Tradition is change
Tradition is change Sweden has many buildings and environments of great value to its cultural history. They are part of the nation s history and its future. The National Property Board Sweden administrates public buildings and open spaces; palaces and royal parks, theatres, museums, embassies and one seventh of Sweden s total land mass. All this is owned by the Swedes collectively, and the duty of the Board is to administer them in the best possible way.
Official Remit The National Property Board (SFV) manages Sweden s national buildings and free land: castles and royal estates, theatres, museums, embassies and one seventh of Sweden s surface comprising forest and land as commissioned by the Swedish people via the government. SFV is a knowledge-based organisation and a public enterprise.
Operation Our operation is a balancing act between respecting our cultural heritage and driving development forward, for the benefit and satisfaction of tenants and visitors alike. Bellmanshuset The Museum of World Cultures
The National Property Board in figures SFV owns 1,800 properties in Sweden, totalling 2.1 million m². SFV manages 6.5 million hectares (around 16 million acres) of land one seventh of Sweden s surface area. SFV administers state-owned property and land at 73 locations in 69 countries around the world. In 44 of these countries we manage a Swedish Embassy. SFV manages four items on the UNESCO list: Drottningholm Palace and parts of the Naval Port of Karlskrona; the agricultural landscape in southern Öland; and World Heritage Laponia.
The National Property Board in figures SFV is responsible for Sweden s 300 state-owned historical buildings together with organisations such as the National Heritage Board, the National Fortifications Administration and the Swedish Maritime Administration. SFV has approximately 370 employees across the whole of Sweden. SFV was formed in 1993 from the National Board of Building and Planning, though our work hails back to the 17th century.
Organisation Board of Directors Operational work SFV Government Properties Government buildings, Riddarholmen, Gamla stan and other more generally used buildings of cultural value SFV Royal Estates Sweden s Royal Palaces, parks, gardens and landscapes of great cultural value SFV Museums and Theatres in Stockholm Skeppsholmen, Kastellholmen, museums and theatres in Stockholm SFV South - West Residences, Castles, Forts, Lighthouses and Crown Islands in western and southern Sweden SFV North - East Residences, Castles, Forts, Lighthouses and Crown Islands in eastern and nothern Sweden SFV Land Mountain and forest areas west of the cultivation limit, Mountain reindeer pasture and protected stretches of river in Northern Sweden. Also land SFV Foreign Division Swedish Embassies and Institutions Director-General Head Office Departments Cultural Heritage Preservation, care, development and vitalisation of Sweden s cultural heritage Project management Remodelling, project management and specialist functions Operational Development Develops and co-ordinates SFV s operational systems Communication Overall information and communication Finance Co-ordination of financial reports, budget and financial forecasts Human Resoruces Human resources and service department Legal Affairs Rental negotiations, buying end selling of properties
SFV and the Swedish state Prime Minister Co-ordination Board of Directors Ministry of Finance Director-General National Property Board
Free land 6.5 million hectares/approx. 16 million acres. One seventh the total land area of Sweden enough land for 10 m 2 for each and every one of the earth s population. The forest is productive and protected in reserves. Parks, royal estates, river valleys and year-round pasture land for reindeer.
Defending the fortresses Bilder 1100 1500 SFV takes care of Sweden s old defensive works and makes them accessible to visitors. E.g. Oskar II s fort, Varberg Fortress and Vaxholm Fortress. Their modern-day enemies are heat, cold, moisture, air pollution and vegetation. Also monuments and relics of national interest, such as the Vasa Monuments, Borgholm Castle ruins and the Roma demesne and monastery ruins.
The Swedish crown jewels Sveriges kronjuveler Slottsbild All of Sweden s Royal Palaces including the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Drottningholm, Haga and Strömsholm. Other castles: Bogesund, Gävle, Hovdala, Kalmar, Läckö, Malmö, Skokloster, Svartsjö, Uppsala, Vadstena. Parks, gardens and cultural landscapes of great cultural value.
A limelight for Swedish culture Valuable artworks and historical objects place strict demands on the environment. As do the visiting general public. Sweden s biggest theatres and museums, e.g. the Royal Opera, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg and Modern Museum in Stockholm.
Representing the blue and gold Bilder idag Sweden s embassies and other overseas properties are the face of our country abroad. They show off Sweden to the world and aim to reflect Swedish culture, design, traditions and quality. SFV manages Sweden s stateowned overseas properties worldwide, The tenant for these properties is usually the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UD). Sometimes the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Swedish Institute.