Ideological orientation: Pro-Moscow
Address: Box 1566, S-171 29 SOLNA
Tel.: +46-(0)8-735 86 40
Fax: +46-(0)8-735 79 02
E-mail: skp@skp.se
Founded: 1977 (APK)
Leader: Rolf Hagel
Publications: Riktpunkt (monthly)
Representation in parliament: No
Election results: SKP participates in elections as "Kommunisterna" (the Communists). It contest elections to the national parliament (1998: 1 868 votes, 1994: 2 038), and elections to some regional and municipal councils; Municipal election results are (1998 results) Pajala 2,23% (109 votes, 1 seat), Gällivare 1,97% (245 votes, 1 seat), Värnamo 2,45% (470 votes, 1 seat), Piteå 0,48% (127 votes, 0 seats), Västerås 0,33%(243 votes, 0 seats), Järfälla 0,14% (53 votes, 0 seats), Malmö 0,05% (74 votes, 0 seats) and Stockholm 0,04% (200 votes, 0 seats).
International relations: Has a "Cooperation of the Scandnavian Shield" (Nordkalottensamarbete) with the Nowegian NKP, Finnish KTP and Russian KPRF. Partipant in the seminars organized by the Greek KKE. Upholds contacts with Sweden-based immigrant organizations of foreign CP's, such as Greek KKE, Iraqi CPI, Chilean PCCh, Bolivian PCB, etc. Upholds bilateral contacts with several parties around the world, such as Danish KPiD and German DKP.
Images: APK logo

History: In 1977 the pro-Soviet "Flamman-group" broke out of VPK. Among the outbreakers were Alf Löwenborg (Editor of Flamman) and Rolf Hagel (that had been chairman of the youth league in the 60's), both CC-members and MP's in the national parliament. The Flamman-group formed Arbetarpartiet Kommunisterna (APK, Workers' Party the Communists), claiming to be succesors of the Communist Party of Sweden. Hagel became the leader of the new party. APK was extremly pro-Soviet and had close contacts with the USSR and GDR. The stronghold of APK were in the Norrbotten Region  where it got about 3% as it's best electoral result. Otherwise, APK was electorally a dismal flop. When the Berlin wall fell, APK entrered a severe crisis. Flamman, the main organ of the party, became indepent. In 1995 the APK went economically bankrupt (being the first political party in Sweden ever to do that). The Hagel-group then formed a new party, calling it Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (SKP, Communist Party of Sweden). However, when the APK broke apart, two minor groups of ex-APK:rs had also founded parties with the same name. One of the minor SKPs had gotten the official right to the name. Therefore SKP-Hagel runs elections as "Kommunisterna" (the Communists).

The SKP that has the official right to the name SKP has the following address:
SVERIGES KOMMUNISTISKA PARTI, Box 3408, S-165 01 HÄSSELBY
It's unclear whether that group has any activity at all.
 

Sveriges Kommunistiska Ungdomsförbund (SKU, Young Communist League of Sweden):
Homepage
In 1977 SKU was founded as the youth league of the APK. In ??? SKU broke with APK. SKU was dissolved in ???. At the SKP party congress of 199? a decision was taken to try to reorganize SKU. Today there is a Youth Section (US) of SKP. It is to that section that the homepage belongs.

Bokförlaget Fram:
Homepage
Bokförlaget Fram is the publishing company of SKP. It mainly sells old Soviet literature.
 

Other related sites (not party or youth league sites):
Infopage from Swedish TV prior to election of 1998
Posters of APK at Yanker Poster Collection