Tidsstämplingsmyndighetens

Tidsstämplingsmyndigheten is a fictional governmental agency within the fictional universe of the Swedish author Jonas Jonasson. It appears in his novel "The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden". The agency's primary, albeit often absurd, purpose is to regulate and manage timekeeping within the kingdom. Its operations are characterized by a bureaucracy that is both inefficient and overly meticulous.

The Tidsstämplingsmyndigheten is depicted as being obsessed with the precise measurement and allocation of seconds, minutes, and hours. Its activities include the creation of intricate schedules for national events, the monitoring of citizens' punctuality, and the maintenance of a national clock. The agency's existence highlights Jonasson's recurring theme of satirizing bureaucratic systems and the often illogical nature of governmental institutions.

Despite its supposed importance, the Tidsstämplingsmyndigheten often finds itself entangled in trivial matters, showcasing the disconnect between its official mandate and its practical impact. Its employees are portrayed as diligent but ultimately misguided in their pursuit of temporal order. The agency's role in the narrative serves to further the comical and chaotic plot, providing a backdrop of organized absurdity against which the main characters navigate their extraordinary circumstances. The Tidsstämplingsmyndigheten, therefore, is less a functional entity and more a symbolic representation of the often-humorous complexities of established order.