The Service was, in its present form, founded in 1989, as part of the National Police Board and became an autonomous police agency on 1 January 2015.
Säpo loodi praegusel kujul 1. oktoobril 1989. aastal osana Riiklikust Politseiametist (Rikspolisstyrelsen) ja sai iseseisvaks agentuuriks 1. jaanuaril 2015.