President Alexander Stubb is on a state visit to Sweden, which began with a visit to the royal palace. Afterwards, he met the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, and gave a speech before the Riksdag.
In the afternoon, a joint press meeting was held with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
President Alexander Stubb says that much of his and Ulf Kristersson’s conversations were about security and defence. Above all within NATO.
– We became members because we gave added value to NATO. On the ground, in the air and at sea. Now we have a huge responsibility, we are a kind of front line state for NATO because we doubled the border with Russia, says President Alexander Stubb.
Business plays an important role in safety
Alexander Stubb also emphasizes that there is another side to the geopolitical world. Where it’s not just a matter of weapons, missiles and troops. Without an important issue is business and its role in security.
– If I were a company leader, I would make sure to have a chief geopolitical officer. You have to understand what is happening, we no longer live in the same free market world that we thought we would live in after the Cold War, says Stubb.
The last point at the press conference referred to the need for secure networks. Where Alexander Stubb says that today there are great opportunities for Swedish Ericsson and Finnish Nokia to expand around the world to fill this need.
