Photo and film rights
Here you will find information about what you need to think about regarding copyright, for example, if you wish to use an image of the member of the Riksdag, a press image or a webcast which is available here on the Riksdag website.
Images, videos and webcasts on the Riksdag website are protected by the Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works (1960:729). This protection means, among other things, that the owner of the copyright to a work often needs to give his or her consent to someone else using the work by, for example, making it available to the public.
Despite this copyright, it is often possible to use images, videos and webcasts found on the Riksdag website. However, if a work is made available to the public, the source must always be cited to the extent and in the way required by good practice. There are also limits as to how much a work may be altered.
Images and videos of people are regarded as personal data, and must therefore be processed in accordance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR.
Below you will find further details about how images and other material on the Riksdag website may be used.
Images of members of the Riksdag
High-resolution images of all the members of the Riksdag are available for download and use. The images are available on the member's individual presentation page:
Please cite the Swedish Parliament as the source, as follows: Photo: The Swedish Parliament.
Press images
This page contains press images from the Riksdag's activities, current affairs debates and important events, as well as of the Riksdag buildings, the Speaker and Deputy Speakers, the Secretary-General and the Riksdag Board.
The images may only be used in contexts that describe the Riksdag and its work. Reproduction for advertising or marketing purposes is not permitted.
Please cite the Swedish Parliament as the source, as follows: Photo: Name of photographer/The Swedish Parliament.
On the website, we have included the name of the photographer directly below the image where possible.
The press images may not be altered in a manner that could be offensive to the originator, that is the photographer. Nor may they be made available to the public in a form or context that could be offensive to the photographer.
Webcasts
The meetings of the Chamber, public committee hearings and seminars are broadcast live on the Riksdag website and are available on demand. If you reproduce any of our webcasts, please cite the source as follows: Source: The Swedish Parliament.
Editorial videos
If you wish to use an editorial video from our website, for example, about the work of the Riksdag, please contact the Riksdag Information Service.
Contact
Contact the Riksdag Information Service if you have any questions about copyright.
- Email: riksdagsinformation@riksdagen.se
- Telephone: +46 8 786 59 30
Ordinary telephone times:
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 noon and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
These times are subject to change in connection with public holidays and other holidays.