Dagens Nyheter examines the New Swedish Musical Wonder

Dagens Nyheter investigated the new Swedish music miracle in the article "That's why Sweden is still world class in producing hits" and stated that Swedish songwriters have long had a high status internationally. Year after year, Sweden has continued to be at the forefront of music exports.

According to the report "Sustaining Sweden's Music Export Success", produced by Export Music Sweden, Sweden is one of the only three countries in the world with a greater proportion of music exports than music imports. Sweden's export/import ratio is greater than the UK (Prs) and is surpassed only by the US (ASCAP and BMI).

- Sweden is such a small country. If we want to continue growing, we have to go international, and there the competition is enormous. If Swedish songwriters are to succeed, it is necessary that they collaborate and build networks. Something you get automatically if you attend an education, says Ulla.

On the list of the top 10 most successful songwriters in Sweden in 2020, all are men. If Sweden is to continue to be at the top of the world for music exports, we at Musikmakarna see a great need to develop the industry in the area of gender equality. This is something that Musikmakarna is working to change and equality in the music industry is a matter of heart for Ulla Sjöström;

- We are already far ahead if you compare with other countries. But I think that if we manage to get even more female songwriters out into the world, that will give us another edge. Imagine if we could present a whole wave of women who write finds for the top lists. What curiosity it would arouse in Sweden internationally!

Read the full article here (in Swedish).