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ffices Yearbook 2014Facts and FiguresSwedish Government Offices Yearbook 2014

The Swedish Government Offices Yearbook 2014 was produced by

the Office for Administrative Affairs, Government Offices of Sweden.

The English edition of the yearbook 2014 is

an abridged version of the Swedish edition.

Layout: Blomquist.

Preface

The Government Offices of Sweden is a politically controlled agency, where the Government determines the direction of operations and the issues to be given priority. The role of the Government Offices is to assist the Government in its task of governing the realm and achieving its policy objectives.

The purpose of the yearbook is to present facts and figures about the organisation, responsibilities and activities of the Government Offices fo-cusing on the following areas of operation:

• The legislative process

• The budget process and agency management

• Administrative business

• International cooperation

• External communication

• Internal development and support

The statistical information presented in this publication is based on data from December 2014.

The yearbook also contains information about the ministers who served in the Swedish Government in 2014 and a section on sources of informa-tion and useful contacts at the Government Offices. If you have any ques-tions that are not answered in these pages or would like more information, please feel free to contact us. You are also welcome to visit our international website at www.government.se.

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Table of contents

The Government Offices – a brief presentation .................................................................5

Organisation of the Government Offices........................................................................... 5

Duties of the Government Offices....................................................................................6

Staff responsibilities at the Government Offices ...............................................................6

Operations at the Government Offices .............................................................................6

Policy areas at the ministries in 2014 ..............................................................................8

The Prime Minister’s Office ...........................................................................................8

The Ministry of Culture ..................................................................................................8

The Ministry of Defence ................................................................................................8

The Ministry of Education and Research ......................................................................... 9

The Ministry of Employment ..........................................................................................9

The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications .................................................. 9

The Ministry of the Environment .................................................................................. 10

The Ministry of Finance ............................................................................................... 10

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs .................................................................................... 11

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs ...................................................................... 11

The Ministry of Justice ................................................................................................ 12

The Ministry of Rural Affairs ........................................................................................ 12

The Office for Administrative Affairs ............................................................................. 12

The Swedish Government 2014 .................................................................................... 13

Swedish government 1 January–3 October 2014 ............................................................ 14

Swedish government 3 October 2014– .......................................................................... 15

Facts and Figures ....................................................................................................... 17

The legislative process ................................................................................................ 18

The budget process and agency management ................................................................ 24

Administrative business ...............................................................................................30

International cooperation ............................................................................................. 31

External communication .............................................................................................. 39

Internal development work ...........................................................................................43

Information sources and contact information ................................................................. 52

Street and email addresses ..........................................................................................53

Facts about Sweden .....................................................................................................55

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The Government Offices – a brief presentation

All public power in Sweden proceeds from the people. The people elect the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) and governments are formed on the basis of how party seats are distributed. To assist it in its tasks, the Government has a staff of approximately 4,600 officials and political appointees working at the Government Offices and on government committees. In 2014, the Govern-ment Offices comprised of the Prime Minister’s Office, eleven ministries and the Office for Administrative Affairs.

Organisation of the Government OfficesThe Government Offices serves as the Government’s staff. As a gov-ernment agency, it is headed by the Prime Minister, who is also head of government and thus has dual roles. In addition, the Prime Minister’s Office has a Permanent Secretary with overall responsibility for the admin-istration of the Government Offices and for cross-ministerial administrative matters.

The leadership of every ministry comprises one or more ministers, one of whom is head of ministry. Each minister has a staff of politically appointed officials, for example state secretaries, political advisers and press secretaries. Of the Government Offices’ 4,600 employees about 200 are polit-ically appointed ministers and officials.

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Ministry of Finance

Ministry for Foreign A

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Ministry of H

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Ministry of Justice

Ministry for R

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The Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ missions abroad – i.e. embassies, consulates, representations and delegations to the UN, the EU, the OECD and other or-ganisations – also belong to the Government Offices. Missions abroad report directly to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, but they are also authorities in their own right.

The Government also appoints committees of inquiry when it needs to examine an issue in greater depth, for example in connection with new legis-lative proposals. The committees are authorities in their own right and report to the Government.

Duties of the Government Offices “The Government Offices are responsible for preparing government

business and in other respects assisting the Government and its Ministers in their activities.”

(Section 1 of the Ordinance concerning the Duties of the Government Offices 1996:1515)

The Government Offices is a politically controlled agency. The Government decides the direction of operations and the issues to be given priority.

Staff responsibilities at the Government OfficesThe great majority of staff at the Government Offices are not political appointees but officials who retain their posts in the event of a change of government.

Officials assist the Government by supplying data and information for decision-making and conducting inquiries into national and international issues. They are also responsible for supervising the government agencies that report to the ministries by drafting the annual appropriation directions and monitoring operations. International negotiations, for example in the context of the European Union, may also form part of their duties.

Operations at the Government OfficesThe main tasks of government officials fall into one of several categories that apply to all the ministries alike:


Legislation

Government officials are required to develop political initiatives, formulate terms of reference for committees of inquiry and assist in the appointment of government committees. They also take delivery of reports and circulate them for comment, draft referrals to the Council on Legislation, draft gov-ernment bills and process acts of parliament.

The budget process and agency management

Government Offices officials prepare and follow up budget bills, issue ap-propriation directions specifying goals and funding allocations for govern-ment agencies, participate in the appointment of agency boards and direc-tors-general, and maintain regular contact with agencies.

Administrative business

The Government Offices is the supreme administrative authority in Sweden, which means that officials draft proposals for government decisions.

International cooperation

Officials prepare Swedish positions at meetings of international organisations, represent Sweden abroad and incorporate the terms of international agree-ments into Swedish policies.

External communication

A further task of the Government Offices is to assist the Government in other areas of communication with the world at large. Officials draft ministerial replies to questions and interpellations from the Riksdag and prepare answers to postal and email enquiries from the general public.

Internal support and development

Government Offices staff are also responsible for a wide range of other tasks, including operational planning, financial administration, ICT issues, surveillance and security, archive management, the registration of public documents, and the administration of property and premises.

For more detailed information about these areas of operation, please see the section entitled Facts and Figures on pages 17–51.


