Netherlands–Sweden relations

Netherlands–Sweden relations

Netherlands	Sweden

Netherlands–Sweden relations are the bilateral relations between Sweden and the Netherlands. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, NATO and the European Union. The Netherlands has an embassy in Stockholm,[1] while Sweden has an embassy in The Hague.[2] On 18 May 2022, the Netherlands announced that they welcomed the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO and that they would fully support their membership.[3] the Netherlands fully supported Sweden's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 7 March 2024.

History

The Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden have been both allied and on opposing sides in war. For example, the Dutch fought against Sweden during the Second Northern War, from 1655 to 1660, and later in the Franco-Dutch War and the Scanian War (1675–1679). It later allied itself with Sweden in the Great Northern War from 1700, contributing 13 ships of the line[4] to Sweden's 76,000-troop army[5] In July 2022, the Netherlands fully ratified Sweden's NATO membership application.[6][7][8]

Resident diplomatic missions

• the Netherlands has an embassy in Stockholm.[9]
• Sweden has an embassy in The Hague.[10]

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  Embassy of the Netherlands in Stockholm
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  Residence of the Swedish ambassador in The Hague

See also

• Foreign relations of the Netherlands
• Foreign relations of Sweden

References

1. "Netherlands embassy in Stockholm – General contact details". The Netherlands and you. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
2. "Embassy of Sweden – The Hague, Netherlands". Sweden abroad. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
3. "Statement on NATO membership applications by Finland and Sweden". government.nl. 18 May 2022.
4. Ericson Wolke, Lars (2011). Sjöslag och rysshärjningar. Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 55. ISBN 978-91-1-303042-5
5. Larsson 2009, p. 78
6. "Goedkeuring van de op 5 juli 2022 te Brussel tot stand gekomen Protocollen bij het Noord-Atlantisch Verdrag betreffende de toetreding van de Republiek Finland en het Koninkrijk Zweden (Trb. 2022, 58)" [Approval of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, done in Brussels on 5 July 2022]. Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
7. "Goedkeuring Protocollen Noord-Atlantisch Verdragtoetreding van de Republiek Finland en het Koninkrijk Zweden" [Approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Accession Protocols of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden]. Eerste Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-12.
8. "Wet van 13 juli 2022, houdende goedkeuring van de op 5 juli 2022 te Brussel tot stand gekomen Protocollen bij het Noord-Atlantisch Verdrag betreffende de toetreding van de Republiek Finland en het Koninkrijk Zweden (Trb. 2022, 58)". Officiële bekendmakingen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
9. Embassy of the Netherlands in Stockholm
10. Embassy of Sweden in The Hague

Sources

• Larsson, Olle (2009). Stormaktens sista krig [Last war of the great power] (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska Media. ISBN 978-91-85873-59-3.