Sources: Reuters
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tests positive for COVID-19. 2022-01-14
The Swedish government announces that several new measures will begin on December 23, including limiting the number of people at private gatherings to 50, requiring the use of a vaccination pass for public events with a capacity of more than 500 people, and recommending work from home where possible, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-12-21
Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Sweden. 2021-12-2
Sweden reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa. 2021-11-29
President Egils Levits tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to Denmark and Sweden despite being fully vaccinated, prompting his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto to self-isolate. 2021-10-14
Sweden temporarily suspends the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people born since 1991 for precautionary reasons after reports of possible rare side effects, such as myocarditis. 2021-10-6
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven receives his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. 2021-04-27
The Public Health Agency of Sweden suspends plans to start using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood clot cases. 31,000 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to the country. 2021-04-14
The Swedish government announces that all travellers will be required to show a negative COVID-19 testing result within 48 hours of arrival beginning February 6 in order to prevent the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2. Swedish citizens as well as foreign residents living in Sweden will be exempt from this rule. 2021-02-3
Sweden reports a record 351 deaths in the past 24 hours and surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. 2021-01-14