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Sveriges Radio

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Swedish national radio broadcaster and quasi-autonomous non-governmental entity

Sveriges Radio AB (Swedish:; lit. 'Sweden's Radio'; SR), also called Swedish Radio in English, is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation.² It was founded in 1991.¹ It is part of Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 6, 1991Founded¹

Industryradio broadcasting¹
HeadquartersStockholm¹
Websitesverigesradio.se
Legal formaktiebolag¹
LEI5493001T6KHZM809LP73³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressC/O Sveriges Radio AB, 105 10 Stockholm, Sweden³
Registered withSwedish Companies Registration Office, 556419-3232³

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Sveriges Radio AB (Swedish: [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs ˈrɑ̌ːdɪʊ]; lit. 'Sweden's Radio'; SR), also called Swedish Radio in English, is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a licensing fee, the level of which is decided by the Swedish Riksdag. As of 1 January 2019, the funds stem from standard taxation. No advertising is permitted. Its legal status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization.²

Corporate structure

Sveriges Radio sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Sveriges Radio Stockholm, Sweden
- SR Records Subsidiary · Sweden

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Sveriges Radio reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

SR Records

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Sweden on Feb 6, 1991.¹

The company – which was founded as AB Radiotjänst ("Radio Service Ltd") by a consortium of newspaper companies, the TT news agency, and radio manufacturing interests on 21 March 1924 – made its first broadcast on 1 January 1925: a relay of High Mass from St James's Church in Stockholm. It was officially renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957.

Sveriges Radio was originally responsible for all broadcasting in Sweden, both radio and television, and hosted the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest. A reorganization in 1979 saw it become the parent company of four subsidiaries:

Sveriges Riksradio (RR), Swedish National Radio;

Sveriges Lokalradio (LRAB), Swedish Local Radio;

Sveriges Utbildningsradio (UR), Swedish Educational Broadcasting; and

Sveriges Television (SVT), Swedish Television.

This structure was dissolved in 1993, with the national and local radio companies merging under the name of the old parent company: Sveriges Radio AB.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sveriges Radio, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁵

Products and brands

radio

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR

Owners

Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR

Also owns

SR Records

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded Radiotjänst¹

Controversies and legal

Criticism

The public's trust in the company, along with its Public Service counterparts in Sweden, may have decreased slightly during the 2000s. The decrease is most significant among right wing citizens.

On 2022, it was revealed that SR had registered the word "Sommar", meaning Summer in Swedish, as a trademark, along with other names related to their show, Sommar i P1, much to the dismay of some podcast operators.

Twitter

On 18 April 2023, Sveriges Radio stopped using Twitter as part of its social media plan due to concerns over "recent turbulence" at the company over its (in)ability to combat fake news and hate speech.