Agency for Financial and Public Management

The '''Agency for Financial and Public Management'''{{efn|''Statskontoret'' has earlier been translated into the following: the Swedish Agency for Public Management,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/dd76044cc9d3418eb8055394998f78d4/namnboken-12e-upplagan.pdf |title=Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska |edition=12th |year=2024 |publisher=Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet |location=Stockholm |isbn=978-91-527-6803-7 |page=60}}</ref> the Swedish Agency for Administrative Development<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.csc.kth.se/~jakobn/translation/UtrikesNamnbok.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207105108/https://www.csc.kth.se/~jakobn/translation/UtrikesNamnbok.pdf |title=Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska |edition=6th |year=2002 |publisher=Utrikesdep., Regeringskansliet |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138319357 |id={{SELIBR|8450358}} |archive-date=7 December 2008 |page=45}}</ref> or the Swedish Administration Development Agency.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/svenfack/1594.html |last=Gullberg |first=Ingvar E. |title=Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning |trans-title=A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research |edition=2nd |year=1977 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-775052-0 |id={{SELIBR|8345587}} |page=1572}}</ref>}} ({{langx|sv|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''' ({{langx|sv|Ekonomistyrningsverket}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-04-29 |title=Utredningen om bildandet av en ekonomistyrningsmyndighet (Fi 1997:15) |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/kommitteberattelse/utredningen-om-bildandet-av-en_glb2fi15/ |access-date=2016-01-16 |website=Riksdagen |language=sv}}</ref> However, on 1 January 2026, the former Agency for Public Management was merged into Ekonomistyrningsverket and the agency then changed its name to ''Statskontoret''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-12 |title=Förordning (2025:681) med instruktion för Statskontoret |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-2025681-med-instruktion-for_sfs-2025-681/ |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Riksdagen |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-02 |title=Utgiftsområde 2. Samhällsekonomi och finansförvaltning |url=https://regeringen.se/contentassets/bfe4593f9b0d462f834bc8bbd052a921/utgiftsomrade-2-samhallsekonomi-och-finansforvaltning-med-bilaga.pdf |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Riksdagen |page=67 |language=sv}}</ref>

== 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:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-16 |title=About Statskontoret |url=https://www.statskontoret.se/english/about-statskontoret/ |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Statskontoret.se |language=en}}</ref>

* 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'' * Economy of Europe * European Union * History of copper currency in Sweden

==Footnotes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.esv.se/aboutesv.4.e1666ffde6cee058000398.html The Swedish National Financial Management Authority]

Institute of Economic Research Category:Economy of Sweden Category:Economic research institutes Category:Public finance of Sweden Category:Financial management organizations