Security firms

All personnel, including those who are not security guards, must be approved for employment. A security firm is a company that professionally guards real estate, facilities, certain activities, public functions, certain property in transit, or a private individual.

To be authorised, the security firm must be assumed to be conducted in a competent and judicious manner and otherwise in agreement with generally accepted practice in the industry. The activity must fulfill the requirements for the specific type of security work and may not have what would generally be considered to be an inappropriate emphasis.

Applications for approval of personnel are filed by the security firm that has employed or is intending to employ a person. The person who is to be approved must be law-abiding, civilly reliable, and otherwise suitable for the job.

Six of Sweden\'s county administrative boards issue authorisations for security firms and serve as the supervisory authority. These are:

• The Norrbotten, County Administrative Board for the counties of Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten or Västernorrland,
• The Örebro County Administrative Board for the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Södermanland, Uppsala, Värmland, Västmanland or Örebro
• The Stockholm, County Administrative Board for the counties of Gotland or Stockholm,
• The Östergötland , County Administrative Board for the counties of Jönköping, Kalmar or Östergötland
• The Västra Götaland County Administrative Board for the counties of Hallands or Västra Götaland 
• The Skåne County Administrative Board for the counties of Blekinge, Kronoberg or Skåne län.