Sweden says Russia is the biggest threat to its security

Sabo said that Russia is the biggest threat to Sweden because of its aggressive stance towards the West.

In its annual report, he wrote that while Sweden joined the NATO military alliance, it strengthened its security, as it also led to an increase in the activity of Russian intelligence.

Sabo also said that the security situation in Sweden is dangerous and may get worse -with foreign powers that operate in more threatening ways and resort to hybrid war, along with violent extremism incidents.

“There is a tangible danger that the security situation can deteriorate more” in a way that may be difficult to predict.

Sweden became a member of NATO last year, as it saw it as the best guarantee against Russia after its widely invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

In January, the Minister of Civil Defense Be careful, “There can be a war in Sweden” In the near future due to the Russian aggression.

Sabo said on Tuesday that Russian intelligence activities aimed primarily to undermine cohesion among NATO members, confront Western support to Ukraine, and to circumvent the sanctions.

She said that these activities showed that Russia has become “increasingly abusive and risk” in the face of the accumulation of the wider Swedish and European defenses.

“When collecting intelligence information, Russian security and intelligence services use a wide range of resources and various platforms,” ​​the agency wrote, adding that this was limited by expelling the intelligence staff.

Mrs. von Essen said that the Swedes need to be vigilant about “the widespread narration to combat state and conspiracy theories” that seeks to work as a destabilization force, adding that “it is important not to normalize the new position.”

In its report, SAPO mentioned suspicious incidents involved in infrastructure and any countries that may be behind “in some cases”.

A series of cables under the sea and gas pipelines have been damaged by suspected attacks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting NATO to launch a monitoring mission at sea.

The latest of this violation was reported last month near Gotland – the largest island in Sweden.

The Swedish government has also identified Iran and China as it constitutes major security threats for the northern country.

Last year, Sabo Iranian intelligence was accused of hacking the text messaging service To send 15,000 messages to the Swedes, after several burns to the Qur’an.

The Sabo report said in 2025 that foreign intelligence threats included electronic attacks, technology theft and the movement of foreign dissidents living in Sweden.

He also said that the threat of terrorism is still high, but it was varied not only “actors who have ideological motives”, but also the violence that an incitement to foreign power and youth with magic with violence has been extremist online.

Mrs. von Essen said that Sabo has seen examples of countries, including Russia and Iran, which motivates individuals, and often young, to carry out violence.

The President of Sabo said that serious attacks took place in France, Germany and Austria.

She pointed out that Sweden itself is dealing with the effects of the “terrible incident in Orbro”, referring to the worst mass shooting in Sweden last month, as an armed man attacked an educational center in central Sweden, killing nine people.

Sabo said that violent Islamic extremism and violent right -wing terrorism have been prominent threats.

Sweden is still at a maximum alert of terrorism – with an assessment of the level of threat in four out of five points.