Policy areas at the ministries in 2014

In 2014, the Government Offices of Sweden comprised the Prime Minister’s Office, eleven ministries and the Office for Administrative Affairs. Their main policy areas are described briefly below.

The information in this section refers to 2014. Employment figures include both ministry officials and employees serving on government committees or commissions of inquiry.

The Prime Minister’s OfficeThe Prime Minister’s Office leads and coordinates the work of the Govern-ment Offices and is responsible for the coordination of Swedish EU policy.

The Prime Minister’s Office is headed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s Office is divided into a number of departments, for example the Office of the Prime Minister and the Office of the Minister for EU Affairs and the Secretariat for Legal and Linguistic Draft Revision. In December 2014, 181 officials worked at the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Ministry of CultureThe Ministry of Culture had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: culture and creative artists, cultural heritage, the media, film and sport.

The Ministry of Culture was responsible for 24 agencies and a number of foundations and institutions including the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish National Archives, the National Heritage Board, Moderna Museet, the Roy-al Dramatic Theatre AB, the Royal Opera AB, the Swedish Film Institute (found ation), Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB, Sveriges Utbild-ningsradio AB and the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media. In December 2014, 94 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of DefenceThe Ministry of Defence had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: total defence and contingency measures against accidents, emergency preparedness,


international peace support operations, international law in armed conflicts and security intelligence.

The Ministry of Defence was responsible for eleven agencies including the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Defence Research Agency, the Swedish Coast Guard and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. In December 2014, 170 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of Education and ResearchThe Ministry of Education and Research had the following areas of responsi-bility in 2014: education policy, research, gender equality, youth policy and civil society issues.

The Ministry of Education and Research was responsible for 55 agencies including the Swedish National Agency for Education, the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education, the Swedish Council for Higher Education, Swedish Higher Education Authority, the Royal Library, the Swedish Research Council, CSN (financial aid for studies), and the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs. In December 2014, 237 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of EmploymentThe Ministry of Employment had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: working life issues and conditions of employment, labour market policy, in-tegration, discrimination issues, human rights at the national level, Swedish citizenship and national minorities.

The Ministry of Employment was responsible for eight agencies including the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Swedish Labour Court, the Swedish Work Environment Authority, the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU), the Equality Ombudsman and the Board against Discrimination. In December 2014, 162 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and CommunicationsThe Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications had the follow ing areas of responsibility in 2014: regional growth, energy, transport and infra-structure, IT/communications, and the business and industrial community.


This sector includes business and enterprise, competitiveness and smoothly func tioning markets, as well as needs-driven research and innovation.

The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications was responsible for 23 agencies, including four public enterprises and one court of law includ-ing the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, the Swedish Competition Authority, the Swedish Companies Registration Office, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office and the Swedish Energy Agency.In December 2014, 343 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of the EnvironmentThe Ministry of the Environment had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: reduced emissions, a toxic-free everyday environment, water and seas, ecosystem and biological diversity, Sweden’s Environmental Quality Objectives, international environmental cooperation, ecocycle policy, nuclear safety,radiation protection, environmental technology and environmental research.

The Ministry of the Environment was responsible for seven agencies includ-ing the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish Chemicals Agency, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management. In December 2014, 172 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: economic policy, the government budget, tax policy, financial markets, lotteries and gaming, international economic cooperation, state-owned companies, local government finance and legislation.

The Ministry of Finance was responsible for 13 agencies including the Swedish Tax Agency, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Customs Service. The Government Offices also had 52 partly or wholly state-owned companies.The Ministry of Finance has overall responsibility for mat-ters relating to state owership of enterprises and coherent ownership policy.In December 2014, 501 officials worked at the ministry.


The Ministry for Foreign AffairsThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: foreign and security policy, global development and development as s istance, trade policy, assistance to Swedes abroad, international law and human rights, export controls of military equipment, international coopera-tion with countries and regions, and trade, investment and the promotion of Sweden.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for 100 missions abroad – Sweden’s embassies and consulates – which, together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, make up the Foreign Service. Via its diplomatic missions abroad, the Ministry extends consular support to Swedish citizens abroad and issues visas to foreign visitors. Swedish embassies report on politi-cal, economic and human rights developments in their countries of operation, promote Swedish economic interests there, and actively encourage foreign investment in Sweden. In countries where Sweden pursues development cooper ation activities, Swedish missions abroad work to ensure that these activities are as effective as possible.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was responsible for eight agencies in Sweden including the Swedish Institute, the Swedish International Develop-ment Cooperation Agency (Sida), Business Sweden and the Board of Trade.In December 2014, 1,276 officials worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairsin Stockholm, 528 of them at missions abroad.

The Ministry of Health and Social AffairsThe Ministry of Health and Social Affairs had the following areas of respons-i bility in 2014: health and medical care, public health, children’s rights, dis-ability issues, social services, social insurance. Other areas of responsibility include public administration, public procurement, housing and construc-tion, and religious communities, parental insurance, care of the elderly and pensions.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs was responsible for 50 govern-ment agencies including the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the Medical Products Agency, the county administrative boards, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. In December 2014, 334 officials worked at the ministry.


The Ministry of JusticeThe Ministry of Justice had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: the Swedish Constitution and legislation in the areas of criminal law, civil law and legal procedure etc., the judicial system, migration and asylum policy, matters relating to clemency in criminal cases, certain other criminal law matters, democracy issues and consumer affairs.

The Ministry of Justice was responsible for 123 agencies, including the Swedish Police Service, the Prosecution Authority, the Swedish courts, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, the Swedish Migration Board, the Chancellor of Justice, the Data Inspection Board, the National Council for Crime Pre-vention and the Election Authority. In December 2014, 406 officials worked at the ministry.

The Ministry for Rural AffairsThe Ministry for Rural Affairs had the following areas of responsibility in 2014: bioenergy from agriculture and forestry, animals, organic production and consumption, fisheries, hunting and game management, agriculture, food production, rural policy area, forestry, Sami and reindeer husbandry.

The Ministry for Rural Affairs was responsible for six agencies including the Swedish Board of Agriculture, the National Food Administration, the Sami Parliament and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. In December 2014, 149 officials worked at the ministry.

