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Whistleblowing
13/12/2024 -On 17 December 2021, the Swedish Act (2021:980) on the protection of persons reporting wrongdoing (Whistleblowing Act) entered into force. The law provides special and enhanced protection for the whistleblower against reprisals and states that a...
The architect Peter Celsing
20/04/2018 -In 1998, when Stockholm was European City of Culture, Peter Celsing’s architecture was the focal point. It was he that gave a face to the new city of the prosperous post-war era.
The Riksbank’s name and logo
08/10/2026 -The Riksbank’s logo is used as a symbol of the Riksbank and forms the basis of the Riksbank’s visual identity. The Riksbank’s logo must not be used in commercial activities without permission. The logo is subject to special legal protection,...
Published about the renovation
08/06/2026 -This page collects information published by the Riksbank about the renovation of the Riksbank building.
First in the world with price stability target
07/02/2018 -After speculation against the krona, Sweden abandons the gold standard. The exchange rate becomes variable but, to protect domestic purchasing power, the Riksbank becomes the first central bank in the world to have a price stability target as a...
Counterfeiters sentenced to death
07/02/2018 -Susanna Ekström and Ingeborg Jönsdotter, two female banknote counterfeiters, are sentenced to death for counterfeiting and passing banknotes.
The Riksbank sets an inflation target
07/02/2018 -With a floating exchange rate, price stability becomes the overall target for monetary policy. The Riksbank specifies the target at 2 per cent inflation with a tolerance band of +/- 1 percentage point.
Many types of coin become one
07/02/2018 -In the 18th century, there are many different coins and counterfeits are common. Consequently, Johan Liljencrantz, Minister of Finance under Gustav III, carries out a coin reform so that only one coin, the riksdaler, is left. At the same time,...
Private banks issue their own banknotes
07/02/2018 -Swedish commercial banks start to emerge again, with the first being Skånska Privatbanken in Ystad. The bank had the right to issue banknotes, subject to certain terms. Thirty other banks followed due. ...
Lars Wohlin becomes Governor of the Riksbank
07/02/2018 -Wohlin steps in with a strong influence over economic policy. He is met with challenges in the form of the wave of devaluations prevailing in his tenure.