The government agencies in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...

are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the agencies and preparing decision and policy papers for the government as a collective body to decide upon. A Cabinet Minister is explicitly prohibited from interfering with the day-to-day operation in an agency or the outcome in individual cases. The cardinal rule is that Ministers are not allowed to issue orders to agencies in their portfolio personally (with only a few exceptions) as the government agencies are subject to decisions made by the government, although the government cannot even directly overrule an agency in the handling of an individual case. Other than the executive branch, the Riksdag also has a number of independent agencies.

Riksdag

Riksbank Sveriges Riksbank, or simply the ''Riksbank'', is the central bank of Sweden. It is the world's oldest central bank and the fourth oldest bank in operation. Etymology The first part of the word ''riksbank'', ''riks'', stems from the Swedish ...

, Sweden's

central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a centra ...

. * National Audit Office () — the supreme audit institution of Sweden. *The

Parliamentary Ombudsman Parliamentary Ombudsman ( fi, Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies, sv, Riksdagens ombudsman, is, Umboðsmaður Alþingis, da, Folketingets Ombudsmand, no, Sivilombudet) is the name of the principal ombudsman institutions in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, ...

().

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Justi ...

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Employment

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Education and Research

Ministry of Culture

Ministry of the Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

Ministry of Infrastructure

Svenska kraftnät Svenska kraftnät is an electricity transmission system operator in Sweden. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall into a power generation and distribution company Vatte ...

* Electrical Safety Board () * Energy Markets Inspectorate () * Civil Aviation Administration () * Agency for Digital Government () * Oil Crisis Board () * Post and Telecom Authority () * Maritime Administration () * Energy Agency () * Road and Transport Research Institute () * Transport Analysis () * Transport Administration () * Transport Agency ()

Defunct agencies

Some historic government agencies have been merged with other agencies or simply closed down. *

Aliens Appeals Board of Sweden Aliens Appeals Board ( sv, Utlänningsnämnden, UN) was a Swedish government agency that answered to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency was located in Stockholm. The Board's powers were similar to those of a court of law. It tried cases u ...

, or ''Utlänningsnämnden, UN''. Discontinued and replaced by

Migration Courts Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

on 31 March 2006, when the new Aliens Act entered into force. *

Swedish National Board of Education Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, or ''Skolöverstyrelsen'', governed primary and secondary schools. Was replaced by the Swedish National Agency for Education in 1991 when the responsibility for schools was transferred from the state to the municipalities. * Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges, or ''Universitets- och högskoleämbetet'', was responsible for higher education until 1992 when the central agency was abolished. It was replaced with an agency with a considerably more limited field of operations, the

Office of the Chancellor of the Swedish Universities An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific du ...

, or ''Kanslersämbetet''. The

Swedish National Agency for Higher Education The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education ( sv, Högskoleverket) was a Government agency in Sweden. It was in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education sector activities, through follow-up and evaluation of higher education, qual ...

was set up on 1 July 1995, incorporating the Office of the Chancellor, the Council for the Renewal of Undergraduate Education (''Grundutbildningsrådet'') and parts of the Swedish National Agency for Services to Universities. * Swedish National Integration Board, or ''Integrationsverket''. Located in

Norrköping Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linkö ...

. Field of operations: The Swedish Integration Board to ensure that the visions and goals of Sweden's integration policies have an impact in the various areas of society. Closed down on 1 July 2007. *

Swedish National Plant Variety Board The Swedish National Plant Variety Board ( sv, Statens Växtsortnämnd) was a Swedish government agency that answered to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency handled issues related to plant breeders' rights, and was loc ...

, or ''Statens växtsortnämnd''. Field of operations: issues relating to plant breeding and the admission of plants into the different classification lists. Made a part of the

Swedish National Board of Agriculture The Swedish Board of Agriculture ( sv, Statens jordbruksverk, commonly known as ''Jordbruksverket'') is a Government agency in Sweden that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture. The agency headquarters is located in Jönköping. It is responsib ...

on 1 January 2006. *

Swedish National Public Transport Agency Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, or ''Rikstrafiken'' on 1 April 2010. *The Railway Safety Fencing Board ( sv, Stängselnämnden) was a government agency responsible for settling conflicts between

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and

rail transport Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

companies regarding the building of fences along railways. The board existed 1976—2008. It only decided in one case, which occurred in 1977. *

Swedish Seed Testing and Certification Institute The Swedish Seed Testing and Certification Institute ( sv, Statens Utsädeskontroll) was a Swedish government agency that answered to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency was the official authority in Sweden for control ...

, or ''Statens utsädeskontroll''. Field of operations: seed testing. Made a part of the

on 1 January 2006. * The State Institute for Racial Biology or ''Statens institut för rasbiologi''. Field of operations: studying eugenics and human genetics. Established in 1922 and changed to ''State Institute for Human Genetics'' in 1958 and merged into Uppsala University.

References

Current Government Agencies
on Government's website
Governmental ordinance
(in Swedish) listing agencies affiliation per ministry {{DEFAULTSORT:Government Agencies In Sweden

Lists of organizations based in Sweden

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Justi ...

Ministry of the Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

Defunct agencies

See also

References