Swedish Royal Academies

The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in Economic Sciences. Also included in the Royal Academies are three scientific societies that were granted Royal Charters during the 18th century.

Arts and Culture

*Swedish Academy ("Svenska Akademien")
*Royal Swedish Academy of Arts ("Kungl. Akademien för de Fria konsterna")
*Royal Swedish Academy of Music ("Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien")
*Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities ("Kungl. Vitterhets-, Historie- och Antikvitetsakademien")

Sciences

*Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ("Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien")
*Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences ("Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien")
*Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry ("Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien")

Military

*Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ("Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien")
*Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences ("Kungl. Örlogsmannasällskapet")

Societies with a Royal Charter

*Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in Uppsala ("Kungl. Vetenskapssocieteten i Uppsala")
*Royal Swedish Physiographic Society in Lund ("Kungl. Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund")
*Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg ("Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhetssamhället i Göteborg")
*Royal Skyttean Society in Umeå ("Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundet")
*Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy in Uppsala ("Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien")