Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

Ministry of Defence
Försvarsdepartementet
overview
Formed	1920 (1920)[1]
Employees	about 150
Minister responsible	Sten Tolgfors
Website
sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2060

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The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a Swedish government ministry responsible for the national defence policy.

The Ministry of Defence has existed in its present form since 1920. It has been located at its present premises at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg, Stockholm, since 1966. The ministry has a staff of 150: political advisers, officials, assistants, clerical officers, military advisers in military issues, etc. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Defence, currently Sten Tolgfors (m).

Government agencies

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

• Swedish Armed Forces, or Försvarsmakten (FM). (Official site) The fundamental task of the Swedish Armed Forces is to prepare in peacetime to defend the country in war against armed attack that threatens its liberty and independence. It must be possible to counter attack from any quarter and to defend the whole country.
• Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, or Försvarets materielverk (FMV). (Official site)
• Swedish National Service Administration, or Pliktverket. Located in Karlstad. (Official site) The National Service Administration is responsible for enrolment, enlisting and administering those eligible for national service as conscripts and supporting training organizers during national service. Each year this involves enrolment of around 50,000 young men and testing a smaller number of women for enlistment.
• Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment, or Försvarets radioanstalt (FRA). Located in Bromma.
• Swedish Defence Research Agency, or Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut (FOI). (Official site) The core activities of the Swedish Defence Research Agency are research, method and technology development and studies on behalf of the National Total Defence.
• Swedish Coast Guard, or Kustbevakningen (KBV). Located in Karlskrona. (Official site) The Swedish Coast Guard performs surveillance and other monitoring and control operations, as well as environmental emergency services at sea. Its tasks are wide-ranging. They include several policy areas for which different authorities are responsible.
• Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, or Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB) (Official site) The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency was established on 1 January 2009, with the purpose of unifying, coordinating, and supportive tasks prior to, during and after emergencies.
• Swedish Accident Investigation Board, or Statens haverikommission (SHK). (Official site)

See also

• Defence Diplomacy

References

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

External links

• Ministry of Defence, official website (English)

Coordinates: 59°19′48.8″N 18°04′05.42″E / 59.330222°N 18.0681722°E / 59.330222; 18.0681722