Ten. Minutes.
#OrangetheWorld 🧡🟠
#HumanRights
Looking for a “connection” to get a Swedish visa?🙄
The only connection you should trust is your internet connection and our official site: swedenabroad.se/en/about-swe...
⚠️The Embassy of Sweden in Nigeria does NOT use agents and no one can guarantee a visa for money.
Stay alert!
#SwedenInNigeria
🌍 Today marks @unicef.org World Children’s Day.
Every child has the right to identity, to family, and to grow up in safety. These rights are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).
Let us stand together to protect and uphold these rights.
#SwedenInNigeria #ForEveryChild
En dröm för mig som ville vara #PippiLångstrump som barn. 😀
In 2024, Sweden contributed over SEK 5.1 billion to global health, with nearly SEK 2.7 billion directed to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Despite global challenges, Sweden continues to priorities equitable health for all.
Sweden invests where it matters most.
#SwedenInNigeria