# @swedense on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJY-FqtOzV0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30683548-swedense-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/127f1c2371.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-08T11:01:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** sweden.se (@swedense) — https://gondola.cc/swedense

## Caption

This year marks 30 years of Sweden in the European Union! 🇸🇪🎉🇪🇺

In January 1995, Sweden – along with Austria and Finland – became a member of the EU. Three decades later, the impact of that decision continues to shape our country.

Here are 5 notable ways that the EU membership has made a difference:

🎓 More than 105,000 Swedes have studied across the EU thanks to Erasmus+, the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.

🚆 Co-operation in the Schengen Area – which comprises 25 EU Member States and four non-EU countries – has boosted trade and tourism.

💼 Free movement on the labour market has made it easier for Swedish companies to recruit workers from other EU member countries.

🏞️ The common EU legislation has helped reduce air pollution in Sweden through regulations on fuel quality, vehicle standards, and environmental laws both for industries and the energy sector.

💶 Global trade is vital to Sweden, and the EU has ensured access to an increasing number of free trade agreements with countries around the world.

Sweden has kept its own currency, the Swedish Krona (SEK). Swedish is one of the EU’s 24 official languages.

The history of the European Union began with the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950. The declaration was a plan aiming to secure long-term peace in post-war Europe.

Photos: 
1. Lieselotte van der Meijs/imagebank.sweden.se
2. Nanaka Adashi/imagebank.sweden.se
3. Christian Andersson/Apelöga

visitaustria thisisfinland

#EuropeDay #30YEARSEU #StrongerTogether #SwedeninEU

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 4,399
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 86

## Tags

strongertogether, swedenineu, europeday, 30yearseu

---
Copyright (c) Gondola