The Office for Administrative AffairsThe Office for Administrative Affairs is a joint resource for the Government Offices and is responsible for the development and provision of cross-ministry administrative support and services. The Office for Administrative Affairs also provides some administrative support to government-appointed commit-tees of inquiry and to missions abroad.

The Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office is head of the Office for Administrative Affairs. In December 2014, 597 officials worked at the Office for Administrative Affairs.

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The Swedish Government 2014

Every four years, the Swedish people go to the polls to elect their representa tives in the Riksdag (Swedish parliament). The Riksdag appoints a Prime Minister who is given the task of forming a government. The Government rules the country by implementing decisions taken by the members of the Riksdag and by initiating new laws or amendments. The Government is assisted in its task by the staff at the Government Offices and some 300 government agencies.

Government decision-making is discharged on a collective basis. This means that, at their weekly meetings, the members of the Cabinet take joint deci-sions on all government business. Consequently, all the ministers have a say in government decisions and the Cabinet as a whole is collectively responsible for them. The agenda for cabinet meetings is published each week on the Government Offices Swedish website www.regeringen.se.

http://www.regeringen.se

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Swedish government 1 January–3 October 2014

Since the general elections in 2010, Sweden has had a centre-right minority government consisting of members of four parties: Moderate Party (Moderata samlingspartiet, M), Centre Party (Centerpartiet, C), Liberal Party (Folkpartiet, FP), Swedish Christian Democrats (Krist-demokraterna, KD).

Prime Minister’s OfficeFredrik Reinfeldt (M), Prime MinisterBirgitta Ohlsson (FP), Minister for EU Affairs

Ministry of EmploymentElisabeth Svantesson (M), Minister for EmploymentErik Ullenhag (FP), Minister for Integration

Ministry of FinanceAnders Borg (M), Minister for FinancePeter Norman (M), Minister for Financial Markets

Ministry of DefenceKarin Enström (M), Minister for Defence

Ministry of JusticeBeatrice Ask (M), Minister for JusticeTobias Billström (M), Minister for Migration andAsylum Policy

Ministry of CultureLena Adelsohn Liljeroth (M), Minister for Cultureand Sports

Ministry for Rural AffairsEskil Erlandsson (C), Minister for Rural Affairs

Ministry of the EnvironmentLena Ek (C), Minister for the Environment

Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and CommunicationsAnnie Lööf (C), Minister for EnterpriseAnna-Karin Hatt (C), Minister for InformationTechnology and EnergyCatharina Elmsäter-Svärd (M), Minister for Infrastructure

Ministry of Health and Social AffairsGöran Hägglund (KD), Minister for Health and Social AffairsUlf Kristersson (M), Minister for Social SecurityMaria Larsson (KD), Minister for Children and the ElderlyStefan Attefall (KD), Minister for PublicAdministration and Housing

Ministry of Education and ResearchJan Björklund (FP), Minister for EducationDeputy Prime MinisterMaria Arnholm (FP), Minister for Gender Equality

Ministry for Foreign AffairsCarl Bildt (M), Minister for Foreign AffairsEwa Björling (M), Minister for TradeHillevi Engström (M), Minister for International Development Cooperation

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Swedish government 3 October 2014–

The Social Democratic Party and the Green Party formed a government following the parlia-mentary election on 14 September 2014. On 3 October 2014, the newly elected Riksdag gath-ered for the opening of the Riksdag session, at which Prime Minister Stefan Löfven presented his Statement of Government Policy and the new Government.

Stefan Löfven (S) Prime MinisterPrime Minister’s Office

Magdalena Andersson (S)Minister for FinanceMinistry of Finance

Alice Bah Kuhnke (MP)Minister for Culture and DemocracyMinistry of Culture

Ibrahim Baylan (S) Minister for EnergyMinistry of the Environment and Energy

Per Bolund (MP)Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs, Deputy Minister for FinanceMinistry of Finance

Sven-Erik Bucht (S)Minister for Rural AffairsMinistry of Enterprise and Innovation

Mikael Damberg (S) Minister for Enterprise and InnovationMinistry of Enterprise and Innovation

Gustav Fridolin (MP)Minister for EducationMinistry of Education and Research

Aida Hadzialic (S)Minister for Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and TrainingMinistry of Education and Research

Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S) Minister for Higher Education and ResearchMinistry of Education and Research

Peter Hultqvist (S)Minister for DefenceMinistry of Defence

Anna Johansson (S)Minister for InfrastructureMinistry of Enterprise and Innovation


Morgan Johansson (S)Minister for Justice and MigrationMinistry of Justice

Ylva Johansson (S)Minister for EmploymentMinistry ofEmployment

Mehmet Kaplan (S)Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information TechnologyMinistry of Enterprise and Innovation

Isabella Lövin (MP)Minister for Interna-tional Development CooperationMinistry for Foreign Affairs

Kristina Persson (S)Minister for Strategy, Future Issues and Nordic cooperationPrime Minister’s Office

Åsa Regnér (S)Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Åsa Romson (MP)Minister for Climate and the Environment,Deputy Prime MinisterMinistry of the Envi-ronment and Energy

Ardalan Shekarabi (S)Minister for Public Administration Ministry of Finance

Annika Strandhäll (S) Minister for Social Security Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Margot Wallström (S)Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Gabriel Wikström (S)Minister for Health Care, Public Health and Sport Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Anders Ygeman (S)Minister for Home Affairs Ministry of Justice


Facts and Figures

This section describes activities at the Swedish Government Offices on the

basis of certain statistical criteria. The data is structured in accordance with the

Government Offices’ principal areas of operation:

• The legislative process

• The budget process and agency management

• Administrative business

• International cooperation

• External communication

• Internal development and support


The legislative processLaws are enacted by the Riksdag (Swedish parliament). As a rule, they are drawn up at the Government’s initiative, and the procedure is usually as follows.

Committees of inquiry, Government Official Reports and MinistryPublications Series

Before the Government presents a bill to the Riksdag, it will sometimes appoint an inquiry chair or a committee of inquiry to look into a particular matter. The framework for the assignment is set out in terms of reference. The committee will then compile and analyse facts and statistics and put forward proposals on the basis of its findings, sometimes in the form of a legislative proposal.

