Contents
- Information sources in the ESO database
- General information
- Agricultural Information
- Competition policy information
- Consumer information
- Culture and language information
- Defence and security information
- Economic information
- Education information
- Employment information
- Energy information
- Environmental information
- European policies and relations with the European Union
- Geographic information and maps
- Health information
- Human rights information
- Intellectual property information
- Investment information
- Justice and home affairs information
- Living and working information
- Media information
- Political information (including Elections)
- Public management information
- R&D information
- Regional information
- Social information
- Statistical information
- Taxation information
- Tourism information
- Transport information
- Weather information
Information sources in the ESO database
General information
- Sweden: Government portal: Sweden
- Need-to-know facts about Sweden
- Government homepage (Sveriges regering och regeringskansliet)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utrikes-departementet)
- European Union: European Countries: Sweden
- United Nations: Data: Country Profile: Sweden
- Nordic council: Facts about Sweden
- Wikipedia: Sweden
- Visit Sweden
- United Kingdom: FCO: Country profile: Sweden
- United States: CIA: The World Fact book: Sweden
- United States: State Department: Background Note: Sweden
- Australia: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sweden
- BBC News: Country Profile: Sweden
- Encyclopedia Britannica: World data: Sweden
- Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Sweden
- Google: Find websites on Sweden
- Search Engines of the World: European Search Engines, Directories and Lists: Sweden
- Nation Master: Home: Country Info: Profiles: Sweden
- OECD: Sweden
- Better Life Index: Sweden
Agricultural information
- Sweden: Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure (Landsbygdsdepartementet)
- Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)
- Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket)
- Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (Havs-och vattenmyndigheten)
- European Commission: DG Agriculture: Agriculture and Rural Development
- Common Agriculture policy (CAP) Strategic Plan: Sweden
- European Commission: European Network for Rural Development (ENRD):
Country Information: Sweden - FAO: Country profile and Mapping information system: Sweden
- KRAV: Organic food standards
Competition policy information
- Sweden: Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket)
- Sweden: Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
- OECD: Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. Competition Committee.
Consumer information
- Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket)
- Hallå Consumer (Halla konsument)
- Nordic Co-operation (Norden): Buying goods and services in Sweden
Culture and language information
- Sweden: Ministry of Culture (Kulturdepartmentet)
- Sweden: Cultural Policy
- Sweden: Agency for the Media (Mediemyndigheten)
- Sweden: Official Gateway
- Sweden: Arts Council (Kulturradet)
- Sweden: The Swedish Institute (Svenska Institutet)
- European Commission: Creative Europe Desk: Sweden
- Council of Europe: Compendium Cultural Policies and Trends: Cultural Policies in Sweden
- UNESCO: World Heritage Sites: Sweden
- SIL international: Ethnologue: Languages of the World: Sweden
- Swedish Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure: Lantmäteriet: Minority Languages
- Council of Europe: Culture, Heritage and Nature: Country Profiles: Sweden
- Britannica: Sweden: Cultural Life
- Wikipedia:
Defence and security information
- Sweden: Ministry of Defence (Försvarsdepartmentet)
- Sweden: Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten)
- Sweden: Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvaret:s materielverk)
- NATO: Relations with Sweden
- Government Offices of Sweden: Sweden in NATO
Economic information
- Sweden: Ministry of Employment (Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet)
- Sweden: Ministry of Finance (Finansdepartementet)
- Sweden: Business Sweden
- Sweden: Stockholm Stock Exchange (Stockholmsbörsen)
- Sweden: Swedish National Bank (Sveriges Riksbank)
- Sweden: Stability and Growth Pact (2023)
- European Commission: Economy and Finance: Sweden
- International Monetary Fund: Sweden and the IMF
- OECD: Sweden: Economic Snapshot
- UNCTAD/WTO: International Trade Centre: Sweden
- WTO: Sweden and the WTO
- United States: US Commercial Service: Country Commercial Guide: Sweden
