Sweden Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Sweden, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Sweden stands
#59 of 197 countries today, #20 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is rising this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Sweden news pulse
44 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Sweden, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Sweden’s tension score
last 30 days- 51 headlines in 30 days — 0.27% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (34).
- 27% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 22% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Sweden is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Europe reads 53 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Sweden) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Sweden tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 22.2 | Calm | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 14.2 | Calm | 46 | 5 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 10.5 | Calm | 26 | 2 | 13 |
Record for Sweden began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Sweden score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Europe region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Sweden
Is Sweden in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Sweden is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Sweden rising or falling?
Rising: up 6 points in 7 days.
How does Sweden compare with the rest of Europe?
Below its region: Sweden reads 25 against 53 for Europe, ranking #20 of 49 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Ukraine 69 · Russia 66 · Bulgaria 43 · Estonia 42 · France 38 · Romania 38
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Europe · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Sweden and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamNew NATO member, Baltic guardian. Sweden controls Gotland, the island that dominates the Baltic Sea, and brings a strong navy and defence industry to the alliance.
What our engine watches in Sweden
- Baltic naval incidents
- Defence exports and deployments
- Gang violence and its politics
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