Stein Gudmundseth

Flying below the radar: The Scandinavian impact on business in Canada
Including comments on the resolution of the international Arctic claims issues.

 Honorary Consul General of Norway in British Columbia

 Partner with the law firm Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP

 After almost 17 years of service, Honorary Consul General Stein Gudmundseth continues to be Norway’s principal representative in British Columbia since his appointment by King Harald V in August 1998. As Honorary Consul General he is charged with promoting friendly relations and commercial ties between Norway and Canada. King Harald V honoured him in 2008 by appointing him Knight First Class in The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

 Stein was educated at the University of Victoria where he earned his Bachelor of Arts. He went on to complete his law degree at the University of British Columbia. He was called to the bar in 1974. Today, Stein is the senior litigation lawyer and founding partner of the law firm, Gudmundseth Mickelson LLP. He regularly appears in court on civil, commercial and securities matters as a litigator and offers legal advice primarily in business disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, insurance law, and stock broker liability.He provides counsel before the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

 From 1997 to 2004 Stein was adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia. He has been a speaker and contributor to numerous legal education programs.
In 1999 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel.

 Stein was born in Oslo, Norway and is married to Carole Gudmundseth. They have two children, Maya, and Kieran.

 Stein Gudmundseth spoke to us in November, 2011.

 

Midsummer Festival

Each June we have a booth at the Midsummer Festival on the grounds of the Scandinavian Community Centre. In addition to handing out information about our club, we also sign up new members. Everyone is invited to come out to enjoy this fun annual event. If you have time available, why not consider volunteering to help with our booth?

Christmas Party

 

In December, instead of our usual monthly dinner meeting, we have our annual Christmas party. Our guests are welcomed into the hall by the cheerful sounds of the Runeberg Choir. We have a fabulous Scandinavian Christmas dinner, followed by dancing to live music.

Monthly Dinners

Our dinner schedule for 2024 will be: Feb 14th, Apr 10th, TBD. Social hour starts at 6:00pm, dinner at 7:00pm and the dinner speaker starts at about 8:00pm. The dinner is Scandinavian and usually starts with herring and salmon open-faced sandwich appetizers and ends with coffee/tea and delicious Scandinavian desserts. The theme for the after dinner talk is usually business related and hopefully with a Scandinavian connection but we also schedule other speakers of interest. Two meetings of the year we have no speaker. Instead, in February we have our Annual General meeting where we discuss business for the upcoming year and elect our new board of directors. In June, we have our annual joke-telling contest and discover who, among us, is the best teller of jokes.