Organization:Agency for Financial and Public Management

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The Agency for Financial and Public Management[lower-alpha 1] (Swedish: Statskontoret) is a central government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Sweden. On 1 July 1998, the agency was established as the Swedish Financial Management Agency (Swedish: Ekonomistyrningsverket).[4] However, on 1 January 2026, the former Agency for Public Management was merged into Ekonomistyrningsverket and the agency then changed its name to Statskontoret.[5][6]

Purpose

The agency works to promote a well-functioning and efficient system of central government administration and sound management of public funds. Its responsibilities include:[7]

  • Analysing and evaluating central government governance and activities.
  • Promoting good administrative practice and anti-corruption efforts.
  • Developing central government financial management and reporting.
  • Developing the government-wide IT system Hermes.
  • Producing forecasts for the central government budget and public finances.
  • Functions as the Swedish national audit authority of EU funds.

See also

  • Private
    • List of Swedish companies
    • Stockholm Stock Exchange
  • Government
    • Government finance
      • Central bank ("Sveriges Riksbank")
      • Currency ("krona", "kronor" in plural)
      • List of Swedish government enterprises
      • Monetary policy of Sweden
      • Ministry of Finance
      • Swedish National Institute of Economic Research
    • Spending
      • Social security in Sweden
    • Agencies, unions
      • Government agencies in Sweden
      • Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv)
      • Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (SACO)
      • Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO)
      • Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO)
    • Energy policy
      • Nuclear power in Sweden
      • Proposed Oil phase-out in Sweden

Other links

Footnotes

  1. Statskontoret has earlier been translated into the following: the Swedish Agency for Public Management,[1] the Swedish Agency for Administrative Development[2] or the Swedish Administration Development Agency.[3]

References

  1. Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (12th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2024. p. 60. ISBN 978-91-527-6803-7. https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/dd76044cc9d3418eb8055394998f78d4/namnboken-12e-upplagan.pdf. 
  2. (in sv) Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (6th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdep., Regeringskansliet. 2002. p. 45. Template:SELIBR. ISBN 9138319357. https://www.csc.kth.se/~jakobn/translation/UtrikesNamnbok.pdf. 
  3. Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977) (in sv). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1572. Template:SELIBR. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. https://runeberg.org/svenfack/1594.html. 
  4. "Utredningen om bildandet av en ekonomistyrningsmyndighet (Fi 1997:15)" (in sv). 1999-04-29. https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/kommitteberattelse/utredningen-om-bildandet-av-en_glb2fi15/. 
  5. "Förordning (2025:681) med instruktion för Statskontoret" (in sv). 2025-06-12. https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-2025681-med-instruktion-for_sfs-2025-681/. 
  6. "Utgiftsområde 2. Samhällsekonomi och finansförvaltning" (in sv). 2026-01-02. p. 67. https://regeringen.se/contentassets/bfe4593f9b0d462f834bc8bbd052a921/utgiftsomrade-2-samhallsekonomi-och-finansforvaltning-med-bilaga.pdf. 
  7. "About Statskontoret" (in en). 2026-01-16. https://www.statskontoret.se/english/about-statskontoret/.