Swedish Republican Association () is a politically and religiously independent association that promotes the abolition of the Monarchy of Sweden and the establishment of a republican form of government after the Finnish model. The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Ulf Bergström. List of chairpersons 'This Year's Republican' Award 2005 Vilhelm Moberg (posthumously) 2006 Ann Svanberg 2007 Mikael Wiehe 2008 Karolina Fjellborg, journalist 2009 Johan Croneman, journalist 2010 Sydsvenskan, Lars Ohly, former party chairperson of the Left Party 2011 Lena Andersson, author and journalist 2012 Inga-Britt Ahlenius, civil servant 2013 Özz Nûjen, stand-up comedian 2014 Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, businessman 2015 Maria Ripenberg, journalist 2016 Emil Mörk, teacher 2017 not awarded 2018 Thomas Lyrevik, author 2019 Finland 2020 Joar Forssell, member of the Riksdag from the Liberal Party See also Republicanism in Sweden Alliance of European Republican Movements Notes External links Sweden: Cost of royal wedding triggers monarchy debate 'Royal wedding boosts republican cause': MP, The Local Political organizations based in Sweden Non-profit organizations based in Sweden Organizations established in 1997 Republicanism in Sweden Republican organizations 1997 establishments in Sweden