Radiotjänst i Kiruna AB (literally, "Radio Service in Kiruna") is Sweden's TV licensing body. It is a private corporation, formed in 1988 and based in Kiruna. The company is a subsidiary of the three Swedish public service broadcasters Sveriges Television, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio. Under Swedish law everyone who owns a television set is required to pay the licence fee, currently 2032 kronor (€ 210) per year (2008). The fee is collected by Radiotjänst but administered by Swedish government office Swedish National Debt Office (“Riksgäldskontoret”) by means of a special account, the so-called “rundradiokontot”.[1][2]
This tax applies to any household with a TV even if the TV is only used to view DVDs or for use with video games or computers. Even if a household has no way to receive a TV signal, but still contains a TV no matter how big or small the TV may be, that household is still required to pay the tax.
The current regulation for TV tax in Sweden was written in 1989 and is long overdue for a review/rewrite in 2013 as the current regulation in effect does not match up well with the technology advances of the last two decades.
Radiotjänst employs around 100 people, most of whom are located in Kiruna. Others are licensing inspectors stationed around the country. An additional 100 inspectors are employed on freelance basis.[1]