Sweden 1.3.2
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Sweden 1.3.2

  • August 13, 2019

Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain

Domain Cultural institutions (subdomains) Public Sector

 Private Sector
     Number (2022 if nothing else noted) Trend last 5 years  Number (year) Trend last 5 years (in %)
Cultural heritage Cultural heritage sites (recognised)* 6003 7.8 % 0 0
  Archaeological sites* 685649 6.0 % 0 0
Museums Museum institutions* 194 (2022) 3.19 % N/A N/A
Archives Archive institutions* 312(2020) N/A N/A N/A
Visual arts Public art galleries / exhibition halls* N/A N/A N/A N/A
Performing arts Scenic and stable spaces for theatre** 52 N/A N/A N/A
  Concert houses** 13 N/A N/A N/A
  Theatre companies** N/A N/A N/A N/A
  Dance and ballet companies** N/A N/A N/A N/A
  Symphonic orchestras** 14 N/A N/A N/A
Libraries Libraries*** 1084 (2021) -4 % 0 0
Audiovisual Cinemas**** – – 478 (2020) 14.4%
  Broadcasting organisations***** 2  +-0 2  +-0
Interdisciplinary Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses N/A N/A N/A N/A

Source(s):

* The Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis.
** The Swedish National Archives.
*** Statistics on performing arts. The statistics is still being analysed by The Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis. Therefore, the current population does not include private actors.
**** The Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis.
****Public libraries from the Nordic statistics database (https://www.nordicstatistics.org/culture/).
**** The Nordic statistics database (https://www.nordicstatistics.org/culture/) latest data is from 2019.
***** The Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority (Myndigheten för press, radio och tv).
N/A: data not available. No data present for this measure