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The foreign policy ofSweden was formerly based on the premise that national security is best served by stayingfree of alliances in peacetime in order to remain a neutral country in the event of war, with this policy lasting from 1814 in the context of theFrench Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars until the2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. In 2002, Sweden revised its security doctrine. The security doctrine at that point still stated that "Sweden pursues a policy of non-participation in military alliances," but permitted cooperation in response to threats against peace and security. Thegovernment also seeks to maintain Sweden's highstandard of living. These two objectives required heavy expenditures for social welfare, defence spending at rates considered low by Western European standards (around 1.2% of GNP prior to 2022),[1] and close attention to foreign trade opportunities and world economic cooperation. In 2024, Sweden formally became part of a military alliance for the first time since the end of theWar of the Sixth Coalition byjoiningNATO.
The foreign policy of Sweden encompasses a range of themes over the centuries. Some of the main issues include:[2][3][4][5]
Sweden has been amember of the United Nations since November 19, 1946, and participates actively in the activities of the organization, including as anelected member of theSecurity Council (1957–1958, 1975–1976, 1997–1998 and 2017–2018), providingDag Hammarskjöld as the second electedSecretary-General of the UN, etc. The strong interest of theSwedish Government and people in international cooperation and peacemaking has been supplemented in the early 1980s by renewed attention toNordic and European security questions.
Sweden decided not to sign theTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.[6]

After the then Prime MinisterIngvar Carlsson had submitted Sweden's application in July 1991 the negotiations began in February 1993. Finally, on January 1, 1995, Sweden became a member of theEuropean Union. While some argued that it went against Sweden's historic policy of neutrality, where Sweden had not joined during theCold War because it was seen as incompatible with neutrality, others viewed the move as a natural extension of the economic cooperation that had been going on since 1972 with the EU.[citation needed] Sweden addressed this controversy by reserving the right not to participate in any future EU defence alliance. In membership negotiations in 1993–1994, Sweden also had reserved the right to make the final decision on whether to join the third stage of theEMU "in light of continued developments." In a nationwide referendum in November 1994, 52.3 percent of participants voted in favour of EU membership. Voter turnout was high, 83.3 percent of the eligible voters voted. The main Swedish concerns included winning popular support for EU cooperation, EU enlargement, and strengthening the EU in areas such as economic growth, job promotion, and environmental issues.
In polls taken a few years after the referendum, many Swedes indicated that they were unhappy with Sweden's membership in the EU. However, after Sweden successfully hosted its first presidency of the EU in the first half of 2001, most Swedes today have a more positive attitude towards the EU. The government, with the support of theCenter Party, decided in spring 1997 to remain outside of the EMU, at least until 2002. A referendum was held on September 14, 2003. The results were 55.9% forno, 42.0%yes and 2.1% giving no answer ("blank vote").
Swedish foreign policy has been the result of a wide consensus. Sweden cooperates closely with its Nordic neighbors, formally in economic and social matters through theNordic Council of Ministers and informally in political matters through direct consultation.

Swedish neutrality and nonalignment policy in peacetime may partly explain how the country could stay out of wars since 1814. Swedish governments have not defined nonalignment as precluding outspoken positions in international affairs. Government leaders have favored national liberation movements that enjoy broad support among developing world countries, with notable attention to Africa. During theCold War, Sweden was suspicious of the superpowers, which it saw as making decisions affecting small countries without always consulting those countries. With the end of the Cold War, that suspicion has lessened somewhat, although Sweden still chooses to remain nonaligned. Sweden has devoted particular attention to issues of disarmament, arms control, and nuclear nonproliferation and has contributed importantly to UN and other international peacekeeping efforts, including the NATO-led peacekeeping forces in the Balkans. It sat as an observer in theWestern European Union from 1995 to 2011, but it is not an active member ofNATO'sPartnership for Peace and theEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
Sweden's engagement with NATO was especially strengthened during the term ofAnders Fogh Rasmussen.[7]
Sweden's nonalignment policy has led it to serve as theprotecting power for a number of nations who don't have formal diplomatic relations with each other for various reasons. It currently represents the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations in North Korea for consular matters. On several occasions when the United Kingdom broke off relations with Iran (including the 1979Iranian Revolution, theSalman Rushdie affair, and the 2011 storming of the British embassy in Tehran), Sweden served as the protecting power for the UK.
