SEK 2 billion in additional budget support to Ukraine in 2026

Sweden continues to support Ukraine, and the Swedish Government is therefore moving forward with the single largest support package ever to a country of SEK 2 billion in special budget support. This will support people’s day-to-day lives in the midst of the war, and will help Ukraine to secure critical public services such as energy supply, health care, schools and pension payments.

“Ukraine is now facing the most difficult winter since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Economic stability is a prerequisite for Ukraine’s resilience, and as their own tax revenues go to defending the country against Russia’s aggression, we must help keep society on its feet. I’m proud that Sweden is continuing to pave the way for other countries, both within and beyond the EU, to assist Ukraine through additional budget support via the EU,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa.

“Ukraine's fight for freedom is also a fight for the security of Europe and Sweden. By helping to keep Ukrainian society functioning, we are showing that aggression does not pay and that Sweden takes responsibility and acts when our fundamental interests are at stake,’’ says Mattias Karlsson, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs (Sweden Democrats).

“Sweden stands with Ukraine in the defence of its territory. We provide them with support in various ways. To win the war, Ukraine needs support that fulfils several different aims. Sweden is now sending an additional SEK 2 billion in budget support so that Ukraine can maintain critical public services, such as schools, health care and energy supply,” says Member of the Riksdag Gudrun Brunegård (Christian Democrats). 

“Ukraine is the front line for all of Europe’s freedom. Ukraine must win the war, and Russia has to lose. The support must continue to increase,” says Joar Forssell, foreign policy spokesperson (Liberal Party).

Macroeconomic stability is crucial and one of the most significant challenges for the country ahead of next year. The financing of Ukraine’s budget for 2026 requires robust external support measures. This additional Swedish support, which goes beyond the EU Member States’ joint commitments, will be financed within the development assistance budget for 2026, and paid out via the Ukraine Facility’s budget support mechanism. With this decision, Sweden will disburse additional funds to the Ukraine Facility for the third time. In 2025, the Government has approved SEK 750 million in budget support via the same mechanism, and SEK 1 billion via the Ukraine Facility’s technical assistance mechanism.