NATO Secretary General meets the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Finland
On Monday, 20 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive Finland’s...
Schwedens Ministerpräsident in Berlin: Gemeinsam Europa schützen und stärken
Mittwoch, 15. März 2023 Der beabsichtigte NATO-Beitritt Schwedens wie Finnlands werde ein „großer Gewinn“ für die...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Swedish resources
Stockholm, 9 March 2023 One year ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale...
Sweden: Participation in a terrorist organisation to be a punishable offence
Stockholm, 9 March 2023 Today, the Swedish Government proposed that participation in – and financing...
Brussels: The Permanent Joint Mechanism meeting between Finland, Sweden and Türkiye
Helsinki, 9 March 2023 The third meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism between Finland, Sweden...
Sweden: Government presents bill on NATO membership to the Riksdag
Stockholm, 8 March 2023 Today, the Government presented a bill proposing that the Riksdag approve...
Finland: Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend informal meeting of EU defence ministers
Helsinki, 6 March 2023 Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend the informal meeting of...
Energy: The Barents Region’s green transition gets its own action plan
Helsinki, 3 March 2023 One of the flagship projects during Finland’s Presidency of the Barents...
NATO Secretary General in Helsinki: Time to welcome Finland and Sweden as NATO members
Brussels, 28 February 2023 In Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens...
InvestEU: EIF and Swedish Almi sign agreement to guarantee €211m in new loans for SMEs in Sweden
Brussels, 22 February 2023 The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Swedish business developer Almi have...
Sweden: EU Commission approves €217m to support electricity-intensive companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 16 February 2023 The European Commission has approved a €217 million (SEK 2.4 billion) Swedish scheme to support electricity-intensive...
Sweden’s presidency of the EU: Opening speech by the Swedish Minister for Defence Jonson at the conference on security and defence
Stockholm, 10 February 2023 Opening speech by the Minister for Defence Pål Jonson at the...
Sweden: Action programmes to combat racism and hate crime
Stockholm, 10 February 2023 Action programme to combat antigypsyism The action programmes intend to...
Sweden sends search and rescue teams to Türkiye today
Stockholm, 9 February 2023 Today, Thursday 9 February, Sweden has sent an additional 45 personnel...
Outcome of the Swedish EU Presidency Conference on Defence Partnerships
6 February 20235 The Presidency Conference on Reinforcing EU Defence Partnerships was held on 30–31...
Sweden’s action against disinformation and rumour-spreading campaigns
Stockholm, 6 February 2023 Since December 2021, disinformation has been spread concerning Swedish social services...
InvestEU: €115m support for the green and digital transition of SMEs in Finland and Sweden
Brussels, 6 February 2023 The Nordea Bank Abp will benefit from European Investment Fund (EIF) guarantees...
Swedish proposal: Participation in a terrorist organisation to be a punishable offence
Stockholm, 3 February 2023 Swedish Government has proposed that participation in – or financing participation...
PMs of Finland and Sweden discuss EU issues and progress of NATO membership process
Helsinki, 2 February 2023 Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Stockholm at the invitation of Swedish...
Swedish Presidency of the EU Council: Discussion on migration and the fight against crime in the digital age
Brussels, 26 January 2023 On Thursday 26 January, EU justice and home affairs ministers met...
Swedish Government: NATO accession most important security issue
Published 26 January 2023 After a meeting of the new National Security Council on 24...
EU Presidency: First informal ministerial meeting in Sweden
Stockholm, 25 January 2023 On 26–27 January, Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Minister for...
Visit to NATO by the Minister of Defence of Sweden
On Wednesday, 25 January 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană, will meet...
Sweden and Finland cooperate on additional support package for Ukraine
Stockholm, 20 January 2023 Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Finland’s Minister of Defence...
EU Commission appoints a new Head of Representation in Sweden
Brussels, 17 January 2023 Today, Annika Wäppling Korzinek has been appointed as new Head of the European...
Swedish PM Kristersson to travel Strasbourg
Stockholm, 16 January 2023 On Tuesday 17 January, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will travel to...
Remarks by EU Council President Michel following his meeting with Swedish PM
Brussels, 16 January 2023 Thank you, Prime Minister Kristersson, for your warm welcome. It’s a...
Sweden/Türkiye: Foreign affairs minister Billström on fake execution
Stockholm, 13 January 2023 The Government understands Türkiye’s reaction, although it regrets that the Speaker...
Meetings of EU Commission members on 12 and 13 January 2023
Visit of the College of Commissioners to the Swedish Presidency in Kiruna, Sweden. Further information...
President of Ukraine had a video call with Sweden’s PM
Kyiv, 6 January 2023 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting in the format...
NATO Secretary General to visit Sweden
Brussels, 6 January 2023 On Sunday 8 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens...
Covid-19: Sweden is preparing to introduce entry restrictions from China
Stockholm, 3 January 2023 The lifting of exit restrictions from China, combined with the increased...
Sweden: New solution for effective combat against terrorism
Stockholm, 30 December 2022 A constitutional amendment that enters into force on 1 January 2023 will allow...
Tobias Billström: Opportunities and challenges for Swedish foreign policy
Stockholm, 30 December 2022 Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström, held at the...
Focus on Ukraine: Swedish Government presents Sida’s appropriation directions
Stockholm, 23 December 2022 The Government has presented Sida’s appropriation directions for 2023. The agency’s...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström visits Turkey
Brussels, 22 December 2022 On 21–22 December, Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström is visiting...
MEPs from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee to visit Sweden
A delegation to Stockholm will meet with relevant ministers, member of three committees of the...
Swedish Foreign Minister Billström in Bucharest for meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers
Stockholm, 29 November 2022 Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström is in Bucharest on 29–30...
Russia: Joint statement by Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine
28 November 2022 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...
Swedish government appoints Henrik Landerholm as National Security Adviser
Stockholm, 22 November 2022 Sweden is facing the greatest foreign, security and defence policy challenges...
Political direction of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Stockholm, 1 November 2022 From 1 January to 30 June 2023, Sweden will hold the...
CAP 2023-27: €9bn strategic plans for Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden approved
Brussels, 28 October 2022 Today, the CAP strategic plans for Croatia, worth around €3.4 billion; Slovenia, around...