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{{Short description|Swedish Royal Academy}}
{{Redirect|Svenska Akademien|the band|Svenska Akademien (band)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Swedish Academy
| native_name = Svenska Akademien
| native_name_lang = sv
| logo = Svenska Academien seal.svg
| logo_size = 145px
| image = Svenska-Akademien.jpg
| caption = The headquarters
| size =
| type = [[Swedish Royal Academies|Royal academy]]
| motto = {{lang|sv|Snille och Smak}}<br />(Talent and taste)
| formation = {{Start date and age|20 March 1786}}
| headquarters = [[Stockholm Stock Exchange Building|Stock Exchange Building]], [[Stockholm]]
| leader_title = Permanent secretary
| leader_name = [[Mats Malm]]
| membership = 18 members
| website = {{url|https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en|svenskaakademien.se}}
}}
The '''Swedish Academy''' ({{lang-sv|Svenska Akademien}}), founded in 1786 by King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]], is one of the [[Swedish Royal Academies|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 ==
[[File:Swedish Academy logo.svg|thumb|right|Official logo of the academy]]
The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]]. Modelled after the [[Académie française]], it has 18 members. It is said that Gustaf III originally intended there to be twenty members, half the number of those in the French Academy, but eventually decided on eighteen because the Swedish expression ''De Aderton'' – 'The Eighteen' – had such a fine solemn ring.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://litteraturbanken.se/presentationer/specialomraden/SvenskaAkademien.html | title=Litteraturbanken | Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub }}</ref> The academy's motto is "Talent and Taste" (''"Snille och Smak"'' in Swedish). The academy's primary purpose is to further the "purity, strength, and sublimity of the [[Swedish language]]" (''"Svenska Språkets renhet, styrka och höghet''") (Walshe, 1965).

The building now known as the [[Stockholm Stock Exchange Building]] was built for the bourgeoisie. The bottom floor was used as a trading exchange (this later became the stock exchange), and the upper floor was used for balls, New Year's Eve parties, etc. When the academy was founded, the ballroom was the biggest room in Stockholm that could be heated and thus used in the winter, so the King asked if he could borrow it.

The academy has had its annual meeting there every year since, attended by members of the Swedish royal family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/2011/2011/royalattendanceattheformalgatheringoftheswedishacademy.5.70e7de59130bc8da54e800014792.html |title=Royal attendance at the formal gathering of the Swedish Academy |publisher=Swedish Royal Court |website=Kungahuset.se |date=2011 |access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> However, it was not until 1914 that the academy gained permanent use of the upper floor as their own. It is here that the academy meets and, amongst other business, announces the names of [[Nobel Prize]] laureates. This task arguably makes the academy one of the world's most influential literary bodies.

Members are elected by a secret ballot in the Academy and before the result is made public it must be submitted to the Academy's Patron, the [[King of Sweden]], for his approval. Members of the Academy include writers, linguists, literary scholars, historians and a prominent jurist. Initially writers were in the minority in the Academy, but during the twentieth century the number of writers grew to represent more than half of The Eighteen. The Swedish Academy have a long history of being a heavily male dominated institution, but the Academy has recently moved towards better equality. Since 20 December 2019 one third of the chairs belong to female Academy members.<ref>[https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en/the-academy The Academy] Swedish Academy</ref>

