Report on violence-promoting Islamist extremism in Sweden

Report on violence-promoting Islamist extremism in Sweden (pdf, 1 MB)

Summary of report on violence-promoting Islamist extremism in Sweden (pdf, 76 kB)

This report constitutes the Swedish Security Service´s response to the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality´s assignment to describe violence-promoting Islamist extremism in Sweden, as well as radicalisation processes and tools and strategies that can be used to counter radicalisation. The overriding objective of this report is to contribute to a nuanced and factually accurate debate based on the information and assessments presented.

The main conclusions of the report are that violence-promoting Islamist extremism and radicalisation do exist in Sweden and constitute a potential threat that should not be under estimated. However, at present, these phenomena remain limited and should mainly be addressed with more focus on preventive measures. Given the substantial similarities in how and why people become radicalised, regardless of ideological affilation, it should be possible to better coordinate preventive efforts and countermeasures. Prevention should not only be persued by players on all levels - national, regional and local. The players in civil society should also be involved and, in a broader perspective, should all citizens of society.

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