Welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Arlanda International Airport in Stockholm on June 11, 2025. Photo: VOV

The two-day visit is being made at the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

This is the first visit of a Vietnamese Prime Minister to Sweden in six years, aiming to further deepen the relationship with Sweden, one of Europe’s major countries.

During his stay, Prime Minister Chinh is expected to hold talks and meet with representatives of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister, and the Parliament Speaker of Sweden; visit close Swedish friends of Vietnam; chair the Economic Forum and work with big Swedish corporations; visit and deliver policy speeches at Sweden's leading universities.