The King awards medals
On Wednesday 20 April, The King awarded HM The King's Medal and the Litteris et Artibus during a ceremony in Queen Lovisa Ulrika's Dining Hall at the Royal Palace.
HM The King's Medal, previously called the Court Medal, has been awarded since the first half of the 19th century in recognition of exceptional contributions.
The Litteris et Artibus Medal was instituted in 1853, and is awarded for outstanding artistic contributions, mainly within the fields of music, theatrical performance and literature.
During the medal presentation ceremony, medals were also presented to those who had been officially awarded medals by The King on 28 January 2021.
HM THE KING'S MEDAL
12th size with the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim
Former County Governor Minoo Akhtarzand
For outstanding contributions to society
Ambassador Tomas Bertelman
For outstanding contributions to the Swedish Foreign Service
Professor Emerita Malin Wahlborn Sundberg-Falkenmark
For meritorious services within water and environmental research
Professor Dan Larhammar
For meritorious contributions within Swedish academia
Director-General Ambassador Björn Lyrvall
For outstanding contributions within the Swedish civil service and the Swedish Foreign Service
Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman Doctor of Law Elisabeth Rynning
For significant contributions within the Swedish judicial system
12th size with a bright blue ribbon
Chair of the Board and senior advisor Christel Armstrong Darvik
For outstanding contributions within Swedish industry
Writer and social debater Anders Wijkman
For meritorious services regarding growth and the environment
(awarded in January 2021)
Dr Christina Lampe-Önnerud
For outstanding contributions within Swedish industry
8th size with the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim
Managing Director Peter Bronsman
For significant contributions within Swedish industry
Professor Ulf Danielsson
For outstanding educational contributions as a theoretical physicist
Director Sanne Houby-Nielsen
For significant contributions within Swedish museum services
Professor Mårten Schultz
For outstanding educational contributions within law
Director, writer and theatre director Åsa Simma
For significant contributions within Sami performing arts
Professor Lars Terenius
For significant research on the brain's signalling system
Director Gunnar Tindberg
For significant contributions within Swedish industry
8th size with a bright blue ribbon
Opera dramaturge and docent Göran Gademan
For outstanding contributions within Swedish opera
Musical director Perry Göransson
For significant contributions within Swedish music
Economist and asset manager Märtha Josefsson
For meritorious services within Swedish research funding
Professor Carl Johan Sundberg
For significant contributions as a researcher and educator within health and exercise
Secretary and Deputy Director of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Johan Weigelt
For meritorious contributions within Swedish academia
5th size with a bright blue ribbon
Director Magnus Lönnroth
For significant contributions as CEO of the Läckö Castle Foundation
Craft consultant Carina Olsson
For significant contributions within Värmland crafts
THE LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS MEDAL
Actor Leif Andrée
For outstanding artistic contributions as an actor
Actor Manne af Klintberg
For outstanding artistic contributions as an actor
Actress Ulla Skoog
For outstanding artistic contributions as an actor
Court Singer Michael Weinius
For outstanding artistic contributions as an opera singer