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Key insights into the Swedish FDI Act and the Swedish Protective Security Act

Martin Johansson, Hampus Peterson and Alva Chambert have written the Swedish chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2025, particularly relevant for those who need to get an idea of whether a certain transaction risks being affected by the applicable national legislation and what this means.

Six months of the Swedish FDI Act

The national security environment has deteriorated in recent years. As a result, the Foreign Direct Investment Review Act (FDI Act) was introduced in Sweden in December 2023. Investments in a wide range of Swedish companies may not be completed until they have been notified to and approved by the FDI authority. The Swedish FDI Act has a very broad scope, and many transactions are caught.