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?
How is a decision on the interest rate made?
Can the Riksbank influence employment?
How does the Riksbank work with financial stability?
How is the Riksbank governed?
The Riksbank’s asset management
The gold reserve
The foreign exchange reserve
The Riksbank’s balance sheet
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
Financial Stability Department
Asset management Department
Monetary Policy Department
Internal Audit Department
IT Department
General Secretariat
International Co-operation
BIS
ESCB
Other EU co-operation
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
From the first to the second world war
From crises to targeting inflation
Towards central banking
Era of regulation
Currency reforms
Stockholms Banco
Caroline years
Age of liberty
Prelude
The Riksbank’s banknote history – Tumba Bruk museum
Important date
Sveriges Riksbank, 10 years as an independent central bank
The Riksbank archives
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
Repo rate, table
Reference rate, table
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
Swedish TCW index
Swedish KIX index
Cross rates
Older 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
Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates
Currency
Frequently asked questions
  Notes & coins  
New banknotes and coins
Design
Motif
Colour, material and size of the banknotes
Size and materials in the coins
Timetable and work process
Background and decision
Design competition
Press photos
FAQ
Notes - general information
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
Security ink dyed banknotes
Information material on discoloured banknotes
Redemtion of invalid, damaged, discoloured or stained Swedish banknotes
How to redeem invalid notes
How to redeem damaged banknotes
Discoloured and stained banknotes
Coins - general information
Forms for redemption of banknotes
Valid coins
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
Brochures on notes & coins
Rules and Regulations
  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
Previous repo rate decisions
Repo rate, table
How changes in the repo rate affect inflation
What factors influence an interest rate decision?
Voting by the Executive Board on interest rate decisions
Communication
Decision-making process
To steer interest rates
How does the Riksbank control interest rates?
Statistics
Questions and answers
Reporting SELMA
  Financial stability  
The Riksbank’s role and tasks
What is financial stability?
How we work
The Riksbank´s Financial Stability Department
The Financial Stability Report
The Riksbank’s ongoing stability work
The Riksbank’s influence
Financial infrastructure
Systems in the Swedish infrastructure
RIX
BGC
Euroclear Sweden
NASDAQ OMX Derivatives Markets
CLS
SWIFT
EMCF
Retail payments
SEPA
Continuity planning in the Swedish financial infrastructure
The Riksbank’s role in crisis management
Crisis communication
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
Current regulatory changes
The new Basel III framework for bank regulation
Basel II reforms
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
Eligible assets
Application for approval of securities
RIX Council
Payment statistics in RIX
Financial turbulence - the Riksbank's response
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
WebTV
Press Office
Press photos
The General Council
The Executive Board
Heads of Departments
Head of Communication
Notes
Security features
Printing
Coins
Jubilee- and commemorative coins 21st century
Riksbank building
Gold
New Banknotes and coins
Chat
Chat with Stefan Ingves 5 July 2011
Chat with Stefan Ingves 20 april 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 15 February 2011
Chat with Stefan Ingves 15 December 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 26 October 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 2 September 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 1 July 2010
Chat with Svante Öberg 20 April 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 11 February 2010
Chat with Stefan Ingves 16 December 2009
Chat with Stefan Ingves 22 October 2009
Chat with Stefan Ingves 3 September 2009
Chat with Barbro Wickman-Parak yesterday 2 July 2009
Speeches
Economic Commentaries
Reports
Monetary Policy Report
Material for assessing monetary policy
Material for assessing monetary policy 2010
Monetary policy in Sweden
Monetary Policy with a Flexible Exchange Rate
Economic Review
Financial Stability Report
The Riksbank and Financial stability
The Swedish Financial Market
Working Paper Series
Annual Report
The Riksbank's Company Interviews
The Riksbank's Company Interviews, May 2011
The Riksbank's Company Interviews January 2011
The Riksbank’s commission of inquiry into risks on the Swedish housing market
Articles and boxes
Boxes in the Monetary Policy Report
Articles in the Financial Stability Report
Articles in the Economic Review
Articles in the Riksbank’s commission of inquiry into risks on the Swedish housing market
Minutes of the Executive Board's monetary policy meetings
Consultations
Consultation responses by the Riksbank's General Council
Riksbanksfullmäktiges remissvar (finns enbart på sv sida)
Riksbankens konsultationssvar (finns enbart på sv sida)
Consultation responses by the Riksbank
Brochures on notes & coins
Brochures about the Riksbank
EMU-related information
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  Statistics  
Macro indicators
Underlying inflation
Resource utilisation indicator
Final wage outcomes
Final wage outcome
Money and Bond Markets
FX Market
Main refinancing repos
Financial market statistics
Supplementary Nordic MFI reporting
Swedish Monetary Financial Institutions
Balance of payments
Assets & liabilities
The Riksbank's assets and liabilities, the Weekly Report
International Reserve and Foreign Currency Liquidity
International Reseve and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Statistics on notes and coins
Statistics in publications/reports
Economic and financial data for Sweden
Links to other authorities
  Research  
About us
People
Past Visiting Scholars
Scientific advisors
Research publications
Journal articles
Working Papers
Seminars
Conferences
Research news
Internship Program for PhD Students
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
Historical Monetary and Financial Statistics for Sweden: Exchange Rates, Prices, and Wages, 1277-2008
Questions and contact