Ambition Sverige - What we want:

Our five principles

- For centuries, these five principles have protected people from the abuse of power and laid the foundations for free societies.

Power should be under the law

In 1215, the King of England was forced to accept that he too was under the law. Magna Carta became the starting point for legal certainty and accountability.

In Sweden, we have gone in the opposite direction. Civil servant liability was abolished in 1976, which means that government decisions that harm citizens rarely lead to liability for the person who made the decision. The consequences are that errors and abuse of power are allowed to pass. When the powerful can be above the law, the rule of law ceases to function.

Ambition Sverige wants to reintroduce real civil servant accountability. The law should apply to everyone - including those who exercise power.

Protection against arbitrary detention

The principle of Habeas Corpus protects people from being imprisoned or persecuted without legal grounds. But in Sweden today, we see how the judiciary is used politically. One example is the case of Julian Assange, where Swedish authorities kept him in legal limbo for a decade, not because of the crime, but for political reasons.

Ambition Sverige wants to protect people from arbitrary detention. No one should be persecuted for their political beliefs, and any deprivation of liberty should be reviewed by an independent court.

The good of the people and the nation first

Principles virtue - that always putting the good of the nation and the people before personal gain - has disappeared in Sweden. A clear example is energy policy, where fully functioning nuclear power was shut down for political reasons, leading to skyrocketing electricity prices for households and businesses. Instead of long-term responsibility, short-term positioning was chosen, and the people paid the price. When power puts itself before the people, the foundations of democracy are undermined.

Ambition Sverige wants to re-establish the principle of putting the people and the nation first. Decisions should always serve the good of the nation, not power plays, careers or international interests.

International law

International law is based on three fundamental principles: sovereignty, self-determination and non-interference. These were created to protect states from external control and secure peace. But in today's Sweden, we see how these principles are increasingly disregarded. Through NATO, DCA, DSA, eIDAS 2.0, digital Euro, ChatControl and the EU, we are giving foreign powers far-reaching influence over our territory and our lives.

In addition, our own laws, such as the FRA Act, risk opening the door to mass surveillance and restrictions on privacy and freedom of expression. When the state eavesdrops on the people, democracy is lost.

Sweden will respect the sovereignty of other states and demand respect for our own. Neither foreign states nor international organisations should control our policies, our security or our territory.

Human rights - even in old age

Human rights are not only about freedom of expression and privacy, but also about the right to a safe old age and healthcare.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw how these rights were jeopardised. Thousands of elderly people did not get access to the care they needed. Instead, they received palliative care, often without prior contact with a doctor. This was not a misunderstanding! It was a systemic failure where an entire generation was treated as a burden, not as people with the right to life and dignity.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• To re-establish these five principles in Sweden.
• Reintroducing real accountability for politicians and civil servants.
• To defend Sweden's sovereignty and self-determination.
• Building a state that actually protects its citizens - not a power that protects itself.

1. Popular rule instead of supranationalism - leave the EU

- Swedish citizens should not be governed by supranational agendas.

Sweden's future should be decided by Swedish citizens, not by unelected networks, supranational bodies or by remote control from Brussels, Geneva and Davos.

We say yes to the benefits of globalisation - trade, knowledge exchange and travel. But we say no to globalism as an ideology. At the heart of globalisation is the shift of power away from the people to institutions we cannot vote out. As decisions are taken further and further away from our daily lives, our voices are silenced, freedom shrinks and national self-determination is eroded. Through communications and global trade, the world has become smaller, richer and more interconnected. This is the bright side of globalisation. But at the same time, another movement has emerged: globalism.

Globalism takes our freedom

Globalism sees the nation state as an obstacle and the voter as a formality. As an ideology, globalism puts four things first: cross-border governance, standardisation, technocratic problem-solving and weaker national sovereignty. It wants climate, health, migration, finance and digital infrastructure to be managed through supranational organisations (EU, UN, WHO, OECD, IMF, etc.) and through partnerships between public institutions and private corporations. In practice, decisions are made above the heads of voters. The nation is reduced to an implementing body; ”democracy” becomes implementing what has already been decided.

Increasingly, non-democratic organisations such as the WHO, OECD, IMF and various NetZero coalitions are influencing how Sweden is governed. The WHO is pushing to give itself global control over health policy in the event of the ”next pandemic”. The OECD opposes tax competition between countries and pushes for harmonisation so that everyone has a high tax burden. IMF monetary policy dogma has contributed time and again to high global inflation - stealing from you, your savings and your pension.

NetZero agendas (e.g. Agenda 2030) are another such lever for centralisation: binding targets, timelines and quotas shift decisions from our municipalities, businesses and households to supranational organisations. Energy, transport and agriculture are controlled from above with targets and bans that do not take Swedish conditions into account. The result is that competition between countries is stifled - lower taxes, cheaper energy and simpler rules are discouraged - while the cost is passed on to citizens.

Orders from above

What the globalising agencies have in common is that they are gradually taking away our right to govern ourselves. Once upon a time, the farmer was free to grow what he wanted. Today, his work is centrally planned in Soviet style via EU and UN climate targets. He is controlled by subsidies and penalties and can be monitored by satellite. Once we were free to trade, transfer money and express our opinions, but as power is centralised, politicians' ability to control and tax grows. Whoever controls your money, your identity and your freedom of movement - they control you.

One of the most influential private globalisers is the World Economic Forum (WEF). Its members are the world's largest multinational corporations and other so-called ”stakeholders”. The WEF promotes the idea of a new global world order with a self-appointed leadership given far-reaching economic and legal powers. In practice, this agenda means less influence for nations and more control via mass digital surveillance, individual control systems, carbon-based points, censorship of free speech and programmable digital currencies - CBDCs.

Digital coercive society

Digitalisation has enabled surveillance and governance on a scale never seen before. The EU, UN and WEF are pushing for the creation of global digital identities that make people ”global citizens” without strong ties to their nation. Such systems will make it possible to track travel, vaccine status, purchases, carbon footprints and online communications. Linked to programmable central bank currencies, individuals' purchases can be recorded and restricted based on political objectives or social scores - always under the pretext of increasing safety and security. Sweden is often at the forefront of technological innovation without considering the privacy risks to citizens. Authorities are given digitalisation targets, but the state should work on behalf of the nation, not the other way around. The question is therefore simple: who should actually register and scrutinise whom?

Swedish politicians need to speak clearly about two keys to the control society: the EU's digital identity wallet and central bank digital currencies.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC)

CBDCs, such as the e-krona or the digital euro, are marketed as modern and inclusive. In reality, they are traceable and programmable ”money” suitable for economic management by the individual. With CBDCs, it is possible to impose negative interest rates, expiry dates after which your money burns out, and purchase conditions and/or purchase bans for certain goods or in certain locations. This means that the state may be able to mould down to the smallest receipt. A technical glitch or a political decision in a centralised system can lock, ration or redirect payment flows in real time. Such a concentration of power has no place in a democracy. We demand that cash is protected by the constitution, that the diversity of means of payment is safeguarded and that neither the e-krona nor the digital euro is introduced for the general public. The bank account must not become the state's remote control.

Digital ID wallet

The EU eIDA framework and the planned EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) are being promoted as seamless and simple. ID, driving licence, grades, tickets, signatures, medical certificates - all in the same wallet. Convenient? Yes, it is. Dangerous? Also yes. Linking identity, permissions and everyday services into one tool creates the perfect infrastructure for conditional access, tracking and behavioural management. ”Voluntariness” quickly becomes false if governments, banks and businesses effectively demand your wallet.

Ambition Sverige's line is crystal clear: identity should identify - not control. The ID wallet must never become a condition for participation in society. The right to an analogue life is central. All centralised surveillance of individuals' lives must be banned.

If CBDCs and personalised carbon credits are linked to the ID wallet, it becomes the hub for both identity and money. The ID wallet becomes the perfect management tool: with CBDC and personalised carbon credits, your purchases can be tracked in real time (amount, store, location), your carbon quota is automatically recorded, and blocks can be set - from geofencing to stopping purchases on the ’wrong’ goods - all linked to your personal ID.

Supranational governance

In 2019, the WEF partnered with the UN to accelerate the 2030 Agenda - a scheme that prioritises billionaires and checklists over popular governance. Swedish governments have followed suit. We are reversing this course: Sweden will not subordinate itself to the 2030 Agenda, the UN Pact for the Future or the Global Digital Compact. We say no to the WHO pandemic treaty, binding IHR changes and participation in the WHO Digital Health Certificate Network.

We want a Sweden that exists for its citizens. The state should serve the people - not control them. Farmers should be allowed to grow and produce, not fill in reports. Companies should grow through free competition, not through supranational checklists and control. Our money should not be programmed against us and our IDs should not become tools of control. Laws should be made in the Swedish parliament - by elected representatives who can be voted out.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Moving away from the 2030 Agenda as the guiding framework, as well as the UN Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact; reclaiming national targets and budget governance.
• Saying no to the WHO pandemic treaty and binding IHR changes; leaving the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network.
• Stopping the ekrona and rejecting digital euro for the public; constitutional protection of cash and diversity in payments.
• Say no to EUDI as a condition for civic participation; reject SOU 2023:61 and ban centralised logging of everyday use.
• Rejecting SOU 2023:22 and all general access to electronic communications; defending strong encryption and privacy.
• Reduce state media subsidies that favour agenda-driven giants; safeguard freedom of expression and pluralism.
• Pulling the handbrake on DSA, EU Digital Travel Identity and WHO GDHC/GDHCN; no permanent digital access systems in Sweden.

2. An independent defence and security policy

- Security through détente, diplomacy and military defence.

Ambition Sverige wants to build a secure, independent and non-aligned Sweden where security rests on its own strength, diplomacy and capacity for détente, not on foreign military presence or supranational great power alliances.

Security policy through diplomacy and independent strong military defence

Sweden's foreign policy has undergone a dramatic shift from a long tradition of non-alignment and peacemaking diplomacy to a clearly confrontational stance within the framework of NATO and the EU. By allowing the US to operate military bases on Swedish soil, Sweden has made itself a potential target in a great power conflict. This means that we are no longer outside the tensions between nuclear powers, but have actively taken a stand in a geopolitical conflict where Sweden's interests risk being overshadowed.

The EU, which once built its legitimacy on a peace project, has evolved in an increasingly militarised direction. Both the Union's and NATO's leadership openly express themselves in terms of rearmament and prolonged confrontation with Russia. In this climate, diplomacy is being pushed aside in favour of a permanent state of war. Ambition Sverige believes that this is a dangerous short-term path, where Sweden's long-term security is sacrificed for the interests of other powers.

A return to a traditional Swedish autonomous line

We advocate a return to a foreign and security policy based on détente, non-alignment and an independent Swedish defence.

Sweden should have effective diplomatic relations with all countries, including those where there are disagreements. History has shown, not least during the Cuban Missile Crisis, that diplomatic and personal contacts between national leaders can be crucial to avoid catastrophic armed conflicts.

Unfortunately, our and Europe's leaders have shown the opposite.

The DCA and NATO membership

Sweden must be able to defend itself. Having an armed foreign military force on Swedish territory in peacetime is not compatible with non-alignment.

The DCA agreement authorises the United States to use Swedish territory for the deployment of weapon systems in which nuclear-armed medium-range missiles cannot be ruled out. This makes Sweden a prioritised preemptive target in a great power conflict. The DCA must be cancelled immediately.

The problem with NATO is that Swedish territory can be used as a staging area for NATO troops in military conflicts not directly involving Sweden. This further contributes to the risk that Sweden will be one of the first targets in a major power conflict.

By its own decisions, Sweden has increased the threat of war

Swedish arms exports to Ukraine, entry into NATO and the DCA have together contributed to a marked deterioration in Sweden's security situation. Authorities such as MUST, FRA and FOI realised early on that Russia's invasion of Ukraine did not in itself mean an increased threat to Sweden. It is therefore worrying that all parliamentary parties, regardless of ideological affiliation, seem to have a common desire to pursue a confrontational defence and security policy. Ambition Sverige believes that this path is strategically risky, both in terms of security and economically.

Sweden has donated a lot of resources, both material and financial, to Ukraine since the war started. Support for Ukraine must now cease in order to fully prioritise the rearmament of Swedish defence and to reduce the threat to Sweden.

Sweden's security is best built by standing outside military blocs, with the aim of keeping the country out of future conflicts. Over 200 years of peace, non-alignment has proven to be a successful security strategy. We want to see a continuation of this tradition.

Sweden's future defence

The world is changing and with it the way wars are fought. This must be reflected in how we shape both our defence and security policies.

Today's conflicts are often hybrid in nature, involving cyber attacks, psychological operations and other non-traditional forms of attack. This means that Swedish defence must be robust and adaptable to these new threats.

Sweden will take advantage of new technologies, innovation and lessons learned from ongoing conflicts in its defence planning, such as how drones, artillery and electronic warfare have proven to be more decisive than tanks and air forces.

We advocate a defence that is based on both popular support through conscription and professional competence through professional soldiers. This creates a defence that is both broad and pointed with popular support but which at the same time guarantees high competence.

Today, Sweden's defence force is considerably smaller than it was just a few decades ago. However, restoring the old invasion defence is neither realistic nor appropriate. Instead, we must build a flexible and modern defence based on small, mobile units with high firepower that can operate with precision and endurance.

The Swedish defence industry has a crucial role in this work. The government should ensure that our defence orders are designed to strengthen the ability and capacity of the domestic defence industry to produce the equipment that Swedish defence needs. This benefits Sweden.

Armed forces and civil defence

The collective capacity of civil society must be mobilised and managed in the event of a crisis or attack, not least for the protection of strategic functions and infrastructure. We see a need for a comprehensive upgrade of our healthcare capacity, our protection of critical infrastructure and our coordination of actors such as coastguards, customs, police and emergency services. Sweden must be able to withstand prolonged disruptions and crises, whether caused by external or internal attacks.

The defence forces and civil defence as a whole need to be rapidly assessed and fundamentally changed based on the totally different tactics and strategy developed in the Ukrainian war.

The Home Guard is an important part of Swedish defence and should therefore be strengthened in line with the overall rearmament of the armed forces. The Home Guard should therefore also be given resources to provide new technical tools such as drones and anti-drone technology.

Resources such as the hunter corps and other firearms licence holders are important elements in the defence of Sweden. Therefore, licensed gun owners should be allowed to possess semi-automatic weapons to the extent they need without the involvement of the state.

The domestic threat

Last but not least, we see a serious threat in domestic insecurity. A sovereign state must control all parts of its territory. If the state does not have the monopoly of violence, it means that some other party has the monopoly of violence - therefore the state is not in control. The state must regain control over the 59 so-called vulnerable areas where it has lost control. The rule of law regaining the monopoly on violence in these parts of the country is a prerequisite for the whole of Sweden to be covered by both a functioning total defence and internal security.

Executive summary

Ambition Sverige wants to build a secure, independent and non-aligned Sweden where security rests on its own strength, diplomacy and capacity for détente, not on foreign military presence or supranational great power alliances.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Sweden's security is safeguarded through non-alignment, diplomacy and détente.
• Sweden is building a strong defence force.
• Military aid to Ukraine is cancelled because it increases the threat to Sweden.
• The DCA is cancelled immediately - Sweden will not have foreign troops on its territory.
• Licensed gun owners should be allowed to use their weapons without government interference.
• Sweden is taking control of the monopoly on violence in all ”vulnerable areas”.

3. Stop all immigration for 10 years

- Taking back control to tackle social unrest and crime.

Background: how Sweden lost control

In recent decades, Sweden has had one of the most generous migration policies in the world, where the same policy has been pursued regardless of whether the ”right” or ”left” has been in power. This has led to extensive societal changes and negative consequences for the economy, welfare, security and social cohesion.

In 2008, during the Reinfeldt years, the Alliance government made Sweden one of the most liberal countries in the world for labour immigration. After 2011, asylum volumes skyrocketed, and in 2014 the slogan ”open your hearts” became the symbol of a policy that combined large inflows with weak requirements. At the same time, tax cuts and cuts to health insurance and unemployment benefits, among other things, were implemented, affecting many Swedes in need of support. During Mr Reinfeldt's tenure, the number of asylum seekers tripled, especially after 2011, and Sweden became one of the EU's most generous countries in terms of asylum rights. In 2011, an agreement with the Green Party also gave undocumented migrants the right to education and healthcare, extending welfare access to those without legal residence status.

The Social Democrats (S), the Green Party (MP), the Centre Party (C) and the Left Party (V) have historically defended a generous refugee policy and a universal welfare system. Under Stefan Löfven's S government (in co-operation with the MPs), Sweden received over 160,000 asylum seekers in 2015, the highest per capita in Europe - while Stefan Löfven declared that ”my Europe builds no walls”. The Left Party has consistently opposed volume targets and quotas and proposed an amnesty for unaccompanied minors and undocumented migrants.

Under S-led governments, new arrivals have had immediate access to child benefits, housing allowance, establishment allowance, SFI, healthcare and schooling. Proposals for qualification periods for certain benefits have been rejected or delayed by the S and V parties, who have claimed that Sweden ”benefits from diversity”. The result has been continued high volumes, permanent rather than temporary residence permits, immediate full welfare access and abolished qualification periods. 2015 policies resulted in the EU's highest migration per capita, with inflows exceeding integration capacity. The result was deeper segregation and increased insecurity.

In the 1990s, the S entered into a secret agreement with the Swedish Muslim Council (SMR). The S promised increased Muslim representation and to push specific demands - Friday prayers during working hours, Muslim holidays, imam training and halal - in return for the SMR mobilising votes for the S. This gave a religious interest group direct political influence. The deal secured S votes and opened the door to Islamist influence in politics and incentives for further migration. Overall, both blocs bear responsibility for the current situation. A change of government is not enough - a total change of course and new forces are needed.

