National Library of Sweden
Kungliga biblioteket
CountrySweden
Established1661 (358 years ago) (1661)
Reference to legal mandateThe Government Approval Document for The Swedish National Library (available in Swedish)
LocationStockholm
Coordinates59°20′17″N 018°04′20″E / 59.33806°N 18.07222°E / 59.33806; 18.07222Coordinates: 59°20′17″N 018°04′20″E / 59.33806°N 18.07222°E / 59.33806; 18.07222
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, films, recorded sound, television, radio, manuscripts, maps, pictures, printed music, ephemera and digital resources
SizeCirca 18 million items and 7 million hours of audiovisual material
Criteria for collectionSuecana: publications published, broadcast or recorded in Sweden or by Swedish originator or concerning Sweden
Legal depositYes, and agreements with publishers
Access and use
Access requirementsFree. Registration for loans: be Swedish resident or citizen over 18. (Audiovisual may only be accessed for research purposes)
Circulation135, 187 (2009)
Other information
Budget364,455,000 SEK (2015)
DirectorGunilla Herdenberg (since 2012)
Staff340
Websitewww.kb.se