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  • Hazelight Studios wins 2025 Cultural and Creative Industries Export Prize

    • Josef Fares receives an award at the ceremony.

      The Government’s 2025 Cultural and Creative Industries Export Prize is awarded to the video game company Hazelight Studios, founded by Josef Fares.

      Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/Government Offices

    • Ellen Hodakova Larsson receives an award at the ceremony.

      Ellen Hodakova Larsson is awarded the Rising Star Award for her fashion brand, Hodakova.

      Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/Government Offices

    • Benjamin Dousa, Josef Fares and Ellen Hodakova Larsson.

      Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa, together with this year’s winners.

      Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/Government Offices

    • Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/Government Offices

    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.

  • New director and head of Moderna museet

    Parisa Liljestrand, Tone Hansen and Lars Strannegård in the press room.
    Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand, Tone Hansen and Lars Strannegård, chairman of the board for Moderna Museet. Photo: Anna Wikman Norling/Government Offices

    The Government has decided to appoint Tone Hansen as director and head of Moderna museet. She will take up the post on 1 September 2026.

    “Tone Hansen is an experienced museum director and is deeply rooted in the culture and art world. She has extensive experience of working with visions and strategy, museum development and new perspectives on museums’ role in society. I’m convinced that she will help boost Moderna museet’s standing in the museum world, both nationally and internationally. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Gitte Ørskou for her seven years as head of Moderna museet,” says Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand.

Minister for Gender Equality Nina Larsson, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and Christian Carlsson (The Christian Democrats) presenting Sweden presents first action plan against honour-based violence and oppression in Rosenbad, Stockholm.
Minister for Gender Equality Nina Larsson, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and Christian Carlsson (The Christian Democrats). Photo: Mia Hedelius/Government Offices

Sweden presents first action plan against honour-based violence and oppression

Honour-based violence and oppression is a serious societal problem, and combating it effectively requires special knowledge and understanding. The Government is therefore adopting an action plan against honour-based violence and oppression for 2026–2028 with a view to stepping up action at all levels of society. The action plan contains measures in five strategic areas and stakes out a clear direction for the work going forward.

Press conference with Prime Minister Kristersson and President Zelenskyy.
Press conference with Prime Minister Kristersson and President Zelenskyy. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

Sweden to sell Gripen E/F fighter aircraft to Ukraine

On Thursday 28 May, Ukraine announced its intention to purchase 20 Gripen E/F aircraft as a first step following the Letter of Intent signed by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 22 October 2025.

Ulf Kristersson and Mark Rutte talking to military men.
Mr Kristersson and Mr Rutte also visited the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency training centre in Revinge. There, government agencies, volunteers and contractors demonstrated some of Sweden’s total defence capabilities. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Regeringskansliet

Sweden’s total defence in focus when Prime Minister received NATO Secretary General

On 20–21 May, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The meeting focused on Sweden’s total defence, civil defence and resilience.

Illustration: Government Offices

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.

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