"Svenska Akademien" redirects here. For the band, see Svenska Akademien (band).
Swedish Academy
Svenska Akademien
Headquarters
Formation
20 March 1786; 238 years ago (20 March 1786)
Type
Royal academy
Headquarters
Stock Exchange Building, Stockholm
Membership
18 members
Permanent secretary
Mats Malm
Website
svenskaakademien.se
The Swedish Academy (Swedish: Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel.
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