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Also known as Svenska akademien

Swedish Royal Academy

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The Swedish Academy is an active institution based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was established on March 20, 1786. The organization maintains a membership of 18 individuals, corresponding to its 18 seats. Its official website is svenskaakademien.se.

The Academy works toward a common, rich, and living language that everyone has the opportunity to use and develop. It is referenced by 799 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Formation
20 March 1786 ; 240 years ago ( 20 March 1786 )
Type
Royal academy
Headquarters
Stock Exchange Building , Stockholm
Members
18 members
Permanent secretary
Mats Malm
Website
svenskaakademien.se

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type
Other
Founded
1786
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Status
Active

GRID grid.486582.5 · ISNI 0000 0001 2097 7108

Official website

Svenska Akademien

Akademien arbetar för ett gemensamt, rikt och levande språk som alla ska ha möjlighet att bruka och utveckla.

svenskaakademien.se

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
national academy
Country
Sweden
Official website
www.svenskaakademien.se
Image
Svenska-Akademien.jpg
Motto
Snille och smak
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inception
1786-03-20
Commons category
Swedish Academy
topic's main category
Category:Swedish Academy
native label
Svenska Akademien
number of seats
18
language used
Swedish
house publication
Q1935308
member count
18
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

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