FOI is a Swedish government research institute focusing on defence and security. Its activities are organised under the following areas: CBRN defence and security, defence technology, defence analysis, research support and administration, and weapons, protection and security.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.foi.se/en/foi.html

Address:
Gullfossgatan 6, 164 40 Kista

Country:
Sweden

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Europe
Operating languages
English , Swedish

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Institutional affiliations
Government
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2023): Jens Mattsson
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
FOI
1,000
Sweden average
65
Global average
94

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
FOI
27
Sweden average
68
Global average
49
2020
FOI
110

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
FOI
3,708
Sweden average
8,471
Global average
26,974
Twitter
Followers (2025)
FOI
29,000
Sweden average
16,017
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
FOI
29,000
Followers (2022)
FOI
22,850
Subscribers (2025)
FOI
1,250
Sweden average
3,058
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
FOI
1,120
Subscribers (2023)
FOI
708
Followers (2025)
FOI
48,000
Sweden average
15,792
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
FOI
40,000
Followers (2023)
FOI
34,767

Data notes

Last updated: 11/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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