Defense companies along with organizations and representatives from the government will accompany the state visit to Estonia next week. The royal state visit aims, among other things, to contribute to deepened cooperation in defense and security. Today, Business Sweden announced which companies will accompany.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' press release from March 21, members of the Swedish government and representatives from several Swedish business organizations will accompany, however, the Government Offices' digital calendar has not been updated to reveal which ones.

One of the program items organized by Business Sweden is the Estonia-Sweden Cybersecurity Roundtable, held at Telia's Estonian headquarters, with the aim of discussing how Europe's resilience against cyber threats can be strengthened.

- The state visit to Estonia is important as a step in deepening cooperation between Sweden and Estonia. We are not only geographically close to each other but we are also two countries at the forefront when it comes to issues related to technological development, digitalization, the green transition, and security. Our countries can complement each other in these matters and we can further deepen the exchange and cooperation, says Jan Larsson, CEO of Business Sweden.

A total of 26 companies make up the Swedish delegation, including BAE Systems, BAE Systems Bofors, Comex Electronics, Saab, Sectra, and Hunna.