List of Media Companies in Sweden

Last updated 23 October 2026

There are 3,310 media companies in Sweden, one in every 560 Swedish companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 53 firms employ 50 people or more. One in four media firms is based in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, Uppsala and Lund. Below you find the largest media firms in Sweden, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Swedish company database or through the Bolagsverket API.

3,310 companies indexed · Data counted on 23 October 2026

Companies3,3101 in560 Swedish companiesCities634Largest cityStockholm 512Sole traders35%Employees1-4 (84%)Revenue< $100K (78%)Email24%Phone39%Website37%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Spotify AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Regeringsgatan 19, 5tr	Stockholms Län	11153	*****.com	2006	$12,259,686,525	1,000	Corporation	34	5567037485
2	Sveriges Radio AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Oxenstiernsgatan 20	Stockholms Län	11527	*****.se	1991	$358,932,747	2,000	Corporation	97	5564193232
3	Bonnier News AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Gjörwellsgatan 30	Stockholms Län	11260	*****.se	2016	$194,812,774	1,000	Corporation	459	5590800917
4	Bonnier News Local AB	Sweden	Gävle	Waldenströmsgatan 2	Gävleborgs Län	80280	*****.se	1901	$151,125,402	1,000	Corporation	459	5560041815
5	Aftonbladet Hierta AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Västra Järnvägsgatan 21	Stockholms Län	11164	*****.se	1965	$128,359,909	200	Corporation	109	5561001123
6	Gota Media AB	Sweden	Kalmar	Västra Sjögatan 7	Kalmar Län	39232	*****.se	2001	$123,949,985	500	Corporation	58	5566051073
7	AB Dagens Nyheter	Sweden	Stockholm	Gjörwellsgatan 30	Stockholms Län	11260	*****.se	1984	$122,634,523	200	Corporation	459	5562468172
8	Expressen AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Gjörwellsgatan 30	Stockholms Län	11260	*****.se	1926	$120,747,636	200	Corporation	459	5560254525
9	Bonnierförlagen AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Sveavägen 56	Stockholms Län	11134	*****.se	1925	$96,666,429	200	Corporation	459	5560238445
10	Stampen Lokala Medier AB	Sweden	Göteborg	Polhemsplatsen 5	Västra Götalands Län	41111	*****.se	1982	$87,647,678	200	Corporation	298	5562201052
11	Dagens Industri AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Gjörwellsgatan 30	Stockholms Län	11260	*****.se	1982	$80,732,272	100	Corporation	459	5562218494
12	Hb Svenska Bio Lidingö	Sweden	Borlänge	Borganäsvägen 48	Dalarnas Län	78433	*****.se	1987	$70,429,000	500	Partnership of unknown type	70	9166155698
13	Erna Media AB	Sweden	Karlstad	Våxnäsgatan 20	Värmlands Län	65340	*****.se	1976	$51,541,680	200	Corporation	55	5561944587
14	Norstedts Förlagsgrupp AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Tryckerigatan 4	Stockholms Län	11128	*****.se	1945	$47,301,872	50	Corporation	37	5560457748
15	Norstedts Juridik AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Fleminggatan 14vå, N 9	Stockholms Län	11226	*****.se	1983	$40,722,867	51	Corporation	10	5562266097
16	Studentlitteratur AB	Sweden	Lund	Åkergränden 1	Skåne Län	22660	*****.se	1988	$40,447,802	102	Corporation	6	5563356137
17	Liber AB	Sweden	Solna	Råsundavägen 12	Stockholms Län	16967	*****.se	1897	$38,678,470	100	Corporation	1329	5560001975
18	Västerbottens-Kurirens Media AB	Sweden	Umeå	Timotejvägen 40	Västerbottens Län	90132	*****.se	1910	$38,235,111	400	Corporation	24	5560094251
19	Bold Printing Stockholm AB	Sweden	Kista	Esbogatan 11	Stockholms Län	16474	*****.se	1984	$31,500,858	100	Corporation	459	5562468180
20	Sanoma Utbildning AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Rosenlundsgatan 54, 4tr	Stockholms Län	11863	*****.se	1980	$26,702,550	50	Corporation	109	5562032481
21	Bokförlaget Lind & CO AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Blasieholmstorg 8	Stockholms Län	11148	*****.se	2001	$26,395,354	27	Corporation	37	5566088737
22	Storyside AB	Sweden	Stockholm	Tryckerigatan 4	Stockholms Län	11128	*****.se	2002	$24,082,032	27	Corporation	37	5566302906
23	Gleerups Utbildning AB	Sweden	Malmö	Hans Michelsensgatan 9	Skåne Län	21120	*****.se	1961	$23,426,054	100	Corporation	6	5560802133
24	Ne Sverige AB	Sweden	Malmö	Ångbåtsbron 1	Skåne Län	21120	*****.se	2014	$18,888,303	27	Corporation	18	5569636904
25	AB Upsala Nya Tidning	Sweden	Uppsala	Danmarksgatan 30	Uppsala Län	75323	*****.se	1926	$16,812,737	50	Corporation	4	5560246927

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Where in Sweden?

Stockholm has the most media companies in Sweden (512), ahead of Göteborg (142), Malmö (110), Uppsala (71) and Lund (67). Together the five hold one in four of them.

