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Home / Regional / Europe / Sweden / Government / Departments
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Web Sites
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- Children's Ombudsman - Barnombudsmannen - Swedish children and young people up to the age of 18 have an Ombudsman of their own, the Childrens Ombudsman or Barnombudsmannen. This site details the work of the Ombudsman, the underlying legislative framework and a number of reports on children's issues. (Also in French and Spanish.)
www.bo.se/eng/engelsk.asp
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs / Utrikesdepartementet - Site includes a wide range of information on the Swedish MFA, Swedish foreign policy, Sweden itself and news about developments in Sweden foreign relations. (Also in Swedish.)
www.ud.se/inenglish
- Ministry of Justice / Justitiedepartementet - Official website of the Swedish Ministry of Justice. Includes English-language information on the Swedish legal system, statistics, judicial authorities and the Ministry of Justice itself. (Also in Swedish.)
justitie.regeringen.se/inenglish
- National Council for Crime Prevention / Brottsförebyggande rådet - The BRÅ is an agency of the Swedish Ministry of Justice responsible for criminological research. Site includes information on the organisation of the BRÅ, publications and studies on crime and crime prevention.
www.bra.se/web/english
- National Institute for Working Life / Arbetslivsinstitutet - Official site of the organisation responsible for researching issues relating to working life in Sweden. Includes information about the Institute, its research and development programmes and a searchable research database. (Also in Swedish)
www.niwl.se/default_en.asp
- Sustainable Sweden - Site with facts on and examples of what the Swedish Government is doing for sustainable development in Sweden and internationally. (Also in Swedish.)
www.sustainable-sweden.gov.se
- Swedish Employment Service - Website of the Swedish National Labour Market Administration (AMS). Although most of the information is in Swedish, the site presents English-language pages on the AMS, press releases and information for jobseekers. (Also in Swedish)
www2.ams.se/index_eng.html
- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute - Offers records, publications, research and customized services in meteorology, hydrology and oceanography. Notes on the organization.
www.smhi.se
- Swedish Work Environment Authority - The central administrative authority for questions relating to the working environment and working hours and the authority to which the Work Environment Inspectorate is accountable.
www.av.se/english/default.shtm
- The Swedish Consumer Agency - The Swedish Consumer Agency is a state agency whose task is to help the Swedish general public with consumer affairs. Site covers policy on consumer issues and details of consumer protection organisations and legislation. (Also in Swedish.)
www.konsumentverket.se
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