National Co-ordinator:

Johan Linden
SVT/ Svedish Television
S - 105 10 Stockholm
Tel . +46 87 843 592
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The national public service television in Sweden is operated by Swedish Television (SVT). It is an independent corporation, but programme services are subject to the provisions of the Radio Act and the Agreement between SVT and the state. That means that SVT has public service duties towards minorities etc. The programming policy is traditional public service. SVT employs 2.100 people and broadcasts on seven digital channels, including one HD channel. SVT is mainly financed by licence fees paid by approx 3.3 million households. There is also a small complementary financing by sponsorship.

The production is organized in two divisions; The News Division and Program Production. The production is located in various places in Sweden and the news have 19 regional news stations: Nordnytt, Västerbottensnytt, Mittnytt, Jämtlandsnytt,  SVT Dalarna, SVT Gävleborg, Värmlandsnytt, Tvärsnytt, Västmanlandsnytt, SVT Uppland, ABC, Östnytt, SVT Sörmland, Smålandsnytt, Jönköpingsnytt, Västnytt, Hallandsnytt, Sydnytt och Blekingenytt.
In agreement between SVT and the state it is said that at least 55% of SVT's own programme productions has to be made outside Stockholm. Regional broadcasts consist of regional news programmes only. Transmission time is approx. 2.000 hrs anually. Viewing figures for the regional news in the hole country amounts to 32 % or 2 750 000 persons who have seen

Sveriges Television (SVT).
S-105 10 Stockholm.
Phone: +46 8 784 00 00
Fax:+46 8 784 15 00
Head office visiting address: Oxenstiernsgatan 26-34.

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Director general: Eva Hamilton
Programme Director: Annie Wegelius
Director News, Current affairs & Sports: Jan Axelsson
Director of Programme Production: Johanna Frelin
Director of News and Sports Production: Olov Carlsson
Director of SVTi (New Media): Lena Glaser
Director of Channels and Planning: Thomas Nilsson
Content Strategist and Format Acquisitions: Markus Sterky
Head of Regional News. Christina Åhgren, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Head of Programme Sales: Susanna Balsvik
Head of Programme Acquisition: Stephen Mowbray
Director of Finance: Susanne Ekblom
Director of Human Resources: Helène Axelsson-Sahlin
Director of Strategic Analysis: Jan Petersson
Director of Corp. Communications & Marketing: Helga Baagøe
Head of Legal Affairs: Henrik Grinbaum
Head of Audience & Programming Analysis: Tomas Lindhé
Head of Distribution: Jan-Olof Gurinder
Head of SVT World: Riffa Hänninen

Malmö
Micael P Lekberg, Factuals, Lifestyle, Culture, Documentaries, Religion
Emma Kronqvist, Entertainment, Children & Youth, Current affairs

Göteborg
Mette Friberg, Factuals, Lifestyle, Current affairs
Christian Wikander, Drama, Entertainment

Stockholm
Mathias Engstrand, Entertainment
Stefan Baron, Drama
Kristina Colliander, Children & Youth
Ingemar Persson, Documentaries
Kristina Lindström, Culture, Music

Umeå
Joakim Sandberg, temp. Head of Production

SVT Programme Acquisitions
Göran Danasten, Drama, Entertainment
Mikael Österby, Facutals, Lifestyle, Music
Bella Stjerne, Children & Youth

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For more information on SVT please go to www.svt.se/In English.