A guide to the export and import of cultural goods between Russia ...

“Aluminium 2” by the Cullberg Ballet with dancers Johanna Lindh and Rafi Sadi. The company performed in
Moscow in the 1990s and are planning a guest performance in Russia in 2008. Founded in 1967 by Birgit Cullberg,
a prominent choreographer who had staged ballets abroad, including in the Soviet Union, the ensemble is an
important cultural ambassador for Sweden and gives foreign audiences a taste of Swedish culture at its best.
Photo: Lesley Leslie-Spinks
Who is responsible for implementing these regulations?
The National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) has overall responsibility for implementing
the regulations – http://www.raa.se (full contact details below).
There are five different authorities in Sweden that make the actual decisions on export
permits: the National Heritage Board, the Nordiska Museet, the National Library of Sweden,
the National Museum with Prince Eugens Waldemarsudde and the National Archives
– contact details below.
Do I need an export licence?
Older Swedish cultural goods and foreign cultural goods that may be of major importance
to the national cultural heritage may not be taken out of Sweden without special
permission.
The term, ‘Swedish cultural goods’ refers to objects that were actually or presumably
made in Sweden or in some other country by a Swede. The term, ‘foreign cultural goods’
refers to objects made in another country by someone other than a Swede.
For the purposes of determination under national legislation, the boundaries of Sweden on
1 July 1986 decide whether an object is deemed to be Swedish cultural goods.
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