In May 2022, Sweden formally applied to join theNATO alliance. The public opinion in the Nordic region had changed in favour of joining NATO sinceRussia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 of the same year.[8]
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswomanMaria Zakharova said in March 2022 that her government would have to respond if Sweden became a NATO member.[9] However, in June 2022 PresidentVladimir Putin contradicted the statement, claiming that Sweden and Finland can "join whatever they want" on the condition that there will be no NATO military deployment in either country.[10]
In March 2024, Sweden officially ended this period of nonalignment when it joined NATO.[11]
Sweden has employed its military on numerous occasions since the end of the Cold War, from Bosnia and Congo to Afghanistan and Libya. According to one study, "this military activism is driven both by the Swedish internationalist tradition of "doing good" in the world, but also for instrumental purposes. These include a desire for political influence in international institutions, an interest in collective milieu shaping, and a concern to improve the interoperability and effectiveness of the Swedish military."[12]
| Organization | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| See1995 enlargement of the European Union Sweden joined theEuropean Union as a full member on 1 January 1995. | ||
| SeeSweden–NATO relations Sweden joinedNATO as a full member on 7 March 2024. |
List of countries which Sweden maintains diplomatic relations with:
| # | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 1523[13] | |
| 2 | October 1541[14] | |
| 3 | 29 June 1578[15] | |
| 4 | 5 April 1614[16][17] | |
| 5 | 10 June 1641[18] | |
| 6 | 23 December 1653[19][failed verification] | |
| 7 | 15 March 1722[20] | |
| 8 | 29 April 1818[21] | |
| 9 | 5 January 1826[22] | |
| 10 | 5 February 1833[23] | |
| 11 | 23 February 1837[24] | |
| 12 | 5 September 1839[25] | |
| 13 | 3 January 1846[26] | |
| 14 | 23 December 1859[27] | |
| 15 | 11 January 1868[28] | |
| 16 | 18 May 1868[29] | |
| 17 | 11 December 1874[30] | |
| 18 | 1 October 1876[31] | |
| 19 | 29 July 1885[32] | |
| 20 | 14 June 1895[33] | |
| 21 | 5 September 1897[34] | |
| 22 | 30 September 1902[35] | |
| 23 | 18 November 1905[36] | |
| 24 | 6 August 1906[37] | |
| 25 | 6 July 1914[38] | |
| 26 | 3 September 1915[39] | |
| 27 | 18 March 1916[40] | |
| 28 | 1 November 1917[41] | |
| 29 | 10 January 1918[42] | |
| 30 | 2 August 1919[43] | |
| 31 | 10 January 1920[44] | |
| 32 | 12 November 1920[45] | |
| 33 | 20 November 1920[46] | |
| 34 | 25 November 1922[47] | |
| 35 | 25 January 1923[48] | |
| 36 | 24 February 1923[49] | |
| 37 | 1 August 1925[50] | |
| 38 | 9 December 1930[51] | |
| 39 | 1 January 1931[52] | |
| 40 | 21 September 1931[53] | |
| 41 | 2 February 1932[54][55] | |
| 42 | 18 May 1934[56] | |
| 43 | 30 November 1934[57][58] | |
| 44 | 10 January 1936[59] | |
| 45 | 10 January 1936[59] | |
| 46 | 3 July 1937[60] | |
| 47 | 26 November 1937[61] | |
| 48 | 27 July 1940[62] | |
| 49 | 22 November 1940[63] | |
| 50 | 31 March 1941[64] | |
| 51 | 16 July 1942[65] | |
| 52 | 2 July 1943[66] | |
| 53 | 27 December 1945[67] | |
| 54 | 7 February 1946[68] | |
| 55 | 28 June 1946[69] | |
| 56 | 17 January 1947[70] | |
| 57 | 24 June 1947[71] | |
| 58 | 24 September 1947[72] | |
| 59 | 22 June 1948[73] | |
| 60 | 9 July 1949[74] | |
| 61 | 25 October 1949[75] | |
| 62 | 18 November 1949[76] | |
| 63 | 9 May 1950[77][78] | |
| 64 | 4 November 1950[79] | |
| 65 | 23 November 1950[80] | |
| 66 | 4 April 1951[81] | |
| 67 | 22 February 1956[82] | |
| 68 | 28 June 1957[83] | |
