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{{Short description|Swedish administrative authority under the Ministry of Finance}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency
| nativename      = {{lang|sv|Kammarkollegiet}}
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| logo            = File:Kammarkollegiet Logo.svg
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| seal            = Kammarkollegiet vapen bra.svg
| seal_width      = 110px
| seal_caption    = The [[coat of arms]] of Kammarkollegiet
| picture         = Birger Jarlsgatan 16A, Grev Turegatan 1, dec 2019c.jpg
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| formed          = 1539
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| headquarters    = [[Stockholm]]
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| minister1_name  = [[Elisabeth Svantesson]]
| minister1_pfo   = <br/><small>([[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Ministry of Finance]])</small>
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| chief1_name     = [[Anne Vadasz Nilsson]]
| chief1_position = <br /><small>([[Director-General]])</small>
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| parent_agency   = [[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Ministry of Finance]]
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| keydocument1    = Regleringsbrev<ref name=appropriation-sv>{{cite web|title=Regleringsbrev|url=http://www.esv.se/Verktyg--stod/Statsliggaren/Regleringsbrev/?RBID=15386|publisher=[[Swedish National Financial Management Authority]]|accessdate=13 August 2014|language=Swedish}}</ref>
| keydocument2    = Instruktion<ref name=instruction-sv>{{cite web|title=Förordning (2007:824) med instruktion för Kammarkollegiet|url=http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/Forordning-2007824-med-inst_sfs-2007-824/|publisher=The [[Riksdag]]|accessdate=13 August 2014|language=Swedish}}</ref>
| website         = [http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/kammarkollegiet kammarkollegiet.se]
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The '''Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency''' ({{langx|sv|Kammarkollegiet||"Chamber College}}) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Government agencies in Sweden|government agency]] under the [[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Ministry of Finance]]. Established in 1539 by King [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]], it is the oldest still active government agency in Sweden.
==Role==
It is tasked with providing various services within the [[public sector]], in particular qualified legal and economic expertise, [[public administration]], [[asset management|asset-]] and [[risk management]]. Kammarkollegiet represents the State in [[indemnity]] cases, speaks on behalf of the public in certain cases involving the Environmental Code, and in other matters as decided by the [[Chancellor of Justice (Sweden)|Chancellor of Justice]]. The agency is also responsible for the registration of religious communities, the appointment of those entitled to officiate weddings, setting rates for funeral charges, the authorisation of travel guarantees and use of [[Language interpretation|interpreters]] and [[Translation|translators]]. Kammarkollegiet also monitors the [[Inheritance Fund (Sweden)|State Inheritance Fund]]'s interests and manages its capital. In addition to this, the agency also deals with changes to the regional division of Sweden, and exemptions from the testamentary provisions governing [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundations]].<ref name="appropriation-sv" /><ref name="instruction-sv" /><ref name=about-en>{{cite web|title=Kammarkollegiet|url=http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/kammarkollegiet|publisher=Kammarkollegiet|accessdate=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703053352/http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/kammarkollegiet|archive-date=3 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ordinance on Registration of Religious Communities|url=http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/02/78/29/5e35f972.pdf|publisher=The Government of Sweden|accessdate=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813221247/http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/02/78/29/5e35f972.pdf|archive-date=13 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Den kommunala indelningen|url=http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/sites/default/files/pm_kommunal_indelning.pdf|publisher=Kammarkollegiet|accessdate=13 August 2014|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127181659/http://www.kammarkollegiet.se/sites/default/files/pm_kommunal_indelning.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kammarkollegiet.se Kammarkollegiet - Official Site] (Swedish)
*[https://www.kammarkollegiet.se/engelska/start Kammarkollegiet - Official Site] (English)
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[[Category:Government agencies of Sweden]]
[[Category:1539 establishments in Sweden]]