Sweden relations are foreign relations between Estonia and Sweden. Estonia was wholly or partially under Swedish rule between 1561 and swedish estonian relations. In 1944, Sweden became one of the first among the few countries to recognize the Soviet occupation of the Baltic countries. In 1945, Stockholm extradited to the Soviet Union around 170 Waffen SS-soldiers from the Baltic countries who had fled the Red Army and found refuge in Sweden.
Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and of the European Union. Since Estonia’s independence, there have been many visits between leaders and senior officials from the two countries. Sweden apologises to Baltics over Soviet era. The foreign policy of Sweden is based on the premise that national security is best served by staying free of alliances in peacetime in order to remain a neutral country in the event of war. In 2002, Sweden revised its security doctrine. After the then Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson had submitted Sweden’s application in July 1991 the negotiations began in February 1993.
Finally, on January 1, 1995, Sweden became a member of the European Union. In polls taken a few years after the referendum, many Swedes indicated that they were unhappy with Sweden’s membership in the EU. However, after Sweden successfully hosted its first presidency of the EU in the first half of 2001, most Swedes today have a more positive attitude towards the EU. The government, with the support of the Center Party, decided in spring 1997 to remain outside of the EMU, at least until 2002. Swedish foreign policy has been the result of a wide consensus. Sweden cooperates closely with its Nordic neighbors, formally in economic and social matters through the Nordic Council of Ministers and informally in political matters through direct consultation.
Swedish neutrality and nonalignment policy in peacetime may partly explain how the country could stay out of wars since 1814. Swedish governments have not defined nonalignment as precluding outspoken positions in international affairs. Government leaders have favored national liberation movements that enjoy broad support among developing world countries, with notable attention to Africa. Sweden’s engagement with NATO was especially strengthened during the term of Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Sweden’s nonalignment policy has led it to serve as the protecting power for a number of nations who don’t have formal diplomatic relations with each other for various reasons. It currently represents the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations in North Korea for consular matters. Sweden has employed its military on numerous occasions since the end of the Cold War, from Bosnia and Congo to Afghanistan and Libya.
According to one study, “this military activism is driven both by the Swedish internationalist tradition of “doing good” in the world, but also for instrumental purposes. Algeria has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Algiers. Sweden is represented in Djibouti by the embassy of France in Djibouti. Djibouti is represented in Sweden through its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Sweden relations Ethiopia has an embassy in Stockholm.
Sweden has an embassy in Addis Ababa. Sweden established official diplomatic relations with Guinea-Bissau in 1974, the same year Guinea-Bissau formally gained independence from Portugal. Sweden relations Kenya has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Nairobi.
See South Africa-Sweden relations South Africa has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Pretoria. Sweden relations Argentina has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Buenos Aires. Sweden is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Belmopan.
