International Press Centre

The International Press Centre at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides services to visiting international journalists and resident foreign correspondents.

The Press Centre offers professional assistance in facilitating contacts and provides work space with the necessary equipment for visiting journalists and resident foreign correspondents. Press briefings are arranged on various topics.

The International Press Centre is situated in the middle of the government district in central Stockholm. See map.

The Press Centre offers modern work space, a briefing room, fax, phones and other facilities as well as a variety of Swedish, Nordic and global newspapers and magazines. Information material and government publications, statistics, press releases etc are available.

The Press Centre is equipped with:
WLAN 802.11 (support of 802.11b and 802.11 g).
LAN RJ45
ADSL 24 Mb
ISDN

The broadband service Telia HomeRun (8 Mb) also has coverage at the Press Centre (802.11b standard)

Accreditations and access

Non-Swedish media representatives with proper media credentials can work freely in Sweden within the general terms of visa, work permit etc. No general accreditation is required.

Individual accreditations are, however, mandatory for coverage of special events, which will be announced well in advance. Foreign media intending to cover special events in Sweden are therefore encouraged to inquire whether special accreditation is necessary.

The International Press Centre is part of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Access to the facilities and the information of the International Press Centre is granted to applicants who have proper media credentials and sufficiently documented publishing/broadcasting activity abroad to qualify as a foreign correspondent in Sweden. The decision is made after a case-by-case evaluation by the MFA International Press Centre.

The Press Centre issues a booklet in Swedish listing all foreign correspondents. Every Friday, the Press Centre weekly letter is sent out to all listed foreign correspondents. This letter informs of upcoming events of interest, e.g. press briefings, seminars and openings.