Education information
- Sweden: Ministry of Education and Research (Utbildningsdepartementet)
- Swedish Council for Higher Education
- Sweden: Official Gateway:
- Study in Sweden
- Council of Europe: Cultural cooperation: Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights: Sweden
- European Commission: Programmes: Erasmus+: National-agencies [select country]
- European Commission: Eurydice: National Education Systems: Sweden
- European Commission: Youth Partnership: Youth Policy in Sweden
- Council of Europe/UNESCO: ENIC: Country profiles: Sweden [offers links to national education authorities and information sites]
- European Union: Your Europe: Citizens: Education [select topic then country]
- Eurydice: Sweden: Education
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden: Education
- World Bank: EdStats: Summary education profile [select country, series and time]
- Euro Education: European Education Directory: Education in Sweden
- Wikipedia: Education in Sweden
- CEDEFOP European Training Village: Vocational Training systems: Sweden [2009]
- Nation Master: Education in Sweden: Statistics
Employment information
- Sweden: Ministry of Employment
- European Parliament: Social and labour market policies in Sweden
- Sweden: Official Gateway: Working in Sweden
- Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen)
- European Commission: EURES: EURES in your country [select country]
- Eurofound: Home: Observatories: European Observatory of Working LifeEurWORK: industrial relations: Country Profile: Living and Working in Sweden
- European Trade Union Institution: Worker Participation: National Industrial Relations in Sweden
- Federation of European Employers: Pay and working conditions across Europe
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden: Employment
- International Labour Organization: NATLEX: Sweden
Energy information
- Sweden: Energy Markets Inspectorate (Energiemarknadsinspektionen)
- Sweden: Swedish Energy Agency (Energymyndigheten)
- Sweden: National Electrical Safety Board
- European Commission: DG Energy:
o Country datasheets
o Energy Statistical Pocketbook [select year and country]
o Sweden’s Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan - European Commission: ManagEnergy: Energy agencies [select country]
- International Energy Agency: Sweden
- United States: Energy Information Administration: Sweden
Environmental information
- Sweden: Ministry of Climate and Enterprise: Environment and climate
- Sweden: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)
- Laws and regulations: The Swedish Environmental Code
- European Commission: DG Environment: LIFE Programme: Life Project Portfolio: Sweden
- European Environment Agency: Sweden
- Climate Adapt: Sweden
- European Environmental Bureau: Members: Sweden
- Wise Freshwater: Freshwater Information System for Europe: Sweden
- FAO: Country Profile: Sweden
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden:
o Environment
o Green Growth and Sustainable Development - The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsföreningen)
- Nature and Youth Sweden (Fältbiologerna)
- The Natural Step
- Friends of the Earth International: Sweden
- Greenpeace International: Sweden [in Swedish]
European policies and relations with the European Union
- Sweden: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- European Union: Countries: Sweden
- European Union: Europe Direct Information Network: Sweden
- European Commission: Representation in Sweden
- European Commission: Enterprise Europe Network Sweden
- European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Sweden [select country]
- Swedish Parliament (Sveriges Riksdag):
- European Investment Bank: Financed projects: Sweden
- Council of Europe: Member States: Sweden
- Embassy of Sweden:
- Swedish Representation, EU, Brussels
- Swedish Representation, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
- Sweden Delegation, OECD and Unesco, Paris
- Sweden Delegation, OSCE, Vienna
Geographic information and maps
- The Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority (Lantmäteriet):
- Sweden: Sweden’s National Atlas (Sverige’s Nationalatlas): Web Atlas [contains thematic maps and county descriptions]
- Visit Sweden: Explore Map
- FAO: Country profiles and mapping information system: Country maps
- Maps of World.com: Sweden maps
- University of Texas: Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection: Sweden Maps
- Nordregio: Maps
Health information
- Sweden: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet)
- Sweden: Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten)
