Central
The central government is responsible for:
- The transport of passengers and goods (roads, air traffic, shipping, railways) within the country;
- Transport between Sweden and other countries;
- Competition conditions for Swedish transport companies;
- Infrastructure for roads and railways, and
- International cooperation inter alia in matters concerning the EU Trans-European Transport Network (see section 10).
Regional
County/regional authorities are responsible for:
- Regional and local public transport (often in cooperation with private operators), together with municipalities, and
- Traffic regulation.
Local
Municipal authorities are responsible for:
- Local roads, and
- Local public transport (often in cooperation with private operators) together with the county authority
Responsible ministries/bodies
Minister for Infrastructure, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Transport Administration
Sources
Förordning (2017:868) med länsstyrelseinstruktion [Ordinance (2017:868) with the County instructions]. Entered into force 1 November 2017, Amended through SFS 2019:1125.
