Swedish Freedom of the Press Act

Tryckfrihetsförordningen
CitationTryckfrihetsförordning (1949:105)
Territorial extentSweden
Enacted1766 (first version);
1949 (current)
Commenced1 January 1950
Keywords
Constitution of Sweden
Monarchy of Sweden
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The Freedom of the Press Act (Swedish: Tryckfrihetsförordningen) is one of four Fundamental Laws of the Realm (Swedish: rikets grundlagar) and thus forms part of the Swedish Constitution.[1] The Act regulates matters regarding freedom of press and principle of public access to official records. The Freedom of the Press Act as well as the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (Swedish: Yttrandefrihetsgrundlagen) is one of the two "basic media acts" in Sweden. The Freedom of the Press Act is derived from the Freedom of the Press Act of 1766; the legislation is regarded as the world's first law supporting the freedom of the press and freedom of information.[2]

  1. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "The Constitution". www.riksdagen.se. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Freedom of the Press Act of 1766 | Swedish legislation". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 November 2019.