Danish-Swedish relationship

Danish-Swedish relationship
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Danish-Swedish relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between Denmark and Sweden .

History

Northern War

The Second Northern War was fought between Sweden and its opponents: the Commonwealth (1655-60), the Russian Empire ( 1656-58 ), the Brandenburg-Prussia (1657-60), the Habsburg Monarchy (1657-60) and the Danish-Norwegian Union ( 1657- 58 and 1658-60 ), as well as the Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands . The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth recognized the independence of the Duchy of Prussia and the Swedish conquests in Livonia . Sweden annexed Skåne and Bohuslän in the south of the Scandinavian Peninsula , but returned Denmark Trøndelag to Norway and the island of Bornholm .

Danish-Swedish War (1658–1660)

Military conflict between Sweden and the Danish-Norwegian kingdom . The conflict was a continuation of the recently concluded war . Sweden returned Denmark to Trøndelag in Norway and the island of Bornholm , but retained Skåne , Blekinge and Bohuslän in the south of the Scandinavian Peninsula .

The Danish-Swedish War (1675–1679)

The war between Denmark and Sweden , which took place mainly in the province of Skane due to the desire of Denmark to return Skane , Blekinge and Bohuslain in the south of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The war ended with the signing of the , the .

Present

During the Second World War, Denmark was occupied by the troops of the German Reich , and Sweden remained neutral ^[1] . Denmark has been a member of the European Union since January 1, 1973, and Sweden joined the EU on January 1, 1995. The construction of the Öresund bridge began in 1995. Despite major incidents - the discovery of 16 unexploded bombs from World War II on the seabed and the skew of the tunnel segment - the construction of the crossing was completed 3 months ahead of schedule, on August 14, 1999. On this day, Crown Prince of Denmark Frederick and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria met in the middle of the bridge to mark the completion of construction. The official opening took place on July 1, 2000 with the participation of Queen Margrethe II and King Charles XVI Gustav as guests of honor. The crossing was open for traffic on the same day.

Trade

In 2014, Denmark was Sweden’s fifth largest export market for goods valued at SEK 78 billion ^[2] . In 2017, Denmark exported goods worth $ 9.6 billion to Sweden, making this country the second largest export market for goods for Denmark ^[3] .

Diplomatic missions

• Denmark has an embassy in Stockholm ^[4] .
• Sweden maintains an embassy in Copenhagen ^[5] .

Notes