BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.3. In 2025, the European
Investment Bank (EIB) Group provided around SEK 21.8 billion (€2.06
billion) in financing to Swedish municipalities and companies,
supporting projects ranging from large-scale climate infrastructure
to high-growth innovative firms, Trend reports via the EIB.
The funding backed renewable energy, carbon capture, sustainable
transport, industrial innovation and improved access to growth
capital for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises.
According to the EIB Group, the support helped mobilize total
investments in Sweden of approximately €7.6 billion — equivalent to
about 1.3% of GDP or €711 per capita.
Among the year’s flagship projects was financing for Stockholm
Exergi to develop a large-scale bioenergy carbon capture and
storage (BECCS) plant linked to Stockholm’s district heating
network. The EIB also supported a major expansion of the Stockholm
metro system to increase capacity and strengthen sustainable urban
mobility, as well as investments in the Port of Gothenburg aimed at
enhancing logistics capacity and reducing emissions from maritime
transport.
Support for Swedish industry and innovation included financing
for engineering group Sandvik and health and hygiene company
Essity, focusing on research and development. The EIB Group also
provided venture debt to fast-growing technology companies,
including Stockholm-based ECAPS, which develops advanced propulsion
systems for satellites and spacecraft, and Gothenburg-based PulPac,
which is scaling dry moulded fibre technology as a sustainable
alternative to single-use plastics.
The EIB Group, which comprises the European Investment Bank and
the European Investment Fund, is the European Union’s long-term
financing institution and is owned by EU Member States. In 2025,
the Group signed €100 billion in new financing for more than 870
high-impact projects across eight core priorities, including
climate action, digitalization and innovation, security and
defence, cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social
infrastructure, capital markets union development, and
strengthening Europe’s global role. All EIB Group-financed projects
are aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement.
