Evacuation of Swedish citizens from Israel and Palestine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has started to help Swedish citizens leave the conflict area by air.
The rescue service about a large landslide on the E6 in Stenungsund
A major landslide has occurred on road E6 at Stenungsund. According to the rescue services, the landslide is approximately 150 meters long. A number of people and vehicles as...
Terrorism threat level raised
The terrorism threat level has been raised from elevated to high, reports the Swedish Security Service (“Säkerhetspolisen” or “Säpo”).
Warnings for high water levels
🔺 SMHI has issued a red warning for high water levels in the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Jönköping and Örebro. There are also yellow warnings for high water levels...
Increased number of delta variant Covid cases in Sweden
The Public Health Agency of Sweden is reviewing infection control measures as an increased number of delta variant cases of the virus that causes Covid-19 have been discovered in...
The Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty is being recommended for 12 to 15-year-olds
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends that the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty, which is manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer-BioNTech, be approved for 12 to...
Changes related to entry into Sweden
The government has today presented a number of changes concerning entry into Sweden. The entry ban is extended for travel from outside the EU. The requirement for a negative...
The Government’s plan for phasing out restrictions
On Thursday 27 May, the Government presented its plan for phasing out the restrictions that were put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Pregnant women can be offered the vaccine against Covid-19
After a review of the current state of knowledge, the Public Health Authority has decided that pregnant women can be offered the vaccine against Covid-19 in phase four, in the...
The travel warning is extended until 1 July
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet, UD) has decided to extend its warning against non-essential travel until 1 July.