Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria are in Brussels with a delegation to participate when Sweden's flag is raised at NATO's headquarters in Brussels. The visit began with a press conference with the Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. At 12:00, the ceremony begins, during which the flag will also be raised at NATO's headquarters across Europe and North America.

In addition to the Prime Minister and the Crown Princess, the other party leaders of the Tidö parties, Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson, Centre Party's party leader Muharrem Demirok, Minister of Defence Pål Jonson (M), Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Supreme Commander Micael Bydén, and Henrik Landerholm, National Security Advisor, are also participating, writes the Government Offices in a press release.

- This is a historic day. Sweden will now take its rightful place at NATO's table, with equal influence to shape NATO's policies and decisions. [...] Sweden brings with it a capable armed forces and a first-class defence industry. Sweden's accession makes NATO stronger, Sweden safer, and the entire alliance more secure, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a press release from NATO.