Consequences

Economically, migration, particularly in the form of family migration, has entailed significant net costs. Several independent analyses show that many new arrivals remain dependent on benefits for decades and that a large proportion never achieve self-sufficiency. This puts a strain on tax-funded systems and weakens welfare, while benefits have been tightened for Swedish citizens. Municipalities with high immigration have faced increasing costs for social services, housing, schools and healthcare, often without sufficient resources.

Segregation has increased sharply over time, with the emergence of parallel communities where integration has failed. In many of these neighbourhoods, social unrest and crime have emerged. People with a foreign background are over-represented in crime statistics, particularly in terms of serious violent crime, robbery and sexual offences. Gang crime, shootings and explosions have escalated, often linked to young men from migrant families.

At the same time, Sweden has become a target for radical Islamism. The Security Service assesses the threat level from Islamist extremists as still high, with documented cases of radicalisation, acts of terrorism and infiltration into schools, the judicial system and associations. This is compounded by a decline in social trust and increased polarisation in society, making both democratic dialogue and long-term social planning more difficult. The repatriation grants advocated by several parliamentary parties also risk becoming ”Ebberöd's bank”, where one of the family moves back to the home country and takes the repatriation grant. Another family member is then sent back to Sweden.

Measures to be taken

The situation has been created by irresponsible political decisions, non-democratic agreements and open borders that must now be addressed. The principle is simple: those who work, support themselves and respect Swedish law, democracy, equality, fundamental rights and freedom of religion should be able to build a good life here. Criminals, welfare tourists, hate preachers, violent extremists and clan-based networks should not be allowed to operate freely - they should be deported.

We are moving away from this ”naïve” policy and are therefore proposing a temporary halt to new immigration for at least ten years. During this time, control is regained, crimes are prosecuted, people without the right to be here or who commit serious offences are deported, and resources are redirected to security, schools, healthcare and functioning municipalities.

Rule of law will bite

Anyone staying in Sweden does so on Swedish terms. Anyone who commits a crime has exhausted their right to stay. The main rule should be that convicted persons serve their sentences in their home country through agreements whereby Sweden reimburses the cost, followed by deportation for life (re-entry ban). Endless appeals and years of litigation should be replaced by fast, legally certain and permanent decisions. Extremism, attacks on democracy and attempts to introduce parallel legal systems will not be accepted. In Sweden, only Swedish law applies and special rules for specific groups are not accepted.

Work before benefits

To be eligible for general or special welfare and benefits, a qualifying period of at least five years of continuous self-support in Sweden is introduced. Persons of working age who, after a long time, still do not support themselves and have not paid taxes at a level that demonstrates actual establishment may be deported. For those who have lived in Sweden for a long time without achieving self-sufficiency, a transition period of 6-12 months is introduced. After the transition, all allowances and means-tested benefits will cease, and those who still cannot support themselves will be deported. People staying here illegally will not be entitled to benefits, means-tested allowances or general welfare.

Language

Integration starts with language and respect for the country of choice. Language learning is the responsibility of the individual. SFI and interpreter support cease after one year in Sweden and publicly funded home language teaching is abolished.

Order in the population register

A national census should be carried out and each person should only be able to have a personal identity number or a coordination number. Those who do not have the right to stay in the country should be deported.

Border control and return

Sweden will regain control at the border and in the deportation chain. Border police and customs will be expanded and a national return centre will be established. For efficient management, detention centres will be expanded, own transport resources will be procured, binding readmission agreements will be signed and fast-track identity verification will be introduced. Those without the right to stay will leave the country.

Citizenship

Nullity is introduced when citizenship is granted on false grounds or false identity: the decision is cancelled as if it never existed, followed by expulsion and a lifetime re-entry ban. It also introduces the possibility to revoke citizenship after conviction for terrorism, espionage, treason, war crimes or organised crime (including violent Islamism, honour crimes and criminal clans), followed by expulsion and a lifetime re-entry ban. Citizenship and residence permits could also be revoked for serious offences, openly opposing the state or returning to their home country despite alleged protection reasons. Naturalisation requirements will be tightened with language and social tests, several years of good behaviour, a security check and a declaration of loyalty. Hate preachers, Islamists and clan activists will be stopped in the process, and decisions will be reviewed quickly and with legal certainty in a special court.

Stop the shadow society

The demand for illegal residence will be stamped out through heavy fines and possible business bans for employers who hire unauthorised people, and fines and rental bans for landlords who rent to them. Exit controls are introduced at borders and airports so that no one can ”disappear” from the systems, and a coherent ID flow is required for work, housing and welfare.

Temporary authorisations

Residence permits are limited in time and regularly reviewed. Returning to the country of origin for alleged protection reasons, criminality, abuse, opposition to democratic society or long-term subsistence living breaks the right to stay.

Background checks

Real background checks are introduced: documentary research, biometric cross-checks, security interviews and systematic information sharing with countries of origin and transit. Authorities will know who is coming to and staying in Sweden.

Municipal order and welfare prioritisation

Municipalities must not circumvent government rules with special grants and preferential treatment. Welfare must prioritise those who built the system.

Community grants

Taxpayers' money should not go to organisations that make deportations more difficult or promote parallel legal systems. Full transparency should apply to all tax-funded migration activities.

Pull factors: clear language to the outside world

In the countries of origin, it must be clearly communicated that Sweden is no longer a country where you can live on benefits or hide in the shadow society.

Children, honour and the vulnerable

Honour crimes, forced marriages and parallel systems of norms are met with immediate protection for children and women, tougher sentences and deportation of perpetrators.

Executive summary

This is migration policy in the spirit of the rule of law: we put Sweden on its feet, protect those who carry the country and close the door to those who abuse it. Justice requires order. Security requires borders. The future is built by labour.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Impose a ten-year freeze on all new immigration. Deportation of persons without legal right to reside in the country, family immigration is stopped during the period.
• Faster deportations and sentences to be served in the home country by agreement. Deportation as a general rule after sentencing.
• Sweden will regain control at the border. We will expand detention centres, acquire our own transport resources and introduce fast-track identity checks.
• Stopping the shadow society. Impose sanctions on illegal employers/landlords, carry out exit checks and require a unified ID flow.
• The fact that temporary residence permits are subject to regular review where return to the country of origin, serious criminality or long-term dependency on benefits breaks the right to stay.
• Introducing a qualifying period of at least five years before gaining full access to welfare and benefits.
• Improving background checks through document research, biometrics, security interviews and information sharing.
• Placing responsibility for language and integration on the individual. Abolition of home language teaching and SFI, interpreter support for a maximum of one year.
• Conducting a national census to ensure that there is one personal/coordination number per person. Nullity in case of fraudulent citizenship.
• Taxpayers' money should not go to organisations that make deportations more difficult.
• Speaking plainly in the countries of origin - Sweden is not a welfare destination.
• That honour crimes, forced marriages and parallel systems of norms are met with immediate protection for children and women. Tougher penalties and deportation of perpetrators.
• Tackling clan crime through restraining orders, witness protection and deportation.

4. Weighing costs against benefits in climate policy - prioritising the environment

- A fixation on carbon dioxide hampers environmental efforts.

The environmental movement has become a power factor

Since the publication of Rachel Carson's book on pollution, Silent Spring, in 1962, a strong environmental movement has emerged. The tireless work of the environmental movement has raised awareness of the importance of caring for the environment.

Today, the environmental movement is making its voice heard in most countries and has become a powerful force. Many people want to represent the political ideology that advocates the green shift. Almost all Swedish parliamentary parties have therefore embraced this way of thinking, which has also become anchored as a state-supporting idea. The ideas surrounding the ”green shift” form an essential foundation for intergovernmental work within both the UN and the EU.

With the Brundtland Commission's report from 1987, a new perspective came into the work of protecting our earth. The Commission paired environmental and development concerns and presented the concept of sustainable development.

The report brought together two NGOs that had previously been active on opposite sides of the arena - the aid organisations and the environmental movement. It highlighted an environmental theme that had come to the fore in the 1980s: the idea that humans were affecting the Earth's climate through greenhouse gas emissions. The year after the Brundtland Commission report was published, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established.

A narrowed environmental debate

In the more than thirty years since these two reports were published, we have seen a narrowing of the environmental debate. It is now solely about the climate, with all environmental and development organisations participating. At the same time, politicians, government and the media have taken centre stage in the debate, with self-proclaimed experts such as Johan Rockström and Greta Thunberg. As a result, everything from changes in ecosystems to population variations of individual animal and plant species are claimed to be caused by climate change.

When most of the real and unreal environmental and development problems are claimed to be caused by man-made climate change, the political solution is simple: we must fight carbon emissions. If we fail to recognise the real problems, we lack the ability to solve them. Ambition Sverige (A) wants to change this!

Politics must become more scientific and science less political

In 1990, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that if a continued exponential increase in carbon dioxide emissions, CFCs and other greenhouse gases were to continue, the consequences for the Earth's climate by 2100 would be devastating. The latest report from the IPCC in 2022, on the other hand, shows that the development that was feared in 1990 will not occur at all. Nor is the development feared in the 2013 report considered likely anymore, and a global catastrophe is no longer predicted.

Despite this, the idea that ”climate science is settled” runs like a red thread through today's discussions in politics and the media. Unfortunately, this is based on an idea that is not even supported by the research it refers to. This has not only distorted our public and political debate on energy, the environment and greenhouse gas emissions - it has also hampered important scientific and political discussions on our future climate. Huge amounts of taxpayers” money have been ploughed into loss-making ”green investments'. This has had a major negative impact on the environment, without having any impact on the climate.

Sweden's carbon dioxide emissions are low

Sweden's emissions are among the lowest in the world. Sweden currently accounts for 0.1 per cent of the world's total carbon dioxide emissions - that is, one per mille. This is the gross figure. If you take into account the enormous amount of carbon dioxide that our forests bind - in line with the UN climate panel's recommendations to consider net emissions - Sweden's share drops to 0.01 per cent of global emissions, or one tenth of a per mille.

This means that Sweden is already one of the world's most climate-neutral industrialised countries. In this situation, continuing to pursue an extreme climate policy to ”lead the way” is not just symbolic politics, it is a waste of taxpayers' money. This calls for reflection and restraint. Sweden can contribute to global solutions, but it must do so in balance with our own welfare, energy security and competitiveness.

Unfortunately, the climate debate focuses on the alleged increase in climate disasters such as torrential rain, droughts and hurricanes caused by our emissions. This is despite the fact that the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not been able to demonstrate any such link.

The global average temperature has increased by about 1.5 degrees (measured from a point in time that was extremely cold) - mainly due to less cold winter nights at our latitudes. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is necessary in the long term, but far from the most important thing for the climate in the foreseeable future. Sweden has already reduced its emissions by around 70 % since 1970 and can now sit tight. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emissions are expected to fall from around 40 gigatonnes/year today to 10 gigatonnes/year by the end of the century. The reason why emissions are expected to fall is that China and India in particular are expected to reduce their coal-based electricity production after 2050.

We should focus on real problems

It is now important that we address the real problems of the world, and long-term solutions to them. Economics is about economising on scarce resources, something that should permeate all parts of society. Energy resources are something the world needs to optimise in the long term. For example, transporting biomass long distances to make emissions in Sweden ”greener” is counterproductive from a global perspective. The best economy is to use raw materials close to where they grow/are produced. The reduction obligation is another example. When biomass is converted into biodiesel, much of the energy content is lost. Global energy economy should be the topic of discussion at future COP meetings. If resource degradation can be reduced, the winners may outnumber the losers.

Environmental problems can no longer be ignored

In line with an increasingly alarmist view of the climate, traditional environmental problems have been largely neglected, not least when the effects of fossil-free energy are discussed, i.e. wind and solar power plants. Even when it comes to the focus on electric transport, there is largely no account of the environmental impact of anything other than ”climate emissions”.

In today's debate, meat, forestry and agriculture are being denigrated. For the meat issue and agriculture, there is now research that shows that agriculture contributes to reduced emissions of carbon dioxide. Grain, fields and pastures bind large amounts of carbon, which the IPCC and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency strangely enough do not credit agriculture.

In the case of meat, nothing other than methane and carbon dioxide emissions are ever reported as important factors in terms of environmental impact. The benefits of meat with its rich content of nutrients are not discussed. The cows' connection and contribution to open landscapes with all their biological added value is never highlighted in the media. Man's dependence on meat for thousands of years, especially in non-arable areas, is not heard about in the debate. What vegetable food and other substitutes for meat cause for environmental problems is also not heard.

Today, there is almost no debate about organic pollutants in air, water and food. Twenty or thirty years ago, that debate was alive.

A major source of emissions is municipal wastewater and sewage sludge, where PFAS, pharmaceutical residues and other environmental toxins are spread in large quantities to lakes, rivers and fields. Other sources of PFAS emissions include fire training sites, military facilities and airports.

Environmental and health problems caused by organic pollutants must be put back at the centre of attention.

A fifth purification step

Out of 290 municipalities in Sweden, only one municipality, Linköping, has implemented a fifth treatment stage to eliminate organic pollutants such as PFAS, pharmaceutical residues, etc. The Gothenburg wastewater treatment plant alone discharges around 500 million microparticles per hour, despite the fact that the treatment plant separates around 90 per cent of the billions of particles that enter.

In Switzerland, around 30 of the largest cities have installed advanced treatment with a fifth treatment stage. The cost for Linköping was around SEK 25 million in 2015. The corresponding cost today is estimated at around 32 million. The total cost of installing a fifth treatment stage in the 30 largest municipalities in Sweden can be estimated at around SEK 1 billion. This can be compared with Sweden's investment in wind power of around SEK 300 billion or the SEK 85 billion invested in Northvolt, without any result at all.

Environmental scandals are increasing

The fires in landfills in 2020-21 in Botkyrka and Upplands-Bro, revealed that the supervision by the authorities is not working. The fires caused the release of highly dangerous environmental toxins. In Botkyrka, high levels of dioxins, arsenic and heavy metals were found in the extinguishing water. The municipality kept the test results secret for a long time, as SVT reported on 29 January 2021.

The contamination with PFAS in drinking water in Kallinge in Ronneby and in Bäcklösa waterworks in Uppsala are other illustrative examples. In both cases, it is about the Armed Forces' inadequate handling of fire extinguishing agents. The incident with PFAS in Sweden alone is an environmental scandal.

According to the Swedish National Food Agency, as many as 5.8 million Swedes' municipal drinking water may be affected by PFAS. It is unacceptable that this environmental scandal has been allowed to continue for so many years without our supervisory authorities in municipalities, county administrative boards, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Chemicals Agency intervening.

The PFAS problem has been known for a long time, with production starting in the 1940s. Perhaps this is because more and more officials and managers have become preoccupied with the ”climate threat” and the fuzzy concept of ”sustainable development”? They have become ”climate coordinators” and therefore have no time to deal with the serious and urgent environmental issues.

Another major problem is the deposition of pollutants via precipitation. Virtually all known pollutants are present in precipitation. Deposition occurs every day, 24 hours a day, all year round.

No basis for decision - therefore a comprehensive report is needed

One problem is that politicians and other decision-makers currently lack an overall picture of trends and environmental impact. The Swedish EPA should therefore produce a regular report describing how much waste is generated, with a particular focus on hazardous waste: where the waste goes and how it is managed, emissions of various pollutants to air and water, and the quantities of environmentally hazardous chemicals managed. The report should also describe trends and changes over time (see also point 11 below).

As regards the timetable, implementation and project management of the proposed work, the Ministry of the Environment should decide how to proceed. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency can be the formal coordinator, provided that it has access to competent consultancy resources and the necessary funding for the measures required.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• That the installation of a fifth treatment stage becomes a reality in the municipal wastewater treatment plants in the 30 largest municipalities, where the total annual emissions of organic pollutants including heavy metals are also measured, identified and reported.
• That supplementary treatment is introduced in all PFAS-contaminated waterworks in Sweden to meet future limit values for PFAS.
• Launching a programme to reduce emissions to air and water of so-called microplastics, including nanoparticles, from traffic, roads, industries, wastewater treatment plants, etc.
• A monitoring programme is started for Sweden's 30 largest lakes, where, in addition to organic pollutants and heavy metals, the amount and number of microplastic particles are measured and reported.

• In the wake of the Think Pink scandal, in which waste was allowed to spread unchecked in some 15 municipalities, to set up a monitoring project on waste management in general. The aim is to examine whether the control of waste is working satisfactorily.
• That ongoing projects within Avfall Sverige dealing with emissions of PFAS from waste incineration, among other things, be given extra resources so that results can be obtained more quickly.

• Initiate continuous random testing of organic pollutants in suspected imported consumer products, especially in products from China and Asia. A mandate should be given to the Swedish Chemicals Agency with the aim of stopping the import of the most toxic products - or influencing suppliers to supply non-toxic products.

• That the Swedish Chemicals Agency be given the task of proposing a programme of measures to reduce emissions, leaks and spills of PFAS from various products.

• That the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency initiate a project to report on the state of the environment in Sweden, as a guide for decision-makers/politicians.

• That a monitoring project under the Environmental Code be started, where emissions of particles and other substances from rotor blades in onshore and offshore wind power are investigated and reported. Emissions from various types of malfunctions/breakdowns should also be reported.

• Launch a project to provide an overview of the environmental impact and demand for rare earths in the manufacture, use and scrapping of electric vehicles, solar energy systems and wind turbines, using life cycle assessments (LCA).

• addressing the most serious water and air pollutants, such as persistent and accumulative pollutants.

• That the work of public authorities is based on facts - not on activism based on unrealistic projections of climate emissions.

• Sweden leaving the Paris Agreement (from 2015).

• Sweden to leave coalitions aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, such as the UN Net Zero Coalition, the Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC), the EU Fit for 55 and the World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition.

• That Sweden abolishes the climate policy framework consisting of the Climate Act and the Climate Policy Council and renegotiates the Climate Goals.