| 69 | 27 October 1957[84] | |
| 70 | 14 December 1957[85] | |
| 71 | 6 June 1958[86] | |
| 72 | 6 June 1958[87] | |
| 73 | 23 July 1958[88] | |
| 74 | 14 October 1958[89] | |
| 75 | 11 March 1959[90] | |
| 76 | 10 June 1960[91] | |
| 77 | 13 July 1960[92] | |
| 78 | 25 August 1960[93] | |
| 79 | 12 December 1960[94] | |
| 80 | 21 January 1961[95] | |
| 81 | 8 May 1961[96] | |
| 82 | 17 August 1961[97] | |
| 83 | 3 October 1961[98] | |
| 84 | 21 November 1961[99] | |
| 85 | 13 December 1961[100] | |
| 86 | 27 April 1962[101] | |
| 87 | 27 September 1962[102] | |
| 88 | October 1962[103] | |
| 89 | 26 November 1962[96] | |
| 90 | 20 April 1963[104] | |
| 91 | 5 June 1963[105] | |
| 92 | January 1964[106] | |
| 93 | 9 April 1964[107] | |
| 94 | 29 May 1964[108] | |
| 95 | 30 June 1964[109] | |
| 96 | 10 October 1964[110] | |
| 97 | 27 November 1964[111] | |
| 98 | 22 December 1964[112] | |
| 99 | 1964[113] | |
| 100 | 1964[114] | |
| 101 | 25 January 1965[115] | |
| 102 | 26 May 1965[116] | |
| 103 | May 1965[117] | |
| 104 | 24 September 1965[118][119] | |
| 105 | 7 December 1965[120] | |
| 106 | 8 February 1966[121] | |
| 107 | 31 March 1966[122] | |
| 108 | July 1966[123] | |
| 109 | 29 May 1968[124] | |
| 110 | 1968[125] | |
| 111 | 11 January 1969[126][127] | |
| 112 | 20 June 1969[128] | |
| 113 | June 1969[129] | |
| 114 | 7 September 1969[130] | |
| 115 | 1969[131] | |
| 116 | 29 September 1970[132][133] | |
| 117 | 14 December 1970[134] | |
| 118 | 12 April 1972[135] | |
| 119 | 1972[136] | |
| 120 | 29 March 1973[137] | |
| 121 | 7 April 1973[138] | |
| 122 | 20 December 1973[139] | |
| 123 | 1973[140] | |
| 124 | 21 January 1974[141] | |
| 125 | 5 February 1974[142] | |
| 126 | 25 February 1974[143] | |
| 127 | 15 March 1974[144] | |
| 128 | 15 February 1975[145] | |
| 129 | 14 March 1975[146] | |
| 130 | 16 June 1975[147] | |
| 131 | 25 June 1975[148] | |
| 132 | 19 March 1976[149] | |
| 133 | 1 September 1976[150] | |
| 134 | 10 November 1976[151] | |
| 135 | 4 December 1976[152] | |
| 136 | 1977[153] | |
| 137 | 1977[154] | |
| 138 | 1977[155] | |
| 139 | 15 March 1978[156] | |
| 140 | 15 March 1978[157] | |
| 141 | 9 May 1978[158] | |
| 142 | 21 August 1978[159] | |
| 143 | 3 April 1979[160] | |
| 144 | 14 August 1979[161] | |
| 145 | 24 October 1979[162] | |
| 146 | 20 February 1980[163] | |
| 147 | 18 April 1980[164] | |
| 148 | 27 September 1981[165] | |
| 149 | 1981[166] | |
| 150 | 11 June 1982[167] | |
| — | 2 August 1982[168] | |
| 151 | 17 November 1982[169] | |
| 152 | 1983[170] | |
| 153 | 3 May 1984[171] | |
| 154 | 1984[172] | |
| 155 | 27 August 1985[173] | |
| 156 | 13 December 1988[174] | |
| 157 | 21 March 1990[175] | |
| 158 | 28 August 1991[176] | |
| 159 | 28 August 1991[177] | |
| 160 | 28 August 1991[178] | |
| 161 | 24 October 1991[179] | |
| 162 | 13 January 1992[180] | |
| 163 | 14 January 1992[181] | |
| 164 | 29 January 1992[182] | |
| 165 | 29 January 1992[183] | |
| 166 | 12 February 1992[184] | |
| 167 | 25 March 1992[185] | |
| 168 | 2 April 1992[186] | |
| 169 | 3 April 1992[187] | |
| 170 | 7 April 1992[188] | |
| 171 | 8 April 1992[189] | |
| 172 | 10 April 1992[190] | |
| 173 | 8 May 1992[191] | |
| 174 | 12 June 1992[192] | |
| 175 | 10 July 1992[193] | |
| 176 | 26 August 1992[194] | |
| 177 | 19 September 1992[195] | |
| 178 | 9 December 1992[196] | |
| 179 | 11 December 1992[197] | |
| 180 | 1 January 1993[198] | |
| 181 | 24 June 1993[199] | |
| 182 | 20 December 1993[200] | |
| 183 | 16 March 1995[201] | |
| 184 | 3 August 1995[202] | |
| 185 | 9 August 1995[203] | |
| 186 | 20 May 2002[204] | |
| 187 | 26 June 2006[205] | |
| — | 28 March 2008[206] | |
