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Commons:Wikimedia Sverige

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Wikimedia Sverige is a Wikimedia chapter.

Among other activities − detailed on Meta − Wikimedia Sverige supports the Wikimedia Commons project and community in several ways.

Supporting volunteers edit

Media accreditations edit

The chapter helps in getting accredited for various events. See this page (in Swedish) for more help and this category for all images. Examples of accreditations:


Privileged access edit

The chapter negotiates privileged access for photographers to special places and collections, especially related to cultural institutions:

Lending equipment edit

The chapter has purchased photographic equipment which can be freely borrowed by contributors. Content produced by this equipment can be found in Category:Media created by technology pool of Wikimedia Sverige.

Sample of our technology.

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    Nikon D7500
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    Nikon D600
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    Canon EOS M50 Mark II
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    Canon Powershot G10
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    Rode NTG-2 microphone
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    GoPro HERO3 Black
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    Gigapan
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    Ricoh Theta S
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    Zoom H4N Audio recorder
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    CZUR Ultra Shine scanner


Sponsoring photographic expeditions edit

Wikimedia Sverige has also sponsored several different photographic expeditions. These include both aerial photography and photo hunts of different kinds.

A few figures edit

Wikimedia Sverige has already supported the creation of 23,881 media through the technology pool alone. Among those:

Encouraging participation edit

The chapter encourages participation to the Wikimedia projects, through the organisation of photographic rallies or contests like Wiki Loves Monuments. As a direct result of these efforts 35,665 files have been made available on Wikimedia Commons.


Opening and sharing free material edit

The chapter strives to create partnerships with cultural institutions, aiming among other thing to help them opening and sharing their public domain collections. As a direct result of these efforts 306,152 files have been made available on Wikimedia Commons.

The category for partnerships is Category:Partnerships with Wikimedia Sverige.

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