Embassy of Sweden in Sarajevo

07/09/2026

The official statement of the European External Action Service - EEAS Spokesperson Christian Wigand on the death of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, who was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by a final court ruling for war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following a series of events and public reactions in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in Republic of Serbia.

07/09/2026

🇸🇪 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐇: 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

At the successful completion of the third phase of the project 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 and launch of the next one, Ambassador of Sweden in Bosnia and Herzegovina Helena Lagerlöf expressed her satisfaction that the results showed tangible improvements across the justice sector in BiH.

“𝐵𝑖𝐻 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡: 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐸𝑈 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠.”

Ambassador Lagerlöf particularly underlined the peer-to-peer collaboration with the Swedish National Courts Administration (Domstolsverket) and the Swedish Enforcement Agency (Kronofogden). Such collaboration provides actionable models to align domestic judicial system with European standards for a more efficient and accountable judiciary in BiH.

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🇸🇪 𝐉𝐚𝐜̌𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐮đ𝐚 𝐮 𝐁𝐢𝐇: 𝐒̌𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐬𝐤𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐳̌𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐤𝐭𝐞 𝐤𝐨𝐣𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞

Na ceremoniji na kojoj je obilježena uspješan završetak treće faze projekta 𝑃𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑗𝑠̌𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑣𝑎 𝑖 𝑜𝑑𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑗𝑎 𝑖 𝑡𝑢𝑧̌𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑎 te pokretanje naredne, ambasadorica Švedske u Bosni i Hercegovini Helena Lagerlöf izrazila je zadovoljstvo što su rezultati doveli do konkretnih poboljšanja u pravosudnom sektoru BiH.

“𝑆𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑣𝑖 𝑢 𝐵𝑖𝐻 𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝑏𝑟𝑧̌𝑒 𝑟𝑗𝑒𝑠̌𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑗𝑢 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑐̌𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒, 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑗𝑢 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑗 𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑖ℎ 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑐̌𝑎𝑗𝑒𝑣𝑎 𝑖 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑒đ𝑢𝑗𝑢 𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑑𝑗𝑒𝑙𝑢 𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑧𝑎, 𝑠̌𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑎 𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑔𝑢𝑐́𝑎𝑣𝑎 𝑑𝑎 𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑘𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑗𝑢 𝑛𝑎 𝑜𝑛𝑜 𝑠̌𝑡𝑜 𝑗𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑗𝑣𝑎𝑧̌𝑛𝑖𝑗𝑒: 𝑘𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑡𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑠̌𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑠𝑘𝑖ℎ 𝑜𝑑𝑙𝑢𝑘𝑎, 𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑣𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑜 𝑐̌𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑐́𝑖 𝑧𝑒𝑚𝑙𝑗𝑢 𝑢𝑠𝑘𝑙𝑎đ𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑗𝑜𝑚 𝑠 𝐸𝑈 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑚𝑎.”

Ambasadorica Lagerlöf posebno je naglasila značaj peer to peer saradnje sa Švedskom nacionalnom sudskom administracijom (Domstolsverket) i Švedskom agencijom za izvršenje sudskih odluka (Kronofogden). Ovakva saradnja izrodila je praktične modele koji pomažu usklađivanju domaćeg pravosudnog sistema s evropskim standardima, istovremeno jačajući efikasnost i odgovornost pravosuđa u BiH.

Credit: Visoko sudsko i tužilačko vijeće BiH

03/09/2026

Today we are introducing you to our new Head of Administration Johan Wikman Krafve.

Welcome Johan. We hope you will have a great time in Sarajevo.

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Danas vam predstavljamo našeg novog šefa administracije, Johana Wikmana Krafvea.

Dobrodošao, Johane. Nadamo se da ćeš uživati tokom svog boravka Sarajevu.

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

It has been a busy day for our Embassy staff.

In case you are a Swede in BiH willing to vote in the Swedish elections, there are three more time-slots left.

See below 👇

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Bio je ovo dan pun obaveza za osoblje naše ambasade.

Ako ste Šveđanin u BiH i želite glasati na švedskim izborima, ostala su još tri termina.

Pogledajte ispod 👇

28/08/2026

The Embassy of Sweden in Sarajevo expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Royal family and to the people of Norway on the passing of His Majesty King Harald. Our thoughts are with you.

Press release from the Prime Minister of Norway:
It is with great sorrow that I received the news that His Majesty King Harald V has died.

A whole nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in the service of Norway.

For more than three decades as monarch, Harald V demonstrated an unwavering faith in the Norwegian people. He helped us to see the best in ourselves – and in one another.

King Harald found the words to bind us together when we needed them the most. He grieved with us after the attacks 22 July 2011. He cheered with us when Norwegian athletes excelled. And he guided us, with warmth, wisdom and openness, towards a society with a place for everyone. King Harald had a profound love for Norway. And Norway had a profound love for King Harald.
My thoughts and deepest sympathy are with the Queen and the entire Royal Family at this difficult time,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on learning of the death of King Harald V.

King Harald V was born on 21 February 1937. He died at the age of 89.

The Government will be convening soon for a government conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, and after that an extraordinary meeting of the Council of State will be held at the Royal Palace with the new King.

Photo: Catherine Wessel/Det kongelige hoff.

28/08/2026

Three years. Countless moments. And a lasting mark on all of us.