When this work is completed, a final report containing proposals is pre-sented to the Government. These reports are published regularly in the Swed-ish Government Official Reports series. Alternatively, legislative proposals may be studied and drawn up within the Government Offices. In such cases, they are reported in memorandums published regularly in the Ministry Pub-lications Series.

Referrals, bills and government communications

Before the Government adopts a position on the report or the ministerial memorandum, the document is circulated for comment to the relevant agen-cies, organisations and interest groups. Once this referral process is complete, a government bill is drafted specifying the proposed new law. In certain cases, the draft bill is referred to the Council on Legislation.

Sometimes, the Government outlines its position on a particular matter without bringing any legislative proposals before the Riksdag. In such cases, they are reported in government communications to the Riksdag.

Acts of parliament and the Swedish Code of Statutes

When a bill is adopted by the Riksdag, a parlia mentary communication is conveyed to the Government. The Government formally promulgates the new law, which is then published in the Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS).


COMMITTEE SERVICE

The table below shows the number of officials serving on committees and inquiries for all or part of December in each year. It also shows the gender breakdown for each year.

Committee Service

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office – – – – –

Ministry of Employment 3 6 14 14 17

Ministry of Finance 33 34 49 46 52

Ministry of Defence 9 7 8 8 7

Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality 6

Ministry of Justice 36 32 45 57 72

Ministry of Culture 11 10 12 7 10

Ministry for Rural Affairs 6 5 3 4 7

Ministry of the Environment 19 23 21 20 18

Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications 33 25 31 46 56

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 43 65 65 70 76

Ministry of Education and Research 29 10 31 42 42

Ministry for Foreign Affairs 11 3 2 7 11

Total Government Offices 239 220 281 321 368

Proportion women/men (%) 60/40 61/39 62/38 59/41 62/38

Key to the tablesPlease note that a dash (–) in the tables indicates that the ministry has no activity in

the area in question or that no activities were undertaken in that particular year. If the

column is empty this indicates that the ministry did not exist in the year in question.


SWEDISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL REPORTS AND THE MINISTRYPUBLICATIONS SERIES

The tables below show the number of publications in the Swedish Government Official Reports series and the Ministry Publications Series for each year.

Government Official Reports

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office – – – – –







Ministry for Rural Affairs 4 3 – 2 3





Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1 2 – – 1



Ministry Publications Series

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office – 1 1 5 1



Ministry of Defence – 1 – 2 1








Ministry of Education and Research 1 – – 7 0




GOVERNMENT BILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The table shows the number of government bills and written communications submitted to the Riksdag for each year.

Number of government bills and communications

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office 5 3 4 5 3















LAWS AND ORDINANCES

A government bill containing a legislative proposal is considered by the Riksdag, resulting in a parliamentary decision. If adopted by the Riksdag, the Government then promulgates and publishes the new law.

Ordinances are legal rules that, under the Constitution, the Government can decide on. Or-dinances regulate the activities of government agencies, for example. Laws and ordinances are published in the Swedish Code of Statutes (SFS); see http://www.lagrummet.se/english/The table below shows the number of laws and ordinances issued each year in SFS.

Number of laws and ordinances issued per ministry

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014














Total Government Offices 2,070 1,600 995 1,177 1,583

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The budget process and agency management

The budget process in brief

In December each year, the Ministry of Finance presents the Government with forecasts of how Sweden’s economy is likely to develop. In January, it continues to review and update the revenue and expenditure forecasts in the central gov-ernment budget, government borrowing requirements, etc. At the same time, the other ministries revise the forecasts for their own expenditure areas and appropriations. The appropriations in the central government budget are di-vided among 27 expenditure areas, and each specifies a sum that, subject to parliamentary approval, is to be used for a certain purpose.

At the end of February, the government agencies submit their annual reports and their budget documents for the coming three-year period.

Spring fiscal policy bill and supplementary budget – April

Government deliberations on the central government budget take place in March. The main thrust of economic policy over the next few years is set out in the Spring Fiscal Policy Bill, which is presented to the Riksdag in April. At the same time, the Government generally submits a supplementary budget containing proposed changes to appropriations for the current year as well as an annual report of central government activities of the previous year.

The Spring Fiscal Policy Bill focuses on the guidelines for, and challeng-es facing, economic policy in the longer term. Detailed proposals for new reforms are only presented in the autumn Budget Bill.

During the spring and summer, the ministries divide the funds into individual appropriations. When doing so, they have to keep within the expenditure area frameworks agreed in March.

Budget Bill – September

The Government submits its Budget Bill to the Riksdag in the latter half of September. The Budget Bill contains proposals on expenditure ceilings, surplus targets for the coming three-year period and frameworks for the 27 expenditure areas, as well as proposals on how government funds should be distributed per appropriation during the coming year. It also reports the outcome of govern-ment activities in the various policy areas during the previous year.


Appropriation directions for government agencies – December

While the Riksdag discusses the Budget Bill, the ministries begin drafting appropriation directions (see below) for the government agencies under their jurisdiction. The Riksdag approves the economic framework for each appro-priation in mid-December, whereupon the Government has until the end of the year to issue its directions to the government agencies.

SUMMARY OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET

The budget process in 2014 involved the allocation of close to SEK 800 billion. The fol-lowing tables show the distribution of budget funds in recent years in terms of revenue and expenditure in current prices.

