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The state becomes a shareholder in Videberg Kraft AB

The Government has decided that the state will become a shareholder in Videberg Kraft AB, which plans to build nuclear reactors at Ringhals. The Swedish state, Vattenfall AB and Industrikraft i Sverige AB have concluded a shareholders’ agreement on the management of the company. The state’s shareholding will be 60 per cent, while Vattenfall and Industrikraft will each hold 20 per cent. The state has also negotiated the principal terms and conditions for state aid to the company.

The Defence Commission’s interim report on the current state of Sweden’s total defence and the security situation

In its report, the Defence Commission provides an update on the security situation and describes major changes in the security policy environment for Sweden. The Defence Commission also follows up on the 2024 Defence bill and the obligations arising from NATO membership and collective defence and assesses the current state in both civil and military defence.

In the report, the Defence Commission also makes proposals on how obstacles, primarily to military growth and rearmament, can be removed. The Defence Commission will also provide a final report.

• Summary: The Swedish Defence Commission’s interim report on the current state of Sweden’s total defence and the security situation, June 2026.pdf
• The Swedish Defence Commission

Hazelight Studios wins 2025 Cultural and Creative Industries Export Prize

On 16 June 2026, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa presented the Government’s 2025 Cultural and Creative Industries Export Prize. This year’s award went to Hazelight Studios, the internationally successful video game company founded by Josef Fares. The Rising Star Award was presented to Hodakova, one of Sweden’s most innovative fashion houses.

Protecting the 2026 elections

The Swedish electoral system is fundamentally robust and difficult for antagonists to manipulate. Government agencies at central, regional and local level have extensive experience of conducting elections correctly, observing due process.

However, the current security situation, rapid pace of technological developments and experience from other elections in Europe have highlighted a need to increase resilience to foreign malign information influence ahead of the general elections on 13 September 2026.

• Protecting the 2026 elections