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Pål Jonson

Minister for Defence

Ministry of Defence

“The defence of Sweden is a core task of the State and fundamental to our democracy and freedom. Stronger defence, NATO membership and support to Ukraine enhance our security in uncertain times.”

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  • Sweden and Hungary sign Letter of Intent

    From the left Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and to the right Pål Jonson sitting at a table signing papers. At the table is the Hungarian flag and the Swedish flag.
    Hungarian Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

    On 16 October, Mr Jonson and Mr Szalay-Bobrovniczky signed a Letter of Intent (LOI). This LOI is a bilateral declaration on expanded defence cooperation between Sweden and Hungary.

From the left: Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

New total defence resolution for a stronger Sweden

(New version) The Government has now presented a Total Defence Bill for the period 2025–2030. It includes substantial reinforcements of the total defence. Additional funding over SEK 170 billion will be allocated to the military defence and SEK 37.5 billion to the civil defence through 2030. These are historically large investments. Defence expenditures will therefore already reach 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2028.

Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard
Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard. Photo: Frida Drake/The Government Offices

Swedish contribution to NATO’s deterrence and defence in 2025

The Government has presented a government bill to the Riksdag with proposals on how Sweden will contribute to NATO’s overall deterrence and defence in the North Atlantic area in 2025.

Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

Major investments in Sweden’s military defence expansion

In its 2025 Budget Bill, the Government proposes additional funding worth SEK 13 billion to Sweden’s military defence, including upward adjustments and previous decisions. This corresponds to an increase of 10 per cent compared with 2024. The proposal means that appropriations for military defence amount to SEK 138 billion for 2025.

Illustration: Government Offices of Sweden

Indo-Pacific region increasingly important in a turbulent world

Security in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions is becoming increasingly interlinked. The Government is now presenting a defence policy direction for cooperation between Sweden and countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

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