Promotion of trade, investment and Sweden
Trade and investment promotion aims at encouraging growth, full employment and development in Sweden by promoting exports, imports and foreign investment in Sweden. Creating a strong image of Sweden abroad is another means of promoting Sweden.
Minister for Trade Ewa Björling inaugurated the exhibition for Innovation and Technology at the House of Sweden in Washington DC on January 8, 2008. Photo: Tom Quiggle
In Sweden promotion of export, import and investments is done by many players cooperating with each other: i.e. Swedish Trade Council, Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA), Export Credits Guarantee Board, Swedish Export Credit Corporation, Swedish embassies and consulates.
Trade and investment promotion is in first place directed to export and internationalization of small and medium sized companies, to attract foreign direct investments and further develop the profile of Sweden.
Ministry responsible
Related
- The internal market of the European Union
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the department for the EU internal market and the promotion of Sweden
- Swedish embassies and consulates
- In Swedish: Handels- investerings- och Sverigefrämjande
- The Ministry for Foreign Affairs - a resource for the Swedish business sector
