Bjorn Wiechel (S):
Both in culture and sports, there must be places where children and young people can pursue their interests and meet safe adults, regardless of whether you live in Dorotea, Vivalla or Stockholm - that is why it is a public mission. That children and young people have safe places to be is part of that welfare. We want to strengthen the cultural school and we want to see a cultural guarantee for all children.
Alexander Christiansson (SD):
287 out of 290 municipalities have a cultural school, which means that a cultural school is available to almost all children and young people in Sweden. Likewise, every municipality has a recreation center or equivalent activity. We would like to increase the state subsidy that goes to the cultural school.
Kristina Axén Olin (M):
The Moderates have increased the government grant Creative School, which schools can apply for to invite various cultural workers/activities to the school. However, we have a big problem when one in five students leaves primary school without being able to read. The basis for being an active citizen and absorbing culture is being able to read and have reading comprehension.
Vasiliki Tsouplaki (V):
We need many adults who support and listen to our children. For us in the Left Party, it is central that schools receive better resources to give all students a chance to succeed, and that there is a wide range of leisure activities so that all children can find something they enjoy. We propose, among other things, free cultural schools and increased state support for municipalities so that they can keep the leisure centres open and support associations that offer both community and development. We also want to strengthen student associations.
Catarina Deremar (C):
Children and young people need safe environments with sensible adults where they also have the opportunity to express themselves in different ways. These opportunities can be offered, for example, within culture, sports and other parts of civil society. That is why it is so important to provide stable support to these activities so that they have the opportunity to both reach new children and young people and continue their important activities for those who have already found their way there.
Roland Utbult (KD):
The activities of the cultural schools are crucial for the continued development of Swedish music. It is a primary municipal responsibility, but we Christian Democrats also believe in continued support through the national development grant paid through the Swedish Council for Culture. In many places, the cultural schools have expanded their activities beyond music to include dance, theater and other creative activities.
Mats Berglund (MP):
The Green Party wants to strengthen the cultural school. In order to have an equal and strong cultural school across the country in all municipalities, we want to introduce a cultural school law that will be a tool for the municipalities to develop and strengthen the operation and at the same time attract both more teachers and more young people. We also need to get more culture into the schools.
Malin Danielsson (L):
Children need to be caught early, in school, in everyday life and in their immediate environment, by adults and activities that catch them and see them before the anxiety has time to grow. That is why both school and the early elements of culture are so crucial. But we need to do more to reach the children who are currently outside. That is why the Liberals want to broaden access to culture through a national cultural lift so that more children have the opportunity to participate in creativity, performing arts and cultural experiences.
Fact: They ask questions
In previous articles, questions have been asked by Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, singer in The Hives, Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Klara Kristalova, artist with an exhibition at the Venice Biennale, artist Toussaint Chiza, formerly known as "Tusse", who won Melodifestivalen 2021, and director Ruben Östlund.
Ahead of the elections this fall, TT lets a number of culture and entertainment profiles ask their most burning questions to cultural politicians - and get answers.
Those who respond sit on the Riksdag's Culture Committee and are their party's spokesperson on cultural issues.
Artist Helen Sjöholm's question in full reads:
Where will the children go with their worries and vulnerability when we don't have a cultural school that welcomes them, when we don't have youth centers and youth leaders? How will they get a good school, a good social network and the opportunity to express themselves early on?
