The Swedish Fortifications Agency ( Swedish : Fortifikationsverket, FortV ) is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Finance , tasked with managing government-owned defence-related buildings and land. The agency functions as the landlord for the Swedish Armed Forces ( Försvarsmakten ), managing various types of military installations . The SFA is one of the largest holders of real estate in Sweden.
6-528: The formation of the SFA in 1994 was part of the Swedish government effort to increase the cost-efficiency of government real estate usage through a system of internal rent , which was meant to emulate market-like conditions. The main purpose with the reform was to create economic incentives for the authorities in the public sector to economise on premises. In the defence sector, the real estate holdings were transferred from
12-434: Is a form of transfer pricing where a company owning its own premises forces single departments in that company to pay rent for the real estate they use. This is typically organized by one department—the holding department —functioning as a landlord , while the other departments—the occupying departments —functioning as tenants . One study lists two advantages with internal rents: This real estate article
18-648: The Swedish Armed Forces — the user of the real estate — to the SFA; with the Swedish Armed Forces remaining in the estate as a tenant. Currently, the SFA acts as landlord for several Swedish government agencies in the defence sector. The main tenant is the Swedish Armed Forces, which in 2007 was the source of over 90% of the SFA:s revenue . The SFA does not receive an allowance from the government budget . Instead, it covers its expenses by charging rent for
24-411: The amount of outsourcing , and as an experiment in 2006, it outsourced the property maintenance of two garrisons . In 2008, the book value of the government real estate stock managed by the SFA was 10.1 billion SEK , largely consisting of depots, garrisons , training facilities, offices, and proving grounds . In 2007, the total real estate stock included: Internal rent Internal rent
30-565: The internal bank of the government. The SFA employed 689 people in 2008. The majority of the employees work on a local level in real estate units linked to garrisons , where employees work in areas such as project management , property development and maintenance services . At the regional and national level, employees work in real estate purchasing and sales, defence facility development, and various management functions. The SFA considers its core competencies to be security and protective technology. The agency has stated that it aims to increase
36-519: The real estate it leases. In 2008, the agency's revenue was 3.0 billion SEK , and its net income 67 million SEK. The rent is adjusted so that the net income — which goes into the state treasury — conforms to a predefined level of return on equity , as set by the Ministry of Finance . To finance investments , the SFA borrows money from the National Debt Office ( Riksgälden ), which acts as
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