A summary
Many internationally successful bands, artists and songwriters originate from Sweden, besides world famous ABBA. This northern european nation has also been at the forefront with music-technological innovations. Pioneers like Spotify and SoundCloud, as well as synthesizers from Teenage Engineering and Nord are all Swedish inventions. Sweden’s largest part of revenues comes from live music and consumers have a big interest in international music, hence Sweden is an excellent market to invest in. With Norway, Finland and Denmark close by it makes a great tour stop for every international artist on tour. Here’s our guide to Sweden!
Name: Sweden
Population: 10 367 232
Capital: Stockholm
Other cities and number of citizens
1. Stockholm, 974 073
2. Göteborg, 579 281
3. Malmö, 344 166
4. Uppsala, 230 767
5. Linköping, 163 051
6. Örebro, 155 696
7. Västerås, 154 049
8. Helsingborg, 147 734
9. Norrköping, 143 171
10. Jönköping, 141 081
Calling code: +46
Time zone: UTC+1, UTC+2 (Summer)
Official languages: Swedish
Visas: No visas needed for citizens within EU. For citizens outside EU: If you are invited by a "established organiser" you don't need a visa if you are staying for fourteen days or less. A list of these organisers and more info about work permits for performers at Migrationsverket: www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Employed/Special-rules-for-certain-occupations-and-citizens-of-certain-countries/Performers.html
BNP per capita: 52 477 USD
Social media platforms ranked by popularity (Källa: Statista)
1. Facebook
2. Pinterest
3. Twitter
4. Instagram
5. YouTube
Active internet users: 98%
Active smartphone users: 84.76%
Active mobile subskriptions: 14.2 million
Recorded music revenue: 234 632 200 USD
Recorde music revenue per capita: 22.6 USD