Sweden country report highlights energy, housing and skills challenges

The European Commission has published its 2026 Country Report on Sweden, accompanying a Council recommendation on Sweden’s economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies.

• The report is a first-hand Commission assessment, not a market announcement. It combines macroeconomic analysis, policy review, and annexes on fiscal, energy, climate, labour, education, housing, and regional issues.
• It highlights persistent bottlenecks in energy grid capacity, permitting, housing supply, and skills shortages, while also citing major EU and national funding envelopes such as the EUR 3.45 billion recovery plan and EUR 1.7 billion in cohesion funds.
• The document also notes multiple 2025-2026 policy changes, including relaxed mortgage rules, renewable-energy permitting reforms, climate and transport measures, and investments in nuclear power and industrial decarbonisation.