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Press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard
Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard holds a press conference after the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 22.
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Sweden’s total defence in focus when Prime Minister received NATO Secretary General
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Mr Kristersson and Mr Rutte also visited the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency training centre in Revinge. There, government agencies, volunteers and contractors demonstrated some of Sweden’s total defence capabilities.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Regeringskansliet
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Mr Kristersson and Mr Rutte were given a demonstration of Sweden’s capabilities to respond to airborne threats and engaged in exercises that illustrated civilian-military cooperation and public-private collaboration in total defence.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government offices
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited the Swedish Coast Guard’s vessel Amfitrite together with Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Defence Pål Jonsson and Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government offfices
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Aboard the vessel, they were briefed by the Coast Guard on some of the measures taken in response to Russian oil transports in the Baltic Sea.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government offices
On 20–21 May, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The meeting focused on Sweden’s total defence, civil defence and resilience.
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Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Sweden
On 21–22 May, Sweden will host the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Helsingborg. As host country, Sweden is demonstrating its intent to be an active and constructive NATO Ally.
Sweden and India broaden and deepen strategic cooperation
On 17 May, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Gothenburg. During the visit, the leaders held bilateral meetings and participated in discussions with European business leaders on innovation, climate and trade.
Mr Kristersson and Mr Modi also met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The webcast from the their press statements is available, in English and in Hindi, via the press release.
The 2026 Spring Budget in five minutes
On 13 April, the Government presented its Spring Budget. In an uncertain international situation, Sweden continues to stand strong with an economy that is trending upward. The budget includes measures worth SEK 7.7 billion in 2026 and focuses on building a stronger and more secure Sweden.
Protecting the 2026 elections
The Swedish electoral system is fundamentally robust and difficult for antagonists to manipulate. Government agencies at central, regional and local level have extensive experience of conducting elections correctly, observing due process.
However, the current security situation, rapid pace of technological developments and experience from other elections in Europe have highlighted a need to increase resilience to foreign malign information influence ahead of the general elections on 13 September 2026.
