Government agencies

Each ministry is responsible for a number of central government agencies. It is these agencies that are responsible for the day-to-day operations of public administration. The Government decides on objectives, guidelines and allocation of resources for the agencies activities. But it does not determine how agencies should apply a law or what decision they should take in specific cases. The Ministry of Defence is principal for 10 government agencies.

• Swedish Armed Forces

  The task of the Swedish Armed Forces is to: defend Sweden against armed attack, assert our territorial integrity, contribute to peace and security in the world around us and strengthen Swedish society in times of severe peacetime emergencies.
  Lidingöv. 24. Postal address: 107 85 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-788 75 00, fax 08-788 71 78
  

• Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

  The Defence Materiel Administration is responsible for managing the design and procurement of new defence equipment, where products must be adapted to the future network-based defence.
  Banérgatan 62. Postal address: 115 88 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-782 40 00, fax 08-677 57 99
  

• National Service Administration

  The National Service Administration is responsible for the enrolment, registration and statistics of national service conscripts and for in-service support.
  Karolinen, Våxnäsgatan 10. Postal address: 651 80 Karlstad
  Tel: 054-14 65 00, fax 054-14 65 09
  

• National Defence Radio Establishment

  The National Defence Radio Establishment collects intelligence via signals surveillance. It reports back inter alia to the Government, the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Defence Research Agency and the Defence Matériel Administration.
  Rörbyvägen (Lovön). Postal adress: Box 301,
  178 93 Drottningholm
  Tel: 08-471 46 00, Fax: 08-471 48 53
  

• Swedish Defence Research Agency

  The Swedish Defence Research Agency works with research, methods and technological development and other studies for the national defence system.
  Gullfossgatan 6 (Kista), 164 98 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-55 50 30 00, fax 08-55 50 31 00
  

• Swedish Emergency Management Agency

  The Swedish Emergency Management Agency coordinates the work of developing preparedness for emergencies in Swedish society. In conjunction with municipalities, county councils, the business sector and NGOs, the Agency reduces societys vulnerability and improves its capacity to deal with emergencies.
  Kungsgatan 53. Postal address: Box 599, 101 31 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-593 710 00, fax 08-593 710 01
  

• Swedish Coast Guard

  The Swedish Coast Guard undertakes surveillance, supervision and control with regard to security, fishing and the environment around the entire coast of Sweden. The Swedish Coast Guard engages in well-developed cooperation, both nationally and internationally.
  Stumholmen, Box 536, 371 23 Karlskrona
  Tel: 0455-35 34 00, fax 0455-105 21
  

• Swedish Rescue Services Agency

  The Swedish Rescue Services Agency is the central administrative authority for questions relating to rescue services and measures to prevent accidents and damage, both in Sweden and internationally.
  Norra Klaragatan 18. Postal address: 651 80 Karlstad
  Tel: 054-13 50 00, fax 054-13 56 00
  

• National Board of Psychological Defence

  The National Board of Psychological Defence gives advice and guidance about the mass media sectors contingency planning and the preparedness of the media for serious peacetime emergencies. Another of its roles is to publicise and promote information about security policy and total defence and to monitor trends in public opinion that are of relevance to psychological defence.
  Olof Palmes gata 29. Postal address: Box 2195, 103 15 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-698 33 10, fax 08-20 80 74
  

• Swedish Accident Investigation Board

  The task of the Swedish Accident Investigation Board is to investigate accidents in order to improve safety. The Accident Investigation Board investigates air, marine and rail accidents, as well as other serious accidents. Accidents occurring in the military sphere are also investigated.
  Teknologgatan 8C. Postal address: Box 12538, 102 29 Stockholm
  Tel: 08-555 017 70, fax 08-555 017 90
  Email: info@havkom.se