Family reunions
At regular intervals, family reunions are arranged for the descendants of Spinnel-Anna. Since 1960, there has been 15, three in the United States and two in Canada. In 1990, it was decided that the meetings would take place every five years. Every other time they must be in Sweden and every other time in Canada or USA.
Frequently asked questions, FAQ
We will enter your questions about the Family Reunion 2025 on this page. We will fill in your questions as you ask them. Please pass it on to others that they can find answers here.
Family Reunion dates – July 10-16th 2025
The 2025 family reunion will be held in Umeå and Vindeln. The meeting will take place between Thursday 10 and Wednesday 16 July 2025. Feel free to book it in your calendar now.
Digital information meeting Januari 25th 2025
Everyone who has sent their email to us via info@spinnelanna.se, will get an invitation to a digital information meeting Saturday 25 January 2025.
If you know anyone else who is interested, please ask them to send their email to info@spinnelanna.se and we will send them an invitation to.
Questionnaire
Those of you who have told us that you are interested to come to the Family Reunion in 2025 has got an email with a questionnaire. We would like to know a little bit more about you, to be able to pair you up with a host family. We would appreciate if you could send your answers to us before January 30th, 2025.
Your answers will be valuable to us for planning.
Host family
We will do our best to find host families for everyone that wants to stay with ”cousins”. Please send your e-mail to info@spinnelanna.se so we can start pairing you with a host family.
Airport
The nearest airport is Umea Airport, https://www.swedavia.se/umea/
You might have to fly to Stockholm, Capital of Sweden, first then it is Arlanda Airport, https://www.swedavia.com/arlanda/
Transportation from Stockholm to Umea
One option is to fly from Stockholm to Umea. You can choose between three different companies. SAS, Norwegian and BRA. And then rent a car in Umea .
Another option is to rent a car in Stockholm. It will be an 8-hour drive.
A third option is to take the train, it takes about 7 hours. And then use public transportation in Umea. Or rent a car.
Help with transportation and lodging
Our relative Cecilia Arlebo is a part owner of a travel agency, Reseproducenten. She can help you if you have questions and booking about transportation and lodging in hotel and First Camp cabins.
You can reach her via email: cecilia@reseproducenten.com
Comfort Hotel Umea City
We have preliminary booked 10 hotel rooms to start with at this hotel. If you want one of this rooms please let Cecilia know.
You can reach her via email: cecilia@reseproducenten.com
Know more about Umea and Vindeln
If you want to know more about Umea and Vindeln you can click on this links.
Visit Vindeln | Välkommen till Vindelns kommun
Decided dates 10-16 July 2025 for Family reunion in Sweden
Updated 2024-11-06: performence by Mariachoir
The 2025 family reunion will be held in Umeå and Vindeln. The meeting will take place between Thursday 10 and Wednesday 16 July 2025. Feel free to book it in your calendar now.
The performance ”Den oändliga resan” will take place on Saturday 12 July 2025. Mariachoir from Gammelstad and soloist Eva Plumppu will make the performance. Conductor and pianist Lennart Johansson who also wrote text and music.
Please contact us even if you are traveling on your own
If you will be traveling entirely on your own and do not intend to participate in the Family Reunion itself, please contact us anyway. We can help with good advice and information. Contact us via info@spinnelanna.se
We are looking forward to meeting you all!
The board of Spinnel-Anna Family Association
Family reunion in Sweden 2025
The 2025 family reunion will be held in Umeå and Vindeln. The scope of the event will be smaller than the meeting in 2015 in order for us to succeed in carrying it out. An activity we are planning for is a performance with song and music by the Luleå/Gammelstad male choir ”Den oändliga resan”. A fantastic and touching performance about the emigration from Sweden during the 19th century. The plan is to hold it in Umeå City Church.
We intend to apply for some financial support from Umeå municipality. The municipality of Umeå has also offered support in the form of a guided tour of Väven and a guided city walk from a sustainability perspective.
We are putting together a ”sandwich table” of activities that can be done individually or in groups. Feel free to get in touch with suggestions for suitable activities so that we get a wide range of feasible activities. We will return with more information when we have progressed with the planning.
The board of the Spinnel-Anna family association
Previous family reunions
Family reunions over the years. If you want to look at earlier reunions, please click here. The page is in Swedish.
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