Swedish National Audit Office

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The Swedish National Audit Office is Sweden’s independent supreme audit institution responsible for reviewing the use of public funds by the government and public agencies.

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Swedish National Audit Office canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
supreme audit institution
aimsTo promote effective use of public funds
promote transparency in public administration
strengthen democratic accountability
audits Swedish central government agencies
central government accounts
state-owned enterprises (within its mandate)
cooperatesWith international audit organizations
other supreme audit institutions
country Sweden
followsStandard international public sector auditing standards
governedBy Riksdag-appointed Auditor General(s)
hasLegalBasis Act on the Audit of State Activities
Riksdag decisions on state audit
hasRole external auditor of the central government
independent auditor of public funds
hasScope central government sector
state budget
headquartersLocation Stockholm
isIndependentOf Swedish government
surface form: Government of Sweden
isPartOf Swedish public administration oversight system
jurisdiction Swedish government
surface form: Government of Sweden

Swedish public agencies
languageOfWork Swedish
mainFunction audit of central government finances
compliance audit of public administration
financial audit of government agencies
performance audit of government activities
memberOf EUROSAI
INTOSAI
nativeName Riksrevisionen
performs independent examination of government operations
publishes annual reports
audit reports
reportsTo Riksdag
shortName SNAO
subjectOf Swedish Constitution provisions on audit
supervises use of public funds by government
use of public funds by public agencies
typeOfAudit compliance audit
financial audit
performance audit

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Riksdag supervises Swedish National Audit Office