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Former Governors of the Riksbank
24/01/2025 -Here you can read about the people who have been governors at the Riksbank since 1901.
Sveriges Riksbank is founded
07/02/2018 -Riksens Ständers Bank, today Sveriges Riksbank, is founded from the ruins of Stockholms Banco. The world's oldest central bank is born. It moves into Axel Oxenstierna's palace in the old town of Stockholm.
Payments and sustainability
24/02/2026 -The Riksbank shall promote a well-functioning payment system. This includes the general public being able to make payments even during peacetime crisis situations and states of heightened alert. The Riksbank has set the objective that payments...
Payments Department
03/07/2026 -The Payments Department (AFB) aims to ensure that payments are safe, efficient, and accessible, and that they function effectively both in peacetime crises and during periods of heightened alert. This is achieved, among other measures, through...
Background - new Sveriges Riksbank Act
23/11/2022 -On 23 November 2022, the Riksdag took a decision on a new Sveriges Riksbank Act. The decision involves a new Sveriges Riksbank Act and certain amendments to other laws that touch on the Riksbank's operations, as well as amendments to the...
Military defeat leads to banking crisis
07/02/2018 -While the war is going well, many people deposit money in the Bank of the Estates of the Realm (Sveriges Riksbank). But when they attempt to withdraw it, following the defeat at Poltava, there is no money to be had. The Bank simply freezes its...
Emergency coins fund the war
07/02/2018 -During the reign of Charles XII, wars cost a lot of money. To fund them, more than 40 million emergency coins are issued. The round copper coins have different inscriptions such as “Jupiter”, “Mars” and “Flink och färdig” (quick and ready).
Benefits
08/06/2026 -With us at the Riksbank, you get so much more than a salary. We work in the middle of central Stockholm, in an office specially designed for our activities. The Riksbank building features a gym, a pool, a relaxation area, pleasant terraces and...
Historical timeline
25/01/2018 -Sveriges Riksbank, or the Riksbank as it is usually called, is the world’s oldest central bank. The Riksbank has a 350 year old history. Image sources for the timeline below: Dagens Nyheter, Margaret Thatcher Foundation, Royal Coin Cabinet,...
History
05/12/2025 -In 1668, the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament, decided to found Riksens Ständers Bank (the Estates of the Realm Bank), which in 1867 received the name Sveriges Riksbank. The Riksbank is thus the world's oldest central bank. Here you can read about...