“Folkbildning” and Democracy

Contact: Charlotte Beskow
23
Feb.
2026
Malmö International
Feb. 23, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sweden

Discover the roots of Sweden’s folkbildning (liberal adult education) — a 19th-century movement for lifelong learning that helped shape the nation’s democracy.

 

Guest speakers Robert Bergendorff and Johan Ekblad will share how this tradition continues today through community learning, inclusion, and civic engagement — values that resonate closely with Rotary’s own mission.

 

Robert Bergendorff is Development Manager & Communicator and Johan Ekblad is Development Manager at Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, in Malmö.
 

This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom.

To join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84905041194?pwd=aDltcU1zZEhoZkxCZFdzSXhvOUJOZz09
Meeting ID: 849 0504 1194
Passcode: MIRC2390

The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted.

Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.