Prior to 2018 it was not possible for members of the academy to resign; membership was for life, although the academy could decide to exclude members. This happened twice to [[Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt]], who was excluded in 1794, re-elected in 1805 and excluded again in 1811. In 1989, [[Werner Aspenström]], [[Kerstin Ekman]] and [[Lars Gyllensten]] chose to stop participating in the meetings of the academy, over its refusal to express support for [[Salman Rushdie]] when [[The Satanic Verses controversy|Ayatollah Khomeini condemned him to death for ''The Satanic Verses'']], and in 2005, [[Knut Ahnlund]] made the same decision, as a protest against the choice of [[Elfriede Jelinek]] as Nobel laureate for 2004.<ref name=bbcref2>{{Cite news | title=Nobel Judge Steps Down in Protest | publisher=BBC | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4329962.stm |work=BBC News Online |date=11 October 2005 | access-date=13 October 2007}}</ref><ref name=msnbc1>[[Associated Press]], [https://www.today.com/popculture/who-deserves-nobel-prize-judges-don-t-agree-wbna9665122 "Who Deserves Nobel Prize? Judges Don't Agree"], ''[[MSNBC]]'', 11 October 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/oct/12/books.booksnews|title=Nobel winner's work is violent porn, says juror|last=Harding|first=Luke|date=12 October 2005|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 August 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 25 November 2017, [[Lotta Lotass]] said in an interview that she had not participated in the meetings of the academy for more than two years and did not consider herself a member any more.<ref>[http://www.bt.se/kultur/darfor-lamnade-lotta-lotass-svenska-akademien/ Därför lämnade Lotta Lotass Svenska Akademien], 25 November 2017.</ref>

[[File:Backåkra.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Dag Hammarskjöld]]'s farm in [[Backåkra]], used as a retreat for academy members ]]
[[Dag Hammarskjöld]]'s former farm at [[Backåkra]], close to [[Ystad]] in southern Sweden, was bought in 1957 as a summer residence by Hammarskjöld, then Secretary-General of the [[United Nations]] (1953–1961). The south wing of the farm is reserved as a summer retreat for the 18 members of the Swedish Academy, of which Hammarskjöld was a member.

On 11 April 2019, the academy published its [[financial statement]]s for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.svenskaakademien.se/press/svenska-akademiens-verksamhetsberattelse-for-2018 |title=Svenska Akademiens verksamhetsberättelse för 2018 |language=sv |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> According to it, the academy owned financial assets worth 1.58 billion [[Swedish krona|Swedish kronor]] at the end of 2018 (equal to $170M, €150M, or £130M).

The Swedish King is the only person who, apart from the members, has the right to attend the meetings of the academy. On 3 March 2022 the Swedish King attended a weekly academy meeting, the first time a Swedish king has done so in over 200 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/kungen-dok-upp-pa-akademiens-mote-det-var-nog-200-ar-sedan-det-intraffade/ |title=Kungen dök upp på Akademiens möte: "Det var nog 200 år sedan det inträffade" |author= |date=2022-03-07 |website=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |publisher=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=Swedish |quote=}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskaakademien.se/press/kungen-deltog-i-sammankomst |title= Kungen deltog i sammankomst |author= |date=2022-03-04 |website= Swedish Academy |publisher= Swedish Academy |access-date=2022-03-09 | language=Swedish |quote=}}</ref>

=== 2018 controversies ===
In April 2018, three members of the academy board resigned in response to a sexual-misconduct investigation involving author [[Jean-Claude Arnault]], husband of board member [[Katarina Frostenson]].<ref name=canderson>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/world/europe/sara-danius-swedish-nobel-scandal.html |title=In Nobel Scandal, a Man Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct. A Woman Takes the Fall. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Christina Anderson |date=April 12, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref> Arnault was accused by at least 18 women of sexual assault and harassment;<ref name=canderson /> he denied all accusations.<ref name="NYTApril20">{{cite news|last1=Andersson|first1=Christina|title=Nobel Panel Admits Inquiry Found Sexual Misconduct, but Nothing Illegal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/world/europe/sweden-nobel-panel-sexual-misconduct.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=20 April 2018}}</ref> The three members resigned in protest over the lack of appropriate action against Arnault.<ref name=canderson /><ref name=keyton>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/3-judges-quit-nobel-literature-prize-committee/2018/04/06/8a48c9be-39db-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407135006/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/3-judges-quit-nobel-literature-prize-committee/2018/04/06/8a48c9be-39db-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2018 |title=3 judges quit Nobel literature prize committee |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=Associated Press |author=David Keyton |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/world/europe/sexual-misconduct-claim-spurs-nobel-members-to-step-aside-in-protest.html |title=Sexual Misconduct Claim Spurs Nobel Members to Step Aside in Protest |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=Reuters |date=6 April 2018 |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> Two former permanent secretaries, [[Sture Allén]] and [[Horace Engdahl]], called the current leader, [[Sara Danius]], a weak leader.<ref name=canderson />

