Open data – information available for re-use

Open data

The Act on the re-use of public administration documents (2010:566) aims to promote the development of an information market by facilitating individuals’ use of documents provided by authorities.

The Act contains provisions on conditions for the re-use of documents held by authorities. Re-use refers to the use of documents for purposes other than those for which they were originally intended.

The Act has no bearing on the principle of public access to official documents.

According to the Act, authorities must publish a list of the types of documents that can usually be provided electronically for re-use, along with related information (section 11). There follows a description of documents held at the Riksbank and a description of the conditions for documents to be submitted for re-use.

Documents available for re-use

Archive inventory

The archive inventory provides an overview of the Riksbank and the documents in the Riksbank’s archive.

You can find information about the Riksbank’s archives here: https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/about-the-riksbank/history/the-riksbank-archives/

The release of documents in the archive for re-use must take place in accordance with the applicable data protection rules. In some cases, the documents may be confidential. Release for re-use therefore requires each document to undergo assessment each time it is released.

The diary

The Riksbank’s diary contains information about a variety of matters and public documents registered in the authority’s diary. Extracts from the Riksbank’s diary are published every working day on the Riksbank’s website.

https://www.riksbank.se/sv/press-och-publicerat/diarium/ (in Swedish only)

The release of documents in the diary for re-use must take place in accordance with the applicable data protection rules. In some cases, the documents may be confidential. Release for re-use therefore requires each document to undergo assessment each time it is released.

Publications and reports

The Riksbank’s publications are available for download at riksbank.se

https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/publications/

Decisions etc.

The Riksbank’s website also contains a large amount of the Riksbank’s decisions, speeches, opinions and other published material.

https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/

Statistics

Large parts of the Riksbank’s statistics are public and are available via the Riksbank’s website. Interest rates and exchange rates can also be downloaded via the open API.

More about release for re-use

The Riksbank’s information is available in PDF format, Excel format and, to some extent, via the open API.

Information that the Riksbank makes available electronically for re-use is normally free of charge.

The Riksbank’s open data is freely available and may be re-used without any special consent or agreement being required. Please state the source, Sveriges Riksbank, and the date.

If you have processed statistics taken from the Riksbank’s website, you may not state Sveriges Riksbank as source.

You may not use the API to spread harmful codes. Nor may you present the service you have developed as an “official cooperation” or “partnership” with the Riksbank.

If you have any questions about the Riksbank’s open data, contact registratorn@riksbank.se