• That Sweden establishes a non-political climate science council that follows scientific developments in order to be able to give good advice to decision-makers. Those who are part of this council should be professors in the basic sciences on which the climate issue rests.
• Cancelling all public involvement in the ”green transition”. Innovation and energy efficiency should take place in a free market without government interference.

• The removal of subsidies and other special treatment for companies in the transition industry. For example, companies that want to engage in battery manufacturing, hydrogen production or underground storage of carbon dioxide can do so with their own resources and not with the public's pension funds or taxes.

• That planned bans on the sale of petrol and diesel cars are removed. The same conditions will apply to vehicles with internal combustion engines as to electric cars and hybrids.

5. Reinstate law and order

- Zero tolerance towards criminal gangs and clans.

Make Sweden safe again

In just a few decades, Sweden has gone from being one of the safest countries in the world to one of the most violent in Europe. The society that was once a model for other nations is now used as a cautionary tale.

The number of laws has grown exponentially, but often in the wrong areas. Good citizens have seen their freedoms of expression curtailed and scrutiny increased. But criminal gangs have escaped with minimal consequences.

Ambition Sverige recognises the escalation of violence, gang crime and widespread everyday crime as one of the greatest threats to our society. The state has an absolute obligation to protect its citizens - on the streets, in the home and in the workplace.

Strengthening criminal law with a focus on victims and protecting society

Current criminal law is largely based on rehabilitating the offender and often ignores the needs of the victim. Victims of violence, humiliation or economic exploitation should not have to experience a quick return to the streets. When the legal system prioritises the interests of the offender over the victim's redress, it is a betrayal of society.

Swedish criminal law must place victims and their right to justice at the centre. A sentence should reflect the seriousness of the offence and provide real protection for victims and the public.

To achieve this, we want to increase minimum sentences for systemic crime, gang-related crime, violent crime and property crime linked to organised crime. Sentencing discounts and conditional release for these types of offences will be abolished, and sentences will be served in full as a starting point. In addition, the provision in the Criminal Code, Chapter 30. 4 of the Criminal Code, which obliges the court to always consider whether a lighter penalty than imprisonment can be chosen, is to be abolished. The court's focus should be on the seriousness of the offence, the victim's right to redress and the protection of the public - not on finding the mildest possible penalty.

Furthermore, law-abiding citizens should never risk being penalised more severely than their attacker. The right of self-defence must therefore be strengthened and designed so that it always takes the perspective of the real victim first.

Imprisonment and deportation

Swedish citizens have the right to demand that sentences are executed without delay. To ensure this, a major expansion of prison, remand and detention centres will be implemented.

Deportation should be mandatory for non-Swedish citizens who commit serious offences or repeat crimes. As a general rule, those sentenced to deportation should serve their sentence abroad. Sweden should therefore enter into international cooperation agreements that allow it to rent prison places in other countries, in exchange for financial or other support.

A special enquiry should be set up to ensure that citizenship obtained on false grounds can be revoked. What was illegal from the outset should not be considered valid and be given protection value.

If third countries refuse to take back their citizens after a final deportation judgement, Sweden should be able to use economic or diplomatic sanctions to force their readmission. The role of the state is to protect its own citizens - not to act as a refuge for repeat offenders from other countries and force the Swedish people to finance their everyday lives.

Swedish aid should also be conditional on convicted criminals from aid countries being accepted in order for the country to receive financial support from Sweden.

No parallel legal system - only Swedish law applies

Sweden shall be free from religious or political legislation that is contrary to our legal system. Sharia or other foreign law shall never be applied in Sweden. Imams and other preachers of hate who incite violence, oppression of women or subversive activities should be able to lose their citizenship and be deported. Foreign funding of religious communities and buildings should be banned, as it is often used to influence our society and democracy.

Curbing everyday crime and protecting citizens

The wave of fraud and theft that has swept across Sweden requires a new approach. The methods used so far have not worked. Citizens must be able to feel secure in their everyday lives, including when dealing with digital services and financial systems. Therefore, the fight against these crimes must be prioritised and conducted with completely new methods.

Fighting fraud and identity fraud is no longer a one-off exercise, but a central task for the entire rule of law. It is about tackling organised crime that operates across borders, exploits technological gaps and directly targets ordinary people. Reversing this trend requires modern technology, stronger protection of personal data (such as income information, phone numbers and email addresses) and determined international cooperation.

Police will have dedicated units focusing on fraud, identity theft and cybercrime. Personal data protection must be strengthened: sensitive data must no longer be freely searchable and easily accessible to criminals. Banks, payment services and credit institutions must be required to actively protect Swedish citizens by quickly stopping suspicious transactions and cooperating in the fight against crime. In addition, Swedish authorities will work closely with foreign police to crack down on organised crime groups operating across national borders. Countries where organised gangs commit fraud against Swedish citizens, authorities and institutions should be clearly met with demands to stop crimes against Sweden and otherwise be met with economic or diplomatic sanctions until they put an end to the gangs.

Crimes against children, domestic violence and women's rights

Sweden today faces a serious reality where domestic violence often leaves women and children without protection. When threats, control and physical violence are allowed to continue without adequate prevention, many are forced to live in constant insecurity. The state often intervenes only after the damage has been done, leaving victims to bear the consequences of a system that should have protected them in the first place.

The police must be given significantly better opportunities to intervene early. Violence in close relationships must be prioritised and stopped ”preventively”, before it turns into action. Shelters for women and children who are forced to flee violence must be expanded and maintained at the highest level of security. Such shelters should offer long-term support so that victims can rebuild their lives in safety. Perpetrators should never be able to reach out to threaten, control or disturb their peace. In this way, we make it clear that the state will always be on the side of the victim.

The internet and social media have become a tool for paedophiles to lure children into physical or digital encounters. This happens without society having sufficient tools to stop the perpetrators in time, making children a vulnerable target for abuse.

This is why we need tougher legislation against child sexual abuse. Police must be given the tools to act preventively - crime prevention for protection purposes, similar to Dumpen's methods, should be allowed.

Introduction of the Constitutional Court

Sweden is currently one of the few European countries without a constitutional court. As a consequence, laws that conflict with the Constitution or other higher sources of law cannot be invalidated. While courts and authorities can override such a law on a case-by-case basis, it continues to apply and be enforced against other citizens until Parliament votes it down.

In practice, this means that unconstitutional laws can remain in place, undermining the protection of people's constitutional rights and freedoms. Strong constitutional protection requires a body that can put an end to laws that violate higher law.

Ambition Sverige wants to introduce a constitutional court with the power to annul laws that violate the constitution. Only then can citizens' rights and freedoms be seriously guaranteed.

Functioning civil service accountability in practice

Since the abolition of civil servant liability by the Social Democrats in the 1970s, civil servants who commit misconduct have in practice not been penalised. The provision on official misconduct in the Criminal Code (Chapter 20, Section 1) is already in place and, if applied correctly, would provide for effective official liability. In reality, however, police and prosecutors often choose not to initiate, or to quickly close, investigations - even in cases of provable misconduct. Prosecutions and convictions are extremely rare. The problem is therefore a crisis of implementation - not a lack of legal support.

In order to re-establish true accountability of public servants, Ambition Sverige wants to set up an investigation to clarify the underlying causes of the lack of application of the misconduct clause. A special, well-resourced investigation unit, the misconduct unit, within the police and prosecutors with the exclusive task of investigating reports of misconduct, should be established. This unit will deal exclusively with misconduct investigations in the service of citizens and will assist citizens who have been victimised.

Citizens should not feel powerless when the state commits wrongdoing. A functioning civil service accountability system, where violations of the rule of law lead to investigations and consequences, is crucial to counteract political activism, abuse of power and corruption.

A non-political judiciary

The core institutions of the state have been weakened by political appointments replacing competence and experience as the basis for appointments. When the government unilaterally controls the power of appointment, heads of agencies, police chiefs, prosecutors and judges all risk becoming career dependencies of political power instead of serving citizens. This undermines the independence of the judiciary and jeopardises the possibility of maintaining a rule of law where laws and rules apply equally to all.

Restoring an independent judiciary requires a fundamental reform. Jurors should no longer be appointed by political parties, but alternative appointment methods must be explored to ensure impartiality in the courts.

Similarly, the police must be free of political agendas and always act in accordance with the impartiality requirements of the Constitution. When police officers participate in parades or events with political messages in uniform or while on duty, activism is mixed into an activity that should be about security and order. This threatens the legitimacy of their mission.

We want to limit the government's power of appointment and introduce meritocratic appointments to key positions. Heads of government, police chiefs, prosecutors and judges should be appointed on merit, based on competence and experience. They should be reminded that they serve the people first.

Modern law enforcement with decentralisation

There is a need to change the way police work is organised. Technologies such as drones, cameras and digital tools can be crucial in the fight against crime, but decisions on their use must be taken locally, where the reality is, not by remote centralised bodies.

The rights of law-abiding citizens must always be respected, and we must counter any attempt to build a police state that is supposedly about fighting crime - but in practice is about control.

However, the police do not only create security through intervention, but also through prevention and by being present in people's everyday lives.

Ambition Sverige therefore proposes several measures: The receptions at police stations should be reopened so that citizens always have an open door to the authority. Police education in schools will be reintroduced, so that children and young people can learn about law and order, traffic, drugs and safety at an early age. Finally, we want to see more neighbourhood police officers who are visible and present in local communities. It is when the police are present in everyday life that crime can be prevented and security restored.

Demonstrations and public order

Sweden has recently been hit by disproportionately aggressive demonstrations. This has seriously affected the daily lives of both individuals and businesses. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right - but it can never mean an unlimited right to restrict the freedom of others or threaten their safety. The state has a responsibility to protect both the right to demonstrate and the right of citizens to be safe in public places.

Ambition Sverige therefore proposes that masking should not be allowed, and in the event of aggressive behaviour, the organiser should be warned immediately. If problems persist, the demonstration should be dissolved. Counter-demonstrations that are unauthorised and disruptive should always be disbanded.

Specialised unit against systemic crime

Sweden is facing a criminality that not only harms individuals but threatens the very fabric of society. Clan-based networks, infiltration of authorities and organised economic crime undermine the authority of the state and create parallel centres of power. This cannot be tolerated.

Ambition Sverige therefore proposes the creation of a special unit to combat systemic crime, based on cooperation between the police, customs and coastguard, and organised within the Swedish Police Authority so that it automatically has the necessary powers. This specialised unit will have specific powers, sharp tools and an independent status. The aim is clear: the state must regain control of those parts of society where criminal networks are currently above the law.

For this to work, the rules on confidentiality must also be reviewed. Today, they prevent the effective sharing of records between police and other authorities - something that greatly complicates the fight against crime. We want to change this.

Illegal residence and internal immigration controls

Today, Sweden has an estimated hundreds of thousands of people living in the country without a legal right to be here. This creates shadow communities, fuels crime and weakens the state.

This situation has been allowed to develop through lack of control and inefficient processes. When illegal residents can stay in the country, sometimes for years, laws and decisions have lost their meaning. Shadow communities become a breeding ground for both crime and exploitation, and when identity fraud is allowed to continue, the entire justice system is undermined. At the same time, it is crucial that the fight against these problems is not directed at the law-abiding - Swedish citizens need to know that their rights and freedoms are protected.

Ambition Sverige therefore believes that the police should consistently check foreigners' right to stay in Sweden under Chapter 9 of the Aliens Act. 9 §. Internal immigration checks must be integrated into everyday work and carried out when conditions exist - without exception. Persons staying illegally must be located, detained and deported. No one staying here illegally should have access to welfare support or benefits. The Dublin Convention must be respected - a refusal in one EU country is valid throughout the Union. In this way, order can be restored, security ensured and legal certainty for law-abiding Swedish citizens strengthened.

Hate speech law to be abolished

Current legislation on incitement to racial hatred threatens freedom of expression. It has been used in practice in a way that risks criminalising perfectly legitimate criticism of the behaviour and ideologies of certain groups. The law gives different groups different levels of protection, which is contrary to the principle of equality before the law. In practice, this means that ethnic Swedes are not protected - while their freedom of expression is restricted in relation to other groups. Therefore incitement to racial hatred-law is abolished.

An investigation may examine whether there are better alternatives to the current legislation, but the starting point should always be that citizens' right to legitimate social criticism must be guaranteed.

Freedom of expression and the truth must be protected

Swedish citizens should never risk imprisonment for telling the truth. Defamation laws must be reformed so that they no longer criminalise truthful statements about people.

Strengthening the right to self-defence - victims of crime should never be punished more severely than perpetrators.

Establishing that only Swedish law applies - sharia and hate preachers should be discouraged, citizenship could be revoked and foreign funding of religious communities banned.

Reforming defamation laws - it should never be illegal to speak or publish the truth.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Punishment should reflect the seriousness of the offence - from the point of view of both the victim and the public.
• Abolishing sentence reductions and conditional release for these types of offences; a conviction should mean that the sentence is served in full.
• Courts should no longer be obliged to impose lighter sentences than imprisonment, but instead focus on the seriousness of the offence, the reparation of the victim and the protection of the public.
• Implement a major expansion of prisons, remand centres and detention facilities so that detention and enforcement of sentences can always take place without delay.
• introducing mandatory expulsion of foreign nationals who commit serious offences or show repeated criminality.
• Those sentenced to deportation should serve their sentence abroad, through international agreements on prison places and with receiving countries.
• that citizenship obtained under false pretences can be revoked or declared invalid.
• Sweden should make aid agreements conditional on the recipient country undertaking to accept its citizens who are sentenced to deportation.
• Using new methods and modern technology - police will have dedicated units and AI-based tools to detect patterns, stop crimes in time and prosecute the gangs.
• Strengthening the protection of personal data - sensitive personal data such as income details, phone numbers and email addresses must not be easily accessible.
• Strengthening the protection of children online - legislation against sexual abuse will be strengthened so that the police can use preventive methods before an abuse has occurred.
• Establishing a Constitutional Court with the power to annul laws that violate the Constitution or international sources of law.
• Re-establishing civil servant accountability in practice - ensuring that the provisions of the Criminal Code on misconduct are applied consistently and with legal certainty.
• Establish a dedicated, well-resourced misconduct unit within the police and prosecution services with the exclusive mandate to investigate allegations of misconduct.
• Ensuring meritocratic appointments - Heads of agencies, police chiefs, prosecutors and judges should be appointed on merit, focusing on competence and experience, not political loyalty.
• Reform the system of jurors, political parties should no longer appoint jurors. New appointment methods will be introduced to ensure impartiality in the courts.
• Opening police stations and raising the visibility of neighbourhood police officers: Reopening police station receptions and increasing the presence of neighbourhood police officers in local communities.
• Police visibility in schools: Law, traffic, drugs and safety education should be reintroduced - children and young people need the police as a source of knowledge and role model.
• Ensuring consistent order in the public space. Unauthorised demonstrations should be broken up immediately, and counter-demonstrations that disrupt order should never be tolerated. Organisers of demonstrations should be clearly accountable and masking should be banned and aggressive behaviour stopped.
• Establish a specialised unit against systemic crime within the Police Authority. It will have combined resources from the police, customs and coastguard, as well as specific powers to combat clan-based networks, government infiltration and organised economic crime.
• The police should systematically check foreigners' right to stay in Sweden. Persons staying illegally must be located, detained and deported.
• Abolish the law on incitement to racial hatred, as it restricts freedom of expression and is applied in a way that creates different levels of protection for different groups. And reforming defamation laws so that it is never illegal to speak or publish the truth.
• Strengthening the right to self-defence - victims of crime should never be punished more severely than perpetrators.
• Establishing that only Swedish law applies - sharia and hate preachers should be discouraged, citizenship could be revoked and foreign funding of religious communities banned.

6. Minimising the risks of digitalisation and AI

- Personal privacy instead of digital dictatorship.

Technological system that allows direct control by those in power.

Digital identity, digital currency and artificial intelligence - a new global infrastructure with far-reaching consequences

Digital identity systems, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and artificial intelligence (AI) together constitute an emerging global digital infrastructure that is gradually being integrated into our societal structures. Technically, much of this infrastructure is already in place - but it is only now that its full implications are becoming clear. Whoever controls this infrastructure will effectively control the development of society.

Despite the potential benefits in terms of increased efficiency, convenience and accessibility, the risks of this development are both tangible and fundamental. Linking digital wallets, controlled by a central actor such as the European Commission, to an individual's digital identity creates a technological system that allows decision-makers to have direct control over citizens' economic and social participation in society. This opens up a new type of governance that was previously technically impossible - where the right to spend one's money, travel, or access social services can be conditioned, restricted or blocked in real time.

At the same time, a parallel revolution is taking place in the field of artificial intelligence. AI is essentially defined as systems that can communicate and act in ways that mimic human intelligence - by reasoning, making decisions, solving complex problems and adapting to new information.

As AI integrates with other data-driven technologies such as advanced data storage, machine learning, image and language processing, and sensor technologies, we are undergoing a technological transformation of enormous scope. What we are witnessing is not a gradual evolution, but a profound systemic change - probably faster and more far-reaching than any previous technological revolution since industrialisation. The effects will be felt in all areas of society: from the economy, justice and education to public administration and democratic decision-making.

It is therefore crucial to understand that this infrastructure - although marketed as technologically neutral and socially beneficial - in practice creates new power structures. Structures that can reinforce control, surveillance and inequality, if left unregulated or entrusted to private or supranational actors without democratic oversight. This is not a technical detail. It is a structural shift of power, from citizens to systems, from democratic control to code-driven surveillance. Whoever controls this infrastructure will in practice control the development of society.

