2025-03-192024/25:FiU25 · p.6FiUEconomy & finance

State property management

State property management and protection against criminal landlords

What's at stake: The decision concerns how quickly and forcefully the state acts to prevent rents on state-owned properties from ending up with actors linked to organized crime, which affects the safety and legitimacy of public administration.

Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.

What the vote decides

The question is whether the government should quickly develop new measures against criminal networks benefiting from the state's property holdings, or whether the current guidelines for property management and the ongoing work on new rent-setting principles should stand as they are.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The committee stands by the current guidelines for facility supply and property management and sees no reason to change them. New principles for rent-setting in buildings with cost-based rent are already being processed within the Government Offices, and the committee shares the government's view that criminal gangs should not be able to have influence over or make money from public activity, though it judges that a large share of the responsibility for this rests with the agencies themselves. The committee therefore recommends rejecting the motions.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 6 (S)

The reservation holds that the state's properties must be managed in a trustworthy and legally secure way, and that the state must not enable criminal activity through its property holdings, for example by paying rent to landlords linked to organized crime. The government should therefore swiftly develop measures to prevent this.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by S.

Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.

What each plan points to — and how the party voted

For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
VNoAbstain 0/0/21/3departs from the planconfidence: mediumderived
Sown reservationNoNo 0/93/0/13follows the planconfidence: highderived
MPNoYes 16/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: highderived
CNoYes 20/0/0/4departs from the planconfidence: mediumderived
LNoYes 15/0/0/1departs from the planconfidence: mediumderived
KDNoYes 17/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: mediumderived
MNoYes 60/0/0/8departs from the planconfidence: mediumderived
SDNoYes 62/0/0/10departs from the planconfidence: highderived

Committee proposal

The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:5 by Robert Stenkvist (Sweden Democrats), 2024/25:1056 by Christofer Bergenblock and Catarina Deremar (both Center Party), 2024/25:1904 by Gudrun Nordborg et al. (Left Party) demand 6, 2024/25:1956 by Lili André (Christian Democrats), and 2024/25:3195 by Mikael Damberg et al. (Social Democrats) demand 3.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:5 av Robert Stenkvist (SD), 2024/25:1056 av Christofer Bergenblock och Catarina Deremar (båda C), 2024/25:1904 av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V) yrkande 6, 2024/25:1956 av Lili André (KD) och 2024/25:3195 av Mikael Damberg m.fl. (S) yrkande 3.

Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 30 proposals on state administration and statistics issues in motions from the general motion period of 2024. The proposals concern, among other things, the structure of state agencies, efficiency of state agencies, digitalization and IT in state administration, the state as employer, and state property management. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing work in the areas and to the fact that state administrative policy to a large extent is based on agencies themselves determining how their operations should be organized in order to best meet society's needs.

Counter-proposals

Plan vs actual vote

Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.

VVänsterpartietNoAbstaindeparts from the planderived

The plan states that criminals can profit from public funds when the state fails to exercise control and demands greater public transparency and effective oversight of organized financial crime.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan states that criminals can profit from public funds when the state fails to exercise control and demands greater public transparency and effective oversight of organized financial crime. It also requires that jointly owned activities are operated with long-term public benefit as the goal. That the state quickly ensures its real estate holdings do not benefit criminal networks follows from these commitments.

Original (Swedish)

Planen slår fast att kriminella kan sko sig på skattemedel när det offentliga släpper kontrollen och kräver större samhällelig insyn samt effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade ekonomiska brottsligheten. Den kräver också att gemensamt ägda verksamheter drivs med långsiktig samhällsnytta som mål. Att staten snabbt säkerställer att dess fastighetsinnehav inte gynnar kriminella nätverk följer av dessa åtaganden.

  • criminals shall not profit from public fundsdecisive»Privatiseringarna av välfärden öppnar upp för kriminella att sko sig på skattemedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatizations of welfare open up for criminals to profit from public funds.”
  • oversight of organized crime»Det behövs en effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade« (party programme ↗)“There needs to be effective oversight of organized”
  • transparency of companies»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater public transparency”
  • joint ownership with holistic view»Vi vill att de verksamheter vi äger tillsammans drivs med fokus på den« (party programme ↗)“We want the activities we jointly own to be operated with focus on”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SSocialdemokraternaNoNofollows the planderived

The plan requires striking hard against organised crime's financing and organisation and that welfare fraud and money laundering be stopped, with society's full strength against criminals.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires striking hard against organised crime's financing and organisation and that welfare fraud and money laundering be stopped, with society's full strength against criminals. That the state quickly ensures its property holdings do not benefit actors with links to organised crime is a direct application of that commitment. State property management is not mentioned specifically, so the assessment is derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och organisation och att välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt stoppas, med samhällets fulla kraft mot de kriminella. Att staten skyndsamt säkerställer att dess fastighetsinnehav inte gynnar aktörer med kopplingar till organiserad brottslighet är en direkt tillämpning av det åtagandet. Statens fastighetsförvaltning nämns inte särskilt, varför bedömningen är härledd.

