Sweden

• Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut (VTI): The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute is the principal national transport research body, conducting interdisciplinary research across all transport modes and providing evidence support for policy decisions. Transport research and innovation are focused on autonomous transport, electrification and zero-emission transport, sustainable aviation, rail innovation and smart mobility. 
• Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: Conducts and coordinates Sweden's environmental work. It is also involved in funding research projects in the transport field, for example on zero-emission urban transport, sustainable use of electric vehicles, and integration of climate issues into national transport planning.
• Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket): Central agency responsible for long-term planning of transport infrastructure for all transport modes in Sweden with the aim of delivering an efficient and sustainable transport system. It is also responsible for the Vision Zero Academy, which provides articles, information and research on the Vision Zero for road safety. 
• Research Institute of Sweden (RISE): State-owned research institute that conducts applied research and innovation projects in various fields, including transport. RISE collaborates with industry stakeholders to provide environments for testing and proving solutions such as advanced sustainable transport options, including electrification, logistics and alternative maritime propulsion systems, prior to them reaching the market.
• Transport Analysis: Swedish Government agency that provides advice on transport policy to policymakers. Transport Analysis reviews, analyses and evaluates existing and proposed policies. It also prepares official statistics in the transport and communications sectors, including performing travel surveys.
• The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Collective Mobility (K2): Research organisation focussed on collective mobility. Uses a network of researchers to prepare research on improving collective mobility by examining today’s systems (principally public transport) and identifying opportunities for improvement (network improvements, reliability, procurement efficiency and applicability to different users. K2 funds small-scale, large-scale and strategic research projects and also works with external funding bodies to link external projects to their own.
• Capacity in the Railway Traffic System: Research project to deliver an improved railway system that has been running since 2013. The project is led by Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), in collaboration with different academic and research institutions. The main focus is on the development of future processes and innovations in rail capacity planning and traffic management.
• Cykelcentrum: Swedish Cycling Research Centre, commissioned by the Swedish Government in 2018 and managed by VTI. Cykelcentrum focuses on long-term interdisciplinary research with the aim of identifying solutions to the problems of making cycling safe and more attractive to users.

(Last updated: 18/05/2026)