The government agencies in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden () is the Cabinet (government), national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's Executive (government), executive authority.
The Government consists of the Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister and their ...
. The
ministries
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian mi ...
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
The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...
also has a number of independent agencies.
Riksdag
The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...
*
Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank, or simply the Riksbank, is the central bank of Sweden. Founded in 1668, it is the world's oldest surviving central bank, and the third oldest bank in continuous operation.
Prior to World War I, it was also the only state- ...
, Sweden's
central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, national bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the monetary policy of a country or monetary union. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the mo ...
.
*
National Audit Office () — the
supreme audit institution
A supreme audit institution is an independent national-level institution which conducts audits of government activities. Most supreme audit institutions are established in their country's constitution, and their mandate is further refined in natio ...
of Sweden.
*The
Parliamentary Ombudsman
Parliamentary Ombudsman (, , , , ) is the name of the principal ombudsman institutions in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (where the term ''justice ombudsman'' – or JO – is also used). In each case, the terms refer both to the of ...
().
Ministry of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral rela ...
Ministry of Defence
A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...
Ministry of Employment
Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Ministry of Finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position .
A ministry of finance's portfoli ...
Ministry of Education and Research
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
* Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
* Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
* Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
* Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)Ministry o ...
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Infrastructure
*
Svenska kraftnät
Svenska kraftnät is an electricity transmission system operator in Sweden. It is current led by director-general Per Eckemark since 2025.
It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Va ...
*
Electrical Safety Board ()
*
Energy Markets Inspectorate ()
*
Civil Aviation Administration
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC; ) is the civil aviation authority of the People's Republic of China, under the Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents.
As the avi ...
()
*
Agency for Digital Government
Agency may refer to:
Organizations
* Institution, governmental or others
** Advertising agency or marketing agency, a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients
** Employment agency, a business that s ...
()
*
Oil Crisis Board
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturate ...
()
*
Post and Telecom Authority ()
*
Maritime Administration
Maritime administrations, or flag state administrations, are the executive arms/state bodies of each government responsible for carrying out the shipping responsibilities of the state, and are tasked to administer national shipping and boating issu ...
()
*
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, or ''Utlänningsnämnden, UN''. Discontinued and replaced by
Migration Courts on 31 March 2006, when the new Aliens Act entered into force.
*
Swedish National Board of Education, or ''Skolöverstyrelsen'', governed primary and secondary schools. Was replaced by the
Swedish National Agency for Education
The Swedish National Agency for Education (, commonly known as ''Skolverket'') is a Government agency in Sweden that oversees the Swedish public school system for children and adults.
Formed in 1991, The Swedish National Agency for Education is ...
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, or ''Kanslersämbetet''. The
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education () 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, quality assessment, initi ...
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 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 ...
.
*
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 Lin ...
. 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, 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 on 1 January 2006.
*
Swedish National Public Transport Agency, or ''Rikstrafiken'' on 1 April 2010.
*The Railway Safety Fencing Board () was a government agency responsible for settling conflicts between
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
and
rail transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
companies regarding the building of
fence
A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or net (textile), netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its ...
s along railways.
The board existed 1976—2008. It only decided in one case, which occurred in 1977.
[
* Swedish Seed Testing and Certification Institute, or ''Statens utsädeskontroll''. Field of operations: seed testing. Made a part of the Swedish National Board of Agriculture 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
Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
Initially fou ...
.
See also
*List of Swedish government enterprises
This is a list of Swedish companies owned by the state.
State-owned companies are legally in a form of aktiebolag but mainly or fully state-owned. They are expected to be funded by their sales, and not be given direct tax money. A big customer ...
* Government agencies in Iceland
The government agencies in Iceland are state controlled organisations which act independently to carry out the policies of the Icelandic government.
Parliament
Agencies
* Althing Ombudsman (''Umboðsmaður Alþingis'')
* Icelandic National Audi ...
* Government agencies in Norway
References
Current Government Agencies
on Government's website
Governmental ordinance
(in Swedish) listing agencies affiliation per ministry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Government Agencies In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
Lists of organizations based in Sweden
Sweden politics-related lists