Cities by number of firms

634 Swedish cities have at least one media firm; 71 have ten or more; 306 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Media firms in Stockholm

Stockholm has 512 media companies and media firms, 0.3% of all 161,281 Stockholm companies and 78% above the national share. Three in four Stockholm firms have fewer than five people; 18 have 50 or more. 6 new firms were entered in 2026, 76 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 372 · 73%
5-9: 76 · 15%
10-19: 27 · 5%
20-49: 15 · 3%
50+: 18 · 4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 114 · 22%
Partnerships: 25 · 5%
AB: 341 · 67%
Other or none: 32 · 6%

Of the Swedish total: 15.5%
Of all Stockholm companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 1.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 6
Entered 2025: 25
Of Sweden's 2026 entries: 4.5%

Old

Before 1990: 76 · 15%
1990 or later: 436 · 85%
Of Sweden's pre-1990 firms: 14.9%

Reachable

Email: 135 · 26%
Phone: 198 · 39%
Website: 208 · 41%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 319 · 63%
$100K-$500K: 68 · 14%
$500K-$1M: 45 · 9%
$1M and more: 71 · 14%

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Firm sizes in Sweden

Of the 3,298 Swedish media firms with a known headcount, 2,782 (84%) have one to four people, 253 have five to nine, 210 have ten to 49 and 53 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,291, 78%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Swedish companies

Micro under 103,035 92%
Small 10 to 49210 6%
Medium 50 to 24950 2%
Large 250+3 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Swedish companies (93% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 34 more than $10 million.

132

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest media firms in Sweden

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Stockholm. Click a name for the record.

Sveriges Radio AB is the largest media firm in Sweden by headcount. 53 firms employ 50 people or more; 23 employ 100 or more.

1Stockholm2,000 staff
2Stockholm1,000 staff
3Kalmar500 staff
4Umeå400 staff
5Stockholm200 staff
6Karlstad200 staff
7Göteborg200 staff
8Stockholm105 staff
9Lund102 staff
10Solna100 staff

By employee size · 3,298 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,782	84%
5-9	253	8%
10-19	113	3%
20-49	97	3%
50-99	30	0.9%
100-199	15	0.5%
200-499	5	0.2%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

84% have 1 to 4 people; 97 have 20 to 49; 53 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,291	78%
$100K-$500K	386	13%
$500K-$1M	121	4%
$1M-$5M	95	3%
$5M-$10M	20	0.7%
$10M-$50M	21	0.7%
$50M-$100M	5	0.2%
$100M-$500M	7	0.2%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

78% under $100,000; 95 between $1M and $5M; 54 above $5M.

How many media companies are there in Sweden?

Media companies and media firms in Sweden

3,310

23 October 2026

There are 3,310 media companies and media firms in Sweden in our data (23 October 2026). That is one in every 560 Swedish companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (132 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 2,819 85%
Head offices: 128
Branch offices: 363

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 5811, 5813, 5914, 6010 and 6020. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 5811, 5813, 5914, 6010 and 1 more.

1,375 of the 3,310 are AB (42%); 1,167 are sole traders. They come from Bolagsverket and our Swedish register data, through the Bolagsverket API.

Sole traders or AB: how they are organised

One in three Swedish media firms work as sole traders, against 31% of all Swedish companies. Two in five are AB.

Sole traders (enskild firma)1,16735%
Partnerships (HB and KB)1665%
AB1,37542%
No form on record or other60218%

Single-site: 85%
Head offices: 128
Branches: 363

All Swedish companies: 31% sole traders, 2% partnerships, 44% AB.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 39 construction companies for every media firm in Sweden.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Construction Companies	127,872	33%	85%
Technology Companies	53,521	30%	90%
Software Companies	30,072	27%	89%
Media Companies	3,310	37%	84%
Couriers	1,435	18%	80%
News Companies	625	62%	64%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	81,463	2.8
The USA	79,031	1.2
India	68,665	1.8
The UK	16,859	1.9
Germany	12,342	1.8
Sweden	3,310	1.8

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The oldest firms in Sweden

Our data holds 3 Swedish media firms from before 1900, 133 from before 1950 and 509 from before 1990.

1897
1. Solna
1898
1. Borås
1899
1. Malmö
1901
1. Malmö
1901
1. Sundsvall
1901
1. Helsingborg

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509

Swedish media firms date from before 1990

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Newcomers in Sweden in 2026

132 media firms were entered in the Swedish register so far in 2026, about 3 a week, after 182 in 2025. Sweden as a whole saw 70,767 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

972022
1082023
1302024
1822025
1322026 so far

33 of this year's 132 are AB.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Enköping2 staff
2Avesta2 staff
3Malmö2 staff
4Ekerö2 staff
5Helsingborg2 staff

How reachable are they?

Media firms are easier to reach than the average Swedish company: 39% list a phone number and 37% a website.

Email810 24%
Phone1,290 39%
Website1,238 37%

Grey line: all Swedish companies (email 14%, phone 26%, website 25%).

The full list with these fields is in our Swedish company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many media companies are there in Sweden?

There are 3,310 media companies and media firms in Sweden in our data, counted on 23 October 2026. That is one in every 560 Swedish companies.

Which is the largest media firm in Sweden?

Sveriges Radio AB in Stockholm, with 2,000 staff.

Which Swedish city has the most media companies?

Stockholm, with 512, ahead of Göteborg (142), Malmö (110), Uppsala (71) and Lund (67).

How many media firms are there in Stockholm?

512, which is 0.3% of all 161,281 Stockholm companies and 78% above the national share.

How big is a typical media firm?

Small. 84% of the 3,298 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 53 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Swedish media companies sole traders or companies?

One in three (1,167) are sole traders, 5% are partnerships and 42% (1,375) are AB.

How many media firms started in 2026?

132 were entered in the Swedish register so far in 2026, after 182 in 2025. 33 of them are AB.

What is the oldest media firm in Sweden?

Liber AB in Solna, 1897, followed by Tidningshuset Storstadspress AB in Borås (1898) and Gertrud Fastigheter AB in Malmö (1899). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers media companies?

Swedish media companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 5811, 5813, 5914 and 2 more. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 5811, 5813, 5914 and 6010 and 1 more.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 3,310 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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