The question is no longer whether this happens - but on whose terms

Policy so far has been reactive, slow and technically ignorant. The government has set up a so-called National AI Council, but it's a loosely knit discussion forum with no clear powers, no independent scrutiny and no technical depth. It is not a body that can take responsibility for protecting Swedish society from the risks - and seize the opportunities - that digital infrastructure and AI bring. But these same technologies are also capable of distorting opinion, cementing power, marginalising professions, and turning people into monitored consumers in a system they do not understand.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

Regarding digital IDs and central bank digital currencies:

• Demand public debate and referendum before implementation of digital central bank currency and ID.
• We demand that every individual is given full legal ownership and control over their own biometric data - including the right to consent, restriction, traceability and financial protection from commercial exploitation.
• We call for an end to the mandatory link between ID systems and financial transactions.
• Secure and preserve cash as a statutory, protected right.
• Set legal limits on what digital currencies and ID systems can contain, record and control.
• Build open, non-centrally controlled digital identity options.

As regards AI:

• Without free access to information, there is no free thought - and without free thought, there is no democracy. Ambition Sverige therefore demands that access to information on the internet remains free, open and uncensored - because freedom of information is a prerequisite for democracy, freedom of expression and a free society. AI provided to Swedish citizens must therefore fulfil these requirements.
• We call for a national AI infrastructure - Publicly funded and openly and transparently vetted AI models based on local laws, language, culture and ethics should be developed.
• We demand that no AI can make decisions that affect people's lives without full transparency, legal accountability and human control - as in Danish law. It must be clear who is behind an AI decision, what data it is based on and what values have been prioritised. Automated decisions should always be appealable.
• Data sovereignty - All sensitive data, especially from public authorities, schools and healthcare, must be stored and processed within Sweden's borders and by actors under democratic control (not the EU or global and private actors).
• Digital literacy - Citizens and decision-makers should be educated about new technologies and AI.
• Active regulation to prevent platform dependency and to promote open, interoperable options.
• Ambition Sverige calls for work to identify and analyse risks linked to AI in military and civilian security systems to be initiated and for the protection of critical infrastructure from AI-driven attacks, sabotage or disinformation to be developed.
• Finally, we call for developing our defence capabilities against autonomous weapons systems and digitally targeted attacks, and for strengthening international legal, ethical and technical safeguards against the use of AI against populations - by other states or by private actors.

7. Make Sweden rich again

- Stop giving away Swedes' tax money.

Deteriorating economic development

Sweden has had a weak economic performance for many years. GDP growth has been far below our historical figures. In terms of GDP per capita, growth in welfare is extremely modest because our population has increased sharply, but without a corresponding increase in GDP. This is because Sweden currently has a mixed economy, and too large a proportion of this economy is now managed as a planned economy.

In the 1970s, Swedes were one of the richest people in the world, on a par with Switzerland in terms of wealth. Today, an experienced Swedish secondary school teacher earns around SEK 40 000 per month, while a Swiss teacher receives the equivalent of SEK 150 000. Given that Switzerland has lower taxes but higher prices, the Swiss teacher receives just over four times as much purchasing power as the Swede for the same working hours. In the 1970s, a Swedish worker could support a family on one salary. Today, few can afford such a luxury. Why did we become poorer and how did the Swiss become four times richer than us in 50 years?

One reason for the weak development is that the Swedish public sector has expanded. Increased bureaucracy results in lower productivity. One problem with the public sector is the lack of both competition and entrepreneurship. It is important to make public expenditure more efficient. This requires firm discipline and clear priorities throughout the public sector.

Sweden has a generally favourable business climate, with strong innovative capacity and a good culture of creative entrepreneurship. At the same time, businesses, both large and small, are burdened by growing regulations and burdens from the EU.

A Poor Nation Becomes Rich Through Economic Growth

The natural state of mankind is poverty and hunger, hunting and gathering what little nature offers. How could we lift ourselves out of this sad state? Through economic growth. The concept of economic growth means producing more with the same input - creating added value.

It is not working time rules per se that have given us weekends and holidays off. It is not compulsory schooling that has allowed us to afford to spare children's labour in agriculture. It is economic growth. Growth is created by the sum of people's productive endeavours and is driven by the availability of cheap and reliable energy, competition and entrepreneurship.

High taxes stifle economic growth

People who add value to society should be rewarded, through fair wages and other remuneration. It should be worthwhile to work. If it does not pay to work, the willingness to work decreases.

Say 90 per cent of the farmer's harvest is confiscated in taxes. That makes him poorer. But it also reduces his willingness to invest, which makes the rest of us poorer too. Why bother if you don't get to keep the results? You'd rather do something else with your time.

High taxes stifle the willingness to invest for economic growth. But high taxes also mean that money is shifted from a market economy to a planned economy. A planned economy means that the government takes most of your wage income and decides what your earned money is spent on, instead of you deciding for yourself.

All experience shows that planned economy systems tend to produce a strong growth of bureaucracy. The more bureaucracy, the more a country's economy stagnates because bureaucracy creates minimal added value for society.

The public sector must not grow unrestrained

In Sweden, almost 50 per cent of the country's GDP is consumed by the public sector, compared with 30 per cent in Switzerland. In Sweden, the public sector accounts for more than 30 per cent of the total workforce, while in Switzerland it is only 15 per cent. This is a major reason why we have fallen behind.

The public sector should focus on the country's core tasks: defence against external and internal enemies, health, education, justice, infrastructure, social safety net and business management.

Reducing the number of authorities and cutting costs

Sweden currently has 367 government agencies. That is far too many. The public sector's core activities must be prioritised, but today many government agencies are engaged in tasks that either overlap with others - or are not necessary. There is therefore a lot of scope to both reduce the number of agencies and cut costs.

A significant proportion of these authorities could be dismantled altogether, while others should be merged. Those that remain should be subject to clear efficiency and savings requirements. Technological developments in IT and AI make it possible to carry out government work more cost-effectively than ever before.

For example, the National Institute of Economic Research, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and Growth Analysis could be brought together in a joint organisation. Similarly, the Swedish Export Credit Corporation, the Swedish Export Council and Business Sweden could be merged and streamlined. For authorities that are not structurally affected, savings requirements of at least ten per cent should be introduced as a first step.

Ambition Sverige wants to halve both the number of authorities and their costs. At the same time, a general efficiency requirement will be introduced for those authorities that are still deemed to have a necessary function. The central government will focus on its core tasks - not grow on its own.

The economy can be repaired quickly

Sweden could become rich again in a short time. This does not require politicians doing smart things with the economy to ”create growth and jobs”. On the contrary, it requires politicians to step out of the rut and allow individuals and businesses more room to create wealth. The more deregulated society becomes, the greater the creativity, the desire to work and the prosperity. The greater the prosperity, the better the wage growth and consequently the higher the pensions.

Reduce the tax burden to the industrialised countries' (OECD) average

Today, the tax burden in Sweden is about 42.8% and the average tax burden in OECD countries is 33.9%. During the period up to the mid-1960s when Sweden had the highest average growth in the world and became one of the world's richest countries, the tax burden never exceeded 30%. Ambitions Sweden's intention is to reduce the Swedish tax burden towards the OECD average. This will shift economic resources from command economy management to market management. This will boost economic growth in Sweden. It has been done before and it can be done again.

Abolish the state income tax

It should pay to work and it should pay better to work even more. Reduced tax pressure provides room for increased creativity and economic growth. That is why we want to abolish the state income tax of 20%, which applies to monthly incomes above SEK 51,200. Income tax will then be levied at the municipal tax rate. The tax revenue from the central government income tax amounts to approximately SEK 54 billion.

Ambition Sverige wants to phase out the state income tax in stages over a few years until it is completely eliminated.

Increase the basic allowance

By increasing the basic deduction, we want to increase the part of income that is not taxed at all. This affects local taxation and means that people on low incomes get to keep more of their money. It also benefits our pensioners who, after a lifetime of hard work, often have to live on a meagre pension.

Increasing the basic deduction directly contributes to reducing the tax burden and makes it more profitable to move from benefits to work. Sweden currently has a basic deduction that amounts to a maximum of SEK 49,400. In comparison, Germany has a basic allowance of EUR 11 784 (equivalent to about SEK 130 000) and Norway about NOK 88 000 (2024).

Ambition Sverige wants to increase the basic deduction so that it is comparable to the level of the subsistence minimum. The subsistence minimum consists of the sum of a reservation amount and the cost of housing. For a single person in 2025, this would be SEK 6,186 plus rent of around SEK 6,500, i.e. around SEK 12,600/month or around SEK 150,000 per year.

To simplify the calculations around such an increased basic deduction, one can use the price base amount (PBB) that is determined each year. For 2025, the PBB is SEK 58,800. Doubling the PBB would amount to SEK 117,600, which is a reasonable level to set the basic deduction at.

Ambition Sverige believes that the basic deduction for both earned income and pensions should be increased to twice the price base amount, which for 2025 would amount to SEK 117,600.

Reducing sick pay liability for small businesses

In Sweden, employers are fully responsible for sick staff during the first 14 days of sick leave, apart from a qualifying day. For small companies, this is a very big financial risk. Suppose a company with 4 employees has two people who are repeatedly absent due to illness. The company will then have to pay both sick pay for the sick people and salaries for extra staff, which will result in significant costs for the small company. If the firm cannot afford to bring in a replacement when absent due to illness, production is reduced. One option is for the firm to be very restrictive about employing people who have the slightest sign of illness risk. Sick pay liability thus becomes a clear burden for small businesses and can seriously hamper their ability to survive and grow.

Ambition Sverige believes that the responsibility for sick pay for companies with fewer than ten employees should be changed. The company should only be responsible for day two of sickness, while the state takes over the cost responsibility from day three.

Reduced VAT on food

The government currently has three VAT levels: 25%, 12% and 6%. VAT on foodstuffs amounts to 12%, which annually provides the state treasury with approximately SEK 25-35 billion. Reducing VAT on food to 6% provides a relative economic improvement, especially for low-income earners, while reducing the overall tax burden.

There is also added administrative value in reducing the number of VAT rates from three to two, i.e. less bureaucracy to deal with.

Ambition Sverige wants to reduce VAT on food from 12% to 6%. We want to remove the VAT rate 12% completely, so that the VAT on restaurants, hotels and catering is also reduced to 6%. The result will be a simpler tax system, a lower cost of living and better conditions for jobs in the food and service sectors. The total reduction in tax revenue will then be around SEK 40-45 billion if no account is taken of positive effects from increased consumption of food, hotels, restaurants and catering (so-called dynamic effects).

Introduce benefit caps

Prosperity in the country is a result of companies and employees producing goods and services that in turn generate tax revenue. Ambition Sverige wants it to pay off to work, so it should not be possible to ”earn” as much from receiving benefits as from working.

Today, beneficiaries can stack benefits on top of each other, making it impossible to take a job without loss. This should not be the case. Examples of benefits that can be stacked are income support, housing allowance, housing supplement, maintenance support, activity compensation and unemployment benefit. For example, a single person with 2 children can receive income support of SEK 9,000, housing allowance of SEK 4,500, housing supplement of SEK 4,500, maintenance support of around SEK 3,000 and child benefit of SEK 2,500, provided that the requirements of the Social Insurance Agency are met. This means a total allowance of SEK 23,500/month after tax, which corresponds to almost SEK 35,000/month before tax. It would be almost impossible to motivate such a person to move from benefits to work.

A benefit ceiling of 50 % of the price base amount (for 2025: SEK 29,400) before tax should be introduced. The Tidö parties' proposal for a benefit cap, which certainly reduces benefits, still gives some families up to SEK 38,000 per month after tax.

Ambition Sverige believes that a benefit ceiling should be introduced so that a maximum of half a price base amount before tax is paid to benefit recipients and that a work effort should be required of the recipient.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• phasing out the state income tax through a gradual process over a few years.
• Increasing the basic deduction for both earned income and pension so that it corresponds to twice the price base amount, which for 2025 would be SEK 117,600.
• Abolishing the general payroll tax for company employees numbered 2-6 and gradually removing it for all employees.
• Reduce VAT on food to 6% and remove the VAT rate of 12% so that VAT on restaurants, hotels and catering is also reduced to 6%.
• Halving the number of Swedish authorities and imposing a general efficiency requirement on other authorities.
• Lowering the benefit ceiling so that a maximum of half a price base amount before tax is paid to benefit recipients.

8. Defending Swedish culture

- Re-establishing a cohesive society.

Sweden in a cultural vacuum

For several decades, Sweden has been plunged into a cultural vacuum where Swedish identity has been weakened and in many cases completely denied. What has outwardly been called multiculturalism has in practice been used as a political tool to undermine Swedish culture. This is not the result of unfortunate circumstances, but the consequence of a deliberate and long-term political course, implemented without the support of the people. The political decision to transform Sweden into a multicultural society was taken in 1975 by the Social Democratic government led by Olof Palme.

Instead of nurturing and communicating what unites us - language, norms, values, traditions - those in power from both the right and the left have dismantled fundamental parts of our social foundation. Swedish culture has been reduced to something superficial or even problematic, while parallel cultures with strong religious and patriarchal elements have been allowed to grow strong in the absence of Swedish culture. The result is a Sweden where cohesion has broken down, where people live side by side but not together, and where fundamental values such as equality, freedom and responsibility are being eroded.

Without a strong host culture, society fragments

Culture is not decoration - it is the common base of values that builds trust between people, provides moral compass and social cohesion. Without a clear host culture, diversity is not created, but fragmentation. A society without a shared culture becomes a society without shared responsibility, where different groups set their own norms and laws. This has led to the emergence of parallel societies in Sweden where Swedish law and legal order are no longer self-evident. Where children grow up without knowing the Swedish language, where women live under strong social control and where religious leaders preach values that are in direct conflict with the Swedish social contract.

When the state no longer dares to stand up for its own culture, a vacuum is created that is always filled by someone else - and that is what has now happened in Sweden. This is not an expression of openness, but of cultural capitulation. It is not a result of the actions of immigrants, but a responsibility that falls on those politicians who have actively chosen not to defend Swedishness. Those who have dismantled our culture and called it tolerance have in fact betrayed both the people and the future. Sweden has thus lost its clear role as a host country and in practice opened the door to a form of ideological colonisation, in which foreign systems of norms take over at the expense of our own.

Freedom of expression and independent media

Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are historically strong cultural expressions in Sweden and they must be guaranteed and protected from restrictions. These freedoms are human rights.
Freedom of expression is the foundation of a functioning society. Together with the Freedom of the Press Ordinance, the Freedom of Expression Act is one of the two media statutes in Sweden.

Without free access to information, there is no free thought, and without free thought, there is no democracy. Freedom of information is a prerequisite for independent media.

Ambition Sverige is committed to freedom of the press and freedom of expression, as well as free journalism, which acts as a bridge between cultures within and beyond Sweden to create understanding and togetherness.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

1. Reclaiming Sweden's role as a strong host country with a clear, safe and vibrant culture that permeates the whole of society.
2. Restoring and safeguarding Swedish culture in schools, public institutions, the justice system and the public space.
3. Recognising the role of culture in integration and cohesion, where new citizens are exposed not only to welfare, but also to the values that build society.
4. Promoting Swedish traditions, language, history and community values through state and municipal initiatives.
5. Ending public support for activities and schools that run counter to Swedish values, including gender-segregated and value-conflicting teaching.
6. Reallocate resources to activities that strengthen Swedish identity, integration and social cohesion, especially among young people and new arrivals.
7. To reinstate a clear social contract, where rights are balanced with obligations and where respect for Swedish law and norms is a prerequisite.
8. Strengthening the place of culture in the construction of society to enable true diversity, based on respect and shared responsibility - not division and complacency.

9. Ensure a functioning energy system

- Plan for nuclear power - build gas turbines and stop wind power.

Prosperity requires access to cheap energy

Building material wealth requires inventive people, cheap inputs and a limited bureaucracy. Energy is the most important, as it is needed in all production. Agriculture, forestry, the steel mill, the IT agency, the car repair shop and the hair salon all run on energy. A country's prosperity is directly proportional to its access to cheap energy. Therefore, to maximise our prosperity, we need to increase the supply of cheap and environmentally friendly energy, not cut it off.

From horsepower to nuclear power

The history of Sweden's wealth runs parallel to the development of our energy sources. When agriculture moved from hand to horse power, we were able to farm larger areas. Harvests increased. The grain needs to be milled, which is hard work. Water-powered mills freed up labour time and increased prosperity. Forests had long been a source of power, but with industrialisation they were cleared for a period to power more and more smelters and steam engines. Charcoal was replaced by the more compact - but imported - energy sources of coal and oil. The forest was then able to recover. The rivers in Norrland were then dammed and the country was electrified without being dependent on foreign energy resources.

In the 1960s, nuclear power came along. For the first time, we had really cheap energy without making major inroads into nature. A person's lifetime need for electricity can be extracted from an amount of uranium the size of 30 sugar cubes. Sweden is one of the world's most uranium-rich countries, but since 2018 the Environmental Code has prohibited the extraction of uranium in our country. Importing from other countries is fine, however. We now had one of the best electricity systems in the world. Swedish industry was running at full speed. Ordinary people got electricity from two holes in the wall, without having to think about whether the spot price was suitable for baking a sponge cake.

A number of political decisions have since destroyed our robust electricity system. Electricity has become significantly more expensive, while the price has become more unstable. In southern Sweden, it is difficult to build new industries, as the power supplied cannot be guaranteed.

The 1980 referendum decided to abolish nuclear power

The result of the 1980 referendum, political punitive taxes on nuclear power and government activism without an impact assessment have led to the closure of six out of twelve nuclear power reactors.

Liberalisation of the electricity market in 1996

The hope was that with liberalisation, electricity production and prices would be like in a real market, i.e. higher quality and lower prices. However, for this to work, both the supply side (production) and the demand side (sales) must be liberalised. Then rising demand will lead to rising prices, which is a signal that encourages more production, which brings the price down again. Unfortunately, building new baseload power is bureaucratic and difficult, which means that in practice only the price has been liberalised - but not the supply.

