Social services including care for older people is about the support and help provided by society to people who are particularly vulnerable or experiencing difficulties. This area covers individual and family care, support for people with disabilities and care of the elderly.

Children and young people have the right to a safe future, to be cared for and to grow up in a home without violence. If a child or young person is at risk, society has a duty and a responsibility to ensure that they receive the protection and support they need. Swedish social services work to ensure that children and young people grow up in a safe environment.

Preventive, accessible and knowledge-based: this is how the Swedish Government envisions the Swedish social services.

A proposal for new legislation on children and young people taken into care is to be referred for consultation by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The proposals would see the Care of Young Persons Act being replaced by modern and clear legislation that meets the protection and support needs of children and young people today.

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Honour-based violence and oppression is a serious societal problem, and combating it effectively requires special knowledge and understanding. The Government is therefore adopting an action plan against honour-based violence and oppression for 2026–2028 with a view to stepping up action at all levels of society. The action plan contains measures in five strategic areas and stakes out a clear direction for the work going forward.

Published05 June 2026·Press releasefromNina Larsson,Ministry of Employment

Sweden’s support to Ukraine makes a difference. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has approved increased funding for the National Board of Health and Welfare’s programme for expanded support to Ukraine for health and medical care, care of older people and children.

Published12 February 2026·Press release,WebcastfromAnna Tenje,Camilla Waltersson Grönvall,Jakob Forssmed,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

On Monday 9 February, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed, Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönwall, and the Liberal Party’s Fredrik Malm will hold a press conference to present the Government’s news on its increased support to Ukraine in the health and medical care and social policy areas. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Sweden Svitlana Zalishchuk will attend the press conference.

Published06 February 2026·Press release,WebcastfromAnna Tenje,Camilla Waltersson Grönvall,Jakob Forssmed,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Speech by Sweden’s Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall. Delivered at the Sixty-fourth session of the Commission for Social Development, United Nations, New York. Check against delivery.

Published03 February 2026·SpeechfromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

A proposal for new legislation on children and young people taken into care is to be referred for consultation by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The proposals would see the Care of Young Persons Act being replaced by modern and clear legislation that meets the protection and support needs of children and young people today.

Published01 December 2025·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ulf Kristersson,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,Prime Minister's Office

On 4–6 November, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall will take part in the UN World Summit for Social Development in Doha.

Published03 November 2025·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

On 21–23 May, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje visited Lviv, Ukraine. While in Ukraine, Ms Waltersson Grönvall and Ms Tenje took part in the Ministerial Social Policy Summit, which Sweden co-hosted together with Ukraine, Moldova and Lithuania. Ministers from several EU countries were also in attendance.

Published30 May 2025·Press releasefromAnna Tenje,Camilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Preventive, accessible and knowledge-based: this is how the Swedish Government envisions the Swedish social services.

Published12 March 2025·ArticlefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Dementia is one of the major public health issues of our time. The number of people living with a dementia diagnosis is increasing. At the same time research in the field is advancing rapidly. The Government therefore plans to adopt an updated national dementia strategy to improve health and social care for people with dementia. The Government also intends to approve government agency assignments and funding in the field.

Published22 January 2025·Press releasefromAnna Tenje,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

To combat crime and increase security, investments in the judicial system and criminal law measures must be combined with effective and proactive crime prevention efforts. The Government has therefore presented a national strategy that focuses on social crime prevention measures. The aim includes preventing children and young people from becoming involved in criminal networks and other types of crime.

Published21 March 2024·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Gunnar Strömmer,Jakob Forssmed,Lotta Edholm,Ministry of Education and Research,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,Ministry of Justice

The Swedish Gender Equality Agency has been tasked with sharing knowledge about honour-based violence and oppression in connection with stays abroad. The Government has now also tasked the Agency with analyzing and presenting proposals for a national reporting and follow-up system for cases where a child or adult has been taken abroad. This involves determining the scope of the problem and establishing an approach to systematic follow-up.

Published12 March 2024·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Employment,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Support to Ukraine is the most important priority during the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. On 1–2 June, the Swedish Presidency held a high-level meeting on protecting children to highlight how Ukrainian children have been affected by Russia’s aggression, and to discuss what EU Member States can do to respond to their needs. A very large number of Member States signed a declaration at the meeting.

Published02 June 2023·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ulf Kristersson,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,Prime Minister's Office

Over seven million people in Ukraine have been forced to leave their homes and seek temporary protection from Russia’s aggression, both within Ukraine and in other European countries. The overwhelming majority are women and children. Children are often among the most vulnerable in war and conflict. Sweden and Ukraine have now entered into a cooperation agreement to continue supporting and protecting children.

Published01 June 2023·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

On Thursday 20 April, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall visited the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, where she met President Zelenskyy’s wife, Olena Zelenska, and representatives of the Ukrainian Government. At the meeting, they discussed how children have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Published05 May 2023·ArticlefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Since December 2021, disinformation has been spread concerning Swedish social services taking Muslim children into care without a legal basis. According to the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, there are no indications that the campaign will cease in the near future. Social services employees are being threatened and, in the worst case scenario, this risks leading to children in Sweden not receiving the social support to which they are entitled. The Government is now taking several measures to counteract the disinformation that is being disseminated.

Published06 February 2023·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Gunnar Strömmer,Ulf Kristersson,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,Ministry of Justice,Prime Minister's Office

Disinformation is being spread online and on social media about how Swedish social services work to ensure the wellbeing of children. This article aims to give an overview of how the Swedish social services work. The text is in Arabic.

Published05 December 2022·ArticlefromMinistry for Foreign Affairs,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Disinformation is being spread online and on social media about how Swedish social services work to ensure the wellbeing of children.

Published18 November 2022·ArticlefromMinistry of Health and Social Affairs

A misleading campaign currently being conducted against Sweden on social media and other platforms falsely claims that Muslim children and families are systematically being subjected to abuse by Swedish public authorities.

Published17 February 2022·ArticlefromMinistry for Foreign Affairs,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the whole world and represents a global challenge the likes of which we have not seen for decades. All affected countries are now trying to solve the crisis with as few negative consequences as possible for people’s lives and health.

Published03 July 2020·ArticlefromMinistry of Health and Social Affairs

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, list of issues in relation to the sixth periodic report of Sweden.

Published26 April 2016·ReportfromMinistry of Health and Social Affairs