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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.
Research and analysis
14/12/2021 -Research and analysis The Riksbank’s research An important assignment for research at the Riksbank is to provide models, tools and analyses to enable the Riksbank to perform its tasks. This research and the analyses carried out also aim to build...
The Caps create deflation
07/02/2018 -The Caps take over power from the Hats and assign the board of governors the task of restoring the value of money to what it had been 30 years ago. This leads to a severe deflation crisis. ...
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,...
The Swedish National Debt Office is established
07/02/2018 -The Swedish National Debt Office is created to manage sovereign debt and fund the war with Russia. The Swedish National Debt Office issues bonds against interest, which rapidly start to be used as banknotes.
Transport bills are introduced
07/02/2018 -The predecessor of our modern money. When a transaction is concluded, the bill is signed over, or transported, to its new owner.
Absolute monarchy takes power over the bank
07/02/2018 -Charles XI introduces absolute monarchy and decides that the royal powers will have the last word on all matters. This also applies to the Bank of the Estates of the Realm (Sveriges Riksbank).
First building of its own
07/02/2018 -The Bank of the Estates of the Realm (Sveriges Riksbank) moves into Södra Bankohuset at Järntorget in the old town of Stockholm. The building, which still stands, is designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. ...
Climate change and financial stability risks
21/02/2025 -The Riksbank needs to understand and consider sustainability risks that may affect the Riksbank's task of contributing to a stable and efficient financial system. The Riksbank therefore works to identify, analyse and manage the consequences of...
The first local office opens
07/02/2018 -To facilitate the handling of cash and loans, the Riksbank opens regional offices in Göteborg and then, just afterwards, in Malmö. ...