On 11–13 January, the Government took part in the Society and Defence Annual Conference in Sälen. 2026 marks 80 years since the first conference took place and the theme for 2026 was Resolve and delivery.
The members of the Coalition of the Willing, Ukraine and the United States convened on 6 January 2026 in Paris. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson represented Sweden at the meeting.
Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on 6 January 2026.
The Government has received the first application for state aid to build new nuclear power in Sweden. Videberg Kraft AB has applied for support to build new reactors on the Värö Peninsula at Ringhals. The company is backed by Vattenfall AB and several large Swedish industrial corporations under Industrikraft i Sverige AB.
“The fact that we have received this first application confirms that Swedish industrial companies want to get involved in building nuclear power. This is a decisive step towards getting new reactors in place, and we are ready to receive more applications in the future,” says Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman.
Joint declaration from the leaders of Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Bulgaria. Signed by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on 16 December 2025 at the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki.
At the final meeting of the European Council for 2025, held on 18 December, the EU heads of state and government agreed on financing for Ukraine for 2026 and 2027. This support will be financed through joint loans with the EU budget headroom as security. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson represented Sweden at the meeting.
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