Finansinspektionen

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, known as Finansinspektionen (FI), is the public authority tasked with overseeing Sweden's financial markets. Its supervisory remit covers banks, credit institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, and securities firms operating in the country. FI works to ensure the stability, efficiency, and transparency of the financial system while protecting consumers and investors. The authority issues regulations, conducts inspections, and can impose sanctions on entities that fail to comply with financial legislation. Headquartered in Stockholm, FI operates as a government agency under the Swedish Ministry of Finance.

As Sweden's financial supervisor, FI represents the country in European supervisory frameworks, contributing to the work of the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority. Its distinguishing attribute is the combination of macro‑prudential oversight of systemic risks with micro‑prudential supervision of individual financial institutions. FI also focuses on market conduct, ensuring that financial products are sold fairly and that investors receive adequate information. The authority’s competencies include risk assessment, data analysis, and the ability to coordinate crisis response across sectors. In June 2023, FI experienced a distributed denial‑of‑service attack claimed by the pro‑Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16), which temporarily disrupted its website availability.