Almedalen's final day: quieter scenes and the limits of democracy

On the last day of Almedalen, Ebba Busch (KD) and Nooshi Dadgostar (V) raised the world situation – from Gaza to Ukraine – and emphasized the importance of international law, democracy and security policy. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin

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FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.

June 28, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

Aid crisis, technological shift and geopolitical upheaval were discussed on Thursday  

Magdalena Andersson (S) and Elisabeth Svantesson (M) each gave a speech from the Almedalen stage on Thursday. Both took their starting point in the troubled global situation – but with different responses to the crises. While Andersson highlighted the need for renewed support for UNRWA and criticized the government's aid policy, Svantesson emphasized rearmament as a response to uncertainty in the world. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin

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FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.

June 27, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

Climate, (human) security and development financing dominated Wednesday's talks

Wednesday's party leaders' meeting between the Center Party's Anna-Karin Hatt and the Green Party's Amanda Lind from the Almedalen stage both focused on the climate issue and Sweden's role in the world. Picture left: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet. Picture right: Shayan Shah Mohammadi.

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FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.

June 26, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

Humanitarian aid, the Middle East and the first party leaders' speeches colored Almedalen Tuesday

Simona Mohamsson (L) made her first appearance as new party leader, Jakob Granit (Sida) gave the authority's view on current aid issues, and Jimmie Åkesson (SD) ended the day with a party leader's speech characterized by global concern and security policy. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet

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FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues. 

June 25, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

Ukraine and democracy in focus on the first day of Almedalen

Human rights lawyer Hanna Gerdes spoke at the opening of Almedalen about hope, responsibility and the defense of democracy in a time of war and polarization. Photo: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet

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FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.  

June 24, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

The most important things about global issues from Almedal Week 2023

Take part in all Uttvecklingsmagasinets articles about what was said about global development during the Almedal week. Photo: FUF.

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Almedal Week 2023 is over, but hopefully the discussion about global development is not. For example, did you miss what the party leaders said about global issues in their speeches? Or what experts and experts said about Sweden's aid policy and climate justice in interviews? No danger - here you will find all the articles with the most important things that were said about global issues during Almedal Week.

July 5, 2023, Almedalen - current

Saturday at Almedal Week: Security issues and regional work with Agenda 2030

Both Johan Pehrson (L) and Linda Lindberg (SD) focused on domestic politics in their speeches in Almedalen. Photo: FUF.

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During Almedalen's last day, Johan Pehrson (L) and Linda Lindberg (SD) held their party leadership speeches. Johan Pehrson spoke mainly about domestic issues but also mentioned the climate issue and security, while Linda Lindberg only spoke about domestic politics. FUF also interviewed Victoria Öjefors Quinn, political secretary for the Left Party Gotland, about the regional work with Agenda 2030.

July 2, 2023, Almedalen - current

Domestic politics in focus in Linda Lindberg's (SD) Almedalstal

It was Sweden Democrats group leader Linda Lindberg who took the stage in Almedalen on Saturday evening. Lindberg's speech basically only touched on domestic issues. Photo: Nora Nattorp.

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On Saturday evening, SD's group leader Linda Lindberg gave the annual speech in Almedalen instead of party leader Jimmie Åkesson. In e.gHowever, she focused on domestic politics, and only mentioned aid once in reference to tax money.

July 2, 2023, Almedalen - current

Johan Persson (L) touched on the climate issue and security in his party leadership speech

During his Almedal speech, Johan Pehrson (L) focused primarily on domestic political issues, but Ukraine and the climate issue also took up part of the speech.

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Under Saturdayon the morning of Almedalen's last day, the Liberals' Johan Pehrson held his position party leaderspeech. Pehrson spoke a little about global issues, among which he mentioned the climate issue and security in Europe. Otherwise touched have almost exclusively domestic policetical issues such as school, integration, welfare and crime. 

July 1, 2023, Almedalen - current

Friday at Almedal Week: Security issues and China's presence in Africa

Security issues and China's presence on the African continent were two topics FUF covered during Thursday in Almedalen.

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During Friday, Ebba Busch (KD) and Nooshi Dadgostar (V) held their party leadership speeches in Almedalen. Both focused on domestic politics, but mentioned, among other things, Russia's war in Ukraine. FUF interviewed, among others, Björn Cappelin from the Foreign Policy Institute about China's increasing presence and investments in Africa. - There are fears that the prosperity these investments are supposed to generate will not really reach the broad population, he says.

July 1, 2023, Almedalen - current