Defence & security
Defence & security

Sweden should host permanent NATO bases on Swedish soil.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 4 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Liberalerna Liberalerna
Strongly agree
Liberalerna vill gärna se Natobaser i Sverige om behovet finns. Vi vill ha ett nära samarbete med våra allierade som vid behov kan bygga långvarig eller permanent närvaro i Sverige.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on Defence
verka för att Nato-länderna har den tillgång till svenskt territorium som krävs för säkerheten i regionen.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Defence
Miljöpartiet Miljöpartiet
Strongly disagree
Vi anser att Nato bör anta principen om no first use av kärnvapen och att Nato varken ska ha permanenta trupper eller baser på svenskt territorium.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Miljöpartiet on Defence
Socialdemokraterna Socialdemokraterna
Strongly disagree
Sverige, om ansökan godkänns av Nato, uttalar unilaterala förbehåll mot utplacering av kärnvapen och permanenta baser på svenskt territorium.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Socialdemokraterna on Defence
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Permanent allied presence raises the cost of any aggression against Sweden through visible deterrence.
  • Hosting bases deepens Sweden’s integration into NATO planning and contingency operations.
  • Allied basing is standard practice across most NATO members and signals full commitment.
Against
  • Permanent foreign bases reduce sovereign control over how Swedish territory is used in a crisis.
  • Visible allied infrastructure can become a target and concentrate risk geographically.
  • Sweden’s deterrent value may be greater as a flexible host than as a permanent base location.
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