List of television stations in Sweden

This is a list of television channels that broadcast for a Swedish language audience.

Channels holding a broadcasting license for the terrestrial network are marked " (DTT) ."

SVT

 * SVT1 (general) (DTT)
 * SVT2 (general) (DTT)
 * SVT24 (news, sports, reruns) (DTT)
 * SVT Barn (children) (DTT)
 * Kunskapskanalen (educational) (DTT)

The public television channels are mostly funded by a license fee and broadcast free-to-air.

SVT has 21 local news districts.

Swedish private commercial networks
These are privately owned television channels that are solely, or almost solely, directed at Sweden. Many such channels don't broadcast from Sweden, but nevertheless target a Swedish audience.

TV4 is the only commercial channel ever to have broadcast nationally in the Swedish analogue terrestrial network, but the arrival of digital terrestrial television saw the TV4 monopoly on commercial television broken.

TV4 AB

 * TV4 (general entertainment) (DTT) (HD)
 * Sjuan (general entertainment) (DTT)
 * TV12 (DTT) (HD)
 * TV4 Film (movies) (DTT)
 * TV4 Fakta (documentaries) (DTT)
 * TV4 Guld ("classic" programming)

Viaplay Group

 * TV3 (general entertainment) (DTT) (HD)
 * TV6 (entertainment) (DTT) (HD)
 * TV8 (news and documentaries) (DTT)
 * TV10 (sport and documentaries) (DTT)
 * V Sport 1 (HD)
 * V Sport Football (HD)
 * V Sport Hockey

Warner Bros. Discovery Nordic

 * Kanal 5 (entertainment) (DTT) (HD)
 * Kanal 9 (entertainment) (DTT) (HD)
 * Kanal 11 (entertainment, formerly TV400) (DTT)
 * Discovery Channel Sweden (documentaries) (DTT)
 * TLC Sweden (lifestyle) (DTT)

Paramount Networks EMEAA

 * MTV Europe (music/entertainment) (DTT)
 * MTV 00s (DTT)
 * Nickelodeon Sweden (children) (DTT)
 * Nick Jr. (DTT)
 * Nicktoons (DTT)

Other

 * Axess TV (culture and information) - owned by Axel and Margaret Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit Purposes (DTT) (DTT)

Regional terrestrial channels:
 * Kanal 12 (DTT)

Pan-Nordic channels
These channels mostly target the Nordic countries. Most channels carry subtitles and/or audio in Swedish.

Viaplay Group

 * V Film Premiere (movies) (HD)
 * V Film Action (HD) - previously known as Cinema
 * V Film Hits (HD)
 * V Film Family (HD)
 * V Series (HD)
 * V Sport Golf (HD)
 * V Sport Hockey (HD)
 * V Sport Live
 * V Sport Motor (HD)
 * V Sport Ultra (HD)

Viasat World

 * Viasat History (documentaries) (HD)
 * Viasat Nature (documentaries) (HD)
 * Viasat Explore (documentaries) (HD)

TV4 Group

 * TV4 Hits (HD) (DTT, partial)
 * TV4 Stars
 * TV4 Sportkanalen
 * TV4 Fotboll (DTT, partial) (HD)
 * TV4 Motor
 * TV4 Hockey (DTT, partial)
 * TV4 Tennis
 * TV4 Sport Live 1 (DTT, partial)
 * TV4 Sport Live 2
 * TV4 Sport Live 3
 * TV4 Sport Live 4
 * SF-kanalen

Warner Bros. Discovery Europe

 * Animal Planet HD, Swedish subtitles
 * Animal Planet Nordic, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
 * Cartoonito (Nordic), Swedish audio
 * Cartoon Network Nordic, Swedish audio (DTT, partial)
 * Eurosport 1, Swedish audio (DTT)
 * Eurosport 2, Swedish audio (DTT)

NBCUniversal International Networks/Paramount Networks EMEAA

 * SkyShowtime 1, Swedish subtitles
 * SkyShowtime 2, Swedish subtitles

BBC Studios

 * BBC Nordic, Swedish subtitles

Others

 * CNBC Nordic
 * Hope Channel Sverige (religious)
 * National Geographic Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
 * National Geographic Channel Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
 * History Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
 * History Channel Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
 * History 2 Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
 * LifeStyle TV (religious)
 * TV Shop Europe (home shopping)
 * Tvins.com (home shopping)

Pan-European channels
These are channels targeting all of Europe. This section may include virtually all channels available from any satellite that can be received in Sweden, but this list mostly concerns encrypted channels that are available from Swedish satellite distributors. Some have Swedish subtitles.


