Great #TeamSweden 🇸🇪 meeting in #Toronto today to welcome Business Sweden CEO Jan Larsson, on a visit to meet with Ontario government agencies and Swedish companies & get updates on trending 🇸🇪🇨🇦 business opportunities in the mining, forestry, green tech sectors & more.

Join us for a roundtable on promoting women's participation in international trade! 📈🌎

Organized with Embassy of Belgium in Canada, this conversation features panelists from public and private sectors to discuss how #CETA can enhance trade inclusivity.

More info: bit.ly/49xggiV

🎥🍿Hey, movie lovers: the EU Short Film Festival is back for an 11th edition!

With short films from 22 EU countries, the #EUSFF promises a little something for everyone.

📅 May 3-4
📍 Ottawa

Learn more: bit.ly/3WeWZzA

NATO’s newest Ally, Sweden, is a nation with a rich maritime heritage 🇸🇪

The Swedish Navy is an expert operator in the challenging conditions of the Baltic Sea and possesses the expertise and resources to conduct a wide range of maritime activities 🌊

Dive in and learn more ↓

Congratulations to LOREEN, winner of the 2023 Music Export Prize!
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”Swedish musicians continue to be internationally successful and I am truly proud to award this year’s prizes”, says @‌JohanForssell.

What’s your favourite Loreen memory?

Check out our Latest Podcast with the Swedish Ambassador to Canada, H.E Signe Burgstaller as we discuss Sweden’s accession to the alliance and it’s role in Nordic and Arctic security.

Here are the two links
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/nat…

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2bQtfN…

The #SolarEclipse2024 in Ottawa today! The sun was 99 percent covered for almost three minutes. 😎

In Canada 🇨🇦 the solar eclipse stretched from Newfoundland to Québec and Ontario.

Fifty years ago, ABBA kicked off their international career by winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in the British city of Brighton with 'Waterloo'.

Which is your favourite ABBA song? 🕺💃💃🕺

#ABBA50th #Eurovision
📸Olle Lindeborg/TT

Sweden is NATO’s newest member. Today, we celebrate NATO’s 75th anniversary.
NATO safeguards our freedom and strengthens security and stability in our neighbourhood and in the Euro-Atlantic area. #WeAreNATO #1NATO75years

Je suis arrivée à l'OTAN pour la première réunion avec notre nouvel allié, la Suède. Malgré les tentatives de Poutine, l'Alliance est plus forte que jamais et reste unie dans son soutien à l'Ukraine.

Great to see @MelanieJoly Canada 🇨🇦 at NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Thankful for her leadership. Need strong and predictable support to 🇺🇦Ukraine. We have to prepare for long-term confrontation with Russia. Sweden will contribute to the FLF in Latvia under Canada’s

Glad Påsk! Happy Easter! Joyeuses Pâques!

The 🇸🇪 Embassy will be closed for Easter on Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April.

Today is Nordic Day! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪

The Nordic region is a force for global democracy, freedom, peace and prosperity. Regional cooperation is more important than ever.

Also in 🇨🇦 we enjoy close Nordic cooperation and do many joint trips, projects & events.

#TheNordics

In Montreal FASKEN today, together with 🇸🇪 Honorary Consul Jocelyn Auger, had the great pleasure to meet & address a Techarenan delegation of 🇸🇪 startup and growth companies, with great innovations and business ideas, in 🇨🇦 to learn about potential business opportunities.

Sweden joining NATO entails a historic, profound and immediate change in Sweden’s foreign and security policy.

Today Tobias Billström presented the Statement of Government Policy Following Sweden’s Accession to NATO.

Read more⬇️
government.se/press-releases…

Last week 🇸🇪 became a member of @Nato. Yesterday we marked this historic step with an event in Ottawa. Thank you 🇨🇦 and all Nato members for your support! We are proud to be allies & look forward to contributing to our collective security & defence. #WeAreNato #StrongerTogether

A proud day for NATO and Sweden!

Welcome to our Swedish friends in joining NATO’s dedication to maintain peace through strength! 🕊️🤝💪

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Canada in Sweden Sweden in Canada Signe Burgstaller Sweden at NATO

Finally the flag was hoisted today in Brussels to celebrate and mark Sweden’s membership in NATO with the 🇸🇪 national anthem and the Nato-hymn being played. We will be a credible, reliable and engaged member of the Alliance. Thanks to all who helped and showed solidarity

The Government decided to issue a disbursement of SEK 200 million to UNRWA. The decision was taken in light of the acute humanitarian situation in Gaza and UNRWA’s new undertakings within the framework of a conditional statement assurance to Sweden.

government.se/press-releases…

Sweden’s accession to NATO makes the Alliance stronger.

It also sends a strong message to Putin: he wanted less NATO, and he’s getting more of it.

To Pål Jonson and the Swedish people: welcome – and we’re looking forward to welcoming your troops to our battle group in Latvia.