Podme announces audiobook launch in Sweden and Finland
15.5.2025 09:38:30 CEST | Schibsted | Press Release
Podme is expanding its audio offering to include audiobooks, launching in Sweden and Finland at the end of June. The move is a strategic and customer-driven step that builds on Podme’s existing strengths in premium audio and comes in direct response to strong interest from the brand’s more than 350,000 paying subscribers.
“Our surveys show that our subscribers are not only interested in, but also willing to pay for a combined service with podcasts and audiobooks. So this expansion is really a direct response to what our users are asking for”, says Martina Göransson, CEO, Podme.
"As part of Schibsted, we are also contributing to a broader ambition: to build the leading media destination in the Nordics. With a growing focus on audio and video across the group, Podme plays a key role in expanding the audio landscape in a sustainable way," she constinue.
The new audiobook offering will be available through a new subscription plan called Premium Total, priced at: (pls note, only add local price to the local PM)
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189 SEK/month in Sweden
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19.99 EUR/month in Finland
Premium Total includes 100 hours of audiobooks per month (Fi)/ unlimited access to audiobooks (SE), along with Podme’s full library of premium, ad-free podcasts.
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Publishing collaborations
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Content offering i.e. catalog of high-quality titles across a range of genres, suitable for our podcast customers. etc.
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The audiobook offering will be fully integrated into the existing Podme app, offering our premium customers a seamless listening experience.
Sweden and Finland will be the first markets to launch the new audiobook experience, reflecting local regulatory conditions. Podme is actively exploring opportunities to introduce audiobooks in Norway later this year, which remains a key market for Podme.
For further information, please contact:
Hedvig Engnell, Marketing Manager, Podme Sweden. Phone: 070-363 53 92. Email: hedvig@podme.com.
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