Subsidies for wind and solar power 1991 - 2021

Government subsidies led to the large-scale construction of unprofitable wind and solar power, as a supposed replacement for decommissioned nuclear power. Wind and solar produce electricity depending on the weather. In a real market, this type of electricity would have been considered a lower quality product with its own pricing. Now it is sold on the same market as dispatchable power. It is then subsidised by the dispatchable power, which has to step in and stabilise the grid by compensating for wind and solar variations. This leads to more wear and tear on hydro turbines and higher costs, which so far have not burdened wind and solar power.

The total cost of electricity, consisting of electricity prices, grid costs and taxes, have all risen sharply since the last reactor at Ringhals was shut down in 2020. Weather-dependent power can never replace dispatchable power on a large scale.

The EU and the 70% rule

Sweden used to have a national pricing system for electricity. We could then distribute and price electricity as it suited us best. As members of the EU's internal electricity market, we are no longer allowed to use our own electricity to do what is best for us in Sweden. We are not allowed to have a national electricity price, but we have been authorised to have four electricity areas, with in practice four national prices.

According to the EU, foreign electricity buyers must be allowed to bid for Swedish electricity on the same terms as Swedish buyers. To enable them to transport electricity out of the country, we have built a number of power cables to foreign countries - and more are on the way. The EU requires 70 per cent of the capacity of all cables to be made available to foreign electricity buyers. This, of course, drives up the price for Swedish buyers as electricity prices on the continent are usually much higher.

Wind power - a scourge for people and nature

Our energy needs once led to the devastation of forests and the damming of rivers. Then came nuclear power, which has minimal impact on animals and nature. With the construction of wind and solar power, we have gone backwards in development and are once again using large areas of land and sensitive wilderness to produce low-quality electricity.

Where wind power is built, nature is destroyed and wildlife is affected. Those living nearby suffer from noise, harmful infrasound, a loss of horizon and depreciation of their properties. The loss of value is thus a transfer of capital from private individuals to a large, partially subsidised, billion-dollar industry - usually owned by foreign interests.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Swedish energy production should primarily secure Sweden's energy needs. We continue to export our surplus to other countries via existing cables but are restrictive about new capacity that raises our electricity prices.
• That Sweden should build new nuclear power and thus return to the well-functioning electricity system we had before 1999. In this way, Sweden can offer electricity at low, predictable prices for industry, societal functions and private individuals. Vattenfall should be tasked with ensuring the rapid expansion of nuclear power.
• Transitional solutions pending new nuclear power should be increased power output from CHP and gas turbines, especially in southern Sweden. Increased capacity and electricity production in existing plants are encouraged on market terms. All restrictions on existing hydroelectric power due to environmental assessments will be cancelled.
• That no more wind power is built, neither on land nor at sea.
• That existing wind power industries are checked to ensure that they meet the requirements set in operation. Also investigate the environmental effects of wind power, for example with regard to the spread of microplastics and infrasound.
• That all expansion of large solar power plants on agricultural land is put on hold while waiting for a new regulatory framework to be in place.
• The governance of the state-owned utility Svenska Kraftnät (SVK) and the state-owned company Vattenfall should be reviewed. SVK should become the system operator for the entire electricity system.
• That the number of bidding zones is reviewed with the aim of equalizing electricity prices across the country.
• That no subsidies or special support are given for so-called green transition or electrification.
• That energy storage in hydrogen and batteries is not subsidised by the state as these are not sustainable solutions for the energy system (not cost-effective).
• That the consequences of increased use of biomass are carefully analysed, as much is currently imported into Sweden.

10. Protect agriculture and forestry from bureaucracy and activism

- Stop EU micromanagement and work towards greater self-sufficiency

The state has deliberately killed small-scale agriculture

Agriculture is the first industry in the history of civilisation and the most important for our survival. It is not surprising that it is the industry that was first regulated and is now most heavily politicised.

Since the 1960s, parties from right to left, with the help of agricultural universities and agricultural boards, have pushed for a rapid structural rationalisation of Sweden's agriculture. This development has been enforced by laws, bureaucracy and subsidies - using both the stick and the carrot.

The EU is centralising agriculture

Since Sweden joined the EU in 1995, Swedish regulation of agriculture has been replaced by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which brought with it even more micromanagement and bureaucracy. When Sweden joined the EU, prices for agricultural products fell due to increased competition, but this is partly compensated for by EU farm subsidies. Joining the EU is considered to have made food cheaper, but what has really happened is that we pay part of the price of food through taxes.

Self-reliance requires food sovereignty

Most countries have strategies to protect their agriculture. They realise that without food sovereignty there is no independence. But in Sweden, the state has killed off most small and medium-sized family farms through anti-agricultural policies. The farms are still there, but they have been merged into ever larger units. Where there used to be ten active farming families, there is now only one farmer left. As a result, the basis for rural schools, local grocers and other small businesses has disappeared.

Robust food sovereignty requires a diversity of both large and small farms. A nation with low self-sufficiency is highly vulnerable. Not so long ago, Sweden was self-sufficient in food. Back then, there were many more active farmers, foresters and vegetable growers, and we had a stockpile of food. Forest pastures and meadows were used all over Sweden, which not only provided grazing but also a more open landscape. We got that ecosystem service in return.

Today, with larger and significantly fewer farms, the self-sufficiency rate in Sweden is below 50%. In the event of a serious crisis, that figure shrinks even further, as our modern large-scale agriculture is heavily dependent on imported inputs such as diesel, soy and fertilisers.

Diversified agriculture across the country is what is needed if we are to have access to food in a serious crisis. One way to protect our food production is to be careful about who can buy farmland. That's why we want to preserve and strengthen the Land Acquisition Act - it must not be relaxed or circumvented. Sweden's arable land and forests should not be bought up by multinational companies.

Laws, rules and activists make farming risky

In Sweden, agriculture is classified as an environmentally hazardous activity. This is despite the fact that a large part of our biodiversity has been created through human use of the land. The perception that farming is environmentally hazardous has created an aggressive attitude among the authorities that supervise farms. An official can shut down a farm on his or her own initiative, leaving the farmer virtually lawless. It is natural to want the next generation to take over the farm you have built up. But now many are hesitant to expose their children to the risk of being lawless against an authority.

Ambition Sverige is clear on agriculture not should be classified as an environmentally hazardous activity. Instead, agricultural ecosystem services should be recognised as a benefit to society. The officials who control animal husbandry in agriculture must have relevant knowledge of the natural conditions and characteristics of different animal species and breeds. Animal welfare inspectors without this knowledge should never be allowed to make crucial decisions in animal welfare cases.

Favouring Swedish livestock production

By over-regulating livestock production, politicians and civil servants have put Sweden at a competitive disadvantage compared to other countries. The self-sufficiency rate for beef is only 60 per cent, partly due to a lack of confidence in the industry. For lamb, the corresponding figure is just under 30 per cent. As a result, we are importing meat produced using methods that are illegal in Sweden.

Ambition Sverige wants to favour Swedish agriculture. Therefore, we do not want mandatory laws on grazing requirements for the largest dairy herds, as this is difficult to organise in a good way in practice. On the other hand, we want to distribute agricultural subsidies so that they favour grazing and increased use of natural pastures.

We want to make it easier for young people to start dairy and meat production. That is why we continue to favour generous transitional rules and exemptions from the loose housing requirement. This will allow older barns to be used again. We also want assessments of different housing systems for farm animals to be based on common sense and real animal welfare in individual cases.

Facilitating farm sales

Under Swedish law, selling meat and milk directly from the farm is complicated and expensive. We want to remove the complex regulations that inhibit direct sales from Swedish farms. Consumers should be able to decide for themselves whether they want to buy unpasteurised milk products. There is great potential for small-scale slaughter, but it requires a major simplification of the regulatory framework.

Forests - Sweden's green gold

Forests are one of our country's greatest assets. Two thirds of the country is covered by forests and growth has long exceeded felling. For over a hundred years, we have had a reforestation obligation, which means that every harvested area must be replanted. Thanks to this, Sweden is carbon-neutral, meaning that our forests sequester almost as much carbon as we emit.

The forest industry is a cornerstone of the Swedish economy. Sweden is one of the world's largest exporters of paper and sawn timber. In 2024, the total export value of Swedish forest products was approximately SEK 185 billion, and the forest industry accounts for 9-12 per cent of total employment in Swedish industry. The ongoing forestry report shows an opportunity to increase the value added by SEK 24 billion annually through world-leading research in biotechnology and sustainable materials.

The value of Swedish forests has largely been created by hundreds of thousands of private forest owners, who together own around half of the productive forest land. The fact that each owner has managed his or her land as he or she sees fit has favoured biodiversity. The reforestation obligation and private ownership are important reasons for the success of Swedish forestry. The volume of timber in Swedish forests has doubled in the last hundred years. For farmers, the forest has always been an economic buffer and a labour complement - a resource that has provided security in times of uncertainty.

EU wants to micromanage

Now this autonomy and success story is threatened by growing micromanagement and surveillance from the EU. A recent example is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It is a control and traceability regulation that aims to avoid deforestation globally. Although the risk of deforestation is non-existent in Sweden, we have to adapt to an EU law that increases the administrative burden and reduces the freedom of Swedish forest owners. Full implementation of the regulation has once again been postponed, but the intention is to introduce it as soon as the digital monitoring systems are in place. Instead of telling the EU that the EUDR should not apply in our forest-rich country, work is now underway to adapt Swedish legislation to an EU law that has no relevance to our forestry.

Trading in carbon credits

Citing the ”climate”, the EU thinks forest owners should start trading carbon credits. The Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) regulation, which came into force at the end of 2024, deals with the certification of carbon capture. If a forest owner refrains from or postpones harvesting, this should be certified and sold as a carbon credit. The scheme places heavy demands on monitoring, reporting and certification - another area of work for the EU's many bureaucrats.

The forest owner may gain a new source of income, but loses revenue from the timber. There is a high risk of a lock-in effect - the forest becomes climate policy instead of being used for timber, energy or the local economy. Swedish politicians and activists are good at pushing issues of ”protecting the forest”, i.e. stopping logging. However, they do not mention that increased allocations to reserves and other deferred harvesting lead to forest growth stagnating in the long term. The risk of fires and pest infestations also increases, of course, as the proportion of old forest increases.

ETS2 and monitoring

The EU's new Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2) for buildings and transport threatens to increase fuel costs for forestry and agriculture. Sweden itself has chosen to include agricultural and forestry machinery, which means that every litre of diesel is subject to extra costs.

In addition, the EU is planning a common framework for forest monitoring, based on satellite data and reporting requirements. This means further centralisation and control over privately owned forests. Every new EU directive seems to be an attack on property rights and the freedom of use that has built up Sweden's well-managed forests.

Our response

Ambition Sverige believes that ownership and management rights should always be protected. Every forest owner knows best how their own forest should be managed. Forest owners should feel secure in the knowledge that they will receive full compensation in the event of encroachment. For example, when the state uses ”species protection” to stop felling without full compensation to the forest owner, both the owner's economy and rural development are threatened. Unclear rules and slow decisions by the authorities mean that many landowners are hesitant about long-term investments.

We stand up for the Swedish forest and for the people who use it. We say no to EU overregulation, the deforestation regulation and to irrelevant emissions trading. Forest owners and farmers should not be burdened with costs and bureaucracy for problems that we do not cause. Sweden's forests should be managed by Swedish forest owners - not by bureaucrats in Brussels.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Increasing the profitability of agriculture by removing climate-related requirements and reducing the administrative burden.
• Reducing the influence of supranational bodies such as the EU, UN, WHO and WEF. Sweden, as a sovereign nation, should regain power over our agriculture and forestry.
• That as long as we are in the EU, EU regulations should be interpreted strictly in Sweden's favour. In the event of an EU exit, we want national support for agriculture, with the aim of increasing our food self-sufficiency.
• Strengthening ownership and utilisation rights for forest and agricultural land. The state's ability to stop deforestation and compulsory purchase of forests must be limited.
• Sweden says no to the EU's deforestation regulation, carbon credit trading, ETS2 and plans for satellite monitoring of forest land.
• To introduce strict civil servant responsibility and stop activism in government agencies. Government authorities and municipal officials must promote agricultural and forest production, not make it more difficult.
• Removing the grazing requirement but favouring grazing. The farmer knows best what suits his farm.
• Facilitating the sale of meat and milk directly from farms. The rules for small-scale food processing and sales need to be simplified.
• Enabling pastoral farming and other grazing-based livestock production by authorising and facilitating wolf hunting (see chapter on rural areas).

11. A living countryside

- Increase regional self-determination.

Upgrading the vision of rural areas

Two hundred years ago, 90 per cent of Sweden's population lived in rural areas. Urbanisation took off 150 years ago and today almost 90% of the population lives in urban areas.

Cities rely on economies of scale because many people live in a small area. Rural areas have other natural competitive advantages, such as low land costs, space, quality of life and security, but also disadvantages such as long distances. It is time we recognised the unique values of rural areas and upgraded the perception of their people.

Closing small schools in the countryside, or moving small, well-functioning homes for the elderly into the city, are political decisions that often stem from a lack of understanding of rural conditions. There is an idea that everything will be better and cheaper in the city, which is not at all the case if rural businesses are allowed to operate on their own terms. Greater regional autonomy is the key to well-functioning public services in rural areas.

Reduce micromanagement

Government bureaucrats and civil servants are particularly heavy-handed when it comes to rural affairs. New bills and costly regulations on housing and construction, wood burning and small-scale animal husbandry are constantly being proposed. This is often blamed on the EU, or on the climate. A tendency to over-interpret EU regulations sets Sweden apart from other comparable countries. What is needed here is more common sense and an end to government activism. The more the rural population is given control over its own affairs, the more it can flourish on its own. The municipal veto is important to stop, for example, wind power projects and environmentally destructive industries that harm local people and their living environment.

The car is needed

In rural areas, almost everyone relies on their own car. In fairness, you cannot penalise people for this by raising fuel prices - or imposing unreasonable requirements for zero carbon emissions. Petrol and diesel cars must be allowed to exist as long as the alternatives are not good enough for rural needs. Reducing petrol/diesel tax would benefit all types of rural businesses and lower food prices overall.

Building and living in rural areas, individual drains and forced connections

The Swedish authorities' pursuit of private sewers is socially unjust and environmentally illogical in comparison with municipal sewers, where society is instead faced with real environmental problems. Municipal sewerage networks are old and literally leaking like a sieve. Sewage leaks in, contaminates drinking water and enters the groundwater. Most of the sewerage networks were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and the maintenance debt for repairs at the current rate of repair is estimated at 80-100 years. In addition, in the event of overloading, large quantities of completely untreated wastewater (so-called overflow) are discharged directly into rivers, seas and lakes.

There are around 700 000 properties in the countryside that are not connected to municipal water and wastewater services. Many of them are forcibly connected every year through the establishment of so-called service areas. Property owners have no choice but to pay the high cost - without any corresponding environmental benefit. Older property owners who have difficulty getting a loan may then be forced to sell their house.

In addition to forced connections, rural property owners often suffer from overzealous environmental enforcement. Households with individual drains can be forced to take expensive measures - even when no emissions or deficiencies have been detected. We believe that the burden of proof that a sewer causes nuisance should lie with the municipality, not with the individual property owner. Previous court cases/precedents show that the municipality may not require a specific technical solution or time limit BDT drains without justification. According to Chapter 2, Section 7 of the Environmental Code, the authorities' requirements must be reasonable in terms of the balance between cost and benefit. In contrast to large sewage plants, small plants rarely discharge directly to surface water, but to land. Government-funded studies show that the natural filtration of the soil provides effective environmental protection, but that municipal environmental inspections rarely take this into account.

Ambition Sverige believes that the hunt for individual sewers must stop. Legislation should take into account nature's own purification processes in the soil (soil retention). A sewer that does not show signs of damage should not have to be replaced. Individual water and sewerage systems should be seen as a robust, circular and often highly efficient solution that should be preserved and encouraged in rural areas. In addition, they are of paramount importance for national defence; water is our most important food.

Simplify for new and extended buildings outside the zoning area

Swedish building permit regulations have become increasingly complex and ambiguous. Many changes and exceptions have been made to the existing regulations over the years, making them difficult to understand. Outside a zoning area, it is particularly difficult to find a logic in the expensive and often lengthy process that precedes a new building or extension.

Increasing legal certainty for building permits

The way building regulations are applied can differ greatly between municipalities, both for political reasons and because they are interpreted differently. We emphasise that local realities should always be taken into account. But we also want to reduce the risk of abuse of power, arbitrariness and over-implementation by local officials. Arbitrariness can be prevented through better traceability in the decision-making chain, double-checking and external controls. We propose that an external second opinion should always be possible, whereby applicants receive a quick, written second opinion from, for example, a neighbouring municipality, before a formal appeal is made. Such a system can reduce the risk of biased decisions. It is a quick and inexpensive way to increase citizens” legal certainty in building permit cases.

Local influence on beach protection

Ambition Sverige wants to see continued relaxation of shoreline protection and greater local influence in decisions on building near the shore. Being able to build near the shore can, among other things, provide incentives for increased settlement in sparsely populated municipalities.

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will apply in the EU from 2024 and must be implemented in Sweden by 29 May 2026. If Sweden, as usual, over-implements the new rules, there is a risk of extensive renovation requirements for old houses. This will hit rural areas hardest. Together with the European Commission's regulations on ”ecodesign requirements for room heaters/solid fuel boilers”, the new requirements could become a financial burden for people in rural areas. We say no to ever-increasing requirements for ”climate adaptations” for homes. The state should not decide when and how a property owner must renovate, or which wood boiler may be installed.

Ambition Sverige wants to see simple, clear rules that give more freedom to property owners. In rural areas, there is rarely any need to control the details of outbuildings or extensions. As the building permit offices and the land registry are mainly financed with tax money, we believe that citizens should have full transparency in their decision-making processes and fee systems.

