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Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Sweden.
Kingdom of Sweden · Stockholm · 10.6M people · europe
Governmentparliamentary constitutional monarchyLanguagesSwedish (official)Area450.3K km²Sanctioned entities85Active conflicts2Mentions 7d5 ▼ 17%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
69.7
High risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Sweden becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Sweden · 90-day event volume
58
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 5 milestones · hover for context
OCT 17
2026
Sweden-Finland Cooperation
defense_pact · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Sweden Rare Earth
economic_indicator · severity 5
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Nordic Countries Unite
diplomatic_tension · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Public Service Cooperation
diplomatic_visit · severity 1
Moderate
OCT 15
2026
Sweden Prepares Digital Krona
economic_indicator · severity 4
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 4actor only events: 5domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 24,618
Arms Activity
0/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 34total value usd: $27.67Bconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
74/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 1.02%inflation pct: 2.84%unemployment pct: 8.40%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 2negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
83/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 85is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
98/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 84.1literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political2Stable
Security50Elevated
Economic16Stable
Regulatory17Stable
Operational24Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 18 of 55
0145.5
0252.8
0354.5
0455.9
0557.3
0661.9
0764.3
0864.5
1869.7
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$604.8B
▲ $25.8B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$57.2K
▲ $2.3K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20242.8%
▼ 5.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20248.4%
▲ 0.8% YoY
Population
WB· 202410.6M
▲ 33.1K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20241.99%
▲ 0.48% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202484.1 yrs
▲ 0.8 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202495.5%
▼ 0.2% YoY
Security12 recent events · 2 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
58
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-17
Sweden-Finland Cooperation
Defense Pact
2026-10-17
Sweden Rare Earth
Economic Indicator
2026-10-17
Nordic Countries Unite
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-17
Public Service Cooperation
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-15
Sweden Prepares Digital Krona
Economic Indicator
2026-10-11
EU Vote on Muslim Brotherhood
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-10
Inflation Rise
Economic Indicator
2026-10-10
Gaza Protest
Protest Movement
Active conflicts involving Sweden
Iran war
War · 454338 dispatches
Critical · 100
World War II
War · 11147 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Think tanks · this country16 articles from research institutions tracking Sweden
Bruegel
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
Oct 9, 2026
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Freyja and the making of a European defense industry
Oct 1, 2026
Bruegel
Freyja and the making of a European defence industry
Oct 1, 2026
Pew Research Center
Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Sep 17, 2026
FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Nordic-Baltic Eight policy brief: NB8 and the drone challenge
Sep 15, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Ukraine: The battle beyond war
Sep 12, 2026
WSRW RSS FEED
S2H2+Bm silent on location of planned green hydrogen project
Sep 4, 2026
FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Nordic-Baltic Eight policy brief: Geo-economic resilience
Sep 4, 2026
FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Nordic-Baltic Eight policy brief: Protecting critical undersea infrastructure
Sep 4, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Sweden-tagged articles · last 30 days
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+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Sweden will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.