Overview
 
  The Riksbank  
The Riksbank's role in the economy
What does a central bank do?
What is inflation?
What is monetary policy?
What does the Riksbank base its interest decisions on?
How can the Riksbank steer interest rates?
Can the Riksbank influence employment?
How does the Riksbank work with financial stability?
How is a decision on the interest rate made?
How is the Riksbank governed?
Asset management at the Riksbank
The Riksbank’s balance sheet
The gold reserve
The foreign currency reserve
Rules and regulations
Structure
The General Council
Members
The Executive Board
Stefan Ingves
Lars Nyberg
Lars E.O. Svensson
Barbro Wickman-Parak
Svante Öberg
Karolina Ekholm
Departments
Administration Department
Asset management Department
Financial Stability Department
General Secretariat
Internal Audit Department
IT Department
Monetary Policy Department
International Co-operation
BIS
G10
ESCB
EU co-operation in Brussels
IMF
OECD
International cooperation for expert assistance
Legislation
The Instrument of Government
The Sveriges Riksbank Act
Rules of Procedure and Instructions
The Riksbank’s statute book
Ethical guidelines for employees of the Riksbank
The Riksbank’s communication policy
Monetary policy communication
History
Money and power – the history of Sveriges Riksbank
Prelude
Stockholms Banco
Caroline years
Age of liberty
Currency reforms
Towards central banking
From the first to the second world war
From crises to targeting inflation
The Riksbank’s banknote history – Tumba Bruk museum
The Riksbank archives
Sveriges Riksbank, 10 years as an independent central bank
Important date
The building
The architecture
Guided tour of the building
The architect Peter Celsing
Economics prize
Work at the Riksbank
Meet some of the employees
The Riksbank offers
Leadership
  Interest & exchange rates  
Riksbank interest rates
Repo rate, deposit and lending rate
Reference and discount rate
Table, repo rate
Table, reference rate
Swedish market rates
STIBOR Fixing
Treasury Bills
Government Bonds
Fixing rates
Mortgage Bonds
Corporate certificate
International market rates
Euro market rates, maturity 3 months
Euro market rates, maturity 6 months
International Government Bonds, maturity 5 years
International Government Bonds, maturity 10 years
Exchange rates
Monthly aggregate
Annual aggregate
Currencies against Swedish kronor
SDR against Swedish kronor
Cross rates
Swedish KIX index
Swedish TCW index
Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates
Frequently asked questions
Currency
  Notes & coins  
Notes
Valid banknotes
20-kronor banknote
50-kronor banknote
100-kronor banknote
500-kronor banknote
1,000-kronor banknote
Commemorative banknote
Counterfeit or genuine note
Security features
Invalid banknotes
1-krona banknote
5-kronor banknote
10-kronor banknote
20-kronor banknote
50-kronor banknote
100-kronor banknote
500-kronor banknote
1,000-kronor banknote
10,000-kronor banknote
How to redeem invalid notes
Damaged banknotes
Discoloured and stained banknotes
Security ink dyed banknotes
Information material on discoloured banknotes
Coins
Valid coins
50-öre
1-krona
2-krona
5-krona
10-krona
Jubilee and commemorative coins
21st century
Copying and advertising on notes and coins
Advertising on banknotes and coins
Copying of banknotes and coins
Statistics
Cash Management
The Cash Management Advisory Board
Frequently asked questions
Rules and Regulations
Forms for redemption of banknotes
Brochures on notes & coins
Review of the banknote and coin series
  Monetary policy  
Price stability
What is inflation?
How is inflation measured?
Adoption of the inflation target
Why inflation targeting?
Current inflation rate
Forecasts and interest rate decisions
Current forecast for the repo rate, inflation and GDP
What factors influence an interest rate decision?
Decision-making process
Communication
How changes in the repo rate affect inflation
Previous repo rate decisions
Historical interest rate voting
To steer interest rates
How does the Riksbank control interest rates?
Statistics
Reporting SELMA
Questions and answers
  Financial stability  
The Riksbank’s task
How we work
The Riksbank´s Financial Stability Department
The Financial Stability Report
Financial stability analysis
Influence
Financial infrastructure
Systems in the Swedish infrastructure
RIX
BGC
Euroclear Sweden
NASDAQ OMX Derivatives Markets
CLS
SWIFT
Payment instruments
SEPA
Continuity planning in the Swedish financial infrastructure
Crisis preparedness
Published about financial stability
The Financial Stability Report
Recent speeches on financial stability
Selected articles from Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review
Responses to consultations related to financial stability
The RIX payment system
Participants
Who participates in RIX
Who is allowed to participate in RIX?
How to become a RIX participant
Price list for RIX
Conditions and instructions
Instructions for disruptions
Clearing numbers for RIX participants
Special terms and conditions for monetary policy instruments
Collateral
Automated pledging
Eligible assets
Application for approval of securities
RIX Council
Payment statistics in RIX
Financial turbulence - the Riksbank's response
Planned auctions of SEK loans
Terms for loans
Outstanding amounts
General terms for credit in Swedish kronor
General terms for credit in Swedish kronor, fixed interest rate
General terms and other documet for credit in Swedish kronor with commercial papers as collateral
Restricted Monetary Policy Counterparties
  Press & published  
Press
Press Releases
Notices
Debate articles
Press Office
Press photos
The General Council
The Executive Board
Heads of Departments
Head of Communication
Notes
Jubilee- and commemorative coins 21st century
Security features
Printing
Coins
Riksbank building
Gold
Speeches
Economic Commentaries
Reports
Monetary Policy Report
Material for assesing monetary policy
Monetary policy in Sweden
Monetary Policy with a Flexible Exchange Rate
Financial Stability Report
The Swedish Financial Market
Working Paper Series
Economic Review
Annual Report
The Riksbank's Company Interviews
Articles and boxes
Boxes in the Monetary Policy Report
Articles in the Financial Stability Report
Articles in the Economic Review
Minutes of the Executive Board's monetary policy meetings
Brochures about the Riksbank
EMU-related information
Brochures on notes & coins
Consultations
The Riksbank's Policy statements
The General Council’s consultation
The Executive Board's consultation
Statistics
Assets & liabilities
The Riksbank's assets and liabilities, the Weekly Report
International Reserve and Foreign Currency Liquidity
International Reseve and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Money and Bond Markets
FX Market
Main refinancing repos
Financial market
Financial market
Swedish Monetary Financial Institutions
Supplementary Nordic MFI reporting
Balance of payments
Economic and financial data for Sweden
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  Research  
Research
Staff
Scientific advisors
Conferences
Visitors
Publications
Articles
Seminars
Research News
Summer internship
Historical Monetary Statistics
Prices
Wages
Daily wages of unskilled labourers in Stockholm, 1501-1850
Indices of nominal wages, 1803-2004
Exchange rates
Exchange rates, silver mark in mark penningar 1291-1540
Exchange rates in Sweden 1534-1834
Exchange rates in Sweden 1800―1914
Monthly exchange rates for Sweden 1913–2006
Money supply
Interest and stock returns
State loans
Questions and contact