On Tuesday, the royal couple met Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, with further talks planned with senior officials and parliament representatives. The Swedish delegation numbers more than 100 people, including the ministers for foreign affairs, defense, civil defense and culture, as well as business and academic representatives. The visit comes as Poland and Sweden step up cooperation in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine and growing security concerns in the Baltic Sea region, building on a strategic partnership and recent defense and civil-defense agreements. According to Sweden’s ambassador and official statements, this third state visit by the royal couple to Poland underscores the unusually close relationship between Warsaw and Stockholm, marked by dense political, economic and societal ties.