Hunting is an important part of Swedish culture

Hunting and hunters are important in many respects. They manage wildlife, keep control of reasonable game populations and search for road-killed animals. Hunting is also an important carrier of culture and knowledge between generations. As one of the most common leisure activities in rural areas, it produces good marksmen and contributes to local knowledge, which is even more important in terms of preparedness.

In northern Sweden, hunting is largely reserved for the Sami who are members of Sami villages. The local population is often excluded from all forms of hunting in the mountains. As this is undemocratic, local management of hunting on all state land should be introduced instead.

Wolf

The political decisions that have allowed the wolf population to increase run counter to the objectives of the food strategy and the goals of more natural pastures. Farmers, hunters and rural residents have had their livelihoods curtailed. Extending Section 28 of the Hunting Act would give greater powers to protect our domestic animals. The wolf population must be radically reduced, as it is a serious threat to small-scale livestock farming and valuable natural pastures.

Unequal conditions in Norrland

The Sami Parliament is a state authority based on ethnicity. It unilaterally favours the Sami who own reindeer and gives them a special status - while other peoples, cultures and industries are left behind. The background to this is ill-considered political decisions at national level, which have chosen to focus unilaterally on Sami culture and rights. These decisions have undermined small-scale reindeer husbandry, mountain farming and other sustainable industries practised by the original peoples of northern Sweden.

The large-scale reindeer husbandry practised by the Sami communities in Sweden bears little resemblance to traditional reindeer husbandry. Today, the reindeer herding industry's pastures take up a significant part of Sweden's total area. This is why there is strong conflict between Sami reindeer owners and other communities along the mountain chain. This is not acceptable in a democratic country, which is why we believe that the Sami Parliament should be abolished.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• To increase regional self-determination.
• To introduce local management of state land.
• Reducing petrol and diesel taxes.
• Abolish all mandatory laws on expensive climate change adaptation in housing and construction.
• Introducing a ban on forcing property owners with functioning individual sewerage solutions to connect to municipal networks - unless there are urgent health or environmental reasons.
• Creating a level economic playing field for municipalities to provide education, health and elderly care in rural areas. Small schools and elderly care centres should not have to meet the same detailed conditions as large entities.
• Dismantling the Sami Parliament. The same rights and obligations should apply regardless of ethnicity.
• To extend section 28 of the Hunting Ordinance, i.e. to authorise and simplify wolf hunting. This is to enable pastoral farming and other pasture-based animal husbandry.
• Simplifying the authorisation processes for smaller hospitality and tourism businesses such as cafés, bed and breakfasts and farm shops.
• Replacing licensing requirements for activities with animals, such as horse riding and dog boarding, with a notification procedure.

12. More care for money and less political control

- Organising for better healthcare and dental care across the country.

Resources and results

Despite major investments in healthcare, the results are not living up to expectations. Sweden spends around SEK 700 billion annually on healthcare, equivalent to around 11% of our GDP - 30% more per capita than the OECD average. We have more doctors (4.3 per 1 000 inhabitants) and nurses (10.7 per 1 000) than the OECD average, but far fewer hospital beds (2.0 per 1 000 inhabitants compared to the OECD average of 4.3). The figures thus indicate a well-financed sector. Yet the system is characterised by long queues, unequal access and large regional differences. Ambition Sverige wants to see a more unified, government-led and professionally organised healthcare system, where resources are used efficiently and patients get the care they need - no matter where in the country they live.

Shorter queues save lives and resources

Thousands of patients are currently waiting for treatment, operations and procedures. According to the October 2024 report by the Swedish Association of Healthcare Professionals, 89,435 people had waited longer than the care guarantee in August - the highest number since records began. Waiting times vary greatly depending on where you live. We believe that the care guarantee should not only be respected, it should be tightened, with a maximum of 60 days for surgery or specialised procedures, regardless of where you live. This is entirely possible if we work together nationally. We want you to be close to an emergency hospital; healthcare should be available where life happens.

Emergency hospitals must not be so far away that people die on the way there

Since 1961, 39 emergency hospitals have been closed, and today only around 57 remain, many with limited emergency functions. As healthcare is centralised, distances are getting longer and safety is unevenly distributed, especially for those living in rural areas.

Sweden needs more care places

During the pandemic, the shortage of care places became painfully clear. Many elderly people were denied basic medical care that could have saved their lives and instead received palliative care. According to the National Board of Health and Welfare, there is a shortage of almost 2,000 beds every day, equivalent to around 12 per cent of the need. Sweden also has one of the lowest numbers of beds per capita in Europe, leading to overcrowding, stressed staff and patients being discharged too early. Building more beds is not just a question of care, it is a question of national preparedness and defence.

Giving birth should feel safe

When you're expecting a baby, you need to know that care is close by, that the maternity ward is staffed and that help is not far away when you need it most. But today, the reality is different. Maternity units are closing, capacity is decreasing and many people risk travelling long distances or even giving birth in their cars. Childbirth care is a fundamental right.

Ambulance services are the first line of defence in saving lives

When an accident or illness strikes, you need to know that help is on its way quickly and safely. But today, ambulances are standing still due to staff shortages. The ambulance is not just a vehicle, it is a rolling emergency hospital and a lifeline for the community.

Sweden should have equal healthcare

We are a country where everyone pays taxes, so healthcare should be equally accessible to everyone regardless of municipality or region. In a debate article in Göteborgs-Posten, Ulf Ljungblad and Christer Enkvist, among others, pointed out that at least 10,000 patients die unnecessarily every year in Sweden. This corresponds to 27 people every day. This shows that inequality in healthcare is not just about accessibility but about life and death.

Multi-level organisation

Today, health care is organised into central government, 21 regions and 290 municipalities. All these levels are politically governed, which in practice means 21 different regional and 290 municipal solutions. In total, there are around 4 600 regional politicians, which is an average of 219 politicians per region.

The role of the state is mainly regulatory, while the regions are the main operational level, responsible for primary care, hospital care and dental care. Regions are financed through regional taxes (11-12 per cent). Since 2000, regional taxes have increased by around 17 per cent, but it is unclear whether citizens have received correspondingly better care and services. The municipalities are responsible for elderly care, home care and school health, among other things.

Key authorities are the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the Swedish Medical Products Agency, the Swedish Inspectorate for Health and Social Care (IVO) and the Swedish Agency for Health and Social Care Analysis (MYVA). The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) acts as an interest and employer organisation for all regions and municipalities.

Our vision for Swedish healthcare

Ambition Sverige wants to see increased state and professional control of Sweden's healthcare. This can best be achieved with a state-led system where healthcare is primarily governed by medical expertise built on a scientific and experience-based foundation.

Health care is nationalised and a new coordinating authority is created

The state takes over the taxing rights for Swedish healthcare. Funds are then distributed, after negotiation, to the regions and state hospitals.
A new national expert authority, the Health Service Board (HSS), is established by merging authorities. This authority will be led by people with a medical background, mainly doctors. The HSS will be responsible for the national coordination of specialist healthcare and for dialogue and negotiations with the regions. It is tasked with developing clinical guidelines, forecasts and plans for future needs of doctors and nurses. The HSS sets the framework for the national hospital plan. The authority will also manage a national healthcare database with compiled and accessible information for both professionals and the public.

Reduce the number of regions

Ambition Sverige wants to reduce the number of regions from the current 21 to six larger units, with a total of seven regional hospitals. The aim is to reduce administration and free up resources for core activities. Political governance will remain in place to ensure accountability, but day-to-day leadership will be based on medical expertise. Regions will be tasked with responsibility for regional hospitals and specialised healthcare, but also to sign agreements with private specialist hospitals and clinics. All citizens should be able to choose a family doctor, and access to general practitioners should be ensured locally.

The majority of hospitals should be publicly run, but there should also be a variety of private specialist clinics and health centres. Local anchoring should always be favoured. Company-run chains with centralised control should only be given the opportunity to provide care in Sweden in exceptional cases.

Municipalities

Municipalities have their own right to tax and are responsible for care of the elderly, home care, school health and also prevention and rehabilitation. The division of responsibilities between regions and municipalities should be clarified.

With the above vision, we create a more professional, efficient and governmental management of health care. We reduce administration and bureaucracy, focus on operational activities and increase the possibility of more equal and accessible care throughout the country.

Health care today

In the short term, healthcare needs to be streamlined and made more accessible to citizens. We have long queues for care, citizens have difficulty reaching primary care and contact is often via digital means. ”Healthcare apps” are not appreciated by all citizens. A population increase of 2 million people over the last 25-30 years, some with different needs and different cultures, places higher demands on primary care/specialist care. This results in higher costs that are not fully compensated by higher revenues.

Administration and bureaucracy should be minimised in favour of operational activities. Ambition Sverige believes that the state must take greater responsibility for the regions' results. This can be done through more independent audits, increased coordination and governance, and better long-term rules pending the major reorganisation described above.

Human resources, training and leadership

The lack of beds is a major problem. Overcrowding has more than doubled in ten years. The main reason is a shortage of nurses, which means that beds cannot be kept open. Almost all regions now report a shortage of specialist nurses, with midwives being one of the most obvious examples.

A crucial factor for the future of healthcare is a sustainable human resources policy. Despite various initiatives, many nurses choose to leave the healthcare sector for other industries with better conditions. Detailed management has increased, which has also contributed to doctors choosing to leave Swedish healthcare. The increase in staff in the regions has mainly taken place among managers and administrators - not among healthcare professionals. Leadership is needed that focuses on operational efficiency rather than values. The education system needs to be reviewed. We need to take greater national responsibility for specialised training for doctors and nurses. Nursing assistant training should be strengthened with a greater focus on practical skills.

Systemic issues

Ambition Sverige wants healthcare to use common IT systems. This applies, for example, to medical record systems, patient registers and data management in radiology and pathology, which should be coordinated nationally.

Use of medicines and side effects

Today, around 10% of emergency hospitalisations among older people are due to adverse drug reactions. These are sometimes misinterpreted as new diseases, leading to incorrect treatment and unnecessary hospitalisation. The problems stem from both a lack of guidelines and limited resources in primary care. Ambition Sverige wants to reduce the routine prescription of medicines by focusing more on the underlying causes of the disease.

Reforming dental care

Oral health is crucial to the health of the whole body, but Swedish dental care is currently significantly more expensive than medical care. Ambition Sverige believes that dental care should, as far as possible, be covered by the same conditions as other medical care. Therefore, we want both the treatment fee and the high-cost coverage for dental care to be equalised with that of medical care. The same fee levels should apply to everyone, including asylum seekers.

Paediatric dental care needs to be strengthened by increasing the minimum reimbursement level for private dentists per child treated. This remuneration should be adjusted in line with cost developments. The conditions for private dentists should be equalised with those for private doctors. Excessive supervision and connection fees for private dentists should therefore be abolished.

Defence budget - preparedness in peace and war

New emergency hospitals, more ICU beds and stronger healthcare infrastructure are part of Sweden's civil defence. Investing in healthcare saves lives even in peacetime and strengthens preparedness in war. In addition, building hospitals and care facilities favours the productive economy and creates long-term strength for Sweden. Redirecting parts of the defence budget to healthcare is not weakening defence, it is building Sweden's real defence: the security of its citizens, in peace and in crisis. Saving human lives must apply both in peace and in war. That is why healthcare is a central part of Sweden's defence.

Focus on preventive health

Finally, a stronger focus on preventive health is needed. This includes investments in antenatal care, breastfeeding support, interventions for ADHD and lifestyle changes that can reduce future illnesses. Increased co-operation between regions and municipalities on public health would reduce the use of medicines, improve health and thus reduce healthcare and societal costs.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Reducing waiting lists through more resources, better coordination and increased efficiency. More beds, a care guarantee with real incentives and more patient time per doctor.
• Ensuring access to emergency hospitals across the country. No one should have to risk their life because the hospital is too far away.
• Guaranteeing a place in hospital at all times - there should be enough beds both in times of peace and crisis.
• All families should have safe access to obstetric care. No one should have to give birth in a car.
• Ambulance services should work across the country. When minutes make the difference between life and death, help must arrive on time.
• Health care should be equal throughout the country. Everyone pays taxes, so everyone should have the right to the same care, regardless of where they live.
• Streamlining and reducing the number of government agencies through mergers and the creation of a Health Services Board (HSS).
• Radically reducing bureaucracy within the regions and increasing the autonomy and influence of healthcare units and their staff.
• Taking greater national responsibility for training specialist doctors and nurses. More nurses need to be trained and nurse training should be improved.
• Regions to facilitate more private, physician-led options. Public and private care should be treated equally.
• Increasing knowledge about complex adverse drug reactions. This will help reduce misdiagnosis and unnecessary hospitalisation, especially among the elderly.
• Reducing the indiscriminate prescription of medicines by requiring a more in-depth analysis of the cause of the disease.
• Swedish dental care should be subject to the same fees and coverage as medical care.

13. Legal protection in elderly care

- Safety, transparency and respect for the most vulnerable.

Dignified care for older people - with security, transparency and respect

Care for the elderly should be based on security, dignity and respect for the individual. Unfortunately, today we see how the system is flawed: crimes against the elderly are increasing, perpetrators can move between employers without control, and anyone who raises the alarm about abuses risks being silenced. This must change.

Ambition Sverige wants everyone working in elderly care to be checked against the criminal record. People convicted of violence, sexual offences or financial crime should never be able to work near our most vulnerable. We also want to introduce a national register of suspended persons, so that no one can move from employer to employer after abuse or misconduct.

In addition, older people should have the right to genuine autonomy in their care. This includes a legal right for women to request a biological female carer for intimate care - this is a fundamental issue of safety and respect.

In order to uncover abuses, employees, relatives and older people themselves must dare to raise the alarm without fear of reprisals. That is why we want to establish a national ombudsman for the elderly with strong whistleblower protection.

Finally, transparency in elderly care must be strengthened. Today, the GDPR is often used as a pretext to keep information about decisions and responsible officials secret. This is unacceptable. Sweden has a principle of public access to information and this should also apply to elderly care. All decisions concerning the individual's accommodation or care must be documented, be able to be requested and easily appealed.

Our goal is clear: care for older people where safety, responsibility and respect come first. Where perpetrators are kept at bay, where older people have real influence and where relatives and staff can raise the alarm about problems without risk. Only then can we restore dignity to elderly care in Sweden.

Care for older people where everyone understands and is understood

Safety in care is not only about staffing and resources, it is also about language, communication and transparency. No older person should feel unsafe, misunderstood or isolated because staff cannot communicate properly. And no relatives should be excluded without reason.

Currently, there are no national language requirements for elderly care. This means that people with dementia, hearing loss or other needs sometimes cannot even make themselves understood by the staff caring for them. IVO has repeatedly shown that a lack of language skills leads to errors in medication, inadequate documentation and, in the worst cases, danger to life and health.

Ambition Sverige wants to change this. We demand clear language requirements and language training for all staff in elderly care. No one should be at risk of poor treatment or loneliness because the carer does not speak Swedish.

We also want to strengthen the right to transparency for older people and their families. Decisions on accommodation, care or contact must always be clearly documented, with the responsible official and the basis for the decision. They must be subject to appeal and follow-up. The GDPR must no longer be used as a pretext to hide abuses or those responsible.

Family members should have the right to participate in care planning and assessments and should not be arbitrarily excluded. All older people and carers should also be able to turn to a national ombudsman for older people for support, queries and to report poor communication.

Dignified care for older people is based on trust. Trust requires transparency, traceability and comprehensible information. Ambition Sverige wants to create elderly care where every elderly person knows their rights, every relative has transparency and every decision is traceable and legally secure.

Our goal is clear: care for the elderly based on security, comprehensibility and full transparency, where no one is left alone and where power is always accountable to both the elderly and their families.

Care for older people with safe accommodation when needed

No elderly person should be forced to stay at home when it is no longer safe or dignified. Yet this is the reality in Sweden today: queues for specialised housing are growing, municipalities interpret rules differently and older people are pressured to stay at home with extensive home care services despite needs indicating otherwise.

IVO and the National Board of Health and Welfare have already warned of the consequences. The lack of space creates loneliness, insecurity and medical risks. What is called ”efficient use of resources” is in fact a lack of respect for human dignity.

Ambition Sverige wants to change course. We know that more care homes need to be built and that resources need to be redirected. But we also know that dignity can be secured through clear rules and rights. No one should have to wait an unreasonably long time for a place when the need is recognised. Older people should be able to choose between specialised housing and home care, and the municipality should not be allowed to force anyone to stay at home against their will. Assistance assessments must be followed up regularly and the availability of places must be reported openly, so that relatives and the elderly have transparency and security.

If a municipality fails in its responsibilities, there must be consequences. Sanctions are not there for the sake of punishment, but to emphasise that elderly care is a statutory obligation. The state should be able to withhold parts of the state aid, demand improvement plans with strict deadlines and openly report which municipalities do not fulfil their responsibilities.

At the same time, we want to give municipalities better support. A national ombudsman for the elderly should be available as a resource and adviser to strengthen the competence of clients, provide advice on procurement, follow up on agreements with private operators, assist in the planning of new housing and collaborate with the state on targeted support or investment loans. The ombudsman for the elderly should also be a safe place for older people and their relatives to turn to for guidance, insight and support in their contact with the municipality.

Closing the gap requires long-term planning, transparency and government accountability. It won't happen overnight, but we must start now. Every year we wait is a year in which thousands of older people pay the price in loneliness and insecurity.

Our goal is clear: safe housing should not be a lottery, but a given when the need arises. Older people should never again be left alone waiting for a place that never comes.

To continue living in joy, dignity and security

Care for the elderly must never be reduced to a place of detention. It should be an environment where health, community and quality of life are at the centre. All older people in Sweden have the right to a dignified life with security in everyday life, but also with the opportunity for exercise, good food, social interaction and meaningful activities.

