Current information on the security situation

Assessment of the situation near the Swedish borders

The Russian invasion of Ukraine affects Sweden's security. However, the risk of an armed attack against Sweden is currently assessed as low. At the same time, there is an increased risk of influence operations and other hostile actions. There has been sabotage of undersea infrastructure, cyber attacks are recurring and there are ongoing political influence campaigns against Sweden.

The Swedish Armed Forces are following developments closely and monitoring Swedish territory and neighbouring areas around the clock.

The Swedish Security Service on the security situation in Sweden

The Swedish Security Service assesses that the security situation in Sweden is serious and that there is a significant risk that the situation may deteriorate further.

Other countries or groups in other countries may try to harm Sweden through, for example, espionage, sabotage, influence campaigns or cyber attacks. The Swedish Security Service writes that Russia takes greater risks when it comes to carrying out actions abroad. This also applies to sabotage directed against Sweden.

Terrorist threat

The threat level for terrorist attacks in Sweden is four on a five-point scale. The threat comes mainly from violent Islamist extremism and right-wing extremism.

Sweden and NATO

On 7 March 2024, Sweden became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defence alliance. Sweden applied for membership in light of the changed security situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Swedish Government believes that a membership of NATO is the best way to safeguard the country's security.

From April to June 2025, Swedish fighter aircraft will be part of NATO's incident response capability. From a base in Poland, a fighter squadron of eight Swedish JAS 39 Gripen aircraft will patrol and defend NATO airspace.