Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

On 2–3 June, ministers, decision-makers and experts from Europe will convene in Stockholm for FOREST EUROPE’s tenth Ministerial Conference, hosted by Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren. The Conference also represents the highlight of Sweden’s chairmanship of FOREST EUROPE in 2025–2026.

Sweden is this year’s chair of the For Forest+ group. In this context, Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren hosted a meeting of the group’s members on 31 March, during which the group welcomed Germany as a new member. With the addition of Germany, For Forest+ now consists of eight EU Member States that collectively account for around 60 per cent of the forests of the 27 EU Member States (EU27).

Open Letter by the Coastal States of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea with Iceland on the Growing Risks to Maritime Safety to the International Maritime Community.

This strategy has a ten-year perspective to enable various actors to work long term on issues that can help realise the vision: “A society in which access to treatment with antimicrobials is maintained through cross-sectoral and sector-specific initiatives to prevent infection and limit the development, spread and consequences of resistant microorganisms.”

On 11–13 January, the Swedish Government took part in the Society and Defence Annual Conference in Sälen. 2026 marks 80 years since the first conference was held, and the theme for 2026 was ‘Resolve and delivery’. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson opened the conference with a speech and Gunnar Strömmer, Minister for Justice, Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence and Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Minister for Civil Defence, also spoke. The Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch, also attended the conference.

Sweden has been elected to the Council of the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the 2026–2027 term. This means that Sweden will continue to be able to influence global shipping’s development and advocate competitive and sustainable shipping.

The Government has adopted a new 10-year strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The strategy will guide and reinforce Sweden’s work in this area and contribute to global goals of reducing mortality.

In 2017, the Riksdag adopted the objective of the National Food Strategy: a competitive food supply chain that increases overall food production while achieving the relevant national environmental objectives. The strategy still applies, but the Government has revised it to meet current challenges and opportunities. The new strategy, the National Food Strategy 2.0, has been developed in dialogue with businesses and organisations in the food supply chain.

This outlines the Swedish Government’s new direction for urban development policy. The Government intends to improve conditions for municipalities to develop vibrant, safe and resilient urban environments, and enhance possibilities for regions, government agencies, the business sector and civil society to contribute to this work. Sweden will be a forerunner in the sustainable development of attractive cities.

On 15–17 October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson travelled to Seoul in conjunction with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s visit to South Korea.

On 15–17 October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson will travel to Seoul to take part in Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s official visit to South Korea. Ms Malmer Stenergard will meet with her South Korean counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun. Mr Carlson will meet with the Minister for Trade and the Vice Minister at the Ministry for Trade, Industry and Resources.

Sweden is running for a seat on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. The Council is the IMO’s executive organ comprising 40 members. The candidacy is for the 2026–2027 term.

More than 600 leading Swedish and international companies, investors and decision-makers gathered in Stockholm on 19 February for the Join Sweden Summit, the Government’s international investment conference that set a new attendance record this year. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hosted the conference.

On Wednesday 19 February, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is hosting the Join Sweden Summit 2025, bringing together more than 600 international and Swedish companies, investors and decision makers. HRH Prince Daniel will open the conference and a number of Government ministers are also participating.

This compilation contains a selection of the acts and ordinances – both new and amended – that enter into force in the second half of 2024 or in early 2025.

On 19–21 November, HM The King paid a State Visit to Singapore at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Sweden’s Government was represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson, State Secretary Håkan Jevrell from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and State Secretary Miriam Söderström from the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Around 50 Swedish companies, government agencies and higher education institutions took part in the business delegation arranged by Business Sweden.

On 19–21 November, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard will take part in the State Visit by TM The King and Queen to Singapore. During the Visit, Ms Malmer Stenergard will meet with her Singaporean counterpart and other government representatives, and take part in security and trade-related talks. She will also give a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank. The King and Queen will have meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Singapore, which Ms Malmer Stenergard will also attend.

Dan Ericsson, State Secretary to Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren, visited Nairobi, Kenya on 27–30 October. The visit centred around a high-level meeting in the international School Meals Coalition, where Sweden is in the steering committee, but it also included several visits related to food supply and production, and forestry.

The Government today 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.