Sweden · Government
Government and administration in Sweden
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of State — The Monarch
- Purely ceremonial with no political powers.
- Executive — Prime Minister and Government
- Accountable to the Riksdag; acts collectively.
- Legislative — Riksdag
- Single chamber of 349 members.
- Judicial — Separate general and administrative branches
- Career judiciary.
How legislation is made
Government bills are prepared through the distinctive committee-of-inquiry and referral (remiss) process, examined by Riksdag committees and the Council on Legislation, and adopted by the Riksdag.
Enforcement institutions
- Swedish Police Authority
- Single national police authority.
- Swedish Prosecution Authority
- Independent national prosecution service.
- Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO)
- Supervise legality in public administration.
Government bodies and regulators
- judicialSwedish Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten)Conducts criminal prosecutions.
- executiveSwedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket)Registers companies and associations.
- executiveSwedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)Administers residence and asylum.
- executiveSwedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)Assesses taxes and keeps the population register.
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