Science fiction fandom in Sweden

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Science fiction fandom in Sweden emerged in the 1950s. The first Swedish science fiction fanzine was started in the early 1950s. The oldest still existing club, Club Cosmos in Gothenburg, was formed in 1954, and the first Swedish science fiction convention, LunCon, was held in Lund in 1956.

Today, there are a number of science fiction clubs in the country, including Skandinavisk Förening för Science Fiction, Linköpings Science Fiction-Förening and Sigma Terra Corps. Between one and four science fiction conventions or "congresses" are held each year in Sweden. An annual prize is awarded to someone that has contributed to the national fandom by the Alvar Appeltofft Memorial Fund.

[edit] Personalities

• Ahrvid Engholm
• Sam Lundwall

For more information, see

• Science fiction fandom in Scandinavia, http://www.fandom.se/
• The Alvar Appeltofft Memorial Foundation, http://www.alvarfonden.org/
• The Science Fiction Bookstore, http://www.sfbok.se/