- Sweden: Healthcare in Sweden
- Sweden: The Care Guide: (Vårdguiden) 1177: Health and Care
- European Union: Your Europe: Citizens: Healthcare
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): Country overview: Sweden
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden: Health
- World Health Organisation: Country Information
- World Health Organisation: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: Country Health Profile 2023: Sweden
Human rights information
- Sweden: Government: Human Rights
- Sweden: Government: Gender equality
- Swedish Institute for Human Rights (Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter)
- Swedish Gender Equality Agency
- Commissioner for Human Rights: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance: Country monitoring in Sweden
- Council of Europe: GRECO: Group of States against Corruption: Evaluations: Sweden
- European Social Charter: Country profile: Sweden
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT): The CPT and Sweden
- European Court of Human Rights: Country Profiles: Sweden [January 2024]
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR in Sweden
- UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency: Country Information: Sweden
- United States: State Department:
- Amnesty International: Country index: Sweden
- Human Rights Watch: Sweden
- Reporters Without Borders: Freedom of Information in Sweden
Intellectual property information
- Sweden: Swedish Patent and Registration Office (Patent och registreringsverket)
- Sweden: Verksamt:
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): Member States: Sweden
- Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA): Sweden
Investment information
- Sweden: Business Sweden
- OECD: Sweden:
- World Bank: Where we work: Sweden
- United Kingdom: Sweden: Trade & Investment [select topic]
- United States: US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Sweden
Justice and home affairs information
- Sweden: Ministry of Justice (Justitiedepartementet)
- Sweden: The Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen)
- Sweden: Government: Thematic pages
- Swedish Privacy Protection Authority
- OECD: Bribery and Corruption: Sweden
- United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Sweden
- University of Bern: International Constitutional Law: Sweden
Living and working information
- Sweden: Official Gateway:
- Rough guides: Sports and Outdoor activities in Sweden
- Visit Sweden: Swedish culture
- Sweden: Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket)
- European Commission:
- DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: EURES: Living & Working: Sweden
- DG Press and Communication: Your Europe [choose topic]
- Eurofound: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: Sweden
- United Kingdom: Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Travel and Living Abroad: Sweden
- United States: State Department: Travel: Sweden
- JustLanded.com: Sweden
Media information
- Swedish Media Authority (Medieyndigheten)
- Nordicom (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research)
- EBU: Members: Sweden
- EJC: European Media Landscape: Sweden
- ABYZ News Links: Europe Newspapers and News Media: Sweden
- Newslink: European Newspapers: Sweden
- Online Newspapers: Sweden
- Radiomap: Radio Stations in Sweden
- Swedish press institutions with an English version
o The Local
o Stockholm news (Not being updated any longer)
o Sverige Radio - Medieombudsmannen: The System of Media Ethics in Sweden
- Wikipedia: Mass Media in Sweden
Political information (including Elections)
- Sweden: Government portal: Sweden
- Sweden: Swedish Parliament (Riksdag)
- Sweden: Official Gateway: Swedish System of Government
- Sweden: Royal Court of Sweden (Sveriges Kungahus)
- Sweden: National Elections Commission (Valmyndigheten)
- Sweden: The Swedish Courts (Sveriges Domstolar)
- OECD: Public Governance: Sweden
- OECD: Regulatory Reform: Sweden
- IFES: International Foundation for Electoral Systems: Election Guide: Sweden
- Parties and Elections in Europe: Sweden
- United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Sweden
- Wikipedia:
o Politics of Sweden
o Elections in Sweden - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): Parline Database: Sweden
- Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening: Election Guide: Sweden
Public management information
- Sweden: Government: Central, regional and local government
- Sweden: Organisation and the Office of Administrative Affairs
- Sweden: Swedish Association of Local and Authorities and Regions (Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner)
