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)
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.
6% for books and 25% eBooks
Abolished in 1970.
Swedish Publishers’ Association (Svenska Förläggareföreningen or SvF)
Swedish Association of Education Publishers (Läromedelsföretagen)
Swedish Booksellers Association (Svenska Bokhandlareföreningen or SBF)
Göteborg Book Fair is held over 4 days in September.
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
The Swedish Bookstore (Svensk Bokhandel) is a book industry magazine run by the SvF and the SBF.
Useful Contacts
Tel: +81 (0)3 3235 8031
Email: info@exporttojapan.co.uk
Tel: +81 (3) 5211-1100
Directory of Swedish Booksellers (JB Group)
Akademibokhandeln
Ugglan
Pocket Shop
Directory of Swedish Publishers (SvP)
Bonnier
Norstedts
Piratförlaget
Massolit förlag
Hoi Förlag
Natur och Kultur
Rabén och Sjögren
Most large publishers have their own distribution companies.
Fritzes kundservice