Why Sweden is Flirting with the Euro

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Despite Sweden joining the EU over 30 years ago and are legally committed to adopting the euro, that doesn’t seem to have happened yet. In this video, we’re taking a look at what’s taking so long and why that stance may now be changing.

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Time for the euro? Report by Calmfors, Lars et al. (2025).
https://www.ifn.se/publikationer/rapporter/2025/2025-calmfors-m-fl-dags-for-euron/
https://swedenherald.com/article/calmfors-the-arguments-for-the-euro-have-been-strengthened

Euro referendum 2003
https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/monitor/216-referendum-on-the-monetary-union-in-sweden-september-14th-2003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Swedish_euro_referendum
Sweden’s economic development
https://www.politico.eu/article/life-is-sweet-for-sweden-without-the-euro/
https://sieps.se/media/x1ohy0e5/sweden-and-the-euro_-the-neglected-role-of-eu-membership-2016_15epa.pdf

Eurobarometer
https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3384
https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2056

Report Sweden and the euro: greater interest in switching currency
https://research.sebgroup.com/api/attachments/XpnHHtU8jkO_RBP4I0p9iA.pdf

Krona rebounds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/swedish-krona-s-best-rally-in-decades-looks-set-to-run-in-2026

00:00 – Introduction
01:03 – Context
04:03 – Why Support Has Been Growing
06:04 – Will It Happen?
07:13 – Protecting the Planet

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