- Sweden.se: Swedish Government
- European Commission: Communities: National Interoperability Framework Observatory (Nifo): eGovernment Factsheet: Sweden [select country]
- OECD: Public governance: Sweden
R&D information
- Sweden: The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
- Sweden: Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
- Sweden: Government: Education and Research
- Sweden: Official Gateway: Factsheets
- Sweden: Official Gateway: Innovation
- European Commission:
- DG Enterprise: CORDIS: Sweden
- HORIZON Dashboard: Country Profile: [select country]
- European Regions Research & Innovation Network (ERRIN): Members [select country]
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden:
- RISE: The Research Institute of Sweden
Regional information
- Sweden: Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
- Sweden: Sweden’s County Administration (Länsstyrelserna)
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden: Regional, rural and urban development
- Committee of the Regions: Regions of Sweden: Europe in my Region: [select country]
- North Sweden
o EU office for Norrbotten and Västerbotten
o Norrbotten: County council
o Västerbotten: County council - Central Sweden
o EU office for Dalarna, Gävleborg and Örebro
o Dalarna: County council
o Gävleborg: County council
o Örebro: County council - West Sweden
o Halland: County council
o Värmland: County council
o Västra Götaland: County council - Mid Sweden
o Jämtland: County council
o Västernorrland: County council - East Sweden
o Östergötland: County council - Blekinge
o County council - Gotland
o County council - Jönköping:
o County council [in Swedish] - Kalmar:
o County council - Kronoberg:
o City Council - Skåne:
o County Councilo - Sörmland:
o County council - Stockholm:
o County council - Uppsala:
o County council - Västmanland:
o Visit Vastmanland [travel information]
Social information
- Sweden: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet)
- Sweden: Government: social insurance
- Sweden: official Gateway: Health Care in Sweden
- European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Your Rights in Sweden
- European Commission: MISSOC Secretariat: Organisation of Social Protection (July 2023)
- European Commission: MISSOC Secretariat: Social Protection of the self-employed (July 2022)
- Council of Europe: Social Charter: Country Profile: Sweden
- OECD: Documentation on Sweden:
- World Bank: Gender Statistics: Sweden
- United States: Social Security Administration
Statistical information
- Sweden: National Bank
- Sweden: National Statistics Office
- Eurostat: Country profiles: Sweden [select country SE]
- OECD Data
- United Nations: Statistics Division: Country Profiles: Sweden
- World Bank: Data: Sweden
- Nation Master: Statistics on Sweden
- The Nordic Council: Nordic Statistics
- Nordic Statistics: Database: Sweden [select topic and country]
Taxation information
- European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Taxation in Europe Database: Sweden [search country]
- PCW Tax summaries: Sweden
- Wikipedia: Taxation in Sweden
Tourism information
- Sweden: Visit Sweden
- Swedish Tourist Association (Svenska Turistföreningen)
- Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited Travel: Sweden
- The Telegraph: Destinations: Sweden
- Lonely Planet: Sweden
- Rough Guides: Sweden
- TripAdvisor: Europe Tourism: Sweden
- Wikipedia: Tourism in Sweden
Transport information
- Sweden: Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure: Transport and infrastructure
- Sweden: Swedish Nation Road and Transport Research Institute (Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut)
- Sweden: Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
- Sweden: Transport analysis (Trafikanalys)
- European Commission: DG Mobility and Transport:
- EU Transport in Figures: Statistical Pocketbook (2022) [browse country]
- Road safety: How is your country doing? (2014) [browse country]
- NationMaster.com: Transportation: Country Profile: Sweden
- Wikipedia: Transport in Sweden
Weather information
- Sweden: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut)
- BBC Weather Centre: Climate Guide and five day weather forecast: Stockholm, Sweden
- Met Office: Stockholm, Sweden
- World Meteorological Organization: World Weather Information Service: Sweden
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: World weather information: Sweden
Original compilation: 2001 (Thomas Pritzkow)
Updated: 2010 (Christopher Langen), 2011 (Siret Salm), 2012 (Ewelina Bruździak), 2013 (Giina Kaskla), 2015 (Julius Kleindienst), 2024 (Erika Smits)