Ministry of Finance (Sweden)
| Finansdepartementet | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1840 |
| Employees | about 470 |
| Ministers responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of Finance (Swedish: 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.