This is a list of

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companies owned by the

Swedish State Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

: State-owned companies are legally in a form of

aktiebolag ''Aktiebolag'' (, " stock company") is the Swedish term for "limited company" or "corporation". When used in company names, it is abbreviated AB (in Sweden), Ab (in Finland), or, rarely, A/B (dated), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations ''Ltd ...

but mainly or fully state-owned. They are expected to be funded by their sales, and not be given direct tax money. A big customer might be the state or a government agency. Many companies originate from a former

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

. Government agencies are something different, usually funded by tax money but do also sell services, and are not an authority. The government has tried to avoid having agencies doing commercial activities, by separating out areas that compete with private companies into government-owned companies, for example within road construction. The reason is both to avoid unfair competition (because it could mean using tax money to beat private companies), and a wish to have a

market economy A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand, where all suppliers and consumers ...

instead of a

planned economy A planned economy is a type of economic system where investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economy-wide economic plans and production plans. A planned economy may use centralized, decentralized, part ...

as much as possible. Based on the tradition of avoiding " ministerial rule", the government has avoided interfering with the business of the companies, and allowed them to go international. This has been somewhat controversial. For example,

Akademiska Hus Akademiska Hus is a wholly owned Swedish Government enterprise with the mission to own, develop and manage property with a focus on educational and research activities — like colleges and universities — and to conduct related business. Its op ...

which owns buildings used by universities is claiming commercial rent levels, much higher than traditionally, causing trouble for higher education.

Wholly owned

Apoteket Apoteket AB is a state-owned pharmaceuticals retailer in Sweden which formerly held a monopoly on the retail sale of medicines in the country. Formerly known as Apoteksbolaget, the company is a government owned enterprise reporting to the Ministry ...

Green Cargo Green Cargo AB is a Swedish state-owned logistics company transporting various types of goods by train. It was created on 1 January 2001 out of the logistics division of Swedish State Railways (SJ) and became a government-owned limited co ...

*Göta Kanalbolag; see

Göta Canal The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .Uno Svedin, Britt Hägerhäll Anianss ...

Infranord Infranord is a wholly owned Swedish Government enterprise and a railway contractor, providing engineering services to build and maintain railways. The company is the result of a spin-off when the Swedish Transport Administration was established i ...

Jernhusen Jernhusen AB owns and runs railway stations and other buildings attached to the railway network in Sweden. The company was formed on 1 January 2001 as part of the break-up of Statens Järnvägar The Swedish State Railways ( sv, Statens Järn ...

* Lernia * LKAB
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
*

Samhall Samhall AB is a Swedish state-owned limited company with the task of creating meaningful and developing jobs for people with disabilities. The company was founded in 1980 and is today one of the Swedish state's largest companies in terms of num ...

* SBAB * SJ * Sveaskog * Svenska Spel **

Casino Cosmopol Casino Cosmopol is a Swedish company, a subsidiary of Svenska Spel, owning three casinos. All the profit of the company goes to the national treasury of Sweden. It was in 1999 in the old Customs House, Gothenburg (now Casino Cosmopol) that it ...

* Swedavia *

Svevia Svevia is an independent public company which builds and operates roads and infrastructure in Sweden. Svevia is the fourth largest civil engineering company in the country, with approximately 1,900 employees and a turnover of SEK 8.1 billion (in ...

Swedish Space Corporation The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) provides space subsystems, space and satellite operations, rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment, launch services, aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance s ...

Systembolaget (, "the System Company"), colloquially known as ("the system") or ("the company"), is a government-owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden. It is the only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% alcohol by ...

Teracom Teracom Group AB is a Swedish state-owned company that delivers information and communication services aimed at operators of essential functions within the Swedish civilian and military systems. Teracom was established in 1992 as a spin-off from ...

Vattenfall Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish State. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The company's name is Swedish for "waterfall", and ...

Shared ownership

* PostNord (60%) *

SAS Group SAS AB (Scandinavian Airlines System Aktiebolag), trading as SAS Group, is an airline holding company headquartered in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna Municipality, Sweden. It is the owner of the airlines Scandinavian Airlines and S ...

(21,4%) * Telia Company (37,3%)

Commercial government agencies

Government agencies might do activities competing with privately owned companies. They usually are funded by tax money but can also sell services. The here listed agencies are commercial, mainly funded by sales or fees. *

Svenska Kraftnät Svenska kraftnät is an electricity transmission system operator in Sweden. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall into a power generation and distribution company Vattenf ...

Swedish Civil Aviation Administration :''"Luftfartsverket" is also the former Swedish name for the Finnish air navigation service provider, Finavia'' The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration ( sv, Luftfartsverket) is a Swedish Government agency which regulated and oversaw all aspec ...

* Swedish Maritime Administration

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State-owned companies

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Central government annual report in Swedish
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Wholly owned

Shared ownership

Commercial government agencies

See also

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