Statens kulturråd (Swedish Arts Council)

The Swedish Arts Council

The Swedish Arts Council is a central administrative authority for arts and culture. It is responsible for matters concerning theatre, dance, music, literature, arts and culture publications, public libraries, art, museums and exhibitions, cultural research, etc. The Council distributes state funding for arts and culture, provides the Government with data to inform cultural policy decisions and spreads information about culture and cultural policy.

Swedish Arts Council is a government authority whose principal task is to implement national cultural policy determined by the Parliament.