Organization and management

FBA’s organisation

The Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) has approximately 180 employees based in Sweden. The agency’s offices are located at Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Stockholm.

FBA’s operations are organised into four departments:

• The Department for Multilateral Cooperation

• The Department for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding

• The Department for Bilateral and Regional Partnerships

• The Department for Management and Support

FBA is led by a Director-General. Since 2022, the Director-General has been Per Olsson Fridh. The Director-General is supported by a management team and an advisory council.

Advisory Council

The advisory council serves as the agency’s highest advisory body. Its members are appointed by the Swedish government and meet four times per year. The Director-General informs the council about the agency’s activities and serves as its chairperson.

Members:

• Carsten Alvén, Senior Analyst, Swedish Psychological Defence Agency

• Ylva Berg Axell, Director

• Richard Gray, Colonel, Swedish Armed Forces

• Yasmine Eriksson, Member of the Swedish Parliament (Sweden Democrats)

• Martin Kragh, PhD

• Anna Lasses, Member of the Swedish Parliament (Centre Party)

• Stefan Olsson, Member of  the Swedish Parliament (Moderate Party)

• Ellen-Elena Reinolds, Specialist Physician

Governance

FBA is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency operates under several statutes and regulations issued by the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen), the Swedish Government, and other public authorities.

Ordinance of Instruction

The Government defines FBA’s fundamental tasks and management structure in the agency’s ordinance of instruction. The ordinance remains in force until further notice.

Appropriation Directions and Annual Report

In its annual appropriation directions, the Government specifies the objectives, assignments and financial resources that apply to FBA for the coming year.

Each year, FBA submits an annual report to the Government. The report includes a performance account, income statement, balance sheet, statement of appropriations, a summary of key information and accompanying notes. Based on the annual report, the Government monitors and evaluates FBA’s activities. The annual report also forms the basis for the following year’s appropriation directions.

Financing and Budget Documentation

FBA’s operations are financed by Swedish taxpayers. Through the national budget, the Government proposes to the Parliament how public expenditure should be allocated.

There are 27 expenditure areas within the national budget. FBA’s activities are primarily financed through Expenditure Area 7: International Development Cooperation, and to a lesser extent through Expenditure Area 5: International Cooperation.

Each spring, FBA submits budget documentation to the Government. This document serves as an important input to the Government’s work on Sweden’s national budget and on FBA’s forthcoming appropriation directions.

The budget documentation is a forward-looking report describing how the agency aims to develop its operations over the coming three-year period and outlining its projected resource requirements.

Like all Swedish government agencies, FBA is audited by the Swedish National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen), which ensures that public funds are used effectively.