Rotary came to Sweden in early 1926 by the advent of the Stockholm Rotary Club whose charter letter was signed on February 20 1926. Rotary had taken root in 42 countries. Sweden became the 43rd Rotary country and the Stockholm Rotary Club the 2,256th club in the world. The number of Rotarians in the world was then about 125,000. Today (ie per 2004-06-30) is the number of Rotary clubs in the world 31,603 and the number of Rotarians 1,211,723.
The initiative for the formation of the Stockholm Rotary Club, was not taken by another Rotary Club, but by American Fred Warren Teele from the Rotary newly opened office in Zurich. The club started already in autumn 1925. Its first meeting, the then Provisional club on October 28 1925. What few know is that Paul…
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