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  Swedish Coast Guard

  The Swedish Coast Guard (Swedish: Kustbevakningen) is a Swedish civilian government agency tasked with: The Swedish coast guard carries out some of its surveillance by air (from its base in Skavsta near Stockholm), and some on ice and snow (from its Luleå station). It also has marine duties in Lake...

• Swedish Board of Agriculture

  The Swedish Board of Agriculture (Swedish: Statens jordbruksverk, commonly known as Jordbruksverket) is a government agency in Sweden that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture. The agency headquarters is located in Jönköping. It is responsible for agriculture, horticulture and reindeer husbandry,...

• Swedish National Migration Board

  Swedish National Migration Board (Migrationsverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Norrköping. The agency is Sweden’s central government authority for aliens affairs, with responsibility for permits for people visiting and...

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• Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare

  The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) is a Swedish government agency. The agency was the result of a merge between the Swedish Royal Medical Board and the Swedish Royal Board of Social Affairs in 1968. The Board is the central national authority for the social services,...

• Chancellor of Justice

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• Swedish Ministry of Defence

  The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a Swedish government ministry responsible for the national defence policy. The Ministry of Defence has existed in its present form since 1920. It has been located at its present premises at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg, Stockholm,...

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• Swedish National Board of Trade

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• Swedish Maritime Administration

  The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) is a Swedish government agency which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe. The agency is to a certain degree financed through fees levied on commercial shipping. The main services of the Maritime...