On 10 April, Danius resigned from her position with the academy,<ref name="di">{{cite news|last1=Åkerman|first1=Felicia|title=Sara Danius lämnar Svenska Akademien|trans-title=Sara Danius leaves the Swedeish Academy|url=https://www.di.se/nyheter/sara-danius-lamnar-svenska-akademien/|access-date=4 May 2018|work=[[Dagens Industri]]|publisher=[[Dagens Industri]]|date=12 April 2018}}</ref> bringing the number of empty seats to four. Frostenson voluntarily agreed to withdraw from participating in the academy, bringing the total of withdrawals to five. Because two other seats were still vacant after the Rushdie affair, this left only 11 active members. The scandal was widely seen as damaging to the credibility of the Nobel prize in Literature and the authority of the academy. "With this scandal you cannot possibly say that this group of people has any kind of solid judgment," noted Swedish journalist Björn Wiman.<ref name=canderson />

On 27 April 2018, the [[Swedish Economic Crime Authority]] opened a preliminary investigation regarding [[financial crime]] linked to an association run by Arnault and Frostenson, which had received funding from the academy.<ref name="TT">{{cite news|title=Förundersökning inledd kring Akademien|url=https://www.svd.se/forundersokning-inledd-kring-akademien|trans-title=Preliminary investigation started linked to the academy|access-date=4 May 2018|work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|agency=[[Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå]]|publisher=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|date=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tibbling|first1=Jan|title=Förundersökning inledd i ärende med koppling till Svenska Akademien|trans-title=Preliminary investigation in a case linked to the Swedish Academy started|url=https://www.ekobrottsmyndigheten.se/press/nyheter/2018/4/forundersokning-inledd-i-arende-med-koppling-till-svenska-akademien/|website=Ekobrottsmyndigheten|publisher=[[Swedish Economic Crime Authority]]|access-date=4 May 2018|date=27 April 2018}}</ref>

On 2 May 2018, the [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Swedish King]] amended the rules of the academy and made it possible for members to resign. The new rules also state that a member who has been inactive in the work of the academy for more than two years can be asked to resign.<ref name="aftonbladetApril">{{cite news|last1=Holmgren|first1=Mia|title=Kungen: Det är nu Akademiens ansvar att vidta nödvändiga åtgärder |trans-title=The King: The academy is now responsible for taking necessary action |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/kungen-det-ar-nu-akademiens-ansvar-att-vidta-nodvandiga-atgarder/ |access-date=4 May 2018|work=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|publisher=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> Following the new rules, the first members to formally be granted permission to leave the academy and vacate their chairs were [[Kerstin Ekman]], [[Klas Östergren]], [[Sara Stridsberg]] and [[Lotta Lotass]].<ref name="leave">{{cite news|last1=Andersson|first1=Elisabet|title=Fyra personer får lämna Akademien|trans-title=Four persons have been granted permission to leave the academy|url=https://www.svd.se/till-svd-fyra-personer-lamnar-akademien|access-date=7 May 2018|work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|publisher=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]}}</ref>

On 4 May 2018, the Swedish Academy announced that following the preceding internal struggles the [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate for literature]] selected in 2018 would be postponed until 2019, when two laureates would be selected.<ref name="nobelBBC">{{cite news|title=Nobel Prize for Literature postponed amid Swedish Academy turmoil|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43999240|access-date=4 May 2018|date=4 May 2018|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

== The Academy's dictionaries ==
In pursuance of its goals of maintaining and strengthening the Swedish language, the Academy publishes three [[dictionary|dictionaries]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Svenska_Akademien|title=Svenska Akademien|author=Store norske leksikon (2005–2007)|work=Store norske leksikon|date=6 October 2017 }}</ref> The first is a one-volume [[Spelling#Spelling standards and conventions|spelling dictionary]] called ''[[Svenska Akademiens ordlista]]'' (''SAOL''), which is in its 14th edition. The second is a multi-volume dictionary (38 volumes so far), edited on principles similar to those of the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', entitled ''[[Svenska Akademiens Ordbok]]'' (''SAOB''), the first volume of which was published in 1898 and, as of 2017, work has progressed to words beginning with the letter "Ä" (which is the second-to-last letter of the alphabet). The third is a two-volume dictionary edited at Gothenburg University and titled ''Svensk ordbok utgiven av Svenska Akademien'' ('Swedish dictionary published by the Swedish Academy'); it covers modern Swedish and includes pronunciations, etymologies etc, as well as definitions and some examples. In addition to printed publications, all three dictionaries are also available to access free of charge online at [http://svenska.se svenska.se].