Summary

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Revenue 779.5 872.4 787.6 790.5 790.2

Expenditure, etc. 780.6 804.6 812.5 921.4 862.4

Central government budget balance –1.1 67.8 –24.9 – 130.9 –72.2


Revenue, SEK billion

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Direct taxes on labour 474.7 490.5 504.3 525.9 525.7

Indirect taxes on labour 399.2 418.2 431.2 444.6 465.1

Taxes on capital 191.5 187.0 170.6 168.9 191.8

Taxes on consumer goods and inputs 443.9 450.6 450.1 458.2 468.2

Import duty 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.8

Taxes due and other taxes 2.1 4.1 4.2 11.5 8.9

Deductible items, EU taxes –7.1 –7.2 – 6.9 – 6.9 –5.8

Deductible items, taxes to other sectors –720.4 –751.2 –776.4 – 806.3 –829.3

Accruals and deferrals –10.1 42.3 10.3 – 23.8 –15.2

Revenue from central government activities 41.8 55.3 48.8 48.1 41.7

Revenue from sale of property 0.2 23.1 0.3 20.8 0.2

Repayment of loans 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9

Computed revenue 8.9 11.1 9.7 9.9 9.9

EU subsidies, etc. 13.0 12.3 9.8 10.3 11.9

Credit payments associated with the tax system – 65.5 –70.8 –74.9 – 77.0 –81.6

Expenditure in the form of credits to tax accounts 0.0 – 0.1 – 0.1 0.0 –8.0

Total revenue 779.5 872.4 787.6 790.5 790.2


Expenditure, SEK billion

Expenditure area 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

1 Governance 11.7 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.9

2 Economic and financial administration 12.1 12.9 13.5 16.1 14.1

3 Taxes, customs and enforcement 9.4 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.4

4 Justice 35.5 37.2 38.2 39.3 40.2

5 International cooperation 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.7

6 Defence and contingency measures 45.7 44.2 45.5 45.4 48.0

7 International development cooperation 26.7 29.2 30.2 30.8 31.0

8 Migration 7.1 7.6 8.2 9.9 12.6

9 Health care, medical care and social services 56.0 56.5 58.7 59.0 61.6

10 Financial security for the sick and disabled 99.9 95.8 94.9 96.4 99.0

11 Financial security for the elderly 41.5 41.6 41.3 40.0 39.3

12 Financial security for families and children 70.2 72.0 75.6 78.5 80.8

13 Integration and gender equality 5.2 5.0 6.8 8.8 12.2

14 Labour market and working life 68.6 63.3 66.6 69.7 66.9

15 Financial support for students 22.6 21.8 21.1 20.6 20.0

16 Education and academic research 53.2 53.7 53.8 56.5 59.4

17 Culture, media, religious communities and leisure 11.3 12.0 12.3 12.7 12.8

18 Planning, housing provision,construction and consumer policy 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1

19 Regional growth 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 2.9

20 General environmental protection andnature conservation

5.2 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.1

21 Energy 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.9

22 Transport and communications 39.8 38.7 42.9 43.7 46.0

23 Landbased industries, rural areas and food 17.4 16.4 16.4 16.0 16.2

24 Industry and trade 8.5 5.4 5.9 5.2 5.4

25 General grants to local government 75.7 88.0 85.1 88.9 93.6

26 Interest on the central government debt, etc. 23.4 34.5 27.4 16.8 3.3

27 Contribution to the European Union 30.4 30.6 31.5 37.4 41.6

Total expenditure 786.4 801.5 811.1 827.4 840.9

Adjustment to cash basis 3.4 1.5 0.4 96.2 –0.5

National debt office lending, etc. –9.2 1.6 1.0 – 2.2 22.0

Total expenditure 780.6 804.6 812.5 921.4 862.4


Agency Management

Government agencies are the Government’s most important instruments in carrying out its policies. The remit of each ministry includes responsibility for a number of government agencies. The Government regulates both the powers and duties of the various government agencies and takes decisions that affect the conditions under which agencies operate.

The basic policy instrument for each agency is a set of government instruc-tions in the form of an ordinance. The Government may sometimes draft ordinances of other kinds, or take special decisions in directing agency oper-ations. Annual appropriation directions establish both an economic frame-work for each agency and the aims and focus of its activities. In addition, the Government appoints the agencies’ directors-general.

NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REPORTING TO THE GOVERNMENT

The table below shows the number of government agencies that report to the Government and that have ordinances on 31 December of each year. The figures do not include Swedish missions abroad or committees.

Number of government agencies

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014















Since 2006 the Government has initiated and carried out a series of organisational changes to streamline

public administration. As a result the number of government agencies has gradually decreased.


APPROPRIATION DIRECTIONS

More than 200 of the agencies regulated by ordinances also receive annual appropriation directions, an important part of the process by which the Gov ernment directs agency oper-ations from year to year. These documents set out the economic resources at the agency’s disposal and the goals the agency is expected to achieve. Appropriation directions are also drawn up for certain special allocations and govern how these funds are to be used. During a fiscal year, adjustments can be made to the appropriation directions via special gov-ernment decisions (amendments). The table shows the number of appropriation directions and amendments for the respective year and how many refer to agencies and appropriations respectively.

Total number of appropriation directions and amendments

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Appropriation directions

to appropriation 104 104 107 110 109

to agency 238 237 234 229 227

Amendment decisions

to appropriation 80 99 85 76 94

to agency 307 225 243 216 217

Total 729 665 669 631 647

Appropriation directions and amendments of recent years are published in the register of appropriations, which

is available (in Swedish) on the website of the Swedish National Financial Management Authority: www.esv.se.

http://www.esv.se


Administrative business

The Government Offices is an administrative authority tasked with preparing government business. This includes government bills, written communica-tions, instructions to government agencies, appropriation and grant matters and, to some extent, exemptions and other legal party matters and appeals.

The table below show the total number of items of government business, including both administrative matters and matters in other principle activities, such as government bills and written communications, etc.

TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014






Ministry of Justice 1,661 1,472 1,437 1,328 1,130








Total Government Offices 7,033 6,355 5,595 5,579 5,283

The figures refer to the number of business registry entries listed at Cabinet meetings.

Several decisions may be taken (i.e. several registration numbers) under the same agenda item.


International cooperation

With the increasing pace of globalisation and Sweden’s entry into the Euro-pean Union, the Government Offices’ international workload has increased. All the ministries are involved in EU-related work. Officials prepare Swedish positions for international meetings and oversee legal matters under the Eu-ropean Court of Justice.

Sweden actively pursues transparency issues and the principle that the in-ternal market must always be respected.

The ministries are also involved in representing Sweden in international negotiations and ensuring that the provisions of international agreements are incorporated into Swedish policies.

