In the Swedish public administration responsibility is an essential condition and is made explicit when the public administration is challenged by unexpected crises. In general, crisis management research can be considered comprehensive. However, there is a lack of studies regarding the idea of organizational responsibility in connection with major crises. This qualitative comparative case study aims to analyze responsibility at the national level in the crisis management of the Tsunami disaster and the Corona crisis. The study is done by qualitative content analysis. The study's analysis is performed using a self-constructed theory with two distinct types of organizational responsibilities; Traditional and Modern. The research question to be answered is: How have ideas about organizational responsibility changed between the Tsunami disaster and the Corona crisis?   The study has found a change in the idea of responsibility and the way it was practiced between the crises. During the crisis management of the Tsunami, it was strongly marked by a responsibility as hierarchically constructed with legal and routine-based frameworks. To a change towards a responsibility interpreted as a cooperation during the Corona crisis. Then the responsibility was governed by a stronger flexibility and responsiveness towards the actors who were involved during the crisis management. The kind of responsibility that has been established for several decades is difficult to completely change. This explains that parts of the responsibility during the Tsunami has been found in the Corona crisis. The study has therefore found a shift of responsibility from Traditional to Modern responsibility during this sixteen-year period.