Population

10,402,070

Official language

Swedish

Currency

SEK kr - Swedish Krona

Capital

Stockholm

Time Zone

UTC+1 (CET); Summer UTC+2 (CEST)

Dialling Code

+46

Area (sq. miles)

173,860

GDP

$563.882 bn (PPP)

Important Ministries

Ministry of Education and Research is a government ministry responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.

Swedish Arts Council promotes cultural development.

VAT on Books

6% for books and 25% eBooks

Fixed Book Price Systems

Abolished in 1970.

Trade Associations

Swedish Publishers’ Association (Svenska Förläggareföreningen or SvF)

Swedish Association of Education Publishers (Läromedelsföretagen)

Swedish Booksellers Association (Svenska Bokhandlareföreningen or SBF)

Annual Book Fairs

Göteborg Book Fair is held over 4 days in September.

Translations Programmes

Swedish Arts Council Support Scheme for Swedish Literature in Translation funds translation costs or both translation and some production costs for translated editions of Swedish works, ie literature written in Swedish or any of the national minority languages in Sweden, and originally published in Sweden.

Deadline: February/May/October

Contact: Susanne Bergström Larsson: susanne.bergstrom.larsson@artscouncil.se +46 8 519 264 83

Trade Magazines

The Swedish Bookstore (Svensk Bokhandel) is a book industry magazine run by the SvF and the SBF.

Useful Contacts

British Council

Tel: +81 (0)3 3235 8031

Department for International Trade

Email: info@exporttojapan.co.uk
Tel: +81 (3) 5211-1100

Booksellers

Directory of Swedish Booksellers (JB Group)

Akademibokhandeln
Ugglan
Pocket Shop

Audio:
BookBeat
Nextory
Storytel

Online:
Adlibris
Bokus

Distributors

Most large publishers have their own distribution companies.

Norstedts Förlagsgrupp AB

Fritzes kundservice