The ministries also take part in bilaterial meetings with other Member States, implement support programmes on behalf of candidate countries, organ ise information reviews and international conferences, and provide in-formation about Sweden’s international work to the Riksdag, etc.

On the next page is a list of Sweden’s missions abroad in 2014. The missions are independent government agencies in their own right, but come under the jurisdiction of the Government Offices. Their staff is provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and to some extent by other ministries.


SWEDISH MISSIONS ABROAD

Missions

Abu DhabiAbujaAddis AbabaAlgiersAmmanAnkaraAstanaAthensBaghdadBakuBamakoBangkokBeijingBelgradeBerlinBernBogotá D.C.BrasiliaBudapestBuenos AiresBucharestCairoCanberra

ChisinauCopenhagenDamascusDar es SalaamDhakaDohaGuatemala CityHanoiHarareHavanaHelsinkiIslamabadJakartaKabulKampalaKhartoumKievKigaliKinshasaKuala LumpurLa PazLisbonLondon

LuandaLusakaMadridMaputoMexico CityMinskMonroviaMoscowNairobiNew DelhiNicosiaOsloOttawaOuagadougouParisPhnom PenhPraguePretoriaPristinaPyongyangRabatReykjavikRiga

RiyadhRomeSantiago de ChileSarajevoSeoulSingaporeSkopjeTallinnTbilisiTehranTel AvivThe HaugeTiranaTokyoViennaVilniusWarsawWashington D.C.YerevanZagreb

Consulates

Hong Kong MumbaiIstanbul St. PetersburgJerusalem ShanghaiMariehamn

Delegations

Permanent Representation to the EU, BrusselsSwedish Mission to NATO, BrusselsPermanent Representation to the OECD and UNESCO, ParisPermanent Representation to the OSCE, ViennaPermanent Mission of Sweden to the International Organisations in GenevaPermanent Representation of Sweden to the United Nations, New YorkPermanent Representation to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg


OFFICIALS POSTED ABROAD

The Swedish missions abroad are staffed by the Government Offices and by some 1,300 local employees. The table below shows the number of staff from the Government Offices employed at Swedish missions abroad in December of each year.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office 1 – – – –




Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality –









Office for Administrative Affairs 1 1 – – –


Proportion women/men (%) 53/47 54/46 54/46 56/44 56/44


VISAS AND PASSPORTS

The tasks of the Swedish missions include issuing visas to foreign citizens who wish to visit or work in Sweden, and to processing residence and work permit applications, passport and national ID card applications.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Visa applications 205,714 220,623 215,763 200,554 191,013

Passport and national ID cards 24,629 30,237 29,374 29,729 26,521

Residence permit applications 72,831 51,679 *62,757 63,476 69,366

* The Yearbook 2012 states a different figure, which has now been corrected.


WORKING DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES

The Swedish Government Offices is represented in over one thousand different working parties in international organisations. The tables below show the approximate number of working days spent by government officials in international meetings. Days spent preparing or follow-up meetings are not included.

Working days in the European Commission’s committees and groups of experts

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014














The European Commission’s expert groups bring together scientists, academics, industry representatives,

organisations and/or Member States to share knowledge and offer guidance on specific matters. The Commis

sion is not bound by the advice from the expert groups. The implementing committees assist the Commission

and oversee the adoption of rules for the implementation of Council of Ministers and European Parliament

laws. These committees are made up exclusively of representatives of the Member States. The Commission is

required to take the opinions of these committees into account to varying degrees.


Working days in council working parties

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014














At the Council working parties, officials from the various Member States prepare proposals from the European

Commission. The proposals are then processed by the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper)

before being placed on the agenda of ministerial council meetings. Sweden is represented by its Permanent

Representation in Brussels, which is a part of the Swedish Government Offices.


Working days in international organisations outside the EU

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014












Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1,053 1,384 1,484 1,428 1,187

Office for Administrative Affairs – 18 19 – 7



BACKGROUND BRIEFS

Background briefs contain a summary of European Commission proposals and set out the Swedish Government’s views on them. The briefs are submitted to the Riksdag’s Secretariat of the Chamber and are then dealt with by the relevant parliamentary committee. The table below shows the number of background briefs submitted to the Secretariat of the Chamber in each year.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014




Ministry of Defence 1 – 1 4 1











Background briefs are available (in Swedish) at www.riksdagen.se.

http://www.riksdagen.se


External communication

Communication plays an important part in Government Offices operations. Activities include:

• providing information and communicating Government policies andthe work of the ministers,

• producing background material in response to questions and inter-pellations from the Riksdag,

• preparing material for public appearances and speeches,

• responding to correspondence from the public and questions from themedia,

• organising and participating in seminars and other events,

• informing and consulting with the business community, stakeholderorganisations and the public.

THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES WEBSITES

External communication activities also involve providing information about the ongoing work of the Government and the Government Offices. One channel for this is the Govern-ment Offices website www.regeringen.se (in Swedish). In addition to reading about the workings of the Government, visitors can subscribe to press releases and newsletters and view webcast press conferences given by the Government. Government bills and communica-tions, Swedish Government Official reports and other publications and information materials are available on this website.

Social media are also being used to a greater extent than previously to enable dialogue with various interest groups and the community at large.



REPLIES TO PARLIAMENTARY INTERPELLATIONS

Interpellations are questions put by a member of the Riksdag to a government minister, and are debated almost every week in the Chamber. These questions are submitted in writing but the reply is given both in writing and in person from the minister concerned, who comes to the Chamber for this purpose.

The table shows the number of interpellation replies delivered in each year. The data does not take account of the ministry that has prepared the reply. Instead, the response is attrib-uted to the ministry for which the minister is responsible at the time of the reply.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office 4 3 1 9 –














Interpellations and the Government’s replies are available (in Swedish) at www.riksdagen.se.



REPLIES TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

This section refers to written replies to written questions put to a government minister by a member of the Riksdag. The data does not take account of the ministry that has prepared the response. Instead, the response to questions raised in the Riksdag is attributed to the ministry for which the minister is responsible at the time of the reply.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014















Interpellations and the Government’s replies are available (in Swedish) at www.riksdagen.se.



