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.

Our plan for Sweden

Ambition Sverige is based on five
universal principles that make up our
compass for freedom and governance.

Ambition Sweden's policies are always tested against these principles.

Power is under the law
(Magna Carta)

Politicians and civil servants should be held personally accountable for wrong decisions, abuse of power or negligence.

Protection against arbitrariness
(Habeas Corpus)

No person should be detained without a legal basis. The justice system should be fair, impartial and protect the people, not be used as a political tool.

The good of the people and the nation first
(Virtue)

Decisions should be made for the long-term good of the country, not for power plays or international pressure.

Self-determination and non-interference
(International law)

Sweden will respect the sovereignty of other states and demand respect for our own. No foreign power should control our politics, our security or our territory.

Freedom, security and dignity
(Human rights)

Every human being has the right to life, liberty, privacy and security.

Popular rule instead of supranationalism - leave the EU

Swedish citizens should not be governed by supranational agendas.

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 Convention 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.

An independent defence and security policy

Security through détente, diplomacy and military defence.

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".

Stop all immigration for 10 years

Taking back control to tackle social unrest and crime.

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.

Weighing costs against benefits in climate policy - prioritising the environment

A fixation on carbon dioxide hampers environmental efforts.

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 analyses (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.
That all public commitment to the "green transition" is suspended. Innovation and energy efficiency must 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.

Restore law and order

Zero tolerance towards criminal gangs and clans.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

That the escalating violence and insecurity end up being the focus of the policy pursued.
That the victim's well-being should be prioritized - not the perpetrator's.
That protection and support for victims of crime increases.
That legislation and the scale of punishment are adapted to meet serious crime.
That system-threatening crime is noticed and counteracted.
That Sweden's inhabitants are protected against honour violence and honour oppression.
That legislative work is speeded up. The preparation requirement must be made more efficient and the independence of the Council on Legislation strengthened.
The introduction of on-call courts for cases where the evidence is obvious and indisputable.
The introduction of a constitutional court that can review laws that are interpreted by courts with politically controlled guidelines.
To reintroduce strict civil servant responsibility.
That EU directives are not automatically converted into Swedish law.
That Sweden's own legislation should take precedence over UN conventions, and that certain ratified UN conventions should be terminated.
That all forms of penalty discounts are removed.
That a civic advisory council replaces today's party-political representation in the relevant authorities.
To introduce the right to decisive referendums on matters of a national security nature.
To limit the government's power of appointment and base appointments on meritocracy.
That non-Swedish citizens and persons with dual citizenship are deported upon conviction for a serious crime.
That non-Swedish citizens' right to Swedish rights and freedoms is limited.
To create legal support for being able to buy prison places abroad.

Minimising the risks of digitalisation and AI

Personal privacy instead of digital dictatorship.

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 Sweden 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.

Making Sweden rich again

Stop giving away Sweden's tax money.

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.

Defending Swedish culture

Re-establishing a cohesive society.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

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

Ensure a functioning energy system

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

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.

Protecting agriculture and forestry from bureaucracy and activism

Stop EU micromanagement and work towards greater self-sufficiency.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

Increasing the profitability of agriculture by removing climate-related requirements and reducing the administrative burden.
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).

A living countryside

Increase regional self-determination.

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.
To simplify the permit processes for smaller visitor and tourist businesses such as cafés, bed & breakfasts and farm shops.
Replacing licensing requirements for activities with animals, such as horse riding and dog boarding, with a notification procedure.

More value for money and less political control

Organising for better healthcare and dental care across the country.

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.