Relationship dossier
Poland
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Poland and Sweden have a sustained partnership reinforced by cooperation on European and Baltic security and shared NATO membership.
Poland toward Sweden
+55Poland and Sweden established a strategic partnership in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation. Poland also ratified Sweden's NATO accession protocol, supporting Sweden's entry into the alliance in 2024.
Sweden toward Poland
+55Sweden and Poland established a strategic partnership in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation. Sweden's 2024 NATO accession placed it in the same defense alliance as Poland, strengthening the institutional basis for security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship rests on a bilateral strategic partnership and overlapping European and defense institutions. Shared NATO membership since 2024 and cooperation on Baltic and European security support a durable cooperative structure; the precise scope of bilateral implementation is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Poland and Sweden maintain a cooperative relationship shaped by a bilateral strategic partnership and shared participation in the European Union and NATO. Their governments have worked together on European and Baltic security, and Sweden's 2024 accession to NATO brought both countries into the same defense alliance. The partnership is substantial, although its specific bilateral implementation and scope are not fully clear.
Key developments
Poland and Sweden established a bilateral strategic partnership.
Poland ratified Sweden's NATO accession protocol.
Sweden joined NATO, placing it in the same alliance as Poland.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the bilateral strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of specific bilateral defense cooperation beyond NATO arrangements is unclear.