All state agencies are required to submit copies of their annual accounts and reports to this office for review.

[1] The mission of the Swedish National Audit Office is to examine the government's activities in order to contribute to the effective management of state administration.

Auditing responsibilities in regards to the finances of the Swedish Government first began in 1530 when King Gustav Vasa set up the Räntekammaren, soon to become the Kammarkollegiet under control of the Lord High Treasurer of Sweden.

Under King John III, the annual Rikshufvudboken was published which contained a breakdown of all national finances of Sweden within that year.

The final Auditor General of the Auditor General of the National [Swedish] Accounting and Audit Bureau, Inga-Britt Ahlenius, was against said merger, as she claimed in several statements to the media that the merger would limit the Swedish National Audit Office's ability to act independently from the government.