In addition to the dictionaries the Academy has also published a four-volume grammar of the Swedish language (''Svenska Akademiens grammatik'', SAG) aimed at researchers, linguists and university students among others, as well as a single-volume counterpart for those requiring something less comprehensive (''Svenska Akademiens språklära'', SAS).

== Awards and prizes ==
Since 1901, the Swedish Academy has annually decided who will be the laureate for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]], awarded in memory of the donor [[Alfred Nobel]].

The Swedish Academy annually awards nearly 50 different prizes and scholarships, most of them for domestic Swedish authors. Common to all is that they are awarded without competition and without application. The [[Dobloug Prize]], the largest of these at $40,000, is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction.<ref>[http://www.svenskaakademien.se/web/Doblougska_priset_1.aspx Website of the Swedish Academy describing the prize ''(Swedish language)'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016095609/http://www.svenskaakademien.se/web/Doblougska_priset_1.aspx |date=16 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Doblougprisen|title=Doblougprisen|author=Store norske leksikon (2005–2007)|work=Store norske leksikon|date=30 November 2021 }}</ref>

=== The Big Prize ===
Swedish: Stora Priset, literally the Big Prize, was instituted by King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]]. The prize, which consists of a single gold medal, is the most prestigious award that can be awarded by the Swedish Academy. It has been awarded to, among others, [[Selma Lagerlöf]] (1904 and 1909), [[Herbert Tingsten]] (1966), [[Astrid Lindgren]] (1971), [[Evert Taube]] (1972) and [[Tove Jansson]] (1994).

=== Other awards ===
The academy awards around 50 prizes each year. A person does not have to apply nor compete for the prizes.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170714095404/http://www.svenskaakademien.se/akademiens-priser/fullstandig-forteckning-over-akademiens-priser Full list of awards] (in Swedish)

== Current members ==
{{See also|List of members of the Swedish Academy|l1=List of all members, past and present, of the Swedish Academy}}

