2023
Right bloc · M+KD+LQuran burnings, gang violence crisis, and Loreen's Eurovision record.
2023 infographic: security crisis and Eurovision record
AI-generated infographic using the page's 2023 anchors.
Highlights
- Quran burning crisis: Authorised Quran burnings — near the Turkish embassy in January and outside Stockholm Mosque in June — triggered global protests, a diplomatic rupture with Muslim-majority states, and temporarily blocked Sweden's NATO accession. Sweden's security service raised the terror threat to level 4 of 5.
- Gang violence peak: 53 people were killed in shootings in 2023 and collateral civilian casualties doubled year-on-year. PM Kristersson declared a campaign to 'hunt and defeat the gangs' and deployed the military in support of police.
- Loreen wins Eurovision: On 13 May, Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool with 'Tattoo', giving Sweden a record-setting seventh Eurovision victory.
Events in this year
2023-01-21 2023 Quran-Burning Crisis Authorised Quran burnings in 2023 triggered diplomatic protests, public-order litigation, a higher Swedish terror-threat level, and pressure on the NATO ratification process. Crisis 2023-05-13 Loreen wins Eurovision 2023 with Tattoo Eurovision records Loreen winning the 2023 contest for Sweden with Tattoo, becoming only the second performer to win twice. Culture