Editing Swedish Security Service (section)

== Organisation ==
The Swedish Security Service became a separate agency 1 January 2015, and is directly organized under the Ministry of Justice. Similar to other government agencies in Sweden, it is essentially autonomous. Under the [[1974 Instrument of Government]], neither the Government nor individual ministers have the right to influence how an agency decide in a particular case or on the application of legislation. This also applies to the Security Service, which instead is governed by general policy instruments.{{sfn|Beckman|Olsson|Wockelberg|2003|pp=19–20}}{{efn|name=A|See also the article on ''[[Ministerstyre]]'' and the official translation of the constitution at the [[Riksdag]] website: [https://www.riksdagen.se/Global/dokument/dokument/laws/the-instrument-of-government-2012.pdf 1974 Instrument of Government], Chapter 12, Art. 2}} What sets the Security Service apart from other agencies is that most directives guiding the Service are classified on the grounds of national security, along with the bulk of the reports it produces.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2013|p=12}} The Service is led by a Director-General, who is titled ''Head of the Swedish Security Service''. Operations are led by a Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly the Head of the Security Service. He is in turn assisted by a Deputy Chief Operating Officer and an Office for Operations. The Service is organized into four departments and a secretariat, each led by a Head of Department.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}
{{chart top|Swedish Security Service organisational chart{{efn|name=B|Based on an [http://www.säpo.se/download/18.1beef5fc14cb83963e7c9c/1431332513287/Organisationsskiss_ny_ny_lag.pdf organisational chart] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20150730091704/http://www.sakerhetspolisen.se/en/swedish-security-service/about-us/organisation.html translation] published by SÄPO in 2015}} }}
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|gac=Department of Security Measures
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|gca=HUMINT*
|gcb=Processing
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|gcd=Facilities & Services
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|gda=Surveillance
|gdb=Analysis
|gdc=Investigation
|gdd=Technical Support
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<nowiki />*Includes regional units
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[[File:Magdalena Andersson during the "budget walk" to Parliament, Oct 23, 2014 01.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Säpo close protection officers surrounding the [[Minister for Finance (Sweden)|Minister for Finance]] [[Magdalena Andersson (economist)|Magdalena Andersson]] in 2014.]]
;Department for Central Support Functions
:Provides all support processes needed for day-to-day operations.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}
;Department of Intelligence Collection
:In charge of intelligence gathering through the use of secret surveillance, informants or other interpersonal contacts, and by use of [[information technology]] (e.g. [[signals intelligence]]). Included in the department are the regional units, which primarily conduct human intelligence (HUMINT) operations and offer local knowledge and support to HQ.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}
;Department of Security Intelligence
:Responsible for security intelligence work, primarily aimed at providing the Service with data for decisions regarding security measures.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}
;Department of Security Measures
:Deals with threat mitigation and risk reduction measures. Areas of responsibility include [[bodyguard|close protection]], investigations, [[information security]], [[physical security]] and background checks.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}
;Secretariat for Management Support
:Tasked with providing support to management.{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Organisation'}}

=== Offices ===
The Service has a regional presence and operates from several locations; from its headquarters in [[Solna]] and from six regional units with offices in [[Umeå]], [[Uppsala]], [[Örebro]], [[Norrköping]], [[Gothenburg]] and [[Malmö]]. The Service has approximately 1,100 employees, of which about 10 percent are stationed at the regional offices. The regional units are based on the geographic boundaries of several [[Counties of Sweden|counties]]:{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Yearbook'}}{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2015, 'Regional Units'}}

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{{legend|#fff9a3| North – [[Västernorrland County|Västernorrland]], [[Jämtland County|Jämtland]], [[Västerbotten County|Västerbotten]] and [[Norrbotten County|Norrbotten]]}}
{{legend|#ffc3bb| Central – [[Uppsala County|Uppsala]], [[Västmanland County|Västmanland]] and [[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]]}}
{{legend|#ffd08a| Bergslagen – [[Värmland County|Värmland]], [[Örebro County|Örebro]] and [[Dalarna County|Dalarna]]}}
{{legend|#f77767| East – [[Södermanland County|Södermanland]], [[Östergötland County|Östergötland]] and [[Jönköping County|Jönköping]]}}
{{legend|#b6d3ff| West – [[Halland County|Halland]] and [[Västra Götaland County|Västra Götaland]]}}
{{legend|#bce29d| South – [[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]], [[Kalmar County|Kalmar]], [[Blekinge County|Blekinge]] and [[Skåne County|Skåne]]}}
{{legend|#9191c7| Stockholm – [[Stockholm County|Stockholm]] and [[Gotland County|Gotland]]}}
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=== Head of the Swedish Security Service ===
List of current and past executive officers:{{sfn|Swedish Security Service 2014}}
* [[Mats Börjesson]] (1989–1994)
* [[Anders Eriksson (lawyer)|Anders Eriksson]] (1994–1999)
* [[Jan Danielsson]] (2000–2003)
* [[Klas Bergenstrand]] (2004–2007)
* [[Anders Danielsson]] (2007–2012)
* [[Anders Thornberg]] (2012–2018)
* [[Klas Friberg]] (2018–2021)
* [[Charlotte von Essen]] (2021– )