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Finavia
Finavia Oyj, formerly the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration, is the public limited company responsible for maintaining and developing Finland's airport network. Finavia manages and develops 20 airports around the country, 18 of which primari ...
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The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration ( sv, Luftfartsverket) is a
Swedish Government agency
The government agencies in Sweden 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 ...
which regulated and oversaw all aspects of
aviation
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot ...
in
Sweden until 2005. The regulatory division was called ''Luftfartsstyrelsen''.
The Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) (''Flygtrafiktjänsten'') was established as ''Luftfartsverket'' (LFV). The agency had its head office 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 Link� ...
.
In 2005 the regulatory division was separated to a new agency named ''Luftfartsstyrelsen'', from 2009 part of ''
Transportstyrelsen''.
On 1 April 2010, the airport ownership and operation part of the ''Luftfartsverket'' was transferred to
Swedish Airports (Swedavia AB), a newly formed
fully state-owned company.
Air navigation services continue as a state enterprise under the name LFV.
See also
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Air traffic control
Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airsp ...
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List of Swedish government enterprises
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List of airports in Sweden
This is a list of airports in Sweden, sorted by location.
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Airports
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List of airports
References
External links
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Civil Aviation Administration(Archive) (2005)
Civil Aviation Administration(Archive) (2000–2004)
(Archive) (1998–2000)
Civil Aviation Administration(Archive)
Civil Aviation
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Civil Aviation Administration
Air navigation service providers
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