CORRESPONDENCE

Each year, the Government Offices receive a large number of letters from private individuals. Some of these concern requests and representations of various kinds, such as appeals and applications. Letters from private individuals containing questions or proposals addressed to the Government are normally answered by correspondence.

The table shows the number of replies by each ministry over the past years and record-ed in the Government Offices’ business register.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Prime Minister’s Office 3,464 2,253 2,729 1,849 1,595

Ministry of Employment 1,686 3,032 2,252 2,615 2,303

Ministry of Finance 2,269 2,091 2,073 1,676 1,567



Ministry of Justice 3,346 2,966 3,017 3,217 2,963

Ministry of Culture 743 867 773 1,139 824

Ministry for Rural Affairs 1,247 1,142 927 643 526

Ministry of the Environment 2,032 1,437 1,322 1,094 1,029

Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications 3,363 3,489 3,167 2,208 1,884

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 5,267 5,038 4,441 4,279 3,907

Ministry of Education and Research 4,951 4,338 4,287 5,279 5,337

Ministry for Foreign Affairs 748 537 1,258 1,557 2,794

Office for Administrative Affairs 55 22 – – –



Internal development work

The following tables provides statistics about the internal organisation of the Government Offices.

OFFICIALS PER MINISTRY

The table on the next page shows the number of officials who were in service for the whole or part of the month of December each year. The figures include staff on committees and staff posted abroad. Leave of absence and sickness absence on a full-time basis have been deducted. Holiday leave has not been deducted. The column on the right shows the proportion of women and men in each ministry in December 2014. In connection with gov-ernment reshuffles and other organisational changes, certain responsibilities and business categories are sometimes re-allocated between ministries. Comparisons over time must therefore be made with caution.


Officials per ministry

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Proportion ofwomen/men (%)

Prime Minister’s Office 170 184 203 192 181 62/38

Ministry of Employment 92 133 150 159 162 71/29

Ministry of Finance 462 422 468 493 501 56/44

Ministry of Defence 175 164 155 171 170 49/51

Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality

115

Ministry of Justice 365 344 376 403 406 64/36

Ministry of Culture 95 91 91 92 94 67/33

Ministry for Rural Affairs 155 153 158 156 149 73/27

Ministry of the Environment 182 169 174 172 172 67/33

Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

336 296 322 338 343 54/46

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 256 326 327 334 334 63/37

Ministry of Education and Research 210 197 208 230 237 67/33

Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1,271 1,252 1,284 1,291 1,291 59/41

Office for Administrative Affairs 662 613 581 600 597 57/43

Total Government Offices 4,546 4,344 4,498 4,631 4,637 60/40

Proportion of women/men (%) 59/41 59/41 59/41 60/40 60/40


EMPLOYEES PER STAFF CATEGORY

Employees refers to the number of officials, including staff on committees and staff posted abroad, who were in service for the whole or part of the month of December each year. Leave of absence and sickness absence on a full-time basis have been deducted. Holiday leave has not been deducted.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Heads of administrative units 461 438 435 448 482

Executive officers 2,595 2,506 2,593 2,673 2,681

Advisers/Specialists 513 481 589 643 637

Political appointees 197 201 200 199 188

Permanent administrative staff 780 718 680 668 649


Calculated as FTEs 4,392 4,201 4,361 4,486 4,515

The heads of administrative units category refers to those employed under the Government Offices’ senior officials

agreement, excluding state secretaries. Deputy heads of department, section heads and group heads (primarily

at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Office for Administrative Affairs) do not fall under this agreement but

are included here under executive officers. Executive officers refer to officials employed under agreements

applying to civil servants in the state sector. This includes positions such as Desk Officer, Deputy Director and

Senior Adviser. The advisers/specialists category refers to those employed under the Government Offices’

specialist agreement. They are mainly committee and inquiry staff, legal and special advisers, etc, employed for

a fixed term.

The political appointees category refers to government ministers, state secretaries, political advisers and others

employed under the Government Offices’ agreement on politically appointed staff.

The permanent administrative staff category refers to administrative officers, assistants and service staff, etc.

As a result of administrative efficiency measures, the proportion of support staff has decreased.

Calculation as FTEs (fulltime equivalents) means that extent of employment has been taken into account. Thus, two

members of staff working 50 per cent each are counted as one FTE.


PROPORTION OF WOMEN AND MEN PER STAFF CATEGORY

This diagram shows that the proportion of women has gradually increased among heads of administrative units. The increase in the number of female heads of administrative units may seem slow, but women have made up more than 50 per cent of people appointed to these positions in recent years.

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AVERAGE AGE AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF SERVICE

The diagrams show average age and average length of service per staff category in Decem-ber 2014.

Average length of service per staff category (year)

In recent years the average age of staff at the Government Offices has stabilised at around 46 years.

The diagram shows how the average length of service varies substantially between staff categories, the average

length of service in Government Offices is 11 years. The longest period is among male managers. The period of

employment is shorter among female managers because a larger proportion of female managers were recruited

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SICKNESS ABSENCE

The sickness absence rate at the Government Offices (GO) was 2.2 % in 2014, which was significantly lower than the overall rate (3.4 % in 2014) for the central government sector (CGS) among both women and men.

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PARENTAL LEAVE AND TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILDREN

Of the total number of working hours for women in the Government Offices in 2014, 4 % constitutes parental leave and 0.4 % temporary care of children. The equivalent figures for men were 2.9 % and 0.5 %.

EQUAL PAY

Regular gender audits are carried out at the Government Offices to identify any unjustified pay differentials. These are conducted in cooperation with trade unions with the aim ofdetecting, remedying and preventing unjustified pay differentials and other unfair employ-ment terms between women and men at the Government Offices.

In the 2012–2014 gender audit, both the employer and the trade unions confirm that current provisions and practice at the Government Offices are gender-neutral and, where relevant, emphasise the importance of a gender perspective.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EFFORTS

Environmental management measures are conducted according to the guidelines set down in 2008 and are an important component in efforts to achieve ecologically, economically and socially viable development. Consideration for the environment and the health of employees must be observed and potential impact on the environment examined. This applies to both proposed legislation and to activities that have a direct environmental impact as a result of activities at the Government Offices.

