State Visit to Poland

The Swedish Government will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson, Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand and State Secretary Diana Janse, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The purpose of the State Visit is to reaffirm and develop the close and very good bilateral relations between Sweden and Poland. The Visit will focus on enhanced cooperation on security and defence policy, civil defence, support to Ukraine and expanding the close cooperation between the Swedish and Polish business sectors. Investment and entrepreneurship, innovation, total defence and attracting talent are issues of particular interest. The State Visit will also help solidify contacts between the people of Sweden and Poland by highlighting the two countries’ shared cultural heritage and promoting research cooperation.

Relations between Poland and Sweden are distinguished by strong societal, economic and cultural ties, close cooperation within the EU and NATO, similar values and shared views on issues concerning the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood, security in the Baltic Sea region and support to Ukraine.

A business delegation organised by Business Sweden at the behest of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will accompany the State Visit.

The three-day Visit will take place in Warsaw and Gdansk.

Their Majesties previously paid a State Visit to Poland in 2011. 

Further information about the participants and programme will be published closer to the date of the Visit. 

Swedish media representatives interested in covering the Visit on the ground in Poland are welcome to contact Boel Lindbergh by email. Please see contact details below.