Relationship dossier
Slovakia
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Slovakia supported Sweden’s NATO accession; wider bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Slovakia toward Sweden
+20Slovakia ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol in 2022, supporting Sweden’s entry into the alliance.
Sweden toward Slovakia
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Slovakia and Sweden are partners in the European Union and NATO. Slovakia ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol in 2022, a concrete act supporting Sweden’s entry into the alliance. Information about other direct government cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Slovakia ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral defense and security cooperation is unclear.
- Details of Swedish government initiatives specifically involving Slovakia are limited.