Swedish Fortifications Agency

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Swedish Fortifications Agency
Fortifikationsverket
Magdalena Andersson, Minister for Finance
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Finance[7]
Websitewww.fortifikationsverket.se

The Swedish Fortifications Agency (

government-owned defence-related buildings and land. The agency functions as the landlord for the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten), managing various types of military installations.[7][8] The SFA is one of the largest holders of real estate in Sweden.[7]

Function in the government

The formation of the SFA in 1994 was part of the Swedish government effort to increase the cost-efficiency of government real estate usage through a system of

market-like conditions.[9] The main purpose with the reform was to create economic incentives for the authorities in the public sector to economise on premises.[10] In the defence sector, the real estate holdings were transferred from the Swedish Armed Forces — the user of the real estate — to the SFA; with the Swedish Armed Forces remaining in the estate as a tenant.[9]

Currently, the SFA acts as landlord for several Swedish government agencies in the defence sector.[11] The main tenant is the Swedish Armed Forces, which in 2007 was the source of over 90% of the SFA:s revenue.[11]

Economy

The SFA does not receive an allowance from the

National Debt Office (Riksgälden), which acts as the internal bank of the government.[13]

Personnel

The SFA employed 689 people in 2008.

core competencies to be security and protective technology.[16] The agency has stated that it aims to increase the amount of outsourcing, and as an experiment in 2006, it outsourced the property maintenance of two garrisons.[17]

Solna, Stockholm — which houses the Military Academy Karlberg — is one of the properties managed by the SFA.[18]

Real estate stock

In 2008, the book value of the government real estate stock managed by the SFA was 10.1 billion SEK,[19] largely consisting of depots, garrisons, training facilities, offices, and proving grounds.[20] In 2007, the total real estate stock included:[21]

  • 8 000 buildings
  • 3.3 million square meters of open space facilities
  • 7 700 defence facilities
  • 11 airfields
  • 380 000 hectares of land, including:
  • 100 000 hectares of forest

Directors General

Directors General of the Swedish Fortifications Administration

  • 1948–1951: Nils Josef Einar Carlqvist
  • 1951–1963: Gunnar Christianson
  • 1963–1971: Birger Wallén
  • 1971–1983: Stig Swanstein
  • 1983–1989: Eric Pettersson
  • 1989–1994-06-30: Björn Körlof

Directors General of the Swedish Fortifications Agency

  • 1994-07-01 – 1999: Torsten Engberg
  • 1999–2002: Jane Cederqvist
  • 2003–2009: Sören Häggroth
  • 2009-03-01 – 2011-12-31: Lena Jönsson
  • 2012-01-01 – 2018: Urban Karlström
  • 2018-04-09 – 20xx: Maria Bredberg Pettersson

Notes

  1. ^ a b Swedish Fortifications Agency: "Fortifikationsverket". Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  2. ^ "Kontakt" (in Swedish). Swedish Fortification Agency. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. ^ a b "Om oss" (in Swedish). Swedish Fortification Agency. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. ^ a b c Ministry of Finance 2009, p. 5.
  5. ^ a b Swedish Fortifications Agency 2008, p. 38.
  6. ^ "Fortifikationsverkets styrelse" (in Swedish). Swedish Fortifications Agency. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  7. ^ a b c Ministry of Finance 2009: "Myndigheter m.m." Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  8. ^ Holmström 2008
  9. ^ a b Swedish Agency for Public Management 2004, p. 5-6
  10. ^ Lind 2005
  11. ^ a b Swedish Fortifications Agency 2007, p. 12.
  12. ^ Ministry of Finance 2009, p. 1.
  13. ^ Ministry of Finance 2003
  14. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency 2008, p. 7.
  15. ^ a b Swedish Fortifications Agency: "Fortifikationsverket". Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  16. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency 2008, p. 5.
  17. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency 2007, p. 8.
  18. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency: "Fortifikationsverket". Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  19. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency, p. 39.
  20. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency 2007, pp. 18, 20.
  21. ^ Swedish Fortifications Agency "Fortifikationsverket". Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-11.

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