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20: 845: 384: 677: 195:, which provides a large part of its budget. FOI also receives funding from other Swedish government institutions and, to a lesser extent, from the EU. FOI also conducts research commissioned by private customers on commercial terms, including outside Sweden. In 2019, FOI had a budget of approximately 1.25 billion SEK. 198:
In 2019, FOI employed 983 people, including "scientists, social scientists, economists, legal practitioners, and philosophers". One third of employees were women. 39 percent of employees, excluding supporting staff, held doctoral degrees. The average age was 46 years old for both sexes.
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When FOI was created in 2001 from FOA and FFA, the number of employees stood at around 1,300. In the early 2000s, activities at FOI were scaled back as a cost-saving measure. In 2007, the number of employees had been reduced to around 1,000, where it has remained.
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in 1968, the remaining nuclear development activities were dismantled, and only protection research remained in the nuclear area.
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Research Support and Administration: This section offers administration, leadership, and support for FOI's research divisions.
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Defence and Security, Systems and Technology: This section researches issues related to technology and weaponry, including
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Initially, all FOA activities were located in the Stockholm region, but in the 1970s some parts were relocated to
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Soon after FOA's creation in 1945, the organisation was tasked with investigating the novel invention of
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materials, as well as incidents and warfare involving such materials and how to protect against them.
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FOI reports are published online or in print, in Swedish and/or in English.
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CBRN Defence and Security: This section studies the properties of
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25 January 2019 – 11 August 2019: Anna-Lena Österborg (temporary)
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C4ISR: This section researches technologies and systems of
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and chemical warfare protection activities conducted at
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National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
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Swedish
government agency in Sweden
research and development
Kista
Stockholm
Grindsjön
Linköping
Umeå
Swedish National Defence Research Institute
National Aeronautical Research Institute
Bromma
aircraft
Ursvik
Sundbyberg Municipality
chemical warfare
Lund university
Uppsala university
Military Physics Institute
World War II
radar
nuclear weapons
Swedish nuclear weapon program
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Karlstad
Ministry of Defence
research
technology
analysis
civil emergencies

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