Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

Finansdepartementet
overview
Formed	1840 (1840)[1]
Employees	about 470
Ministers responsible	Anders Borg Peter Norman
Website
www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062

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The Ministry of Finance (Swedish: Finansdepartementet) is a Swedish government ministry responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government.

The ministry has a staff of 490, of whom only 20 are political appointees. The political executive is made up of two ministers: the Minister for Finance - currently Anders Borg (m), and the Minister for Local Government Finances and Financial Market Issues - currently Peter Norman (m).

The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 21 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Finance is principal for the following government agencies:

Economic Affairs Department

• Swedish National Institute of Economic Research, or Konjunkturinstitutet. (Official site)
• Economic Council of Sweden, or Ekonomiska rådet. (Official site)

Budget Department

• Swedish National Financial Management Authority, or Ekonomistyrningsverket (ESV). (Official site)

Fiscal Affairs Department

• Swedish National Tax Board, or Skatteverket. (Official site)
• Swedish Enforcement Administration, or Kronofogdemyndigheten. (Official site)
• Swedish Customs Service, or Tullverket. (Official site)
• Swedish National Accounting Standards Board, or Bokföringsnämnden. (Official site)

Financial Institutions and Markets Department

• Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, or Finansinspektionen (FI). (Official site)
• Swedish National Debt Office, or Riksgäldskontoret. (Official site)
• Swedish National Deposit Guarantee Board, or Insättningsgarantinämnden (IGN). (Official site)
• Swedish Premium Pension Authority, or Premiepensionsmyndigheten (PPM). (Official site)
• Swedish National Pension Insurance Funds
  • Första AP-fonden - The First Public Pension Fund
  • Andra AP-fonden - The Second Public Pension Fund
  • Tredje AP-fonden - The Third Public Pension Fund
  • Fjärde AP-fonden - The Fourth Public Pension Fund
  • Sjunde AP-fonden - The Seventh Public Pension Fund

Housing Division

• Swedish National Housing Credit Guarantee Board, or Statens bostadskreditnämnd (BKN). (Official site)
• Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, or Boverket. (Official site)

County Administrative Division

• County Administrative Boards of Sweden, or Länsstyrelserna. (Official site)

Others

• Statistics Sweden or Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB). (Official site)
• Swedish National Property Board, or Statens fastighetsverk (SFV). (Official site)
• Swedish National Fortifications Administration, or Fortifikationsverket (FortF). (Official site)

References

1. ^ "Finansdepartementet" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. http://www.ne.se/finansdepartementet. Retrieved 13 November 2010.  (subscription required)

External links

• Ministry of Finance, official website (English)

Coordinates: 59°19′48.76″N 18°03′53.75″E / 59.3302111°N 18.0649306°E / 59.3302111; 18.0649306