Svenska Academien Svenska Akademien Swedish Academy

Founding of the Society
Founded in 1786 by King Gustaf III as Svenska Academien, the Academy had as its original goal to work for the "purity, vigour and majesty" of the Swedish language. To this end the Academy produced an authoritative dictionary and grammar of the Swedish language. At some point, the name was changed to its modern spelling, Svenska Akademien. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Academy also took on the task of administering the Nobel Prize for literature.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Stockholm Sweden	This location is supported by its website ().
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1786 -	Svenska Academien = Svenska Akademien	Its name in the old spelling, Svenska Academien, is established by its first publication. At some point the Academy adopted the new spelling, Svenska Akademien
Svenska Akademien = Swedish Academy

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1786 - 1795 (v.1 - v.5); 1796-1885 (ser.2, v.1 - v.62); 1886 - (ser.3, v.1 - )   A	Svenska Academiens Handlingar ifrån År ... Other titles: Svenska Akademiens Handlingar ifrån År ... and Svenska Akademiens Handlingar från År ... Indexed Reuss [Univ. of Chicago cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.; Scudder #690a & #690b]	Svenska Acad. Handl. [Reuss, v.8, p.489 cites A. 1786. Delen 2.]
1975 -   B	Artes Vols. for 1975- issued jointly by the Musikaliska Akademien (Royal Academy of Music), the Konstakademien (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) and the Svenska Akademien. [Harvard Univ. cat.]