The Swedish insurance industry has a long history and the Swedish insurance market has previously distinguished itself as a closed market dominated by small number of domestic companies. However, during the past decade Sweden has gradually opened the insurance market to both domestic and foreign competition
On 18 December 2023, the European Commission adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia (the twelfth) through amendments to Regulation (EU) 833/2014 ("the Regulation").
On 24 October 2017, the Swedish government proposed stricter rules on weapon export. The proposal suggests that the destination country's democratic status shall be of central consideration in a licence application.