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Who does what in Sweden

The agencies that run everyday life in Sweden: what each one does, its English pages and how to reach it.

Swedish Migration AgencyMigrationsverketDecides on visas, residence and work permits, EU right of residence matters and Swedish citizenship.
Swedish Tax AgencySkatteverketCollects income tax and VAT, handles the yearly tax return and registers businesses for F-tax.
Swedish Tax Agency, population registrationSkatteverket, folkbokföringRegisters who lives where in Sweden and issues personal identity numbers and coordination numbers.
Swedish Social Insurance AgencyFörsäkringskassanPays parental benefit, VAB, child allowance, sickness benefit and other social insurance.
Swedish Pensions AgencyPensionsmyndighetenRuns the national public pension, the premium pension funds and housing supplement for pensioners.
Swedish Board of Student FinanceCentrala studiestödsnämnden (CSN)Pays student grants and loans and collects repayments of student loans.
Swedish Public Employment ServiceArbetsförmedlingenRegisters jobseekers, runs Platsbanken and checks the job search of people paid by an a-kassa.
Swedish Companies Registration OfficeBolagsverketRegisters companies and their names, from limited companies to sole traders who want protection for their name.
Swedish Transport AgencyTransportstyrelsenIssues and renews driving licences, keeps the vehicle register and charges congestion tax.
Swedish Transport AdministrationTrafikverketRuns the theory and driving tests, takes licence photos and maintains roads and railways.
Swedish Police AuthorityPolisenTakes crime reports and issues passports, national ID cards, permits and extracts from the criminal record.
National Board of Health and WelfareSocialstyrelsenSets rules for health care and social services and licenses doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
1177 and the regions1177 och regionernaThe regions run public healthcare; 1177 is their shared advice line and website for finding care.
Swedish National Agency for EducationSkolverketSets curricula and rules for preschool, school, adult education and SFI, and explains the school system.
Swedish Council for Higher Education, universityadmissions.seUniversitets- och högskolerådet (UHR), antagning.seRuns university admissions, evaluates foreign qualifications and administers the citizenship test.
Swedish Consumer AgencyKonsumentverket och Hallå konsumentGuards consumer rights and tells you how to complain about a product, a service or a contract.
National Board of Housing, Building and PlanningBoverketSets building rules and follows the housing market, including second-hand renting.
Swedish Union of TenantsHyresgästföreningenA tenants' organisation that negotiates rents and advises members on renting, including second hand.
Regional rent and tenancy tribunalsHyres- och arrendenämndenTribunals that settle disputes on rent, subletting and other tenancy questions.
Swedish Enforcement AuthorityKronofogdenCollects unpaid debts, handles payment orders, evictions and debt restructuring.
Swedish Election AuthorityValmyndighetenRuns national elections and explains who has the right to vote in which election.
Equality OmbudsmanDiskrimineringsombudsmannen (DO)Supervises the Discrimination Act and takes complaints about discrimination.
Swedish Authority for Privacy ProtectionIntegritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY)Supervises GDPR in Sweden and takes complaints about how your personal data is handled.
Systembolaget, the state alcohol retailerSystembolagetThe state-owned chain that alone may sell strong beer, wine and spirits to the public in shops.
County administrative boardsLänsstyrelsenThe state's office in each of Sweden's counties, handling permits, nature, hunting and integration.
Your municipalityKommunenThe local council that runs preschool, school, SFI, social services, rubbish collection and building permits.
Church of Sweden, burial servicesSvenska kyrkan, begravningsverksamhetenRuns most of Sweden's cemeteries and burial services, which everyone registered here pays for through the burial fee.
Swedish CustomsTullverketControls goods crossing the border and charges duty and tax on goods from outside the EU.