The current members of the Swedish Academy listed by seat number:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Seat!!Picture!!Member!!Born!!Age||Elected!!Notes
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 1|1]].|| [[File: Swedish Academy.svg|75px]]||[[Eric M. Runesson]]||{{dts|1960|9|26|format=y}}||{{age|1960|9|26}} ||2018 ||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 2|2]].|| [[File: Bo Ralph.jpg|75px]]||[[Bo Ralph]]||{{dts|1945|10|4|format=y}}||{{age|1945|10|4}}||1999||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 3|3]].|| [[File: David Håkansson.jpg|75px]]||''David Håkansson''||{{dts|1978|11|26|format=y}}||{{age|1978|11|26}}||2023||To be inducted on 20 December 2023.<ref name="pressrelease-2023-05-11">{{cite web | url=https://www.svenskaakademien.se/press/nya-ledamoter-i-svenska-akademien-2023 | title=Svenska Akademiens pressinformation }}</ref>
|- ||
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 4|4]].|| [[File: Anders Olsson at Göteborg Book Fair 2018.jpg|75px]]||[[Anders Olsson (writer)|Anders Olsson]] ||{{dts|1949|6|19|format=y}}||{{age|1949|6|19}}||2008||Permanent secretary 1 June 2018 - 1 June 2019<ref name="Anders Olsson">[https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en/the-academy/chair-no-4-anders-olsson Anders Olsson] Svenska Akademien</ref>
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 5|5]].|| [[File: Ingrid Carlberg, författare.jpg|75px]]||[[Ingrid Carlberg]] || {{dts|1961|11|30|format=y}} || {{age|1961|11|30}} || 2020 ||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 6|6]].|| [[File: Tomas Riad at Göteborg Book Fair 2013 01.JPG|75px]]||[[Tomas Riad]]||{{dts|1959|11|15|format=y}}||{{age|1959|11|15}}||2011||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 7|7]].|| [[File: Åsa Wikforss Gothenburg City Theatre 20190219.jpg|75px]]||[[Åsa Wikforss]]||{{dts|1961|7|25|format=y}}||{{age|1961|7|25}}||2019||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 8|8]].|| [[File: Jesper2 (cropped).jpg|75px]]||[[Jesper Svenbro]]||{{dts|1944|3|10|format=y}}||{{age|1944|3|10}}||2006||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 9|9]].|| [[File: Ellen Mattson 01.jpg|75px]]||[[Ellen Mattson]]||{{dts|1962|9|22|format=y}}||{{age|1962|9|22}}||2019||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 10|10]].|| [[File: Peter Englund SA 2013.jpg|75px]]||[[Peter Englund]]||{{dts|1957|4|4|format=y}}||{{age|1957|4|4}}||2002||Permanent secretary 2009–2015.
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 11|11]].|| [[File: Mats Malm.jpg|75px]]||[[Mats Malm]]||{{dts|1964|5|10|format=y}}||{{age|1964|5|10}}||2018||Permanent secretary
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 12|12]].|| [[File: Per Wästberg 2011.jpg|75px]]||[[Per Wästberg]]||{{dts|1933|11|20|format=y}}||{{age|1933|11|20}}||1997||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 13|13]].|| [[File: AnneSward1.jpg|75px]]||[[Anne Swärd]] ||{{dts|1969|2|16|format=y}}||{{age|1969|2|16}} ||2019 ||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 14|14]].|| [[File: Steve Sem-Sandberg in Oct, 2014.jpg|75px]]||[[Steve Sem-Sandberg]] || {{dts|1958|8|16|format=y}} || {{age|1958|8|16}} || 2020 ||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 15|15]].|| [[File: Jila Mossaed.jpg|75px]]||[[Jila Mossaed]]||{{dts|1948|4|4|format=y}}||{{age|1948|4|4}} ||2018 ||
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 16|16]].|| [[File: Anna-Karin Palm 2019.jpg|75px]]||''Anna-Karin Palm''||{{dts|1961|3|17|format=y}}||{{age|1961|3|17}}||2023||To be inducted on 20 December 2023.<ref name="pressrelease-2023-05-11"/>
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 17|17]].|| [[File: Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-2.jpg|75px]]||[[Horace Engdahl]]||{{dts|1948|12|30|format=y}}||{{age|1948|12|30}}||1997||Permanent secretary 1999–2009
|-
|[[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 18|18]].|| [[File: Tua Forsstrom Bokmassan i Goteborg 2011.jpg|75px]]||[[Tua Forsström]]||{{dts|1947|4|2|format=y}}||{{age|1947|4|2}}||2019||
|}

