Fylkingen is a society, consisting primarily of practicing artists, devoted to the production and promotion of new music and intermedia art. Since its foundation in 1933, initially as a chamber music society, Fylkingen has been committed to experimental, new and unestablished forms of contemporary arts.

The very first concerts of electroacoustic music in Sweden were arranged by Fylkingen in the early 1950's, and further radicalization occurred during the 1960's with the happenings, musical theatres and text-sound compositions prominent on the society's programme. Since then Fylkingen is the only forum in Sweden that has regularly presented new music and intermedia art. (Electroacoustic Music in Sweden)

Fylkingen was instrumental in the foundation of EMS (The Swedish National Electronic Music Foundation), and the two organizations continue to work closely today; Since the 90's, the two organizations have been operating in the specially adapted premises of the onetime Munich Brewery (Münchenbryggeriet) in Stockholm.

Today Fylkingen produces more than one hundred performances a year consisting of composed and improvised instrumental and electroacoustic music, dance, intermedia, text-sound compositions, video art, performance art and installations. Fylkingen also puts on a number of productions for schools every year and arranges other activities for children and young people, often in collaboration with other organizations throughout the country.

Fylkingen has played and continues to play a vital role in interfacing Sweden with the rest of the world in the area of new music and intermedia art. Not only has it been a "window to the world" through which the Swedish audiences and artists were able to keep in touch with the artistic movements abroad, but also an important propagator of Swedish art outside Sweden.

Fylkingen Records has long been an integral part of Fylkingen. Hitherto (2009), Fylkingen Records has produced 32 LP's, 6 EP's, 32 CD's, 2 DVD's and 1 CD-ROM with the emphasis on electroacoustic music/text-sound composition and contemporary chamber music.

Since the year 2000, we publish a net journal and gallery, Hz about two times a year.

On the occasion of the society's 60th anniversary, in 1993, we published a book reviewing Fylkingen's history and containing an exhaustive list of all the productions put on since 1933; and a new one is on the way for the 80th anniversary.

Here you will find a longer essay about Fylkingen's history.

How do I become a member?
New members are elected two times a year, at the General Assembly and at the Autumn Members' Meeting.
Deadlines for applications are February 15th and September 15th. The application consists of two parts:

1. A short letter (ONE A4 or American Letter size, font size 12) to be sent via email or ordinary mail, consisting of the following:
- contacts (name, address, phone, email, web page)
- short biography
- short description of your artistic or other activity of interest which makes you want to be a member of Fylkingen.
- short motivation of why you want to become a member 2. If you wish to refer to your artistic activity: One work sample (MAX 3 minutes in all) on a CD or DVD to be sent via ordinary mail, or pictures or other documentation on paper (MAX 10 pages in all). Mark the samples with your name and email address. There should be an attachment with a table of contents following the work samples. The work samples could very well be a composition of samples from several works with a total of 3 min or 10 pages. They will be played or displayed in connection with the elections of members to the association.

Internet pages will not be accepted as work samples at the meetings, and we don't accept work samples via email. If the application doesn't follow these demands, you might be asked to submit a new application at the next possibility.

The email with your one-page document should have as its topic “member application” and should be sent to: intermedia@fylkingen.se

The letter with your printout of your one-page document as well as your work samples with contents, should be sent to: Fylkingen, Söder Mälarstrand 27, SE-118 25 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, mark the envelope “member application”.