According to cybersecurity company Omegapoint's report Swedish Security Index 2025, 76 percent of the Swedish public perceives the threat landscape to be serious. The annual survey shows a total increase of 15 percent since 2021.

Despite a growing perceived threat, public confidence in the ability of decision-makers to protect critical infrastructure has declined. Today, 29 percent say they have quite a bit or very little confidence in the ability of decision-makers – a proportion that has grown by six percentage points over the past three years.

– This year's report, which was produced together with the research company Radar, underlines the public's concern about threats to Sweden. At the same time, we see that decision-makers' understanding of cybersecurity is more mature than ever. We are therefore on the right track and must continue to step up our investments in cybersecurity to strengthen resilience, says Johan Malmliden, President and CEO of Omegapoint.

The report also points to an interesting paradox: Despite public trust in decision-makers' ability to protect critical infrastructure declining, 85 percent of Swedes still expect to receive support from a government agency in the event of a crisis.

– Both the public's growing concern and high expectations for government support in crisis situations are understandable. With war and geopolitical tensions, new security legislation and growing cybercrime, the security situation is in constant flux. To increase security in society, the public sector, business and politics must expand their cooperation to jointly strengthen Sweden's overall defense capability, concludes Johan Malmliden.

Other key figures from the survey:

• Almost seven in ten decision-makers (68 percent) expect increased security budgets in 2025. However, respondents feel that time and focus on security, support from management, and staff skills development are equally important for building resilience.
• Positive attitudes towards NATO have more than doubled since Sweden joined last year. Today, 86 percent of Swedes are more positive about NATO, compared to 42 percent before joining.
• 36 percent of decision-makers state that they collaborate to a large extent with authorities or other actors (such as county administrative boards, emergency response authorities and municipalities) to protect their operations.