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Swedish Arts Council

Stockholm
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The Swedish Arts Council is a government authority whose principal task is to implement national cultural policy determined by the Parliament. It is responsible for the allocation of state cultural funding. It provides the Swedish government with the basic data it needs to make cultural policy decisions and also provides information about culture and cultural policy. The Swedish Arts Council supports, develops and initiates interaction between the state, the regions, municipalities and representatives for cultural life in Sweden, e.g. libraries, museums and performing arts centres. The aim is to safeguard and develop Swedish national cultural policy, and to promote cultural diversity and an even geographical spread in cultural provision. It has three departments, the Department of Arts and Culture, the Department of Communication and Development and the Department of Administration. There is also an administrative office for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), which is an independent unit under the director general.