Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính paid an official visit to Sweden from 11 to 13 June 2025. The visit included meetings with Swedish government leaders, members of the royal family, academic institutions, and business representatives.
During the visit, Vietnam and Sweden signed a bilateral strategic partnership agreement in science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation. The agreement was signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính also met Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Crown Princess Victoria, and Prince Daniel. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel recalled their previous visit to Vietnam in 2019 and expressed interest in returning.
A number of cooperation agreements and memoranda were signed between Vietnamese and Swedish companies and institutions. These included:
- Syre: agreement to develop a polyester recycling facility in Bình Định province.
- Vietnam Airlines and SAS (Scandinavian Airlines): codeshare agreement to enhance air connectivity between Vietnam and Scandinavia.
- FPT Software and WARA M&L: cooperation in artificial intelligence development.
- Swedfund and VATM (Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation): feasibility study on implementing remote air traffic control and information management systems.
- Vietnam Maritime University and the World Maritime University: academic exchange agreement.
- AI for Vietnam and WASP (Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program): collaboration on AI and language technology.
- SotaTek and Key Solutions AB: joint development of AI sales solutions.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited Karolinska Institutet, where he met university leaders to discuss expanded cooperation in neonatal care, clinical research, hospital innovation, and digital healthcare. He noted that 64 Vietnamese researchers had completed PhDs at Karolinska Institutet.
At Ericsson, the Prime Minister discussed future collaboration in areas including 6G, AI infrastructure, and digital transformation.
During a meeting with leaders from Swedish firms including Atlas Copco, Ericsson, Hitachi Energy, EQT Partners, Nordstjernan, and SEB Group, investment opportunities in energy, technology, finance, and telecommunications were discussed.
The delegation also visited Blykalla, a startup linked to the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, to discuss the potential application of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Vietnam.
The visit concluded at Uppsala University, where the Prime Minister met Vice-Rector Professor Joakim Palme and representatives of the university. He also met Professor Ulf Danielsson from the Nobel Committee for Physics and toured research facilities, including labs in semiconductor technology. Vietnam’s first satellite, launched in 2011, was noted as a product of cooperation between Uppsala University and FPT University.
