Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 in Sweden

Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 in Sweden, September 1–30 2026

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 in Sweden Important information for participants. If you participate in WLM, we may ask you to submit the original unedited photo file. Please be ready to submit it. We communicate via your wiki email, please make sure to have it enabled. Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photographic competition to promote historic sites around the world through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate. By submitting your photos to the competition, you share and help preserve the cultural heritage of Sweden for all of humanity. In September, you may upload as many pictures as you want of cultural sites that you have visited. The pictures don't have to be taken in September, but must be uploaded during that month to be considered. At the end of the month, the contest jury will begin evaluating the photographs and will choose the best 10 pictures of the monuments in Sweden, and ultimately in the world. Why participate? Sweden is a large country, with monuments wherever you go. In every corner, there are cultural heritage sites worth a visit. This competition is a great opportunity to bring your camera, go to the heritage sites listed, take some photos and show the planet and culture from your point of view to the rest of the world! Participating in the competition is a great way to experiment and learn which photos that gain recognition. You certainly don't need to be a professional photographer to take photos useful for Wikipedia. Here's a great chance to try it out! Entries to the local competition are eligible for selection to the international finale and did we mention there are prices to win? Wikimedia Sverige also has a technology pool with several cameras and lenses that we can lend. Read more about them, how you could use them for Wiki Loves Monuments, and other tips and ideas for WLM 2026 here. Have a look at some of the previous years' winners! 2025 2024 2023 2022 What can I photograph? The competition name refers to monuments, but in the Swedish context this is to be interpreted as anything from five types of heritage sites: protected buildings, ancient remains, culture reserves, protected ships and pleasure boats, and working life museums. Each of these sites are given unique identification numbers by official authorities and any official site is eligible. The lists below may not be fully up to date or shortened, and where the data differs all objects from the original data are valid objects. Category with lists of protected buildings Category with lists of ancient remains List of protected ships List of culture reserves List of protected pleasure boats Category with lists of working life museums Competition rules We try to keep the competition clean and simple to participate. There are only a few rules for photos to participate in the contest in Sweden. Participants must have an active email account. This means that they can be easily contacted by the contest organizers. Make sure you have enabled emails in your User preferences. All photos must be your own work; do not manipulate original images and make sure that there are no visible watermarks. Only photos uploaded in September 2026 can participate. The photos must be under a free license. Captions and description are required. All photos must have at least 2Mpx. The organizers may ask you to submit the original unedited photo file. Please be ready to submit it. We communicate via your wiki email, please make sure to have it enabled. Judging criteria The jury will determine the winners of the international contest taking into the consideration the following criteria (in no particular order): Technical quality (sharpness, use of light, perspective etc.) Originality Usefulness of the image for Wikipedia

📋 List of heritage sites 🗺️ Map of heritage sites How to participate Find cultural heritage sites. Are there any interesting sites around you? Look at the lists or the map tool. Take photos. Bring your camera and explore the cultural heritage! Upload the photos to Wikimedia Commons. Remember to give the files informative names. In the competition upload tool, which you will reach from the monuments lists or the map tool, you will be able to input the identification number of the cultural heritage site. When uploading in other ways, use one of the templates below. {{BBR|id}} using Anläggnings-ID from Category with lists of protected buildings {{Fornminne|id}} using ID-nr from Category with lists of ancient remains {{K-Fartyg|id}} using Wikidata from List of protected ships or pleasure crafts. {{Kulturreservat|id}} using ID-nr from List of culture reserves . {{Arbetslivsmuseum|id}} using ID-nr from Category with lists of working life museums The template {{Wiki Loves Monuments 2026|SE}} is automatically added to the description when using the tool. If you upload in other ways, make sure to add this yourself. Win? The winning photographs from this year's competition will be announced at the end of October 2026. 117 photos have been uploaded so far! Events Wikimedia Sverige is organizing a couple events focused on documenting our country's cultural heritage and building community. September 27: Edit-a-thon and workshop in Stockholm with a focus on cultural heritage. Photo safari: Do you want to organize a photo trip? Please contact us at leo.rudbergwikimedia.se! Jury and awards The top 10 photos qualify for the international final. The Swedish Jury also awards national prizes: 1. place: voucher of 1,000 sek in a camera store 2. place: voucher of 500 sek in a camera store 3. place: voucher of 500 sek in a camera store 4 – 10. place: swag. Jury Help Any questions? Don't hesitate to ask on the discussion page! Contact The competition is organized by Wikimedia Sverige. The organizing team is led by Leo Rudberg. Visit our Facebook page for updates and other news.