The agency strategy is to guide the work of the Swedish Coast Guard. It is meant to create the shift that is needed in view of the changing global situation, and to steer the work towards the agency's shared goals. Every day, the efforts of all employees are what make the organisation succeed in reaching its goals.

The strategic objective for the period is that the Coast Guard will become a leading actor and partner with a unique capability in the maritime environment, making Sweden safer. To achieve this, the strategic objective is broken down into a number of overall goals.

5 goals for the agency's shift

  • We are a knowledge and information hub that strengthens Sweden's maritime capability.
  • We coordinate civilian needs for maritime surveillance and are the link between civil and military defence in the maritime environment.
  • Our maritime situational pictures guide our operations and strengthen Sweden's maritime situational picture.
  • We work in an intelligence-based and analysis-based way to achieve an effective and sustained operational capability.
  • We are dynamic and develop through continuous improvement.