Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority met major financial firms, the Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office to discuss continuity of essential services during crises and war. Work in 2027 will include faster shared situation assessments and stronger supply preparedness to maintain critical services. The discussions emphasized building on existing cooperation structures.
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Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) met executives from major financial firms, the Riksbank and the Swedish National Debt Office on Nov. 10 to discuss keeping financial services operating during crises and war. Work in 2027 will include improving the sector's ability to rapidly produce shared situation assessments and strengthening supply preparedness. The latter involves securing supply chains needed to maintain the most critical financial services during peacetime crises and heightened alert.
The discussions emphasized coordination between firms and authorities, with further work building on existing structures and processes. FI established the Financial Services Public-Private Cooperation framework (FTPOS) in 2026, extending earlier cooperation arrangements to support the sector's total defense capability. Shared situation assessments and coordinated action were already priorities of the FTPOS sector exercise announced earlier in 2026, which was designed around a heightened-alert scenario.
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has invited financial system participants to a digital FTPOS preparedness meeting on November 5, 2026. It will review ongoing work to coordinate authorities and companies on the financial sector’s total defense preparations.
Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority has invited public and private actors in the financial services preparedness sector to participate in FTPOS Sector Exercise 2026, a tabletop and functional exercise aimed at strengthening sector-wide coordination and crisis management through realistic scenarios. The exercise targets authorities, banks…