| 188 | 30 January 2009[207] | |
| 189 | 9 July 2011[208] | |
| 190 | 24 August 2012[209] | |
| 191 | 28 September 2012[210] | |
| 192 | 28 September 2012[211] | |
| — | 30 October 2014[212] | |
| Region | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| 25 November 1922 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 November 1922 when Harald Bildt took up the post of first Swedish Minister to Egypt.[47]
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| 25 June 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1975.[148]
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| 3 October 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 October 1961.[98]
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| 27 October 1957 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 October 1957 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Sudan (Resident in Addis Ababa) Dr. Bjorn Axel Eyvind Bratt.[84]
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| 29 May 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 May 1964 when Otto Gustaf Rathsman presented his credentials as Sweden's Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to President Nyerere.[108]
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SeeSweden–Tunisia relations
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| 30 April 1980 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 April 1980 when first Ambassador of Mozambique to Zimbabwe presented his credentials.[213] |
| Region | Formal relations began | Notes |
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SeeArgentina–Sweden relations
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| 17 November 1982 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 November 1982.[214]
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| 2 February 1932 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 February 1932.[54][55]
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SeeBrazil–Sweden relations
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| SeeCanada–Sweden relations See also:Swedish Canadian Relations with Canada are close, positive and constructive. Both countries have strong commitments to peacekeeping, UN reform, development assistance, environmental protection, sustainable development, and the promotion and protection of human rights.[215] In addition, there are more than 300,000Canadians of Swedish descent.[216]
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| 1827 | SeeChile–Sweden relations
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| 11 December 1874 |
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| 16 June 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 June 1975.[217]
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| 1850[218] | SeeMexico–Sweden relations.
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| 11 February 1938 | SeePeru–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 February 1938.[219]
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| 29 April 1818 | SeeSweden–United States relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 April 1818.[221] See also:Swedish American Sweden and the United States have had strong ties since the 18th century.
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| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| 10 July 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 July 1992.[222]
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| 8 May 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 May 1992.[225]
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SeeChina–Sweden relations.
