
Sweden
This page contains information on the bodies responsible for Structural Funds programmes and on the first level control in Sweden. You may also speak directly with the Interreg Europe representatives in Sweden.
Contacts
Tillväxtverket/ Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Box 32
201 20 Malmö
Sweden
Contacts
Tillväxtverket/ Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Box 32
201 20 Malmö
Sweden
Country news and events
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Europe, let's cooperate! 2023
The 9th edition of Europe, let's cooperate! interregional cooperation forum took place on 15 March 2023. It marked the launch of our second call for project proposals. The 2023 edition was an in-person event hosted in Stockholm, Sweden. Material and follow-up are available on the event website.The Swedish Presidency of the EU and interregional cooperation
Sweden has just taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the upcoming six months. Read about its priorities and the benefits of interregional cooperation.
Lead partner seminar for first call projects
Interreg Europe organised a seminar for the newly approved projects' lead partners from the first call in Stockholm on 14 March 2023.
Stakeholder meeting in Malmö (Sweden)
Presentation about Rebus for staff in the City of Malmö (Sweden)Project Final Conference Webinar
Webinar organized as part of the final conference of the second phase of the SUPER project.
Study Visit in Västernorrland
The Project Meeting will discuss the status of the additional activities' implementation and the policy instruments' improvements linked to COVID-19.
Stakeholder meeting in Varberg
Discussion about selected good practices and how they could be implemented in Varberg.
Intra-organizational workshop in Varberg
Swedish project partners held an Intra-organizational workshop to discuss the transferability of selected good practices of PROSPERA project.
Stakeholder meeting in Varberg
Members of Stakeholder group of Region Halland in the PROSPERA project discussed the selected good practices of the project.
Summary of the Study visit to Varberg (SE) - online
The fourth Study visit of the PROSPERA project was held by the Municipality of Varberg.
Info event for beneficiaries from Sweden
An online event about Interreg Europe and its first call for project proposals for beneficiaries from Sweden.
e-smartec at #POLIS21
Following a record-breaking conference in 2020, the Annual POLIS Conference takes place on December 1 and 2 and will feature e-smartec in two sessions!
Meeting Sweden January 2022
Online meeting hosted by our Swedish partners, in Östersund in collaboration with Mid Sweden University on January 19-20!
Consortium Meeting and Study Visit in Växjö
Consortium Meeting and Study Visit at Linnaeus University in Växjö
Stakeholder meeting in Varberg
Stakeholder meeting about the study visit to Reggio Emilia.
2021-2027
This section provides information about the control system and national guidance set up in Sweden for the 2021-2027 programming period.
Download the latest list of managing authorities and intermediate bodies responsible for Structural Funds programmes in each country. Select the SE tab for information about Sweden.
Sweden uses a centralised control system.
The control body
Body | Contacts |
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Body Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth |
Contacts Håkan Flykt |
Control costs will not be charged to project partners.
On-the-spot checks will be performed on 15% of the Swedish Project Partners through a sampling-method. Projects with some kind of investment will be checked on-the-spot at the partners premises at least once during the project-period. Regarding other projects without investments, checks will be performed either on-the-spot or virtually (using Teams for example).
2014-2020
This section provides information on the system set up for first level control in Sweden for the 2014-2020 programming period.
The costs associated with this control are indicated so that they can be planned for in project budgets.
Sweden uses a centralised first level control system.
The control body
Body | Contacts | Other Swedish controllers |
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Body Tillväxtverket |
Contacts Head of Unit Linda Back Lindberg Head of controlling group Richard Fridén Controller dedicated to Interreg Europe Håkan Flykt |
Other Swedish controllers Click here for Swedish FLC page. |
The above-mentioned body will perform the first level control free of charge to Swedish project partners.
The first level control body will organise on-the-spot-checks on a sample basis using a risk-based approach.
Get inspired
Have a look at the Swedish content on our website. Scroll through our project ideas and good practices, or contact our Swedish community members and organisations.
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Simulate your business
The business development organization - ALMI re-developed a business simulation tool in respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Web-based platform for social enterprises - självklart.nu
A web-based platform for improving the conditions of social enterprises, public procurement and enterprises who want to do business with social enterprises.

Gävle Innovation Arena
The innovation arena is a data platform (a physical location and a data lake) where members, collabs, researchers, companies and individuals can participate.

E-service development and implementation in Gävle
An inhouse expert team, supporting the municipal departments/companies in the development and implementation of e-services

Service design/design thinking in public services
A method and a mindset that is applicable to both innovation and designing public services

Växjö Energi - 100 % fossil free production of heat and power
The municipality owned company Växjö Energi´s long-term investment in biofuels has strongly contributed to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Reuse center for building material

SKARPT UPPDRAG™ an inspiring model where HEI students in interdisciplinary teams train to create

Minding the gaps – Mid Sweden University R&D management contracts with municpalities

KTP – Knowledge Transfer Partnership, energy pilot in Jämtland county
KTP – Knowledge Transfer Partnership is a University Business Collaboration for Sustainable Knowledge Exchange in the energy field.

Eco tourism - a sustainable chain

Removal of pharmaceuticals in wastewater by treatment with ozone oxidation

Local action plans in water
Local action plans provide a holistic approach to improving water quality and measures in waters with bad status according to the water framework directive.

An innovative bike and pedestrian connection generating bundles of ecosystem services
An innovative bike and pedestrian connection in the form of a bank between the city of Växjö and newly developed area Bredvik generates multiple values.

Tag your out. New methods in sport-fisheries create sustainable catch levels of wild salmon.
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