Sustainable Sweden Association is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to develop the economic, ecological and social aspects of sustainable development at the local level.

Founded in 2000, its overall mission is to build bridges between Sweden and other countries through international projects – especially the creation of Eco-municipalities – in order to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

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Sustainable Sweden 2025 tour

Discover ecomunicipalities in theory and practice ! We are delighted to share with you the program for the upcoming tour ! Sustainable Sweden Association is providing an opportunity to visit Sweden for inspiration and learning. From May 10 to 18, we will travel...

2024 Sustainable Sweden Study Tour

From Stockholm to the Arctic Circle, we had the chance to discover Swedish eco-municipalities, meet their representatives and many key actors of local sustainability. The study tour took place between May 11th and May 19th 2024, with a group composed of members of the...

Sustainable Sweden Association is going on tour !

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming study tour around Sweden, from May 11 to May 19. Through study-visits, presentations, workshops and dialogues with local actors, learn more about the eco-municipality concept, in...

Finding the soul of Övertorneå – a French quest in the Torne Valley

Last summer, our former intern Manon Salé came back to Sweden with the purpose of finding the soul of Övertorneå, the very first eco-municipality. Discover where this quest led her in our "Case studies" section. 

Beginning of our Case Studies series !

The Sustainable Sweden team is proud to announce the publication of the first article for our Case Studies series! In our case studies, we propose to discover the work of ecomunicipalities: their approach, the actions implemented and the difficulties they encounter....