Library hours
Mon–Thur: 9 am–8 pm
Friday: 9 am–7 pm
Saturday: 10 am–5 pm
Sunday: Closed
Audiovisual Material
(Karlavägen 98)
Mon-Fri: 9 am–4 pm
Tuesday: 9 am–7 pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
Visit us
Plan your journey to the National Library. Our visiting address is Humlegården and Karlavägen 98 (Audovisual media).
Ask the Library
Helps you find sources of information and gives you tips on literature and webpages.
Codex Gigas
The largest preserved European manuscript is digitized.
News & Events
Requests for IFLA to clarify its position on Open Access
IFLA is called to take an explicit and clear stand on Open Access and develop a strategy for action.
New Open Access policy
The National Library of Sweden has adopted an Open Access policy to promote maximum public access to cultural heritage as well as to scientific knowledge.
Stieg Larsson in our collections
There are two unpublished short stories by Stieg Larsson in the National Library’s stack areas.
Digital task
The National Library of Sweden is one of approximately 50 institutions that will submit documentation to the government concerning the digitization of the future. The governm...
Search older material from our collections in two main catalogs for printed material.
The manuscripts at the National Library is a part of Sweden's non-printed cultural heritage.