In July 2019, the UN ambassadors from 22 nations, including Sweden, signed a joint letter to theUNHRC condemningChina's mistreatment of the Uyghurs as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups, urging the Chinese government to close theXinjiang internment camps.[228][229] | ||
| 19 September 1992 | SeeGeorgia–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 September 1992.[230] | |
| SeeIndia–Sweden relations. | ||
| SeeIndonesia–Sweden relations. | ||
| 5 September 1897 | SeeIran–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 September 1897 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Persia to Sweden with residence in St. Peterbourg Mirza Reza Khan Ar Faed-Doouleh.[34] | |
| SeeIraq–Sweden relations. The Swedish Embassy in Iraq is permanently closed after attacks by protesters over Quran Burning on the Swedish Embassy inBaghdad. Iraq severed ties with Sweden since July 2023, after Swedish authorities allowed a man to burn the Iraqi flag and the Quran in front of theIraqi Embassy,Stockholm.[231][232][233] | ||
| SeeIsrael–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1949. Israel has an embassy inStockholm.[234] Sweden has an embassy inTel Aviv.[235] | ||
| 1868 | SeeJapan–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1868 by signing theSwedish-Japanese Treaty in 1868.[236]
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| 7 April 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 April 1992.[188]
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| 22 December 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 December 1964 when Sweden opened its embassy in Kuwait.[112] | |
| SeeMalaysia–Sweden relations. Diplomatic relations were established in 1958.[87] Sweden has an embassy inKuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Stockholm. As of 2009, 90 Swedish companies are present in Malaysia and about 450 Swedish citizens live in Malaysia. | ||
| April 7, 1973[237] | SeeNorth Korea–Sweden relations.
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| October 30, 2014 | SeePalestine–Sweden relations. | |
| SeeSaudi Arabia–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1957.[238] | ||
| 11 March 1959 | SeeSouth Korea–Sweden relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Sweden began on March 11, 1959.[90]
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| 24 June 1947 | SeeSweden–Syria relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 June 1947 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Syria with residence in Cairo, Widar Bagge.[71] | |
SeeSweden–Turkey relations.
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| Region | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| 20 June 1969 | SeeAlbania–Sweden relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 June 1969.[128] | |
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| 14 January 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 January 1992.[181] There are 3,000 Belarusian living in Sweden and above 1,000 Swedes living in Belarus.
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| 23 February 1837 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 February 1837 when has been accredited Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium to Sweden baron T. Vander Straten Ponthoz.[24] There is an ethnic group of Walloons living in Sweden making up the 8,000 Belgians living in Sweden and 5,000 Swedes living in Belgium.
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| 15 December 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1992.[241] | |
| July 6, 1914 | There are approximately 3,000 Swedes living in Bulgaria and
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| 29 January 1992 | SeeCroatia–Sweden relations.
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SeeCyprus–Sweden relations.
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| 1 January 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993.[242]
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| SeeDenmark–Sweden relations. Today, both countries are separated by theØresund, which links theBaltic Sea and theNorth Sea. Both countries are full members of theCouncil of the Baltic Sea States, of theCouncil of Europe, and of theEuropean Union. There are around 21,000Swedes living in Denmark and there are around 42,000Danes living in Sweden.
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| 28 August 1991 | SeeEstonia–Sweden relations. Estonia was under Swedish rule between 1561 and 1721 Sweden recognized Estonia on 4 February 1921.[243] Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Estonia on 28 August 1991.[176]
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| SeeFinland–Sweden relations. Finnish–Swedish relations have a long history (Sweden and Finland were the same country for several hundred years), due to the close relationship between Finland and Sweden. Particularly in Finland, the issue emerges in frequent exposés ofFinnish history, and in motives for governmental proposals and actions as reported in Finnish news broadcasts in English or other foreign languages. In Sweden, this relationship is a recurrent important theme of 20th-century history, although maybe by most Swedes considered to be an issue of purely historical relevance now that both countries have been members of theEuropean Union since 1995.
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SeeFrance–Sweden relations.
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SeeGermany–Sweden relations.