Today, for too long, the focus has been on the basics of coping with care, while quality of life has been neglected. Lack of exercise, poor nutrition and over-medication lead to loneliness, illness and shortened life expectancy. This is not dignified. We want to reverse this trend.

Each care home will have a Geriatric Activity and Health Developer (GAH). This new role will be responsible for ensuring that health and well-being are not a side issue but a central part of care. The GAH will lead activities, monitor nutritional status, document medication consumption and report deficiencies, in collaboration with staff and the Elderly Ombudsman. To ensure competence and independence, the function should be nationally certified and directly linked to the supervision of the Ombudsman for the Elderly.

Another crucial issue is food. Malnutrition is a hidden but serious problem in Swedish elderly care. Meals are served with low nutritional density and little adaptation to individual needs. We want to enshrine in law the right to nutritious food and the joy of eating, where every meal becomes a moment of community and quality of life.

The issue of medicines is particularly serious: today, almost a third of all elderly people are hospitalised urgently due to adverse drug reactions. Over-medication is used as a shortcut to deal with anxiety or night work, when safe staffing would have been the real solution. We want to break this culture. All pharmaceutical companies should be required to update the FASS with clear, practical instructions for tapering medication in the elderly, based on evidence and tools that already exist, such as the book Phase out. All care homes should keep digital records of medication consumption, and discrepancies should be reported to the Ombudsman for the Elderly.

The aim is simple: to reduce suffering, hospitalisations and avoidable deaths, and instead create person-centred care for older people. Quality of life is not just about surviving, it's about living.

The right to an analogue alternative

Digitalisation is advancing rapidly as governments, municipalities and businesses increasingly require everyone to be able to use apps, BankID and email. However, for many older people, this development leads to exclusion and a feeling of losing control over their own lives. When social services are only offered digitally, those who cannot or do not want to use technology become dependent on relatives for errands, finances and care. This not only creates frustration, but can also lead to isolation, financial problems and mental health problems.

At the same time, we are seeing cash disappear from everyday life, even though for many older people it is the safest and most understandable way to pay. Removing the ability to pay in cash excludes people from fully participating in society. A dignified society must offer all citizens the opportunity to participate on their own terms, and digitalisation must never become a compulsion that divides generations.

We therefore want to ensure the right to analogue alternatives. All municipalities and government agencies must offer paper forms, mailings and personal processing for those who need it. Cash should always be accepted in healthcare, care, housing and municipal fees. No elderly person should be powerless because technology has been put before people.

In addition, each municipality must develop a clear plan for how digital support and analogue alternatives are guaranteed in key public services. The Ombudsman for the Elderly will be tasked with monitoring the work of municipalities and ensuring that the right to analogue alternatives is not just symbolic words, but an actual guarantee.

Our goal is clear: to end digital exclusion, restore freedom of choice and ensure that all older people can live on their own terms, analogue, digital or a combination. No-one should be excluded from society because of the advance of technology.

Trusteeship and guardianship - from protection to a billion dollar industry

The guardianship and trustee system was created to protect the most vulnerable. In practice, it has become a billion-dollar industry where the elderly and people with cognitive difficulties risk losing both self-determination and transparency in their own lives. As early as 2017, the Swedish National Audit Office concluded that the state lacks a holistic approach: no central authority, inadequate supervision, unequal legal certainty and no comprehensive statistics. Despite this, change is slow. The government is now talking about a national register of representatives, but not until 2026-2028. Our elderly and their relatives cannot wait another few years for basic legal protection.

Meanwhile, reports of abuse are growing. Relatives are excluded while professional carers take over their lives and finances; private companies make huge profits while the elderly are isolated; and lack of oversight allows embezzlement and neglect to continue.

On paper, the chain of responsibility is clear: municipalities and caseworkers initiate decisions, guardians appoint deputies, county administrative boards are responsible for supervision and private actors for implementation. In practice, however, this arrangement has been broken down by fragmentation and weak control mechanisms. Overlapping mandates lead to a lack of accountability and inadequate oversight. This has created an environment where abuses and financial irregularities can continue, which in turn has laid the foundations for a multi-billion dollar industry built on exploitation rather than protection. This is unworthy of a country that claims to uphold the rule of law and human rights.

Ambition Sverige demands that the state takes collective responsibility now. We want a national register of guardians to be introduced as a matter of urgency and used as real protection for the principal, not as another administrative shelf. The register should provide traceability, enable relatives to gain transparency, and prevent rogue actors from moving between municipalities. At the same time, oversight needs to be tightened and accountability enforced when abuses occur. The system should protect the elderly, not exploit them.

The goal is simple: to rebuild a system that is easily corrupted so that it once again protects the elderly and their families.

We demand accountability for how our elderly were treated during the pandemic - the truth must be told

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden failed its most vulnerable. Thousands of elderly people never received the care they were entitled to. Instead of basic medical care and life-saving interventions, palliative care was prescribed, often without a doctor even seeing the patient. Decisions were made remotely and people were deprived of their chance for treatment.

At the same time, relatives were excluded. Families were denied the chance to hold their loved ones' hands at the end of life. Many elderly people died alone, not because of the virus itself, but because the state chose to save resources at their expense. It was a violation of both our vision of humanity and basic human rights.

This must never be forgotten or silenced. We are now investigating the issue of accountability: How could an entire social system, from the National Board of Health and Welfare to the municipalities, accept guidelines that effectively denied older people their right to care? Which authorities, decision-makers and officials are responsible? And why has no one been held accountable so far?

Ambition Sverige's goal is clear: those who were deprived of their care and dignity will get their voice back through us. We demand transparency, we demand accountability and we demand that the truth comes out.

This is not just about yesterday, it is about the future. If we don't dare to talk about what happened, it risks happening again. We will come back with a review, we will ask the hard questions, we will debate, and we will never let the atrocities of the pandemic fade into silence.

Sweden must stand up for its elderly - and for the principles that make us a constitutional state.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Care for the elderly should be based on security, dignity and respect for the individual.
• That everyone working in elderly care should be checked against the criminal record.
• All staff in elderly care should speak and understand Swedish.
• Strengthening the right of both elderly people and their families to be involved in decisions related to care and housing.
• The right to safe housing should be a given when the need arises.
• Legalising the right to nutritious food and enjoyment of meals in elderly care.
• To guarantee the right to an analogue life.
• Reviewing the system of trusteeship and guardianship. The system should protect the elderly, not exploit them.
• To recognise and hold accountable the way older people were treated during the pandemic.

14. Educate for knowledge instead of ideology

- Expertise instead of activism.

Introduction

The Swedish school system has seen an evolution from strong results historically to a decline in the 2000s. Some recovery was seen around 2015-2018, but according to PISA, new deteriorations came in 2022. Students with a native background perform better overall compared to students with a foreign background.

In 2023/2024, around 28 % of pupils who completed compulsory school (year 9) had not achieved the learning outcomes in one or more subjects. 16 %, around 19 600 pupils, had failed at least one of the core subjects Swedish, English and maths. These students are not eligible for any upper secondary school programme and are more likely than others to end up in youth unemployment or exclusion.

In the case of upper secondary education, it is estimated that approximately 40 000-50 000 pupils per cohort do not complete their upper secondary education or do not graduate. The number of truants is increasing every year. 10 000 children are truants and up to 90 000 children can be considered as having problematic school absences.

How can we improve learning in schools?

We see that the skills level of pupils coming out of primary school is too poor - and it continues to fall. Ambition Sverige believes that we need to get back to being internationally competitive as a knowledge nation. This applies to the entire chain from primary school to university and other specialised education.

The decline in student achievement is rooted in the increased political and administrative control of education at all levels in recent decades. At the same time, the role of professional teachers has been curtailed, hampering intellectual diversity. The latter is important to ensure an open, objective and comprehensive public debate that moves Sweden forward.

Education should promote free thinking - not indoctrinate

The most important tasks of schools and universities are to promote thinking, critical analysis, curiosity and the desire to learn. In concrete terms, this means that teaching and research should not be guided by politically defined goals such as green transition, equality policy, digitalisation and/or security policy. Teaching should be characterised by facts and objectivity in subjects such as science and technology, as well as in ideological, political and social issues. Pupils should be given the conditions for critical thinking in order to form their own opinions about history and the present. Universities should primarily function as places of research, free thinking and intellectual debate, not as producers of commissioned politicised knowledge. Prioritised research questions and themes should be formulated by the researchers themselves in non-political and researcher-led councils/academies. Research funding by big industry and private foundations needs to be regulated in order to avoid the academy being reduced to a knowledge supplier for special interests.

Merit and competence should guide appointments

The state's influence on the content of teaching must be limited in order to guarantee a broad and transparent transmission of knowledge. For the same reason, teacher training needs to be liberalised and new routes to the teaching profession opened up. Work experience and specialised knowledge in various fields should be considered as qualifications for the teaching profession. Society should recognise men and women, regardless of sexual orientation, as equal. People should not be labelled based on gender, skin colour or sexual orientation. Everyone should be given equal opportunities, i.e. not be discriminated against through racism or quota systems. Ambition Sverige are against anything that divides the population into groups. Politicised feminism has led to a strong gender imbalance in the entire education sector. We need more men in primary and secondary schools and at universities.

Towards a more flexible education obligation - alternative teaching methods

The current system, which only regulates school attendance, risks limiting individuals' opportunities for personalised and meaningful learning. By allowing for greater variation in how knowledge is acquired, education can better meet the unique needs and circumstances of each student. This can include alternative pedagogies, home learning or digital solutions. This not only promotes learning and reduces stress, but also strengthens the right of parents to actively participate in shaping their children's education.

Experience from several European countries shows that such flexibility is compatible with high quality and safety in education, while responding to today's challenges of increasing school absenteeism and mental health problems among students.

We believe that there is an over-reliance on digital tools for acquiring basic knowledge, especially in the lower grades. We would also like to see a return to a division into general and specialised courses in a number of subjects, both in primary and secondary school. We believe that this grouping of levels benefits all pupils. It also gives teachers a better opportunity to meet students where they are in terms of knowledge. It must be possible to pursue a career in more practical and craft-based occupations - without the same requirements for ”theoretical competence” as for pupils who choose a more academic specialisation.

Rural schools - a foundation for the future

We are committed to rural schools and see them as a crucial part of a vibrant countryside. Schools are not only places of learning, but also centres of community and security. That is why we want to both preserve the existing rural schools and work to expand their number. All children, regardless of where they grow up, should have access to a safe and high-quality education.

Rationalise and improve school authorities

We believe that the three largest and most influential school authorities, Skolverket, Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten and Skolinspektionen, should be merged into a single authority. This improvement in organisation will be the foundation on which a better Swedish school is built.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Education should be characterised by objectivity and enlightenment; it should be free of political activity and values.
• The state's influence over schools should be reduced. The autonomy of schools needs to be increased and teachers freed from administrative burdens. Home schooling and similar forms of education should be allowed.
• That universities should be politically independent places for free thought and intellectual debate, not suppliers of politically commissioned ideological education.
• Cherish rural schools and see them as a crucial part of a vibrant countryside.
• To counteract political correctness, broaden the corridor of opinion and let merit decide when appointing.
• That all pupils should have passed Swedish, English and maths after completing primary school.
• More men to want to work in the education sector.
• To counteract the cancel culture. Introduce guidelines for public institutions and workplaces that support diversity of opinion and protect employees from being penalized for private opinions.

15. Pensions should be affordable

- Better pensions through personal pension savings and higher basic deductions.

Three parts of the pension

Sweden currently has a pension system consisting of three parts: 1) State pension. This is based on your income and may in some cases be a guaranteed pension. 2) Occupational pension from work, often regulated by collective agreements. 3) Personal savings through voluntary contributions, for example private pension insurance.

The national pension is essentially a pay-as-you-go scheme, which means that today's wage earners pay pension contributions into a buffer scheme, which in turn pays out pensions to today's pensioners. Employees” pension contributions thus essentially go directly to pension payments.

The system has two main problems

The system is based on the assumption that there are always at least as many workers paying pension contributions as there are pensioners. When there are fewer contributions than payments into the public pension system, the buffer is reduced and the money will eventually run out. Swedish demographic trends show that the population is ageing faster than new children are being born. Consequently, it will be difficult to guarantee today's wage earners the pension they are entitled to.

This also means that the employee does not own his or her pension capital - except for the small part called the premium pension (PPM). Of the 18.5% paid into the national pension system on a regular basis, 2.5% goes to the self-owned premium pension. 16% goes into what are called ”buffer funds”, which are managed by the state AP funds.

Like all government agencies, the AP funds are also affected by political decisions. One example of this is the much-discussed investment in Northvolt, which caused a total loss of around SEK 5.8 billion in 2025 - an investment that should not have been made and which reduced the pension capital by the same amount.

PPM funds have delivered better returns

During the period 2001-2024, the annual return on average PPM savings has amounted to approximately 7.4%, while the corresponding return for the AP funds has been approximately 3.4%. Even if you have not actively chosen PPM, the return in PPM funds has been about twice as high as the average return of the AP funds during the same period. Owned private pension management thus leads to higher pensions and therefore Ambition Sverige wants the national pension capital to gradually transition to being completely owned and managed like the PPM system.

Pensions will be higher and more secure with an increase in the basic allowance

Increasing pensions requires more contributions during working life, higher premiums in occupational pensions and equal conditions. Working a few years longer also makes a big difference.

The most effective way to achieve higher pensions is to increase the basic allowance. This increases the portion of income that is not taxed at all, favouring pensioners who, after a lifetime of hard work, still have a low pension.

Sweden currently has a relatively low basic allowance, with a maximum of SEK 49,000. By way of comparison, Germany has a basic deduction of EUR 11 784 (equivalent to around SEK 130 000) and Norway around NOK 88 000 (2024).

Ambition Sverige wants to increase the basic allowance to two (2) Price Base Amounts, which will be SEK 117,600 for 2025. This will make the basic deduction more comparable to the level of the subsistence minimum and will also follow the general cost trend.

Ambition Sverige also believes that married couples should be free to share their pensions between them. They have shared the various circumstances of family life between them, especially at the time of family formation when the mother has often spent a long time at home with children. It is therefore reasonable that spouses should be free to divide their pensions between them, without restrictions or obligations.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

• Transforming the public pension capital into a fully self-owned pension capital, far from being politically expedient.
• Reducing taxes on pensions by increasing the basic deduction to two price base amounts.
• Allowing spouses to freely distribute pension capital between them.
• Increasing guaranteed pensions for those with the lowest pensions.

16. A healthy Sweden where diseases are prevented

- Everyone has the right to bodily integrity.

Ambition Sverige wants to shift the focus from healthcare to wellness, where ill health is prevented naturally and where the whole person's health is in focus.

Ambition Sverige wants to bring about a paradigm shift in Swedish health and healthcare policy. Our vision is a Sweden where health is seen as an asset, not a cost, and where society's primary task is to create the conditions for people to stay healthy and prevent them from becoming ill and ending up in the healthcare system.

We want to move from a reactive to a proactive system, where wellness, prevention and lifestyle awareness are at the centre. It's about building a society where people are empowered with knowledge, support and tools to take responsibility for their health in a safe, accessible and professional context.

Background/Current situation

We are seeing a sharp increase in chronic diseases in society, which is a major factor in the rising costs of healthcare.

It not only affects the quality of life and work capacity of individuals, but also places a growing burden on health care and the economy at large. Addressing this trend requires a systematic and independent mapping of the causes of the increase, analysing drug interactions/side effects, environmental factors, lifestyle and socio-economic conditions. A constructive and robust action plan is essential to develop effective preventive measures.

Another problem, according to the National Board of Health and Welfare's report published on 2 December 2024, is the sharp increase in autism, especially among girls. The number of girls diagnosed with autism has increased six-fold since 2010. In the 18-24 age group, the prevalence of autism was just under 5 % among boys (one in 20) and 4% among girls (one in 25).

Between 2019 and 2022, the proportion of children and young people diagnosed with ADHD increased by up to 50%. Among the youngest children, girls aged 5-9, the proportion diagnosed with ADHD increased by almost 45 per cent over the same period.

The share of prescribed ADHD medicines among girls aged 10-17 years and young women aged 18-24 years is increasing most rapidly. In these groups, the proportion of ADHD medicines dispensed increased by around 50 per cent from 2019-2022.

Public expenditure on pharmaceuticals amounts to over SEK 40 billion per year and the total cost of healthcare in Sweden is approaching SEK 600 billion annually, which is just over 40% of the entire state budget.

By working on preventive healthcare, these costs along with human suffering can be significantly reduced.

1. VAT on wellness - A cost we cannot afford to keep

Charging VAT on wellness is a short-term tax on what will strengthen our country in the long term. Wellness is not a luxury, it is a foundation for physical, mental and social health. When people are given the opportunity to prevent ill health through exercise, dietary advice, stress management, counselling and alternative therapies, the pressure on the healthcare system is reduced.

A healthy population is not only a human right, it is one of our most powerful economic tools. For every krona society loses in VAT revenue on wellness services, we gain many times over in terms of reduced sick leave, increased work capacity, reduced drug consumption and improved quality of life.

Healthier people work more, live longer, are more creative and more present both at home and in the workplace. Businesses benefit from lower sickness absence and healthier work teams. Society saves huge amounts of money by not having to treat preventable lifestyle-related diseases.
We see the human being. We believe in the ability of individuals to influence their health. And we want to provide the conditions to do so and not put financial obstacles in the way.

2. Doctors for the future - new knowledge for a new era

The disease landscape in Sweden has changed. Most people seeking care today are not suffering from acute infections, but from chronic, lifestyle-related illnesses. Yet our doctors are trained in a model that is largely based on treating disease with drugs, rather than understanding the whole picture. We believe this must change.

