Swedish Defence Recruitment Agency

This includes the Swedish Officer's Programme, the Swedish Police training programme, the basic training courses of the Swedish Customs Service and the Swedish Coast Guard and other government agencies within the Swedish total defence. On the behalf of government agencies, municipalities and regions, the Swedish Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency also maintains a comprehensive national register of civilian wartime postings. Pliktverket was established on 1 July 1995 as an administrative agency, taking over responsibilities from other agencies, in particular the former Värnpliktsverket (Conscription Agency). On 1 January 2011, following the government's decision to suspend conscription, Pliktverket changed its name to Rekryteringsmyndigheten (Swedish Defence Recruitment Agency). Following the new defence policies and priorities outlined in the 2020 Swedish Total Defence Bill, the agency's name was once again changed and on 1 February 2021, it became Totalförsvarets plikt- och prövningsverket. The head office of the agency is located in Karlstad, in the Fanfaren complex, having previously been located in the Karolinen office buildings. The agency also has test offices (prövningskontor) in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, and is due to open a new office in Umeå following Budget 2025. The new office is estimated to be operational during the autumn of 2026. The Swedish administrative structure for defence conscriptions and assessments would generally be considered unusual internationally, especially in relation to comparable Nordic countries with defence conscription, or national service. In Denmark, equivalent functions are performed by the Danish Ministry of Defence, through the Personelkommandoen (previously Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse). In Finland, Regional Bureaus of the Finnish Defence Forces are responsible for these services. Similar in Norway, assessments and tests (sesjon) are conducted by the Norwegian Armed Forces themselves, through the Norwegian Armed Forces Personnel and Conscription Centre (Forsvarets personell- og vernepliktssenter). The Director-General of the Swedish Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency is since 2025 Peter Göthe.

It is associated with Sweden. The record gives 1995 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It forms part of Ministry of Defence of Sweden. Its recorded seat is Karolinen. It is recorded in the collection of Karlstad.