{"id":181723,"date":"2026-10-30T18:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=181723"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:46:53","slug":"sd-stoppar-pengar-till-riks-krav-fran-karlsson-och-vinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/sd-stoppar-pengar-till-riks-krav-fran-karlsson-och-vinge\/","title":{"rendered":"SD Halts Funding for Riks \u2013 Demands from Karlsson and Vinge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the ongoing factional dispute within the Sweden Democrats, Henrik Vinge and Mattias Karlsson have pushed through a decision to halt the party\u2019s million-krona subsidy to the Riks channel at the turn of the year. The conflict centers on the party\u2019s view of Swedishness. The funds will instead go to Karlsson\u2019s think tank, Oiko.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This article is based on content that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friatider.se\/sd-stoppar-pengar-till-riks-efter-krav-fran-karlsson-och-vinge\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.friatider.se\/sd-stoppar-pengar-till-riks-efter-krav-fran-karlsson-och-vinge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Times<\/a> reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409.jpg\" alt=\"Mattias Karlsson. Photo: Wikipedia\/Esquilo\" class=\"wp-image-53331 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6753860312915431;width:188px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409.jpg\" alt=\"Mattias Karlsson. Photo: Wikipedia\/Esquilo\" class=\"wp-image-53331\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6753860312915431;width:188px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409.jpg 516w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409-150x222.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mattias_Karlsson-e1680552297409-300x444.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mattias Karlsson. Photo: Wikipedia\/Esquilo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SD leadership plans to halt funding for the media initiative Riks as early as the turn of the year, according to sources familiar with the matter. The deputy party leader is behind the initiative <strong>Henrik Vinge<\/strong> and the chief ideologist <strong>Mattias Karlsson<\/strong>. The previous plan called for a gradual phase-out through 2028, but now the funding will be discontinued. The money will instead go to Karlsson\u2019s think tank, Oikos, which is simultaneously preparing its own video project from new studio facilities at Engelbrektskyrkan in \u00d6stermalm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opinions on Swedes are divided<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conflict centers on the Sweden Democrats\u2019 platform and the wording regarding so-called \u201copen Swedishness.\u201d On one side is a faction centered around <strong>Jimmie \u00c5kesson,<\/strong> Vinge, Karlsson, and <strong>Julia Kronlid<\/strong>, which views Swedes as a cultural and social construct rather than an ethnic group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, there is the group around Riks, which wants the party to more clearly embrace its nationalist identity and oppose what they see as an ethnic replacement of the majority population.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Henrik Vinge. Photo: The Swedish Parliament\" class=\"wp-image-110280 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7499961852445258;width:191px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Henrik Vinge. Photo: The Swedish Parliament\" class=\"wp-image-110280\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7499961852445258;width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0406831930624_max.jpg 1712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henrik Vinge. Photo: The Swedish Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Criticism of \u00c5kesson's Leadership<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Riks faction has support both within and outside the party. The former Moderate Party member of the Riksdag <strong>Hanif Bali<\/strong> has criticized Karlsson\u2019s view of cultural Swedishness without ethnic Swedes and written that there are no areas where ethnic Swedes are in the minority but where cultural Swedishness has survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the Riks circle, there is also growing dissatisfaction with \u00c5kesson\u2019s leadership. The party leader is seen as having delegated so much of the day-to-day work to Vinge that the latter effectively functions as party leader. Critics view both as far too liberal, but argue that Vinge has gone further in abandoning the party\u2019s traditional nationalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mattias Karlsson: \u201dWe need to review our expenses\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmie \u00c5kesson is interviewed by immigrants about Swedes. Screenshot: YouTube\/Riks\" class=\"wp-image-177074 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7594705613874944;width:408px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmie \u00c5kesson is interviewed by immigrants about Swedes. Screenshot: YouTube\/Riks\" class=\"wp-image-177074\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7594705613874944;width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-1068x607.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave-600x341.jpg 600w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot_20260901_054126_Brave.jpg 1901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmie \u00c5kesson is interviewed by immigrants about Swedes. Screenshot: YouTube\/Riks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattias Karlsson, in particular, is said to be dissatisfied with <strong>Richard S\u00f6rman<\/strong>, editor-in-chief at Riks since 2024. S\u00f6rman has repeatedly emphasized the importance of ethnicity in the channel\u2019s broadcasts. Riks is largely funded by the Sweden Democrats. According to Dagens Opinion, the company Rplay received 8 million kronor from the party during the most recent reporting period, which accounted for approximately half of its revenue of 16.2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattias Karlsson briefly comments on the decision for Fria Tider: \u201d<em>The party must review all of its expenses<\/em>.\u201d At the same time, the Oikos employee <strong>Carl Eos<\/strong>, who previously wrote for Riks, has taken a stand in support of Vinge and argued that ethno-nationalism should be put to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SD Halts Millions in Funding for Riks Following Demands from Karlsson and Vinge \u2013 Faction Strife Over Nationalism and Oikos Takes Over<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2017,"featured_media":151170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,205],"tags":[4853,1322,1177,6892,6417,2708,156],"class_list":["post-181723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-nyheter","tag-henrik-vinge","tag-jimmie-akesson","tag-mattias-karlsson","tag-oikos","tag-richard-sorman","tag-riks","tag-sverigedemokraterna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}