ABSTRACT
With a population of around nine million, Sweden is a small country by global standards, but by far the largest of the Nordic nations. It has been governed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for most of the post-war period, usually with the support of one or more parties outside the government. The country has an extensive social welfare system, although it has experienced a weakened economy in recent years. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1995. Immediately following the September 2002 election, at which the SDP was returned to office, the government announced it would hold a referendum to determine if Sweden should seek membership of the Euro common currency zone. At the referendum held in September 2003 Sweden rejected the proposal to adopt the Euro,1
In examining digital television broadcasting in Sweden this chapter focuses mainly on the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTTV), Sweden was an early adopter of DTTV. It commenced digital terrestrial transmissions on 1 April 1999, being the third country wogrldwide to do so after the United States and United Kingdom which both began in November 1998.
