The Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against any non-essential travels to all countries
Due to the extended outbreak of the new coronavirus, and the fast-changing and insecure situation that exists when it comes to travel, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs advise...
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Advice to anyone about to travel abroad
Due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, a number of countries have introduced restrictions that may affect travellers. The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has therefore...
Changes in travel advisories
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet, UD) removes the advisory against non-essential travel to Andorra, Poland and Germany after the 15th of July. UD...
WHO:Covid-19 outbreak is a pandemic
The World Health Organisation, WHO, today declared the outbreak of covid-19 to be a pandemic.
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Ukraine
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UD) has decided to advise against all travel to Ukraine due to changes in the security situation. UD also urges Swedes who are in...
Fewer press conferences on COVID-19 over the summer
Beginning 10 June, the joint press conferences on COVID-19 will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
High demand for Covid-19 testing in several Swedish regions
The interest in testing for an ongoing Covid-19 infection has increased. This has led to increased waiting times in several regions, including Kronoberg, Sörmland, Dalarna and...
Abolished qualifying day of sickness due to corona virus
Today, the government has presented a proposal for an extra amending budget due to the ongoing virus outbreak. One of the proposals is that the qualifying day of sickness is...
The authorities about the new coronavirus variant Omicron
The Swedish Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) updates the recommendations on entry from a number of countries in southern Africa. This is due to a new variant of the...
Everyone under the age of 30 should continue to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
People born in 1991 or later are still recommended to receive Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine, Comirnaty. This also applies to those who have received Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine as...