Sweden says Russia is greatest threat to its security

SAPO of Scandinavian countries said that Russia has the greatest threat to Sweden due to its aggressive attitude toward the West.

In the annual report, Sweden has strengthened security while joining NATO military Alliance, but has increased Russian information activities.

SAPO also said Sweden’s security situation could be serious and worse. Foreign power is said to rely on hybrid wars with violent extremist events in a more threatening manner.

Charlotte von Essen, the head of the sandpaper, said that in an unpredictable way, there is a “practical danger that can worsen the security situation.”

Sweden became a NATO member last year and saw it as the best guarantee of Russia following the full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

January, Minister of Defense “There may be wars in Sweden,” he warned. In the near future due to Russian invasion.

SAPO said on Tuesday that Russia’s information activities were mainly aimed at weakening the cohesion among NATO members, responding to Western support for Ukraine, and bypassing sanctions.

In the face of Swedish and wider European defense, Russia said, “It is increasingly aggressive and more likely to occur.”

“When collecting intelligence, Russian security and information services use a wide range of resources and a variety of platforms,” ​​the agency added.

The vice president of Pon Essen said the Swedish people said, “We should pay attention to stories about the extensive reactions to act with unstable power and the theory of conspiracy.

In the report, SAPO mentioned the suspicious events related to the infrastructure and which country was “in some cases.”

Russia has been suspected of an invasion of Ukraine, and a series of submarine cables and gas pipelines have been damaged, urging NATO to start monitoring missions in the sea.

Last month, such a violation was reported near Gotland, Sweden’s largest island.

The Swedish government also confirmed that Iran and China raised significant security threats to the Nordic countries.

Last year, sandpaper Iran information on hacking on text messaging services To send 15,000 messages to Sweden after several Quran combustion.

SAPO’s 2025 report said that foreign information threats included cyber attacks, technology thefts, and movement tracking of foreign dissatisfaction in Sweden.

He also said that the threat of terrorism is still high, but not only includes “ideological motivated actors,” and diversifies violence caused by young people fascinated by radical violence on foreign power and online.

Von Essen said SAPO saw cases of countries, including Russia, and often young people who induce young people perform violence.

The sandpaper said that serious attacks have occurred in France, Germany and Austria.

Sweden itself mentioned the worst mass shooting case in Sweden last month, attacking a central Swedish educational center and killing nine people.

SAPO said that violent Islamic extremism and violent right -wing terrorism remain a prominent threat.

Sweden maintains a high warning of terrorism. The threat level was evaluated as four of the five points.