The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien, founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote sciences, especially natural sciences and mathematics. Committees of the Academy also acts as selection boards for the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and the The Bank of Sweden Prize.

See also

• Schock Prize
• Crafoord Prize
• List of Swedish scientists

External links

• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

1739 establishments | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | Swedish Royal Academies | Nobel Prize | Buildings and structures in Stockholm

Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien | Schwedische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Real Academia de las Ciencias de Suecia | Académie royale des sciences de Suède | 스웨덴 왕립 과학원 | Akademi Ilmiah Kerajaan Swedia | スウェーデン王立科学アカデミー | Królewska Szwedzka Akademia Nauk | Ruotsin kuninkaallinen tiedeakatemia | Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien | 瑞典皇家科学院