Future doctors need a solid grounding in nutrition, the importance of sleep, physical activity, stress management, lifestyle and how life situations affect physiology and disease development. It's about understanding not just what's wrong with the body but why it got that way.

Doctors do not need to become therapists, but they do need to be able to talk to, understand and interact with those working in areas such as nutrition, herbal medicine or functional medicine. This way, patients can get help earlier, more accurately and with fewer side effects.

When doctors understand the impact of lifestyle, there is also a greater respect for the patient's own power and a natural collaboration with health centres, wellness and complementary care.

It is time to update not only the healthcare system - but also its basic training.

3. Health centres - a necessary return to real health

There was a time in Sweden when we talked about health care, not just medical care. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were health centres that worked preventively, holistically and close to the people. But over time, priorities changed. Economic interests and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry started to set the agenda. ”Prevention” came to mean prevention with medicines such as statins, insulin-regulating drugs and, most recently, weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. But this is not real prevention.

Prevention is not putting a person on lifelong medication. It is understanding the cause of ill-health and doing something about it. It is listening, supporting, guiding and empowering people to change, using diet, exercise, recovery, community and knowledge as tools.

That's why we want to take back health - not through new medicines, but by rebuilding what should never have been lost: a network of local, people-centred health services.

A vision for the future - and a promise to mankind

Municipal health centres will be the hub of a new public health movement where care doesn't start when you get sick, but long before. They combine the best of modern science and traditional medicine in a context that recognises the whole person. Physical, mental and spiritual health are not treated as separate parts, they are connected, and here they meet.

After cancer treatment, you don't just leave the hospital and hope for the best. You will be guided to the health centre where your body and mind will be rebuilt. Where you get help with nutritious food, strengthening exercises, stress management and counselling. Where you don't just survive, where you are helped to start living again.

And as much as the reception helps afterwards, it is there before. To prevent ill health from occurring at all. To break sedentary behaviour, loneliness, exhaustion and depression before they become diagnoses.

Here, qualified doctors work together with functional medicine specialists, psychologists, body therapists, nutritional counsellors, acupuncturists, herbalists and addiction therapists. It's not about quick fixes, but about real change rooted in respect for people's own healing power.

A response to the great crisis of our time: loneliness

Loneliness is not only an emotional problem, it is a life-threatening social disease. It increases the risk of depression, cardiovascular disease, dementia and premature death.

Health centres respond to this. There are not only treatments here, there is a health café, where people meet. Here people knit together, sing songs, read poems, play chess, drink herbal teas and share everyday stories. It builds community, friendship and trust. It is simple but life-changing.

It's a place where people are seen, where someone asks how you are and means it. It is preventive care in its most human form.

It is also a promise to never again leave people alone with their concerns, symptoms or grief

4. Complementary medicine becomes part of health care

As chronic diseases are on the rise and many patients feel over-medicated but under-cared for, the need for a new model is becoming increasingly apparent. Integrative medicine is a response to this, a form of care that combines conventional medical expertise with complementary approaches in multi-professional and multidisciplinary teams.

Doctors, psychologists, body therapists, nutritionists, acupuncturists and counsellors work side by side to address the whole person, not just the symptoms. The model focuses on causal treatment, prevention and self-care, providing patients with the knowledge, support and tools to regain balance in the long term.

In many European countries, integrative medicine is already a recognised and established part of healthcare. Germany, Austria and Switzerland offer licensing or certification for complementary practitioners, which creates both security and professionalisation. In Sweden, on the other hand, there is no such structure, which means that important healthcare resources are being excluded despite high demand.

For integrative medicine to get the place it deserves in Swedish healthcare, we need a) a licence or national certification for complementary professionals, b) two-way referral possibilities between healthcare and municipal health clinics, and c) research, follow-up and collaboration that build bridges - not walls.

It is not about choosing either or, but about combining the best of both worlds. A safe, professional and humane healthcare system recognises the whole person and uses all available scientific, clinical and experiential knowledge to promote health, alleviate suffering and prevent future illness.

5. Childbirth care with security and freedom of choice for all

We want to strengthen women's right to give birth on their own terms. Childbirth is one of life's most crucial events and should be characterised by safety, respect and participation.

Today, access to alternative forms of childbirth such as midwife-led birth centres or home births is severely limited - and in many cases reserved for those who can afford to pay for it themselves. We believe this creates unacceptable inequalities in care.

Our positions are a) alternative forms of childbirth should be available to all - not just those with financial resources b) midwife-led birth centres and home births should be covered by the public health care system and included in the high-cost coverage c) freedom of choice should be real - it should not be financial conditions or place of residence that determine where and how a woman can give birth, but her own needs and wishes and d) safety and quality should be guaranteed regardless of choice, with midwives who have the right skills and the ability to provide support throughout the birth.

Equitable and flexible maternity care not only means greater security for women and their families, but also a more sustainable healthcare system. When women give birth in an environment where they feel safe, the need for unnecessary medical interventions is reduced, which is both health-promoting and resource-efficient.

6. Children's health first - safe school health, parental responsibility and in-depth investigations

Children and young people are among the most vulnerable in society, yet we see a trend where their mental health is often handled carelessly, quickly and medically, rather than with care, time and holistic understanding. Ambition Sverige wants to put the long-term wellbeing of children at the centre of all school health services, while restoring the natural role of parents.

Parental transparency is crucial.

Currently, legal guardians do not have an automatic right to digitally access their children's medical records after the age of 13. This is due to practices and regional systems, as well as rules on confidentiality and consent.

This means that children can receive both treatments and diagnoses without parents knowing or being able to support, understand or question. We want to legislate that parents should have full access to their child's medical records up to the age of majority. It is not the state's child, it is the parents' responsibility to protect, guide and make crucial decisions together with their child.

Gender dysphoria requires care and time - not apps and fast-tracks.

We are concerned about the trend where young people today are encouraged to undergo rapid gender reassignment, sometimes after a cursory examination or with a simple click on an app. This is a deeply existential decision that in many cases is irreversible and has led to regret, severe side effects and increased suicide risk.

Ambition Sverige therefore wants to a) ban all forms of medical or legal gender reassignment before the age of 18, except in very specific cases; b) ensure that every decision is preceded by a comprehensive psychological examination, careful assessment and full understanding of what the treatments entail - physically, psychologically, socially and hormonally; and c) ban gender reassignment via apps or automated systems - gender identity must never be reduced to bureaucracy.

Children experiencing gender dysphoria need support, safety and a climate of open dialogue, not immediate solutions. They may have other needs: loneliness, exclusion or a desire to belong. All these issues need to be taken seriously before considering a medical route.

Stop rapid diagnostics - investigate the causes of mental health problems.

More and more children and young people are being diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, depression and anxiety - often through quick test batteries, simple checklists and a lack of in-depth conversation or analysis. This has created a situation where medication with SSRIs and stimulants has become a first measure, rather than a last resort.

We demand that a) rapid diagnostics be banned for ADHD b) all neuropsychiatric and psychiatric diagnoses be preceded by clear, comprehensive and individual assessments c) all factors behind mental health problems such as diet, sleep, screen habits, relationships, trauma and school environment be analysed before drugs are considered and d) an independent review be conducted of the links between the pharmaceutical industry and current diagnosis and prescribing practices

We suspect that many of today's diagnoses have become a way of locking children into lifelong medication, without solving the real problem. This is not acceptable.

Our vision is clear:

Children should be allowed to be fine as they are. They shouldn't be misdiagnosed, medicated or steered into life-changing decisions before they are ready to understand them. We want a student and youth health system with time, presence, dialogue and parents who are involved all the way.

7. Food is your medicine

In a country with one of the world's most advanced healthcare systems, nutritious food should be a given for everyone, especially for children, the elderly and the sick. Yet today we see a system where these groups are too often served food that is nutrient-poor, processed and in some cases directly harmful to recovery and development.

Growing children need building blocks, not just satiety. A good school meal is not only a support for learning, it is a tool for lifelong health. Similarly, we know that up to 50 % of all elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes are malnourished, according to research from Lund University and others. It is a silent but serious failure.

At the same time, the research is clear: eating habits are the biggest risk factor for years of healthy life lost in Sweden, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the Institute for Health Metrics. When food is deficient, the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and cognitive impairment increases.

How then can we allow healthcare, the place where people are most vulnerable, to serve an unhealthy diet?

Ambition Sverige wants to see a society where nutrition is seen as part of care, not as a cost.

We demand that a) all meals in schools, health and social care follow clear nutritional requirements, designed based on current research, not industrial conveniences b) food in health and social care is considered as part of the treatment, not as an option c) chefs and staff in public kitchens are trained in nutrition and specialised diets to meet different needs, from children with ADHD to elderly people with poor appetite.

When we invest in nutrition, we invest in people's resilience, healing and development.

When children are fed real food, they learn what their bodies need. When elderly people are fed food that tastes good, their health and dignity are enhanced. And when sick people are fed nutritious food, they recover faster, have fewer complications and need less medication.

8. Food should make us healthy - Make demands on the food industry

What we put on our plate affects everything from our immune system to our ecosystems. Yet the market is allowed to be flooded with products that are anything but food, such as ultra-processed, chemical-heavy, addictive products that do not benefit the body, the planet or the future.

We know that the link between ultra-processed food and chronic diseases is strong, yet it is this type of ”food” that dominates shop shelves, school menus and hospital trays. Behind fancy packaging lies sugar, dangerous sugar substitutes, synthetic additives, industrial oils, colourings and chemicals that together form a cocktail of substances whose long-term effects are often poorly understood, but which are consumed daily by children, the sick and the elderly.

At the same time, environmental toxins such as PFAS and glyphosate are spreading in our soil, water and bodies with potential consequences for hormonal systems, fertility, neurological development and cancer. New additives, such as Bovaer in animal feed, are being allowed to be rolled out before their effects have been safely assessed, in a system where lobbying outweighs long-term health.

Ambition Sverige is calling for a complete overhaul of how food is produced, authorised and sold in Sweden. It is time for consumers to be given true information about what they are buying and the risks involved. Just as with medicines, food should be scrutinised on the basis of transparency, honesty and science.

We demand that a) all meals in schools, health and social care follow clear nutritional requirements b) food in health and social care is considered as part of the treatment, not even as an option c) a total stop is introduced for market authorisation of new chemical additives before long-term safety is scientifically established, e.g. Bovaer in animal feed d) environmental toxins such as PFAS are regulated and glyphosate is banned e) the food industry is given clear limits and responsibility - not a free pass to harm public health for short-term profit

9. Sweden to leave the WHO

Sweden's health policy should never be dictated by international bodies without democratic support. We are facing a choice: Should we as a nation retain the right to make independent decisions about our public health or should we allow supranational actors like the WHO to have influence over our health, our children, our freedom?

The WHO's new proposed international rules and pandemic treaty allow the organisation to declare health emergencies, impose lockdowns, propose vaccination programmes and direct national actions even if countries disagree. These are no longer recommendations, but binding decisions, behind closed doors and without transparency and influence from Swedish citizens.

During the pandemic, we already saw the beginning of what such a system can lead to. Lockdowns that caused mental illness, isolation and economic collapse. Vaccination passports that divided the population into authorised and unauthorised. Medical procedures imposed without adequate information or research. Censorship of critical voices and experts who wanted to add nuance to the picture.

We are now seeing how the WHO's new framework risks being institutionalised with digital health passports, global crisis management and centralised powers, where nations are reduced to implementers of decisions they have not made themselves. This is contrary to the Swedish constitution, personal integrity and medical ethics.

Sweden should be a free and independent country, where every health decision is based on respect for human rights.

In a free society, it is the right of individuals to make their own decisions about their health. It is not for the WHO to decide what is best for Swedish citizens.

10. An independent investigation into the mRNA injections and pandemic management

For the truth. For the future. For human dignity.

During the pandemic, decisions were taken in a crisis situation, but this does not excuse the abandonment of fundamental ethical and scientific principles. New technologies, such as the mRNA injections, were authorised under emergency procedures despite the lack of long-term testing. In practice, the population was used as a test group in a massive medical experiment.

It happened without people giving informed consent, at a time when scientific debate was censored and with flawed safety protocols, unclear risk analyses and suspected carelessness at the manufacturing stage.

This must not be swept under the carpet. Ambition Sverige demands a fully independent and public investigation where the truth is revealed without political or industrial influence. In particular, we want to scrutinise a) the content and manufacturing process of mRNA technology b) how side effects and deaths have been reported and handled c) the role of PCR tests and abuses that have guided decision-making and d) communication and misleading information by the authorities.

We must never forget that human bodies are not for sale. We must never allow political, economic, medical or technocratic experiments on living people.

We defend bodily integrity, medical autonomy and the right to say no without being penalised.

11. Informed consent - a pillar of a free society

In a democratic and dignified society, it is always the individual who has the final say over their own body. The principle of informed consent is not only an ethical guideline, it is a fundamental human rights requirement, as described in the 1947 Nuremberg Code. No person should ever have to undergo a medical treatment without first having access to full, comprehensible and truthful information about the risks, benefits and alternatives.

During the pandemic, we saw how this principle was eroded. People were directly or indirectly pressured to participate in medical programmes without the possibility to make real, independent decisions.

Ambition Sverige calls for informed consent to be strengthened in law.

This means that a) every individual should have the right to full transparency about medical interventions, including new technologies such as mRNA or other gene-based treatments b) it should always be clear whether a treatment is emergency authorised, experimental or lacks long-term data c) children, elderly and dependent persons should never be exploited through misleading or emotional pressure d) it should not be possible to circumvent consent through societal pressure, economic sanctions or social discrimination.

We stand for care where people are respected as thinking individuals, not as obedient recipients of ready-made decisions.

12. Authorities should be free from industry influence

Public health out of the hands of industry - for the good of the people, not the market

In a society that cares about the health of its citizens, trust in our authorities must be unshakeable. But this trust is deeply flawed.

Today we see how the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the Swedish Medical Products Agency, two of our most central institutions for health and safety, are at risk of losing their credibility, because the system they operate within has allowed industry decisions to take centre stage.

Decision-makers and advisors often have links to the pharmaceutical industry, both through past appointments and indirect financial interests. Research is funded by companies that also profit from its results. Government agencies run information campaigns sponsored by the same companies whose products they are charged with scrutinising. And perhaps most worryingly, critical voices of scientists, doctors, patients are silenced and character assassinated and not invited to dialogue. What happens to science then? With trust?

We believe this is unacceptable in a democracy. Health must never be for sale. Truth must never be dependent on sponsors.

We therefore call for a) a total removal of conflicts of interest in advisory functions. No one making decisions on public health should have financial interests in pharmaceutical companies or the biotech industry b) full transparency on funding. All research and education that affects Swedish healthcare or policy must disclose its funders openly, traceably and in real time c) a return to objectivity, integrity and transparency, where research is free. Where the conversation is open. Where human health is put before market profit

13. freedom of expression and not censorship in science, medicine and public health

Public health policy must be based on transparency, integrity and scientific honesty. But today, these basic principles are threatened by growing dependencies between governments, researchers and commercial interests. When public health is shaped behind closed doors and when criticism is censored rather than addressed, public trust is lost. Without trust, there is no public health.

This is not an exaggeration. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, has himself warned that up to 50 % of all published research may be inaccurate, distorted or directly manipulated, often as a result of pharmaceutical industry influence. When profit interests control what can be researched, what results can be published and who is silenced, science has lost its independence and value.

At the same time, we have seen in recent years how crucial decisions on human health have been taken without transparency, how risk analyses have been withheld, and how critical voices have been excluded from the debate. Science requires open scrutiny, not a culture of silence. Health policy must be based on the people's right to know, not on the right of corporations to rule.

Ambition Sverige calls for a) full transparency of all government decisions, expert opinions and scientific bases for public health policy b) an independent review of research funding and potential bias c) a clear ban on censorship of legitimate scientific perspectives d) that all research affecting human health should be free to scrutinise - and free from industry influence.

When people's bodies are at stake, we must never compromise the truth. A truly democratic public health policy is open, honest and always on the side of the people, not the market.

14. 5G and WiFi radiation should be scrutinised

Ambition Sverige sees digital infrastructure as an important resource, but believes that technology development must take into account both health and the environment. Research on electromagnetic radiation shows signs of risks and gaps in knowledge, particularly with regard to long-term exposure, non-thermal effects and sensitive groups such as children and pregnant women. Current guidelines and limit values are largely based on older research and do not fully take into account the criticisms and studies that have emerged in recent years.

We therefore call for an independent review of research on 5G and WiFi and a revision of current guidelines. The deployment and use of new technologies should follow the precautionary principle and safety margins need to be strengthened to protect people and the environment.

Ambition Sverige will work towards:

• Shifting the focus from healthcare to wellness where ill health is naturally prevented and the focus is on the health of the whole person
• Launching a public health reform to counter the trend of increasing chronic morbidity in the population
• Removing VAT on health care
• Launching programmes at universities and colleges on the prevention of ill health by promoting natural health and healing
• Promoting the return of health centres
• Including complementary medicine as part of health care
• Promoting alternative maternity care
• Putting children's health at the centre - Safe school health, parental responsibility with access to children's records and in-depth investigations
• Ensuring food is nutritious in health, education, care and retail settings
• That authorities work to ensure that environmental toxins such as PFAS, Glyphosate, etc. are greatly reduced and that substances such as Bovaer are not allowed in animal feed
• Sweden leaving the WHO, whose mandate invites abuse of power. The WHO can give advice, but should not have power over Sweden and/or its citizens
• Sweden to urgently conduct an investigation into the pandemic management including risks and side effects of mRNA technology
• Strengthening the principle of informed consent in legislation - especially when using new or experimental medical technologies (Nuremberg Code)
• Authorities should be free from industry influence
• Protecting freedom of expression in science, medicine and public health
• Conduct an independent review of 5G and WiFi radiation and review guidelines based on new research and criticism