Activities with direct environmental impact

Internal Government Offices activities are based on four overall environmen tal objectives that apply from 2012 to 2016. The objectives encompass the following areas: IT, public pro-curement, resource consumption and waste management, as well as travel, meetings and transport. Examples of progress made in 2014 are that electricity consumption decreased and source separation of waste continued to increase.


GOVERNMENT OFFICES EXPENDITURE

The activities of the Government Offices, excluding transfers, are largely financed via the appropriation for administrative operations. Special activities and services are financed via targeted appropriations. The tables show how the Government Offices’ administrative costs are distributed in each year. Salaries and premises account for the greater part of the Government Offices administrative costs. A more detailed account of the Government Offices’ finances is available in the annual report of the Government Offices 2014 (Swedish only).

Expenditure per ministry, SEK million

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014













Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2,335 2,342 2,400 2,431 2,521

Office for Administrative Affairs 636 588 638 630 654

Joint* 874 776 900 886 1,034


*The figures in the ‘Joint’ category refer to the Government Offices’ rental costs and certain other shared costs.


Expenditure per cost category, SEK million

The table below shows expenditure per cost category for each year.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Staff costs 4,266 4,085 4,343 4,510 4,842

Premises 1,293 1,283 1,385 1,361 1,381

Other operating costs 872 877 913 867 892

Financial expenses 60 74 52 51 21

Transfers 2 1 1 – 0

Amortisation payments 208 199 227 259 263

Revenue – 397 – 414 – 452 – 475 –479

Total 6,304 6,104 6,469 6,573 6,920


Information sources and contact informationThe Government Offices comprise the Prime Minister’s Office, eleven ministries and the Office for Administrative Affairs. The main premises of the Government Offices are sit-uated in central Stockholm.

POSTAL ADDRESS

All ministries(except the Ministry for Foreign Affairs):SE-103 33 Stockholm

Ministry for Foreign AffairsSE-103 39 Stockholm

TELEPHONE

Switchboard: +46 8 405 10 00General enquiries about the Government and the Government Offices should be ad-dressed to the Swedish Government Offices Communications Department. Enquiries about specific issues should be addressed to the relevant ministry.

EMAIL ADDRESSES

The easiest way to contact the Government Offices is to use the email forms to senior registry clerks or press secretaries availa-ble on www.government.se (see Contact information). Incoming email to ministers is received and registered by the senior reg-istry clerk at the relevant ministry. If you wish to use your own email program to reach the registry clerk, please use one of the ad-dresses provided on page 52. If the person you wish to contact is not listed on the website or if you prefer to use your own email program then the following format can be used:[email protected].

VISITS

For street addresses, please see page 53.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES

www.government.se

www.government.se is the English-language website of the Swedish Government and the Swedish Government Offices and www.regeringen.se is the Government’s web-site in Swedish.

Records centre

Everyone has the right to examine official documents received or drawn up by the Government Offices, provided the docu-ments are not classified.Tel: +46 8 405 24 88Email: [email protected] address: Fredsgatan 8, Stockholm

USEFUL WEBSITES ABOUT SWEDEN

www.sweden.se is the official gateway to Sweden

www.riksdagen.se is the website of the Riks-dag (Swedish parliament).

www.scb.se is the website of Statistics Sweden

www.lagrummet.se is the portal that pro-vides access to the public legal information system including Swedish laws, ordinances and caselaw (in Swedish only).

WHERE TO FIND PRINTED MATERIAL

General information in English can be ordered or downloaded from the publica-tions section of www.government.se. The majority of official documents such as gov-ernment bills and Swedish government offi-cial reports (SOU) are available in Swedish only and can be ordered from one of a num-ber of Swedish publishing houses.


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Ministry of DefenceJakobsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of Education and ResearchDrottninggatan [email protected]

Ministry of EmploymentFredsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

Mäster Samuelsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of the EnvironmentMalmtorgsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of FinanceJakobsgatan [email protected]

Ministry for Foreign AffairsGustav Adolfs torg 1Fredsgatan 4–6 (Press room)Tegelbacken 2Malmtorgsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of Health and Social AffairsFredsgatan [email protected]

Ministry of JusticeRosenbad 4Fredsgatan 8Jakobsgatan [email protected]

Office for Administrative AffairsRosenbad 4Drottninggatan 5Gustav Adolfs torg 1Karlavägen 100 (Garnisonen)Jakobsgatan 24Malmtorgsgatan 3Drottninggatan 16Beridarbansgatan 1Mäster Samuelsgatan [email protected]

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Facts about SwedenArea: 528,447 sq km, the third largest country in Western Europe.

Forests: 53 %.

Mountains: 11 %.

Agricultural land: 8 %.

Lakes and rivers: 9 %.

Longest north-south distance: 978 miles (1,574 km).

Longest east-west distance: 310 miles (499 km).

Capital: Stockholm.

Population: 9.8 million.

Non-native inhabitants: 16 %.

Population in major cities (including suburbs): Stockholm 2,198,044.

Gothenburg: 541,145. Malmö: 318,107.

Languages: Swedish; recognised minority languages: Sami (Lapp), Finnish, Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish), Yiddish, Romani Chib.

Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy.

Parliament: The Riksdag, single chamber, 349 Members of Parliament.

Religion: Sweden is a secular country. The Church of Sweden is Evangelical Lutheran and co-exists with many other beliefs.

Life expectancy: Men 80.1 years, women 83.7 years.

Currency: Swedish krona (SEK).

Most important export goods: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and plastic and rubber products, electronics and telecommunications equipment, energy products, industrial machinery, road vehicles, minerals, foodstuffs.

Average temperatures

JANUARY JULYMalmö +31.6°F (-0.2°C) 62.2°F (+16.8°C)Stockholm +27.0°F (-2.8°C) 63.0°F (+17.2°C)Kiruna +3.2°F (-16.0°C) 55.0°F (+12.8°C)

Daylight 1 JANUARY 1 JULYMalmö 7 hours 17 hoursStockholm 6 hours 18 hoursKiruna 0 hours 24 hours

Source: www.sweden.se, www.scb.se

http://www.sweden.se


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