=== Permanent secretaries ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Order!! Seat !! Picture!!Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy!!Born!!Years!!Notes
|-
|1.||11. || [[File: Nils von Rosenstein.jpg|75px]]|| [[Nils von Rosenstein]] ||1752 ||1786–1824 ||
|-
|2.||13. || [[File: Frans Michael Franzén porträtterad 1823 av Johan Gustaf Sandberg.jpg|75px]]|| [[Frans Michael Franzén]]|| 1772 ||1824–1834||
|-
|3.||12. || [[File: Bernhard von Beskow 1830.jpg|75px]]|| [[Bernhard von Beskow]]|| 1796 ||1834–1868||
|-
|4.||5. || [[File: Johan Erik Rydqvist.jpg|75px]]|| [[Johan Erik Rydqvist]] || 1800 ||1868–1869||''pro tempore''
|-
|5.||15. || [[File: Ludvig Manderström, 1806-1873 (Johan Wilhelm Gertner) - Nationalmuseum - 39225.tif|75px]]|| [[Ludvig Manderström]]|| 1806 ||1869–1872||
|-
|6.||12. || [[File: Carl Gustaf Strandberg.png|75px]]|| Carl Gustaf Strandberg || 1825 ||1872–1874||''pro tempore''
|-
|7.||9. || [[File: Henning Hamilton.jpg|75px]]|| [[Henning Hamilton]]|| 1814 ||1874–1881||
|-
|8.||11. || [[File: Swedish archaeologist Bror Emil Hildebrand.jpg|75px]]|| [[Bror Emil Hildebrand]] || 1806 ||1881–1883||''pro tempore''
|-
|9.||8. || [[File: Carl David af Wirsén med signatur.jpg|75px]]|| [[Carl David af Wirsén]] || 1842 ||1883–1912||''pro tempore'' in 1883–84
|-
|10.||6. || [[File: Elisabeth Warling-Hans Olof Hildebrand.jpg|75px]]|| [[Hans Hildebrand]]|| 1842 ||1912-1913||''pro tempore''
|-
|11.||11. || [[File: Erik Axel Karlfeldt 1931.jpg|75px]]|| [[Erik Axel Karlfeldt]] || 1864 ||1913–1931||
|-
|12.||14. || [[File: Per Hallström.jpg|75px]]|| [[Per Hallström]] || 1866 ||1931–1941||
|-
|13.||13. || [[File: Anders Österling 1962.jpg|75px]]|| [[Anders Österling]] || 1884 ||1941–1964||
|-
|14.||7. || |[[File: Gierow, Karl Ragnar i VJ 1943.jpg|75px]]|| [[Karl Ragnar Gierow]] || 1904 ||1964–1977||
|-
|15.||14. || [[File: Lars Gyllensten.jpg|75px]]|| [[Lars Gyllensten]] || 1921 ||1977–1986||
|-
|16.||3. || [[File: Sture Allén, Bokmässan 2013 3 (crop).jpg|75px]]|| [[Sture Allén]] ||1928 ||1986–1999||
|-
|17.||17. || [[File: Horace Engdahl-press conference Dec 06th, 2008-3.jpg|75px]]|| [[Horace Engdahl]]|| 1948 ||1999–2009||
|-
|18.||10. || [[File: Peter Englund SA 2013.jpg|75px]]|| [[Peter Englund]] || 1957||2009–2015||
|-
|19.||7. || [[File: Sara Danius in 2015-4.jpg|75px]]|| [[Sara Danius]] || 1962||2015–2018||
|-
|20.
|4.
|[[File: Anders Olsson at Göteborg Book Fair 2018.jpg|75px]]
|[[Anders Olsson (writer)|Anders Olsson]]
|1949
|2018-2019
|''pro tempore'' April–June 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/samtalet-med-kungen-ledde-fram-till-detta/|title=Sara Danius ersättare: "Samtal med kungen ledde fram till detta"|work=Expressen|access-date=13 April 2018|language=sv}}</ref><ref name="Anders Olsson"/>
|-
|21.
|11.
|[[File: Mats Malm.jpg|75px]]
|[[Mats Malm]]
|1964
|2019-
|As of 1 June 2019<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/mats-malm-blir-ny-standig-sekreterare-i-svenska-akademien/ | title=Mats Malm blir ny ständig sekreterare i Svenska Akademien | work=Dagens Nyheter | date=26 April 2019 | access-date=26 April 2019 | author=Lindkvist, Hugo}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of members of the Swedish Academy]]
* [[List of language regulators]]
* [[Bellman Prize]]
* [[Dobloug Prize]]
* [[Backåkra]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Other sources ==
* Walshe, Maurice O'Connell (1965). "Introduction to the Scandinavian Languages", Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1st edition, p. 57

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Swedish Academy}}
* {{Official|http://www.svenskaakademien.se/}} {{in lang|sv}}
* {{Official|http://www.svenskaakademien.se/en}} {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.svenskaakademien.se/svenska-spraket/svenska-akademiens-ordlista-saol/saol-13-pa-natet SAOL on the web] – Free
* [http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob SAOB on the web] – Free

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Swedish Academy - Revision history

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