The Agency for Financial and Public Management is a central government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Sweden. On 1 July 1998, the agency was established as the Swedish Financial Management Agency. However, on 1 January 2026, the former Agency for Public Management was merged into Ekonomistyrningsverket and the agency then changed its name to Statskontoret.
Purpose
The agency works to promote a well-functioning and efficient system of central government administration and sound management of public funds. Its responsibilities include: • Analysing and evaluating central government governance and activities. • Promoting good administrative practice and anti-corruption efforts. • Developing central government financial management and reporting. • Developing the government-wide IT system Hermes. • Producing forecasts for the central government budget and public finances. • Functions as the Swedish national audit authority of EU funds. ==See also==