Swedish Fortifications Agency
| Fortifikationsverket | |
The coat of arms of the Swedish Fortifications Agency
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1994 |
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| Jurisdiction |
 Government of Sweden
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| Headquarters | Kungsgatan 43 631 89 Eskilstuna |
| Employees | 689 (as of 2008) |
| Annual budget | Self-sufficient through fees. Revenue 3.0 billion SEK(2008) |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Finance |
| Website | Fortv.se |
The Swedish Fortifications Agency (SFA) (Swedish: Fortifikationsverket, abbreviated FortV) is a Swedish government agency under the Swedish Ministry of Finance (Finansdepartementet), tasked with managing government-owned defense-related buildings and land. The agency functions as the landlord for the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten), managing various types of military installations. The SFA is one of the largest holders of real estate in Sweden.
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 internal rent, which was meant to emulate market-like conditions. The main purpose with the reform was to create economic incentives for the authorities in the public sector to economise on premises. In the defense 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.
Currently, the SFA acts as landlord for several Swedish government agencies in the defense sector. The main tenant is the Swedish Armed Forces, which in 2007 was the source of over 90% of the SFA:s revenue.
The SFA does not receive an allowance from the government budget. Instead, it covers its expenses by charging rent for the real estate it leases. In 2008, the agency's revenue was 3.0 billion SEK, and its net income 67 million SEK. The rent is adjusted so that the net income — which goes into the state treasury — conforms to a predefined level of return on equity, as set by the Ministry of Finance. To finance investments, the SFA borrows money from the National Debt Office (Riksgälden), which acts as the internal bank of the government.
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