 * Da Vinci Kids
 * Al Jazeera English (DTT)
 * BBC News (DTT)
 * Bloomberg TV Europe
 * Blue Hustler
 * CBS Reality, Swedish subtitles
 * Chelsea TV
 * CNN International (DTT)
 * Deutsche Welle
 * Discovery HD Showcase, Swedish subtitles
 * Discovery Science Europe, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
 * Discovery Travel & Living Europe, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
 * Discovery World Europe, Swedish subtitles
 * E!, Swedish subtitles
 * ESPN Classic Sports Europe
 * EuroNews
 * Eurosport HD
 * Extreme Sports Channel
 * Fashion TV
 * France 24
 * Fuel TV
 * Ginx
 * GOD TV
 * Hope Channel International
 * Horse & Country
 * Hustler TV
 * Investigation Discovery
 * Mezzo
 * Mezzo Live HD
 * Motors TV
 * MTV 80s
 * MTV 90s
 * MTV 00s (DTT, partial)
 * Club MTV
 * MTV Hits
 * MTV Live
 * MUTV
 * Nat Geo Wild (HD)
 * Nautical Channel
 * Outdoor Channel
 * OutTV
 * Playboy TV
 * RT
 * Rush HD
 * SABC News International
 * Sky News
 * Spice Platinum
 * Trace Urban HD
 * Travel Channel Europe, Swedish subtitles (HD)
 * TV5Monde

Public access stations

 * Jönköpings lokal-TV - Jönköping Municipality
 * Steve - Lund Municipality
 * TV Malmö - Malmö Municipality
 * Öppna Kanalen Göteborg - Gothenburg Municipality
 * Öppna Kanalen Skövde- Skövde Municipality
 * Öppna Kanalen Stockholm - Stockholm Municipality
 * Lokal-TV Uddevalla - Uddevalla Municipality & Lysekil Municipality

Cable operators with more than 100 households are required by law to carry extra space for a local cable channel.

The Majority of "Open Channel" Public Access stations in Sweden are part of the national organisation RÖK.

Defunct channels

 * BBC Brit Scandinavia (2015–2023)
 * BBC Earth Scandinavia (2015–2023)
 * BBC HD Scandinavia (2008–2016)
 * BBC Lifestyle Scandinavia (2007–2016)
 * Big TV (2006)
 * C More First (2004–2023)
 * C More Golf
 * C More Series (2004–2023)
 * C More Sport (2004–2023)
 * Comedy Central Sweden (2009–2019)
 * Discovery Mix (2002–2007)
 * Disney XD Scandinavia (2009-2020)
 * DiTV (2005–2008)
 * Fan TV
 * Filmmax (–1995)
 * Fox (2014–2020)
 * Hallmark Channel (2000–2009)
 * Jetix (1998–2009)
 * Kanal Lokal Göteborg (2005–2009)
 * Kanal Lokal Skåne (2005–2009)
 * Kanal Lokal Stockholm (2005–2009)
 * Kanal Lokal Östergötland (1995–2009)
 * Med i tv (2001–2005)
 * MTV Rocks (2014–2020)
 * ONE Television (2006–2007)
 * Paramount Network (2019–2022)
 * SF Succé
 * Showtime Scandinavia (2004–2015)
 * Silver (2006–2015)
 * Sportkanalen (1996)
 * SuperSport
 * Star! Scandinavia (2000–2015)
 * SVT HD (2006–2010)
 * Toon Disney (2005–2009)
 * TV Plus
 * TV1000 Cinema (1995–2004)
 * TV21 (1993–2000)
 * TVG (1994–1997)
 * TV6 (1994–1998/2002)
 * TCM Nordic (1993–2017)
 * The Voice TV Sweden (2004–2008)
 * TNT (2006–2019)
 * VH1 (2001–2021)
 * VH1 Classic (2004–2020)
 * ZTV (1992–2010)

Distributors
Television packages and distributors in Sweden:


 * Digital terrestrial:
 * Boxer
 * Satellite:
 * Canal Digital
 * Viasat
 * Cable:
 * Com Hem
 * Canal Digital
 * Tele2Vision
 * Various local cable distributors
 * AB Sappa
 * IPTV
 * Telia Digital-tv
 * FastTV (Disbanded in May 2010)
 * Bredbandsbolaget
 * Canal Digital
 * IP Sweden
 * AB Sappa