Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

The Ministry of Finance (Finansdepartementet) is a Swedish government ministry responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government.

The ministry has a staff of 490, of whom only 20 are political appointees. The political executive is made up of three ministers: the Minister for Finance – currently Elisabeth Svantesson (m), the Minister for Financial Markets –  currently Niklas Wykman (m) and the Minister for Public Administration –  currently Erik Slottner (kd).

The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 21 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies
The Ministry of Finance is principal for the following government agencies:

Areas of responsibility

 * Financial markets
 * Central government budget
 * International cooperation
 * Local authorities
 * Taxes