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| 24 January 1833 | SeeGreece–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 January 1833 when Carl Peter von Heidenstam (until then Consul General) was appointed as Chargé d'Affaires of the Kingdom of Sweden and Norway in Greece.[23]
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| SeeHungary–Sweden relations. Diplomacy relations between the two countries started on December 28, 1945.
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| SeeIceland–Sweden relations. | ||
| 18 July 1946 | SeeIreland–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 July 1946.[244]Ireland has an embassy in Stockholm.
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| 23 December 1859 | SeeItaly–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 December 1859 when the first interim Chargé d'Affaires, Giov. Antonio Migliorati, was appointed.[27]
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| SeeKosovo–Sweden relations. Swedenrecognized Kosovo on March 4, 2008.[245] Liaison Office of Sweden inPristina, subordinated to the embassy inSkopje,North Macedonia.[246] On March 8, 2008, the Swedish Minister for Foreign AffairsCarl Bildt became the first foreign minister to officially visit Kosovo since it declared its independence.[247] Sweden currently has 243 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in theNATO ledKosovo Force.[248]
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| 28 August 1991 | SeeLatvia–Sweden relations. Sweden recognized Latvia on 4 February 1921.[243] Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Latvia on 28 August 1991.[177]
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| 28 August 1991 | SeeLithuania–Sweden relations. Sweden recognized Lithuania on 28 September 1921.[249] Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Lithuania on 28 August 1991.[178]
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| 12 June 1992 | SeeMoldova–Sweden relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 June 1992.[192] Sweden is one of Moldova's top donors. From 1996, Sweden provided Moldova with technical assistance worth 30 million dollars, which significantly helped strengthen sectors such as: protection of human rights, democracy,good governance,public health, education, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, transport and the private sector. Much of the aid is delivered through theSwedish International Development Agency.[250][251] In 2007, the Swedish Government established the 2007–2010 strategy of cooperation with Moldova, which sees 11 million euros in financial assistance annually for three important sectors: good governance, strengthening of com petitiveness in the rural area and reduction of vulnerability in the energy sector.[250] | |
SeeNetherlands–Sweden relations.
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| SeeNorway–Sweden relations. | ||
SeePoland–Sweden relations.
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SeePortugal–Sweden relations.
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| 1 November 1916 |
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| 13 January 1992 | SeeSweden–Ukraine relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 January 1992.[180] A Ukrainian information bureau was opened 1916 inStockholm by Volodymyr Stepankivskyi and M. Zaliznyak. In 1918 an official diplomatic mission from theUkrainian People's Republic headed by K. Lossky was opened in Stockholm.[252] Diplomatic relations betweenUkraine and Sweden were established on January 13, 1992.
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| 23 December 1653 | SeeSweden–United Kingdom relations. Sweden establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 23 December 1653.[19][failed verification]
Both countries share common membership of theCouncil of Europe, theEuropean Court of Human Rights, theInternational Criminal Court, theJoint Expeditionary Force,NATO, theOECD, theOSCE, theUnited Nations, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention,[255] a Mutual Defence Agreement,[256] and a Strategic Partnership.[257] |
| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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SeeAustralia–Sweden relations.
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| 3 April 1979 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 April 1979.[258] | |
SeeNew Zealand–Sweden relations.
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6 June 2008 does not only represent the National Day of Sweden, but also marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Malaysia. ...
24 sept. Etablissement de relations diplomatiques, au niveau des ambassades, avec la Suede, annonce officiellement a Yaounde.
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Sverige erkände den 18 april Zimbabwe ( pressmeddelande ) ... Sverige upptar omedelbart diplomatiska förbindelser med den nya staten och har redan anmält en svensk ambassadör , som kommer att bli Bo Heinebäck , som redan sedan en tid befinner sig i Zimbabwe .
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Svenska regeringen har på onsdagen [28 September 1921] officiellt tillkännagivit att republiken Litauen erkänts såsom oberoende och självständig stad[The Swedish government has officially announced on Wednesday [28 September 1921] that the Republic of Lithuania has been recognized as an independent and sovereign state.]