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)
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