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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge–tunnel across the Öresund.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 3,500 entities connected with Sweden. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Sweden. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Sweden

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Sweden.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 2,314 entities identified as PEPs connected with Sweden.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
King1--
Prime Minister of Sweden16-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Employment--1
Deputy Minister of Finance-1-
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden-6-
Director general of Sida-12
Director General of Swedish Customs-11
Minister for Church Affairs-5-
Minister for Civil Defense1--
Minister for Consumer Affairs-4-
Minister for Culture1--
Minister for Culture of Sweden-81
Minister for Defense161
Minister for Domestic Affairs-3-
Minister for Education1--
Minister for Education and Science-61
Minister for Employment & Integration1--
Minister for Energy-71
Minister for Energy, Business, & Industry1--
Minister for Enterprise-71
Minister for EU Affairs-6-
Minister for EU Affairs & Nordic Cooperation1--
Minister for Finance1--
Minister for Financial Markets17-
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden18-
Minister for Foreign Trade & International Development Cooperation1--
Minister for Gender Equality1--
Minister for Gender Equality Affairs-91
Minister for Government Coordination-3-
Minister for Health12-
Minister for Higher Education and Science-5-
Minister for Housing-91
Minister for Information Technology-6-
Minister for Infrastructure-51
Minister for Infrastructure & Housing1--
Minister for Integration-61
Minister for International Development Cooperation-71
Minister for Justice13-
Minister for Migration16-
Minister for Nordic Cooperation-7-
Minister for Public Administration1--
Minister for Public Health-3-
Minister for Rural Affairs15-
Minister for Schools1--
Minister for Social Affairs15-
Minister for Social Security-41
Minister for Social Security & Pensions1--
Minister for Social Services1--
Minister for the Climate (Sweden)-21
Minister for the Elderly--1
Minister for the Environment18-
Minister of Agriculture-2-
Minister of Civil Affairs-41
Minister of Civil Defence--1
Minister of Democracy-6-
Minister of Employment-61
Minister of Foreign Trade--1
Minister of Primary Education-41
Minister of Sports-6-
Minister of State for Municipal Affairs & Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology Affairs-3-
Minister of Trade-5-
Minister of Youth Affairs-6-
Prime Minister’s Office--1
Q114736377--1
Sweden's Minister for Finance-51
Vice Prime Minister of Sweden-31
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Riksdag-1,039-
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden-2118
president for a Court of Appeal--1
President of the Supreme Court of Sweden-41
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the Swedish Security Service-31
First Adjutant-21
president of the Swedish Foreign Intelligence Court-21
Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces-21
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Swedish Central Bank1--
Q110291424-21
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Grèce en Suède-1-
ambassador of Angola to Sweden-22
ambassador of Azerbaijan to Sweden-1-
ambassador of Colombia to Sweden-11
ambassador of Denmark to Sweden-1-
ambassador of Estonia to Sweden-42
ambassador of France to Sweden-53
ambassador of Hungary to Sweden-2-
ambassador of Iran to Sweden-1-
ambassador of Japan to Sweden-32
ambassador of Morocco to Sweden-2-
ambassador of Mozambique to Sweden-31
ambassador of Norway to Sweden-31
ambassador of Pakistan to Sweden-1-
Ambassador of Palestine to Sweden-32
ambassador of Poland to Sweden-3-
ambassador of Spain to Sweden-71
ambassador of Sweden--2
ambassador of Sweden to Argentina--2
ambassador of Sweden to Brazil-2-
ambassador of Sweden to Canada-1-
ambassador of Sweden to China-51
ambassador of Sweden to Germany-3-
ambassador of Sweden to India-1-
ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia--1
ambassador of Sweden to Pakistan-1-
ambassador of Sweden to Poland-1-
ambassador of Sweden to Portugal--1
ambassador of Sweden to Russia-21
ambassador of Sweden to South Africa--1
ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom-4-
ambassador of Tanzania to Sweden-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sweden-4-
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Sweden-11
Ambassador to the US1--
Saudi ambassador to Sweden-21
Swedish Ambassador to Iraq-1-
United States Ambassador to Sweden-42

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Swedish Riksdag1486103
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden-31
City Commissioner-12
chair person of the Swedish Climate Policy Council-11
City Commissioner for Finance-11
president of Sveriges Riksbank-11
Spokesperson of the Green Party-11
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...