Sweden

Sweden is a Nordic EU member state of 10.5 million people, bordered by Norway and Finland. A member of NATO since March 2024, Sweden generates approximately 98% of electricity from low-carbon sources (hydro, nuclear, and wind), making it a preferred location for energy-intensive green-transition industries.

Sweden hosts the Stegra Boden facility, the largest electrolyser installation in Europe. Stegra completed installation of all 37 electrolyser modules (740 MW total, supplied by thyssenkrupp nucera) in April 2026, with green hydrogen production targeted for 2026. The facility feeds an adjacent green steel plant, the first large-scale commercial demonstration of direct-reduction hydrogen steelmaking. Sweden's low-cost hydro and nuclear electricity base underpins its industrial competitiveness for green hydrogen and data centres.

Sweden returned to the World Cup for the first time since 2018 via Viktor Gyokeres's 88th-minute playoff winner against Poland on 31 March. It then opened Group F with a 5-1 win over Tunisia before the Netherlands reversed that margin exactly on 20 June in Houston, winning 5-1 as Virgil van Dijk headed the equaliser and Cody Gakpo put the game beyond doubt, the first side in tournament history to win an opener by four goals and lose its second by the same margin.