Eliason Merit Award

In the spirit of furthering Swedish-American relations, SACC-LA presents the Eliason Merit Awards to individuals who have contributed significantly toward strengthening relations between the United States and Sweden in the areas of commerce, culture, science and the arts.
The award has been named in honor of the late Sven A. Eliason, who through his great contributions to many Swedish-American causes exemplified the requirements for this awards.

Bengt S. Olin, the founder of the Swedish- American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles (SACC-LA), initiated the Eliason Merit Award in 1988. It has since been presented to 26 well deserving individuals.
You can read more about Eliason Merit Award 2012 in:

• Hollywood Reporter
• Nordstjernan
• Expressen
• Screen International
• Goodlifer

Eliason Merit Award winners throughout the years:

• 2012 Dolph Lundgren
• 2011 Per Hallberg, Kerstin Florian and STOPP-LA
• 2010 Traktor
• 2009 Pia Sundhage
• 2008 Kerstin Alm
• 2007 Tomas Jegeus
• 2006 Ann-Charlotte Hanes Harvey
• 2005 Kent Berg
• 2004 Margareta Saperston
• 2003 Maud Adams
• 2002 Luther Luedtke
• 2001 Wilhelm Wachtmeister
• 2000 Ann-Margaret
• 1999 Barbro S. Osher
• 1998 Åke Sandler
• 1997 Bengt S. Olin
• 1996 Signe Hasso
• 1995 Peter Hammarström
• 1994 Margareta Sjödin- Hellsten
• 1993 Roy A. Anderson
• 1992 Siri M. Eliason
• 1991 Björn Ahlström
• 1990 Franklin S. Forsberg
• 1989 Agneta Nilsson
• 1988 Walter G. Danielson