SWEDEN - Road Map
Fast facts
Dial Code: +46
Population: 9,9 million
Language: Swedish
Capital City: Stockholm
Currency: SEK
GDP Per Capita: $50.273
Labels, distribution & licensing
BOOKING AGENCIES
Appelgren & Freidner (Popular)
Blixten & Co (Popular, Mixed genres)
Braathen Management (Classical)
Eliasson Artists (Classical)
Headstomp (Mixed genres)
Live Nation (Popular, Mixed genres)
Luger (Popular, Mixed genres)
Monstera (Popular)
MTA (World, Jazz, Mixed genres)
United Stage (Popular, Mixed genres)
PRE-PRODUCTION
INDEPENDENT MUSIC LABELS
SOM – The Association For Independent Labels
These are not in SOM:
BIS (Classical)
dB Productions (Classical)
Nosag (Classical)
MAJOR MUSIC LABELS
Sony Music (All genres)
Universal Music (All genres)
Warner Music (All genres)
DISTRIBUTION
ALOADED (All genres)
Believe Digital Scandinavia (All genres)
Border Music Scandinavia (Popular music, Mixed genres)
Naxos Sweden (Classical Music)
Playground Music (Pop, Mixed genres)
Record Union (Popular, Mixed genres)
Sound Pollution (Hardrock, Metal)
Spinnup (Popular, Mixed genres)
Subliminal Sounds (Psychedelic, Alternative)
INDEPENDENT PR COMPANIES
ALOADED (Mixed genres)
Big Is Promotion (Popular, Mixed genres)
Birds will sing for you (Popular, Jazz)
Ebba Lindquist PR (Popular, Jazz, World, Folk)
Elin Hedman PR (Popular, Alternative)
PR & Beyond (Popular)
Sandra Nordin PR (Popular)
Skiva (Popular, Mixed genres)
Publishing & Performance rights
MAJOR MUSIC PUBLISHERS
Sony ATV (All genres)
Universal Publishing (All genres)
Warner Chappell (All genres)
INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLISHERS
See Musikförläggarna – The Swedish Music Publishers Association
Naxos Sweden (Classical music)
SHEET MUSIC
Media, PR & Promotion
MUSIC BUSINESS MEDIA
ONLINE & PRINT MEDIA
Festivalrykten (Popular music)
GAFFA (Popular music)
Lira (Jazz, Folk, World)
Opus (Classical Music)
Orkesterjournalen (Jazz)
Nordic Waves (Mixed genres)
Nutida Musik (Classical Music)
Sonic (Popular music)
Tidig musik (Classical Music)
Tidskriften Opera (Classical Music)
RADIO
Swedish Radio (All genres)
Swedish Radio P1 (classical music)
Swedish Radio P3 (popular music)
Swedish Radio P4 (mixed genres)
COPYRIGHT ORGANISATIONS
STIM - Swedish Performing Rights Society
IFPI Sweden - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
SAMI - The Swedish Artists’ and Musicians’ Interest Organisation
Live & Venues
FAIRS & MUSIC INDUSTRY FESTIVALS
Other
INTEREST ORGANISATIONS
FST - The Society of Swedish Composers
Livemusik Sverige - Supports live music in Sweden
Musikcentrum (Jazz, Contemporary, Alternative)
Musikförläggarna - The Swedish Music Publisher Association
Musikerförbundet – The union for artists and musicians
Svensk Jazz - Swedish Jazz Federation
SKAP - The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors
SOM - Swedish Independent Labels
FUNDING