Member since: 17 Dec 1930
Sweden has been participating in Expos since the very first, the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. As a signatory of the 1928 Paris Convention, Sweden is a founding member of the BIE. It has organised two Specialised Expos in Stockholm (in 1936 and 1949) and a Specialised Expo in Helsingborg in 1955. At World Expo 2010 Shanghai, Sweden received a gold award for creative display.
Expo 1936 Stockholm
Expo 1949 Stockholm
Expo 1955 Helsingborg
Pavilion typeSelf-Built Pavilion
ThemeCo-Creation for Innovation
Architect(s)Alessandro Ripellino Arkitekter, Studio Adrien Gardère and Luigi Pardo Architetti
Size (m2)2,000
LocationSustainability
ThemeArchipelago of ideas
Size (m2)568
LocationAtlantic Ocean Cluster
National Day23 May 2012
ThemeSpirit of Innovation
Architect(s)SWECO
Size (m2)3,000
LocationZone C
AwardGold - "Creative Display" category - Pavilions Category B
National Day23 May 2010
ThemeState of the Art Technology in a Birch Forest
Size (m2)653
LocationEdificio Viento
National Day03 Sept 2008
ThemeOasis in the North
LocationGlobal Common 4
National Day06 Apr 2005
ThemeBridges of Knowledge
Size (m2)2,509
LocationPavilion Est
National Day14 Jun 2000