Statens Haverikommission

What Statens Haverikommission does

Statens haverikommission (SHK) is the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, a government agency established on July 1, 1978 and operating under the Ministry of Defence. It is the sole statutory body mandated under the Accident Investigation Act (1990:712) to investigate all serious civil and military accidents and serious incidents across five domains: maritime (Sjofart), aviation (Luftfart), rail (Sparbunden trafik), military (Militart), and other events (Ovriga handelser). The agency operates from its headquarters on Sveavagen 151 in Stockholm with approximately 25-30 specialised staff including legally credentialed investigation chairs (typically judges), technical specialists, behavioural scientists, and rescue-service experts. Its core function is to answer three questions for each investigation: what happened, why it happened, and how similar events can be prevented, issuing evidence-based safety recommendations to operators and supervisory agencies.

SHK's investigation infrastructure is built around advanced imaging and sensing technologies. The agency deploys remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for deep-water inspections at 70-85 metre depths, multibeam and sidescan sonar for seabed and hull examination, and photogrammetry pipelines that compile tens of thousands of high-resolution underwater photographs into millimetre-accurate 3D models of wreck sites. The most prominent application is the multi-year M/V Estonia preliminary assessment, where approximately 45,000 ROV-captured photographs were assembled into a 3D model of the 1994 wreck. Supporting outputs include a dedicated investigation portal (estonia.shk.se), a podcast ('Bakom olyckan'), a YouTube channel, an email subscription service, and a searchable database of 589 investigations. The agency also operates in cooperation with international partners including the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau, Finland's Safety Investigation Authority, UK MAIB, German BSU, and Norwegian authorities, and participates in the EU National Investigation Bodies Network.

SHK is entirely funded through annual state budget appropriations from the Ministry of Defence and generates no commercial revenue. The only fee-based activity is a regulated charge for physical copies of public documents (50 SEK for the first 10 pages, 2 SEK per additional page) under the Swedish Fee Ordinance. As a government public-service body, the agency has no traditional sales motion, customer acquisition funnel, or pricing model; its 'customers' in the operational sense are transport operators, supervisory agencies (Swedish Transport Agency, Civil Defence Agency, Armed Forces), the general public, and international investigation counterparts. The agency does not charge for its core investigation services or for electronic public documents, which are provided free of charge.

Name

Statens Haverikommission

Legal name

Statens haverikommission

Website

https://shk.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Statens haverikommission is the Swedish government agency that investigates serious civil and military accidents and incidents across maritime, aviation, rail, military, and other sectors to improve societal safety, operating from Stockholm under the Ministry of Defence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Investigation Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Fire Protection (92216), National Security (928110)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Life Safety Inspections (Fire Code, Alarms, Sprinklers, Egress) (EDAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Safety & Mass Notification / Public Address Systems (Testing/Service) (BPABAHAH), Fire/Life Safety Systems Inspection & Maintenance (EDALALAM), Structural & Civil Inspection (Steel, Concrete, Foundations) (EUAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Accident investigation services
• Transport safety investigations
• Maritime incident inquiries
• Aviation accident probes
• Public safety oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government appropriation: Statens haverikommission is a government authority under the Ministry of Defence (Försvarsdepartementet) funded through annual state budget appropriations. The agency does not generate commercial revenue.
2. Public document services: Electronic public documents are provided free of charge. Physical copies of documents are charged according to the Swedish Fee Ordinance (avgiftsförordningen SFS 1992:191): 50 SEK for first 10 pages, 2 SEK per additional page, plus postage.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Statens Haverikommission (SHK) is the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, operating as an independent government agency under the Ministry of Defence. It investigates serious civil and military accidents and incidents within the maritime, aviation, rail, military and other sectors, issuing final reports and safety recommendations to improve transport and societal safety. SHK also operates dedicated portals for specific investigations (e.g., the Estonia disaster) and publishes safety information for the public.

Product overview

Statens haverikommission (SHK) is Sweden's government accident investigation authority operating as a single unified service focused on safety investigation. The core offering is its accident investigation services covering maritime, aviation, rail, military, and other accident types. Supporting products include the Estonia Investigation Portal (dedicated to the M/V Estonia preliminary assessment), the Bakom olyckan podcast for sharing safety lessons, an investigation subscription service for email updates, public document ordering, report statistics, and e-invoice receiving capabilities. The Estonia investigation notably employs advanced 3D photogrammetry technology to document the wreck.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Estonia Investigation Website: Dedicated website for documenting and reporting on the M/S Estonia preliminary assessment investigation

Products and services

• Accident and Incident Investigations Independent investigations of serious accidents and incidents in maritime, aviation, rail, military, and other sectors, producing final reports and safety recommendations for transport operators, supervisory authorities, and government stakeholders.
• Estonia Investigation Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% of investigations completed within 12 months (as of April 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• BSU (German Accident Investigation Authority)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025German authority leading joint investigation with SHK on NOREN/CEYLON collision in Kattegat. Swedish chair Anna Stenberg and investigator Björn Ramstedt assigned.
• Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB, UK)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025UK accident investigation authority leading joint investigation with SHK on WORLD PRIZE man-overboard incident. Swedish investigator Per Jakobsson assigned to case.
• Reach Subsea A/ScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2023Norwegian company providing ROV services for 2023 MV Estonia surveys. Conducted car deck filming and bow ramp salvage operations.
• European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023EU agency that assisted with underwater photography of objects on the seabed near MV Estonia in July 2024 as part of the supplementary investigation.
• Ocean Discovery ABcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2022Swedish company specialized in ROV inspections and photogrammetry. Awarded contract for 2022 MV Estonia photogrammetric survey producing 45,000 photographs for 3D modeling.
• JD-Contractor A/ScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2022Danish company engaged alongside Ocean Discovery AB for the June 2022 MV Estonia photogrammetry survey.
• Stockholm UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Academic partner collaborating on seabed surveys and geological analysis for MV Estonia investigation. Conducted seabed condition studies and analysis of bedrock samples.
• Swedish Geological Survey (SGU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Government agency collaborating on seabed geological surveys during MV Estonia pre-survey in July 2021.
• Swedish Geotechnical InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Technical agency cooperating on seabed conditions analysis during MV Estonia pre-survey operations.
• TalTech (Tallinn University of Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Estonian technical university cooperating on seabed surveys during July 2021 pre-survey operations.
• Estonian Safety Investigation BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2020Estonian authority leading the MV Estonia preliminary assessment. SHK and Finnish authority assist with surveys and analysis. Joint final report published December 2025.
• Safety Investigation Authority of FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2020Finnish authority assisting Estonian-led preliminary assessment of MV Estonia. Cooperates with SHK on surveys and joint analysis of new information.
• National Investigation Bodies Network (NIB)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016EU network of national accident investigation bodies meeting regularly for cooperation and harmonization under EU Directive 2016/798/EC on Railway Safety.
• European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016EU agency with which SHK cooperates on rail accident investigation matters under the EU railway safety framework.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLE4fSLW2Mp9RKU0nJadSrw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/statenshaverikommission

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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