  • choke off crime's financingdecisive»Slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och organisation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strike hard against organised crime's financing and organisation.”
  • stop money laundering»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax evasion, welfare fraud and money laundering shall be stopped.”
  • uncompromising crime-fighting»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime shall be uncompromising.”
  • agencies shall cooperate»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Barriers to secrecy between agencies shall be removed so that the police and other professions can do their job.”
MPMiljöpartietNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The election manifesto wants to stop the financing of criminal gangs through strengthened coordination between authorities so that authorities can strike at the businesses of organized crime from multiple directions, and that it should be expensive and difficult to be criminal.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The election manifesto wants to stop the financing of criminal gangs through strengthened coordination between authorities so that authorities can strike at the businesses of organized crime from multiple directions, and that it should be expensive and difficult to be criminal. The party programme sees serious organized crime as a threat to democracy. That the state ensures that its property holdings do not benefit criminal networks follows from this.

Original (Swedish)

Valmanifestet vill stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom stärkt myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll, och att det ska vara dyrt och svårt att vara kriminell. Partiprogrammet ser den grova organiserade brottsligheten som ett hot mot demokratin. Att staten säkerställer att dess fastighetsinnehav inte gynnar kriminella nätverk följer av detta.

  • cut-off gang financingdecisive»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop the financing of criminal gangs by strengthening coordination between authorities”
  • unprofitable crime»Det ska vara dyrt, jobbigt och svårt att vara kriminell.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be expensive, difficult and hard to be criminal.”
  • organized crime as a democracy threat»Den grova organiserade brottsligheten utgör ett hot mot demokratin och människors frihet.« (party programme ↗)“Serious organized crime is a threat to democracy and people's freedom.”
  • trust-giving administration»Alla former av korruption måste motarbetas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of corruption must be countered.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

CCenterpartietNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The election manifesto demands that an investigation into gangs' income and how it can be stifled be conducted and that society shall not yield to gangs.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The election manifesto demands that an investigation into gangs' income and how it can be stifled be conducted and that society shall not yield to gangs. Ensuring that the state's real estate holdings do not become a resource or income source for criminal networks is precisely such a measure. Commitments to toughen rules against corruption and increased transparency point in the same direction.

Original (Swedish)

Valmanifestet kräver att en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomförs och att samhället inte ska vika sig för gängen. Att säkerställa att statens fastighetsinnehav inte blir en resurs eller inkomstkälla för kriminella nätverk är just en sådan åtgärd. Åtagandena om skärpta regler mot korruption och ökad transparens pekar i samma riktning.

  • stifle gangs' incomedecisive»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, an investigation into gangs' income and how it can be stifled should be conducted.”
  • no surrender to gangs»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not yield to gangs.”
  • toughened anti-corruption rules»Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish an anti-corruption agency, toughen rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register.”
  • transparency against corruption»Öppenhet och transparens är grundförutsättningar för frihet, demokrati och för att förhindra korruption och övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Openness and transparency are basic prerequisites for freedom, democracy and for preventing corruption and abuse.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The plan establishes that no tax funds shall go to activities that work against fundamental democratic values and that monitoring of public funds must be tightened so that they do not become tools for extremist or criminal forces.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan establishes that no tax funds shall go to activities that work against fundamental democratic values and that monitoring of public funds must be tightened so that they do not become tools for extremist or criminal forces. That the state leases property to property owners with links to organised crime conflicts with this, so the counter-proposal's requirement for quick action follows from the plan. The plan also wants to strengthen the rule of law and break the power of criminal gangs.

Original (Swedish)

Planen slår fast att inga skattemedel ska gå till verksamheter som motarbetar grundläggande demokratiska värderingar och att uppföljningen av offentliga medel måste skärpas så att de inte blir verktyg för extremistiska eller kriminella krafter. Att staten hyr ut till fastighetsägare med kopplingar till organiserad brottslighet strider mot det, varför motförslagets krav på snabba åtgärder följer av planen. Planen vill också att rättsstaten stärks och att kriminella klaners makt bryts.

  • no tax funds to enemies of democracydecisive»Inga skattemedel ska gå till verksamheter som vill förändra det demokratiska samhället med våld« (party programme ↗)“No tax funds shall go to activities that want to change the democratic society with violence”
  • tightened monitoring of public funds»Vi vill både stärka uppföljningen av bidragsgivning och stoppa dold finansiering av trossamfund så att de inte blir verktyg för extremistiska krafter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want both to tighten monitoring of grant-giving and stop hidden financing of religious communities so that they do not become tools for extremist forces.”
  • break criminal gangs' power»Islamister och kriminella klaner spär på segregationen och hotar sammanhållningen i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Islamists and criminal gangs fuel segregation and threaten cohesion in Sweden.”
  • strengthened rule of law»Rättsstaten ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The rule of law shall be strengthened.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The election manifesto wants to confiscate criminals' status symbols and strike at what gives gangs power, and requires that authorities can share information to prevent crime.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The election manifesto wants to confiscate criminals' status symbols and strike at what gives gangs power, and requires that authorities can share information to prevent crime. The party programme also places the trustee responsibility on shared assets and requires that all crimes are dealt with. That the state promptly ensures that its property holdings do not benefit criminal networks follows from this.

