Ministry of Justice

The Government has decided to temporarily reintro­duce internal border controls. The decision is based on the Government’s assess­ment that there is still a serious threat to public order and internal security in Sweden. Controls at internal borders will there­fore continue.

The Govern­ment fully support The Football Association of Sweden, together with its Nordic partner FAs from Denmark, Finland and Norway, in their application on staging the Women’s EURO 2025 in Sweden and other Nordic countries.

The Government has decided that the group of people who are entitled to a residence permit with temporary protection in Sweden will be expanded to include those who left Ukraine prior to the invasion. This applies to those who travelled to and stayed in Sweden between 30 October 2021 and 23 February 2022.

The Government has decided to further enhance agencies’ collaboration to combat organised crime. To this end, the Swedish Work Environment Authority, the Swedish Companies Registration Office, the Swedish Board of Student Finance and the Health and Social Care Inspectorate will be subject to an obligation to provide information.

During the years 2020–2022 the Government imposed a ban on entry to Sweden to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 entering the country or being spread to other countries. Rules and exemptions differed over time and depending on which country you were travelling from. All entry restrictions linked to COVID-19 have now ceased to apply (as of 1 April 2022).

The ban on entry to Sweden from countries outside the EU/EEA will not be extended and will cease to apply on 1 April 2022. This also means that the requirement to present vaccination and test certificates when entering Sweden will be removed.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the number of people leaving Ukraine has increased rapidly. At a press briefing on 21 March, Minister for Employment Eva Nordmark and Minister for Integration and Migration Anders Ygeman reported on what applies on the Swedish labour market for people covered by the Temporary Protection Directive.

Today, the Govern­ment presen­ted a bill to the Riksdag contain­ing proposals for enhanced protection of children involved in inter­national custody disputes and other inter­national family law cases. The pro­posals com­plement a previously adopted EU Regulation.

The Govern­ment has presented a bill to the Riksdag contain­ing pro­posals for equitable and inclusive rules con­cerning parent­hood in inter­national situations.

Following consultation with the Ministry of Justice, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency has decided to assist Moldova by providing tents, lighting and air conditioning systems, and two large-scale power generators to support Ukrainian refugees arriving in the country.

At the meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 3 March, focus was on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EU Member States agreed to activate the Temporary Protection Directive.

Towards a green and sustainable deal for sport, digital conference, 3 March 2022, European parliament, Strasbourg Check against delivery.

On Tuesday 1 March, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson held a press conference on cyber security preparedness in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Charlotte Petri Gornitzka and Head of the Swedish Security Service Charlotte von Essen also took part.

On 25 February, Minister for Integration and Migration Anders Ygeman and Director General of the Swedish Migration Agency Mikael Ribbenvik held a joint press briefing in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The Government is now calling for a boycott of sporting exchanges with Russia.

20 years of progress in criminal justice cooperation within the European Union – digital conference, 18 February 2022, hosted by the French Presidency in the EU Check against delivery.

Digital Ministerial Conference, 7 February 2022, organised by Unesco Headquarters, Paris Check against delivery

The Government decided to lift the entry ban to Sweden from the Nordic countries and other EU and EEA countries at an extraordinary government meeting today. The decision will come into effect on 9 February.

The Government has today decided to extend the temporary ban on entry to Sweden until 28 February 2022 for travellers from EU/EEA countries, and until 31 March 2022 for travellers from countries outside the EU/EEA. Today’s decision also entails amendments to the exemptions from the entry ban for residents of Argentina, Australia and Canada.

The Government today decided to revert to the entry restrictions that applied prior to 28 December 2021. This means that the specific requirement for a negative COVID-19 result from a test conducted within 48 hours of arrival no longer applies. This decision is based on a request from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The list of countries with approved vaccine certificates has also been expanded. The amendments will enter into force on 21 January.