Best GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE Companies in Sweden
Approximately 94 real businesses classified under Public Administration and Defence in Sweden, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 94 real businesses operate in the Public Administration and Defence sector across Sweden. Government bodies do not have beneficial owners — they have budgets and mandates. Ministries, defence entities, and compulsory-social-security bodies are state functions, not shareholder-owned companies, so the ownership-verification questions that apply everywhere else in this directory largely do not translate here.
20 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Public Administration and Defence companies in Sweden follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Sweden beneficial ownership overviewTop Public Administration and Defence Companies in Sweden
Live from the register. Every row opens the full record — officers, shareholders and resolved group structure.
Data Coverage
Record counts for NACE section O in Sweden, as of the last reconciliation.
Section O is 0% of the Sweden register by entity count and its 19th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Sweden’s constitutional principle of public access to official documents (offentlighetsprincipen, dating back to 1766) gives an unusually strong transparency baseline for verifying public-sector counterparties: most documents held by a government authority (myndighet) are, by default, directly requestable by anyone, with only narrowly defined exceptions. For verification, that means far more of a Swedish public body’s actual activity is checkable on request than in most EU jurisdictions, even without a dedicated searchable portal for every document type.
It’s worth distinguishing, before applying either the transparency principle or standard company checks, between a genuine government authority (myndighet) and a commercially-run, wholly state-owned company such as Vattenfall (energy) or LKAB (mining) — the latter are ordinary Bolagsverket-registered, profit-oriented companies with the Swedish state as shareholder, not public authorities subject to offentlighetsprincipen in the same way. Public procurement above relevant thresholds is separately published and searchable, giving a direct way to confirm whether a claimed government contract actually exists.
Sweden Public Administration and Defence, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Active vs. inactive
Section O entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section O, Sweden. 1 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Sweden public administration and defence ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Offentlighetsprincipen (public access principle)
Sweden’s constitutional principle of public access to official documents (offentlighetsprincipen) means most public-authority records, including many procurement and administrative documents, are directly requestable — a uniquely strong transparency baseline compared with most EU countries.
Public procurement portal screening
Swedish public contracts above relevant thresholds are published and searchable, a direct way to verify a claimed government contract rather than relying on a vendor’s own description of it.
State-owned company vs. genuine authority distinction
Sweden’s state sector spans everything from government agencies (myndigheter) to commercially-run, wholly state-owned companies (e.g. Vattenfall, LKAB); confirming which category a ‘public sector’ counterparty actually falls into changes what due diligence applies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Public Administration and Defence companies are registered in Sweden?
Approximately 94 real businesses operate under Public Administration and Defence in Sweden.
What does the Public Administration and Defence sector include in Sweden?
Government bodies do not have beneficial owners — they have budgets and mandates. Ministries, defence entities, and compulsory-social-security bodies are state functions, not shareholder-owned companies, so the ownership-verification questions that apply everywhere else in this directory largely do not translate here.
How is company ownership disclosed for Public Administration and Defence companies in Sweden?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in Sweden — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Public Administration and Defence.
Can I see all industries present in Sweden?
Yes — the Sweden company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for Sweden.
Can I see Public Administration and Defence companies in other countries?
Yes — the Public Administration and Defence sector directory lists every country with recorded Public Administration and Defence companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Public Administration and Defence companies in Sweden over time?
A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Public Administration and Defence companies in Sweden going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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