Original (Swedish)

Valmanifestet vill beslagta kriminellas statussymboler och slå mot det som ger gängen makt, och kräver att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter för att förebygga brott. Partiprogrammet lägger förvaltarskapsansvaret också på de gemensamma tillgångarna och kräver att alla brott beivras. Att staten skyndsamt säkerställer att dess fastighetsinnehav inte gynnar kriminella nätverk följer av detta.

  • strike at criminals' assetsdecisive»Beslagta kriminellas statussymboler och bekämpa på så sätt negativa förebilder som rekryterar unga in i gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Confiscate criminals' status symbols and thereby combat the negative role models that recruit young people into gang crime.”
  • stewardship of state assets»Ansvaret att förvalta gäller såväl de egna som de gemensamma tillgångarna.« (party programme ↗)“The responsibility to manage applies to both one's own and shared assets.”
  • crimes shall be dealt with»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception dealt with”
  • authorities shall share information»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy regulations, so that authorities can share information between themselves to prevent and solve crimes.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The plan's consistent requirement is that public funds must not end up in the pockets of criminals and that gangs' finances must be attacked, including through stopped payments and seized assets.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan's consistent requirement is that public funds must not end up in the pockets of criminals and that gangs' finances must be attacked, including through stopped payments and seized assets. That the state's property holdings must not facilitate criminal networks is a direct application of this, as is the requirement that the state's hard core must never be negotiable. Property management is, however, not addressed separately in the plan.

Original (Swedish)

Planens genomgående krav är att skattemedel inte får hamna i fickorna på kriminella och att gängens ekonomi ska angripas, bland annat genom stoppade utbetalningar och beslagtagna tillgångar. Att statens fastighetsinnehav inte får underlätta för kriminella nätverk är en direkt tillämpning av detta, liksom av kravet att statens hårda kärna aldrig får vara förhandlingsbar. Fastighetsförvaltning behandlas dock inte särskilt i planen.

  • no public funds to criminalsdecisive»Där dina skattepengar används till fler lärare och poliser i stället för att hamna i fickorna på kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where your tax money is used for more teachers and police instead of ending up in the pockets of criminals.”
  • strangle gangs' finances»Ta gängens pengar och införa en omvänd bevisbörda för att kunna beslagta gängmedlemmarnas lyxprylar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Take gangs' money and introduce a reversed burden of proof so we can seize gang members' luxury goods”
  • stopped payments»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of public funds to extremists”
  • the state's core non-negotiable»Statens hårda kärna får aldrig vara förhandlingsbar.« (party programme ↗)“The state's hard core can never be negotiable.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The party programme points out that organised crime and clans infiltrate government agencies as a growing threat, and the election manifesto wants to counter clan power in the public sector and make the criminal lifestyle unattractive, among other things by accessing assets in the circle around criminals.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The party programme points out that organised crime and clans infiltrate government agencies as a growing threat, and the election manifesto wants to counter clan power in the public sector and make the criminal lifestyle unattractive, among other things by accessing assets in the circle around criminals. That the state ensures that its property holdings do not facilitate criminal networks follows directly from these commitments. However, state property management is not treated explicitly.

Original (Swedish)

Partiprogrammet pekar ut att organiserad brottslighet och klaner infiltrerar samhällsorgan som ett växande hot, och valmanifestet vill motverka klanernas makt inom det offentliga och göra den kriminella livsstilen oattraktiv, bland annat genom att komma åt tillgångar i kretsen kring kriminella. Att staten säkerställer att dess fastighetsinnehav inte underlättar för kriminella nätverk följer direkt av dessa åtaganden. Statens fastighetsförvaltning behandlas dock inte uttryckligen.

  • stop clan power in public sectordecisive»Motverka klanernas makt, både inom det offentliga och inom civilsamhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counter clan power, both in the public sector and in civil society”
  • infiltration is a threat»Att klaner, organiserad brottslighet och islamister infiltrerar samhällsorgan är ett växande hot mot den demokratiska modellen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That clans, organised crime and Islamists infiltrate government agencies is a growing threat to the democratic model.”
  • access criminals' assets»långtgående möjligheter att beslagta tillgångar i kretsen kring kriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“extensive opportunities to seize assets in the circle around criminals”
  • criminal lifestyle unattractive»Bryta attraktiveten av en kriminell livsstil« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Break the attractiveness of a criminal lifestyle”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

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Source: The Swedish Parliament