Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB

What Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB does

Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB is a small Swedish entity headquartered in Stockholm with 12 employees and a web presence at radiotjanst.se. Historically, the organization — referenced as "Radiotjänst" — administered the collection of Sweden's radio and television broadcasting license fees (radio- och tv-avgiften) from households liable for the charge.

That fee regime was discontinued on January 1, 2019, when Sweden replaced it with a public service fee (public service-avgift) administered through Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency). The new fee funds Sveriges Radio (SR), Sveriges Television (SVT), and Sveriges Utbildningsradio (UR); persons taxed under SINK (särskild inkomstskatt för utomlands bosatta) are exempt from it. No current products, revenue model, technology stack, customer roster, or management information is disclosed in the input data, so present-day operating scope cannot be characterized beyond its historical regulatory role.

Name

Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB

Legal name

Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB

Website

https://radiotjanst.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB is a small Stockholm-headquartered Swedish entity that historically collected the country's radio and television license fees before the function was transferred to Skatteverket's public service fee in 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Broadcasting Fee Collection

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPABADAM

Public Broadcasting Grants & Government Funding Administration

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Public/Nonprofit Broadcasting (PBS/NPR-style)

SECONDARYMPAIAEAH

Radio Network Distribution & Programming Services (Syndicators, Format Providers)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Radio & Audio Broadcasting (Terrestrial, Satellite, Digital Radio)

Keywords

• Broadcasting license fee
• Public service fee
• Radio TV license
• Media funding collection
• Household levy collection

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB historically collected the Swedish radio and TV license fee (radio- och tv-avgiften) from households on behalf of Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, and Sveriges Utbildningsradio. Following the 1 January 2019 reform, the household fee was replaced by a public service fee (public service-avgift) administered by Skatteverket, which now funds the three public service broadcasters directly through the tax system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swedish radio and TV license fee collection (radio- och tv-avgiften) Statutory fee collection service in which Radiotjanst registered Swedish households owning a TV or radio receiver and collected the mandatory radio and TV license fee on behalf of Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, and Sveriges Utbildningsradio. The household-based fee was replaced on 1 January 2019 by a public service fee collected through the Swedish tax system.

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Technology focussed No

API detail

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Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• TV Licensing (BBC): The UK organization responsible for collecting the BBC television licence fee — the direct functional analog to Radiotjänst's historical role in administering Swedish radio and TV fees on behalf of public broadcasters.

Broad incumbents

• Sveriges Television (SVT): Sweden's national public service television broadcaster and a beneficiary of the public service fee. Comparable to Radiotjänst as part of the same Swedish public broadcasting funding structure, though SVT is the content producer and Radiotjänst the fee-administrator.
• Sveriges Radio (SR): Sweden's national public service radio broadcaster and the primary beneficiary of the public service-avgift that Radiotjänst historically helped collect. Both organizations sit within the same Swedish public service media ecosystem and share the same funding source.
• NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation): Norway's public service broadcaster funded through a similar mandatory household fee model. Comparable as a peer in the Nordic public service broadcasting ecosystem that Radiotjänst historically supported through fee administration.
• DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation): Denmark's public service broadcaster, also funded via mandatory public service contributions. Functionally adjacent to Radiotjänst through the shared Nordic public service broadcasting model.
• Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company): Finland's national public service media company funded through a Yle-vero (public service tax). Comparable to Radiotjänst as part of the broader Nordic public service funding and broadcasting ecosystem.

Regional players

• Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency): The Swedish tax authority that assumed administration of the public service-avgift on January 1, 2019, effectively absorbing Radiotjänst's primary mandate. Comparable as the entity that now performs the function Radiotjänst previously executed.

Emerging players

• Copyswede: Swedish copyright collecting society that administers private copying and other copyright-related remuneration. Comparable to Radiotjänst as a Swedish rights-administration organization operating in the media/broadcasting ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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