About us

The Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums, SMTM, have responsibility for the museums in Swedish state care that have a maritime and transport history profile. These are the Naval Museum, the Maritime Museum, the Vasa Museum, Vrak – Museum of Wrecks and the Railway Museum.

The agency's mission is to preserve and develop the maritime and transport history cultural heritage and to increase people's knowledge about it.

SMTM was awarded Sweden's most modern government agency in 2023.

The government decides which direction our work should take, and we receive our instructions and directives from the Ministry of Culture. These instructions are included in the collection of Swedish statutes (SFS) which contain current laws and regulations. The directives determine our work from year to year.