Fotolia opens up to northern markets with new Swedish site launch

New Yourk, June 2013 - Fotolia continues to expand across the globe, this time heading North with the launch of Fotolia Sweden. The new website, which can be viewed at www.fotolia.se, marks the launch of Fotolia's 23rd localized market and website, solidifying its place as the Europe's number on image bank and a leading, world-class mircostock photo bank.

Swedish launch a strategic move
In recent years, Fotolia has seen an increase in local demand in Sweden, In an effort to continue to provide truly global content and services, the new Swedish site will offer all of its services, including Monthly Subscription Plans, with prices starting at 1.40 SEK per image.

A local, dedicated team based in Stockholm will offer Customer Support in Swedish, as well as assistance with any other Fotolia products via email or telephone. Country Manager and Swedish team leader mikael Elfstrom brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge on the local market: "The Swedish market is a very specific and localized market, so bringing Fotolia in Stockholm will allow for us to increase our customer base, as well as increase the diversity of images in Fololia's collection, which already ahs 20+ million reyalty-free images."

Making Fotolia available to Sweden's population of almost 10 million people may also be a stepping-stone to other Scandinavian markets. Opening up to Scandinavian countries will fill a need in the creative industry for specialized Nordic content. In April 2013, Fotolia also launched in the Netherlands and already the diversity of images in Fotolia's collection is being felt. With its global expansion, Fotolia now has over 4 million users and is available in 23 countries and in 14 local languages.

About Fotolia
Over 3 million people prefer Fotolia for affordable, royalty-free images. graphics and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2004, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 14 languages and offices in 23 countries. With over 20 million files to choose from, you will find what you need on Fotolia.com.