Central

The central government is responsible for:

Youth Policy

• Policy formulation and the legal framework;
• International cooperation,
• Coordinating and stimulating research and know-how related to the youth policy objectives, distribution of grants, and international cooperation (Swedish National Board of Youth).

• The National Council of Youth Organisations, an umbrella organisation of 83 national youth organisations.

• Evaluation of 80 indicators of youth development as well as analysis of priority topics (carried out annually).
• Studies of the youth's attitudes and values (conducted every four years).
  

Sport policy

• Policy formulation and legal framework;
• Support to sport follow-up (Swedish National Centre for Research in Sports and the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), and
• International cooperation. 

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

Youth Policy

• Matters related to public health and medical care. There is a limited competency of the counties in the youth policy.

Sport policy

• No responsibilities identified.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

Youth Policy

• Formulating their own local youth policy (national policy is not binding).
  

Sport policy

• Sports clubs for children and students (exist independently of the school system).

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Providing sport facilities.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Youth Policy

Ministry of Education and Research

Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society

Sport Policy

Minister for Health Care, Public Health and Sport

Sources

European Commission, Study on volunteering in the EU, Volunteering in sport – Sweden, 2009.

Government portal, Civil society and sport.

Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs