Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson said that his country was in a "good position" to secure Turkey's ratification of its NATO bid.

17 January 2023

Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Kristersson said the demands that Sweden could not or did not want to fulfil were outside the scope of the three-way memorandum.

9 January 2023

Maldives condemns burning of Quran in Sweden

There have been protests in several countries against the act.

23 January 2023

Sweden launches research rocket, accidentally hits Norway

In the event of any border violation, those responsible should immediately inform the relevant Norwegian authorities.

26 April 2023

Erdogan to Sweden: Don't expect Turkish support for NATO bid

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that burning books that are holy to many is a deeply disrespectful act.

24 January 2023

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Qur'an burning

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has criticised the burnings and said that while they are legal, they are inappropriate.

21 July 2023

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said he had urged Turkey and Hungary to ratify both applications.

31 March 2023

Nobel Foundation cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran invites to awards

That announcement prompted the leaders of several Swedish political parties to say they would boycott the ceremonies.

3 September 2023