TT's services are used as the exclusive source of national news by many local media outlets.

TT News Agency is the national wire service in Sweden with a history dating back to the 1920s.

TT News Agency is privately owned by the largest Swedish media houses and stands free from any government, religious or political spheres.

[2][non-primary source needed] TT represent the photographer Lennart Nilsson.

[3][non-primary source needed] TT has won several awards such as Stora Journalistpriset, Årets Bild among others.