As we say farewell to our 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧, we do so with gratitude—not only for the dedication and professionalism brought to the Embassy, but, above all, for the kindness and humanity that defined those three years.

Behind every meeting, every official engagement, and every demanding day was a person who made time for people. Someone who listened, encouraged, welcomed, and cared. Those small human gestures often leave the deepest impression—and they are what we will remember most.

Thank you for three remarkable years, for your warmth, your generosity, and for the spirit you brought to our Embassy.
We wish you every success and happiness in the next chapter. Farewell, and thank you. ❤️

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Tri godine. Bezbroj trenutaka. I trag koji će ostati u svima nama.

Dok se opraštamo od naše 𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 š𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐣𝐞, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧, činimo to s velikom zahvalnošću — ne samo za predanost i profesionalnost koje je tokom tri godine unosila u rad ambasade, već, prije svega, za dobrotu i ljudskost koje su obilježile njen boravak s nama.

Iza svakog sastanka, svakog zvaničnog angažmana i svakog zahtjevnog dana bila je osoba koja je uvijek pronalazila vrijeme za ljude. Osoba koja je slušala, ohrabrivala, pružala dobrodošlicu i istinski brinula. Upravo takvi mali, ljudski gestovi često ostavljaju najdublji trag — i upravo njih ćemo najviše pamtiti.

Hvala ti za tri izuzetne godine, za tvoju toplinu, velikodušnost i duh koji si unijela u našu ambasadu.

Želimo ti mnogo uspjeha, sreće i lijepih trenutaka u novom poglavlju koje je pred tobom.

Zbogom i hvala od srca. ❤️

27/08/2026

Today we share a special farewell interview with our 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 as she retires after years of dedicated service.

Her leadership, commitment to partnership, and belief in long term impact shaped our work and strengthened countless initiatives.

In this conversation, she reflects on the journey, the challenges, and the achievements that marked her tenure.

We thank her for everything she contributed—and wish her a fulfilling new chapter ahead.

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Danas dijelimo poseban oproštajni intervju s našom 𝐬̌𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐯𝐨𝐣 𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐣𝐮, 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧, koja odlazi u penziju nakon godina predanog rada.

Njeno liderstvo, posvećenost partnerstvima i vjera u dugoročni utjecaj oblikovali su naš rad i ojačali brojne inicijative.

U ovom razgovoru osvrće se na put koji je prošla, izazove koje je savladavala i postignuća koja su obilježila njen mandat.

Zahvaljujemo joj na svemu što je doprinijela — i želimo joj ispunjenu i uspješnu novu životnu etapu.

26/08/2026

Month of August in embassies sometimes means also saying goodbye to some of our bellowed colleagues.

First in line our 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 — and honestly, “thank you” doesn’t quite cover it.

You’ve kept the wheels turning, the chaos under control, and the rest of us functioning when we probably had no business being trusted with a calendar. 😎

Your impact has been huge, your standards even higher, and your presence will be seriously missed.

Wishing you nothing but success, happiness, and plenty of well-deserved adventures in whatever comes next. ❤️

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Mjesec august u ambasadama ponekad znači i opraštanje od nekih naših dragih kolega.

Prva na redu je naša 𝐬̌𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐣𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 — i iskreno, „hvala“ jednostavno nije dovoljno.

Ti si držala sve konce u svojim rukama, haos pod kontrolom i nas ostale funkcionalnima, čak i onda kada vjerovatno nismo ni trebali biti zaduženi ni za vlastiti kalendar. 😎

Tvoj doprinos je bio ogroman, tvoji standardi još veći, a tvoje prisustvo će nam zaista mnogo nedostajati.

Želimo ti puno uspjeha, sreće i pregršt lijepih, zasluženih avantura u svemu što slijedi. ❤️

25/08/2026

🇸🇪✨𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 “𝐏𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐦” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐇

Democracy thrives when people can vote freely, safely, and with full trust in the process. That’s why Sweden is genuinely happy to stand behind Coalition for Free and Fair Elections “Pod lupom”.

With new technologies and electronic voting coming in 2026, independent observation matters more than ever. Thanks to the support from Sweden, “Pod lupom” will once again be present across the country — before, during, and after election day — helping ensure that every vote is counted and every voice respected.

Free and fair elections are the heart of a strong democracy. Sweden is committed to helping that that heart is protected. 💛🇧🇦🇪🇺

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🇸🇪✨ 𝐒̌𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐬𝐤𝐚 𝐣𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐧𝐚 𝐬̌𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐳̌𝐚𝐯𝐚 “𝐏𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐦” 𝐢 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐳𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐮 𝐁𝐢𝐇

Demokratija je najjača kada ljudi mogu glasati slobodno, sigurno i s punim povjerenjem u izborni proces. Zato je Švedska iskreno sretna što stoji uz Koaliciju za slobodne i poštene izbore “Pod lupom”.

Uz nove tehnologije i uvođenje elektronskog glasanja 2026. godine, nezavisno posmatranje je važnije nego ikad. Zahvaljujući podršci Švedske, posmatrači koalicije “Pod lupom” će ponovo biti prisutni širom zemlje — prije, tokom i nakon izbornog dana — kako bi se osiguralo da je svaki glas prebrojan i svaki glas poštovan.

Slobodni i pošteni izbori su srce snažne demokratije. Švedska je posvećena tome da to srce bude zaštićeno. 💛🇧🇦🇪🇺