House of Sweden is a Swedish masterpiece on the banks of the Potomac River, the only venue in Washington, D.C., where clients have a choice of caterers and panoramic views of the river, Kennedy Center, Air Force Memorial and Watergate Complex.

With over 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, we are able to accommodate groups from 2 to 500 guests in a unique minimalist Scandinavian environment in the heart of historic Georgetown. Please note that we are not able to host weddings and other private social events, such as birthdays, anniversaries and mitzvahs.

If you are interested in hosting an event in House of Sweden, please contact Ulrika Frank, Event Center Manager, Embassy of Sweden, at eventcenter@gov.se with ‘Event Request’ in the subject line.

Room descriptions

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Anna Lindh Hall

Dimension (ft.)

32x57

Size (sq. ft.)

1840

Size (sq. m.)

171

Height (ft.)

Banquet

100 pers

Theater

100 pers

Reception

100 pers

With its sliding glass doors opening up to a stone terrace and a stunning view of the Potomac River and Rock Creek, Anna Lindh Hall is House of Sweden’s most popular space.

The hall - with its spacious lobby, flanked by two 10 ft. high running waterfalls - is an ideal setting for business receptions and banquets or for seated theater-style settings for any project presentation, panel discussion or seminar.

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Reception

Banquet Seating

Theater Seating

Alfred Nobel Hall

Dimension (ft.)

44x61

Size (sq. ft.)

2670

Size (sq. m.)

248

Height (ft.)

Banquet

180 pers

Theater

180 pers

Reception

180 pers

The spacious Alfred Nobel Hall, in black box theater style, is the perfect space for receptions, seminars and conferences.

In addition, its excellent acoustics and audio and visual equipment makes it a supreme space for concerts and performances where a stage or a dance floor are available for setup. The hall can be divided into two separate spaces which can be used individually or combined.

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Banquet Seating

Conference Seating

Classroom Seating

Theater Seating

Conference Room 1

Dimension (ft.)

22x15

Size (sq. ft.)

340

Size (sq. m.)

Height (ft.)

8.5

Conference

14 pers

Room 1, an intimate conference room on House of Sweden’s first floor, is ideal for smaller meetings or as a breakout room at a larger event.

The room comes equipped with a projector and can comfortably accommodate up to 14 people.

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Conference Seating

Conference Room 3

21x17

Dimension (ft.)

Size (sq. ft.)

350

Size (sq. m.)

Height (ft.)

Conference

14 pers

Room 3, with its natural light flowing into the room, holds the latest in presentation and communication equipment for business meetings, video conferences and executive interviews.

The room may be used individually or as a breakout room during bigger events.

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Conference seating

Av specs

86” Sharp interactive 4K LED screen with 6840X2160 resolution. Monitor has built-in audio, touch screen capability (when connected to USB), with built-in white board. Can connect via HDMI and USB connections conveniently located in the conference room table, or through the wireless USB dongle.

Crestron UC-SB10CAM video conference smart sound bar and camera. This unit, once connected to a laptop via the conveniently located HDMI and USB connections in the conference room table, enables the camera, speakers and microphone to show up as USB audio and video devices in any web or app based video conferencing systems (ie; Zoom, Skype, Go to Meeting, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Conference Room 4 & 5

Dimension (ft.)

27x33

32x57

48x33

Size (sq. ft.)

870

475

1340

Dimension (ft.)

125

Banquet

40 pers

60 pers

Conference

34 pers

16 pers

Reception

50 pers

80 pers

Classroom

28 pers

16 pers

50 pers

Theater

Rooms 4 & 5, with their moveable walls and maximum flexibility, can be tailor-made to be used separately as two mid-sized rooms or together as one spacious room.

Separately, Rooms 4 and 5 are ideal for conferences, meetings and breakout rooms and, combined, they are a perfect choice for a reception overlooking House of Sweden’s beautiful garden to the north and the reflective pools to the south.

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Conference seating

Conference Seating 4+5

Classroom Seating

Theater Seating

Classroom Seating 4+5

The Atrium (Lounge)

Dimension (ft.)

65x20

Size (sq. ft.)

1300

Size (sq. m.)

130

Height (ft.)

Banquet

60 pers

Reception

100 pers

Located on House of Sweden’s first floor, the Atrium is in the center of all the halls and conference rooms – a perfect space for informal gatherings, evening cocktail receptions and buffets.

With a great view of Rock Creek, highlighted by both indoor and outdoor reflective pools and separated by a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, guests may mingle both inside the Atrium and step outside on the stone walkway overlooking the creek.

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Lobby layout