During the first part of the 20th century, the higher officer education was developed in the three military branches, the Army, Navy and Air Force.

[5] In 1994, the National School of Administration (Förvaltningshögskolan, FörvHS) was integrated with the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College, which became its own government agency.

A special research area for security policy, strategy and military history was then established.

In 1996, the government found that the link between civil and military defense had become increasingly important and, according to the government, there were strong reasons for the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College to merge with the Swedish National Defence College.

[6] The main part of the staff college was located at Valhallavägen 117 in Stockholm,[7] in the chancellery building and barracks of the old Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1).