Terrorism in Sweden

The risk of terrorist attacks in Sweden over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 59 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 4 people have been killed and 6 injured.

› Topic page: Terrorism

Back to overview: Sweden

Most frequent attack targets in Sweden

(2012 to 2016)

Target	Attacks	Killed	Injured
Private citizens	14	0	1
Religious institutions	4	0	0
Business	3	0	0
Government	3	0	1
Educational institution	3	4	1

Most affected regions

(2012 to 2016)

Region	Attacks	Killed	Injured
Vastra Gotaland	20	4	1
Skane	16	0	4
Stockholm	9	0	1
Orebro	2	0	0
Vasternorrland	2	0	0
Uppsala	1	0	0
Vasterbotten	1	0	0
Joenkoeping	1	0	0
Norrbotten	1	0	0
Gavleborg	1	0	0
Kronoberg	1	0	0
Halland	1	0	0
Sodermanland	1	0	0
Kalmar	1	0	0

Terrorist organisations in Sweden

Organisation	Attacks	Injured
Anti-Muslim extremists	1	0
Jihadi-inspired extremists	1	1
Nordic Resistance Movement	1	0

All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.