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Sweden

Sweden is one of the original signatories of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and participated in the CSCE negotiations from 1973. The country chaired the Organization in 1993 and in 2021. Sweden is represented by a Permanent Delegation to the OSCE in Vienna.

Quick facts

Capital

Stockholm

Participating since

1973

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Permanent delegation of Sweden to the OSCE

Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Highlights

Our people

Ann Linde

2021 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office

Statements and speeches

From the Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE

Access statements and speeches delivered during the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation.

Statements and speeches

Elections

Election observation

Visit the election calendar to learn more about ODIHR election activities in Sweden. Upcoming election dates are tentative and may be subject to change.

Elections calendar

OSCE Chair

Every year, the political leadership of the OSCE rotates among the Organization's participating States. The country taking over the OSCE Chair co-ordinates activities and provides political direction throughout that year.

2021

Access decisions adopted during the country’s term as OSCE Chair.

Decisions

1993

Access decisions adopted during the country’s term as OSCE Chair.

Decisions

Projects

Supported through voluntary contributions by Sweden

Projects

Contact

Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE

Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE

Liechtensteinstrasse 51
1090 Vienna
Austria

Email: osse-del.wien@gov.se
Phone: +43 1 217 53 255 +43 1 217 53 260
Fax: +43 1 217 53 380