Kulturanalys

What Kulturanalys does

Kulturanalys, legally Myndigheten för kulturanalys (The Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis), is a Swedish government agency established on April 1, 2011 under formal instruction SFS 2011:124. It conducts independent evaluations, analyses, and official statistics on Swedish cultural policy, and since January 2012 it has held statutory responsibility for the majority of official statistics within the culture and leisure domain, including museums, film, cultural heritage, cultural habits, and public cultural expenditure.

The agency's core outputs comprise the Kulturfakta series of official statistical reports, an interactive Kulturdatabasen (cultural statistics database), policy evaluation and situation-assessment reports, and a portfolio of thematic publications across visual arts, performing arts, and cultural heritage. It also hosts Kulturanalys Norden, a Nordic knowledge centre for cultural policy established in 2016 at the initiative of the Nordic Council of Ministers, extending the analytical remit to all Nordic jurisdictions. Technology is non-proprietary: the agency uses standard government IT infrastructure and statistical software, and all outputs are distributed free of charge through the kulturanalys.se website, a PressMachine press room, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Commercially, Kulturanalys operates without any pricing model. It is funded entirely through annual government appropriations (regleringsbrev) issued by the Ministry of Culture (Kulturdepartementet), making it a single-funder public agency rather than a market-participating entity. Headcount stands at approximately 12–15 staff, predominantly doctorate-level researchers, based at Södra Vägen 54 in Gothenburg following relocation from Stockholm around 2018–2019. Leadership consists of Director General Mats Granér, an administrative lead, finance manager, and a team of investigators, statisticians, analysts, a communicator, and a registrar. The agency is structured as a single-director authority (enrådighetsmyndighet) accountable to the Swedish government.

Name

Kulturanalys

Legal name

Myndigheten för kulturanalys

Website

https://kulturanalys.se

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kulturanalys is a Swedish government agency that conducts independent evaluations, policy analyses, and official statistics on Swedish cultural policy, funded by annual appropriations from the Ministry of Culture and serving government, museums, researchers, and Nordic cultural-policy stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriation: Kulturanalys is a state authority funded by government appropriations. The agency's budget is determined through annual regulatory letters from the government and is part of the Swedish government's cultural policy budget.

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Core offering

Kulturanalys (Myndigheten för kulturanalys) is a Swedish government agency that conducts independent evaluations, analyses, and produces official statistics on culture and cultural policy. The agency publishes statistical reports across multiple cultural domains (film, museums, cultural heritage, cultural habits, public cultural expenditure), maintains an interactive cultural statistics database, and produces policy evaluation reports for the Swedish government and the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Product overview

Kulturanalys is a Swedish government agency that operates as a unified analytical and statistical service rather than a traditional product company. Its core offering consists of official statistics publications (Kulturfakta series), an interactive cultural statistics database (Kulturdatabasen), and policy analysis reports. The agency also manages Kulturanalys Norden, a Nordic knowledge centre for cultural policy. Statistical products span multiple domains: film, museums, cultural heritage, cultural habits, public expenditure, performing arts, and visual arts. All products are accessible through the agency's website as downloadable PDFs, interactive databases, and Excel tables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kulturanalys Norden: A Nordic knowledge centre for cultural policy that analyses cultural policy tendencies and effects in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Åland).

Products and services

• Kulturfakta (Official Statistics Reports)
• Kulturdatabasen (Cultural Database)
• Kulturanalys Norden
• Film Statistics
• Museum Statistics
• Cultural Heritage Statistics (Kulturmiljö)
• Cultural Habits Surveys (Kulturvanor)
• Public Cultural Expenditure Statistics
• Analysis and Evaluation Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces annual official statistics covering museums, film, cultural heritage, and public cultural expenditure
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordiska Ministerrådet)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The Nordic Council of Ministers established Kulturanalys Norden as a Nordic knowledge centre for cultural policy hosted by the Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis. The centre analyses cultural policy tendencies and effects in the Nordic countries.
• Nordic Research EnvironmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulturanalys Norden maintains collaborative relationships with Nordic research environments including Section for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums at University of Copenhagen; Centre for Cultural Policy Research at University of Borås; Finnish Foundation for Cultural Policy Research (Cupore); Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at University of Copenhagen; and Telemarksforsking in Norway.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

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Regional players

• Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet): Swedish cultural funding agency that distributes grants and implements cultural policy. While it executes rather than evaluates policy, it is a Swedish peer in the same cultural policy ecosystem that Kulturanalys evaluates.

Direct peers

• Cupore (Foundation for Cultural Policy Research, Finland): Finnish Foundation for Cultural Policy Research, which conducts cultural policy analysis and produces research used by Finnish government and Nordic Council bodies. Cupore is explicitly listed as a Nordic research partner of Kulturanalys Norden and serves a functionally equivalent role in Finland.
• Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces (Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen): Danish government agency responsible for cultural policy implementation and monitoring. Functions as the Danish counterpart within the Nordic cultural policy landscape that Kulturanalys Norden evaluates.
• Norwegian Arts Council (Kulturrådet): Norwegian government agency with cultural policy responsibilities covering grants, statistics, and cultural infrastructure. Comparable to Kulturanalys in scope and Nordic context, though with broader operational remit including funding distribution.

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO Institute for Statistics: Global UN body producing cross-national cultural statistics and cultural employment data. Operates at a different scale but shares Kulturanalys's core function of producing cultural statistics, providing a useful international benchmark.
• Statistics Sweden (SCB): Sweden's central statistics agency, which Kulturanalys explicitly links to as part of the official statistics system (SCB logo appears on Kulturanalys website). SCB produces a far broader range of official statistics including cultural indicators, making it a broad incumbent with overlapping but more general scope.
• European Commission DG EAC (Education, Youth, Sport and Culture): European Commission's policy directorate covering culture, including cultural statistics production and policy evaluation. Operates at supranational level and provides a peer benchmark for cultural policy analysis infrastructure.
• Arts Council England: UK national development agency for arts and culture, distributing public funds and producing research and evidence on cultural engagement. Comparable to Kulturanalys in public sector cultural policy remit but with broader funding distribution role.

Emerging players

• Telemarksforsking: Norwegian research institute listed as a Nordic partner of Kulturanalys Norden, conducting applied research including cultural and regional policy analysis. Overlaps in research function but operates as a private research institute rather than government agency.
• Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Borås: Swedish academic research centre for cultural policy, explicitly listed as a Nordic partner of Kulturanalys Norden. Conducts complementary academic research used in cultural policy formulation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPE5UHgHkdZlDbVkj3hfyrQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/myndigheten-for-kulturanalys

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Profiles8 records

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