Swedish Republican Association

The Swedish Republican Association

Republikanska föreningen

Formation| 1997
Purpose| Political advocacy
Headquarters| Stockholm

Region served

| Sweden

Membership

| 10,012[1]

Chairman

| Niclas Malmberg

Main organ

| Board of directors
Affiliations| Alliance of European Republican Movements
Website| www.republikanskaforeningen.se
One of several logos

Swedish Republican Association (Swedish: Republikanska föreningen) is a politically and religiously independent association that advocates the abolition of the Swedish monarchy as a form of government and the establishment of a republican form of government as per the Finnish model.[1] The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Niclas Malmberg (2023).

## List of chairpersons[edit]

Period | President

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1999–2001 | Magnus Simonsson
2001–2002 | Joel Malmqvist
2002–2005 | Birgitta Ohlsson
2005–2008 | Hillevi Larsson
2008–2009 | Sofia Karlsson
2009–2013 | Peter Althin
2013–2015 | Mia Sydow Mölleby
2015–2019 | Yasmine Larsson
2019–2021 | Ulf Bergström
2021–2023 | Olle Nykvist
2023– | Niclas Malmberg

## This Year's Republican Award[edit]

* 2005 Vilhelm Moberg (posthumously)
* 2006 Ann Svanberg
* 2007 Mikael Wiehe
* 2008 Karolina Fjellborg, journalist
* 2009 Johan Croneman, journalist
* 2010 Sydsvenskan, Lars Ohly, former party chairperson of the Left Party
* 2011 Lena Andersson, author and journalist
* 2012 Inga-Britt Ahlenius, civil servant
* 2013 Özz Nûjen, stand-up comedian
* 2014 Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, businessman
* 2015 Maria Ripenberg, journalist
* 2016 Emil Mörk, teacher
* 2017 not awarded
* 2018 Thomas Lyrevik, author
* 2019 Finland
* 2020 Joar Forssell, member of the Riksdag from the Liberal Party
* 2021 Csaba Bene Perlenberg, journalist
* 2022 Hana Al-Khamri, journalist

## See also[edit]

* Republicanism in Sweden
* Alliance of European Republican Movements

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "Om föreningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Republican Association. Retrieved 2019-07-08.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Sweden: Cost of royal wedding triggers monarchy debate
* 'Royal wedding boosts republican cause': MP, The Local

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