In a press release issued on 22 January 2026, Sweden’s Royal Court and Foreign Ministry announced that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a state visit to Poland from 10 to 12 March at the invitation of President Karol Nawrocki. The delegation will include Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, Defence Minister Pål Jonson, Civil-Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand, underscoring the visit’s dual emphasis on security cooperation and people-to-people exchange.
According to Swedish officials, the agenda will feature the signing of a bilateral memorandum on “Talent Attraction & Mobility”. Draft language seen by business associations commits both governments to streamline work-permit processing for intra-company transfers, create a fast-track lane for researchers and IT specialists, and explore joint marketing of the two countries as a single talent ecosystem within the Baltic region. A pilot “Pol-Swe Tech Passport” for qualified start-up founders is expected to launch in the second half of 2026.
The visit will also showcase bilateral defence-industrial projects, including the Polish-assembly line for Saab’s Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle and cooperative R&D on autonomous coastal-surveillance drones. Executives from Ericsson, Northvolt, Volvo and Polish companies such as PESA and Asseco are slated to join a Warsaw-Gdańsk business forum focusing on green shipping corridors and offshore-wind supply chains.
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Companies and travelers preparing to capitalize on the forthcoming talent corridor can turn to VisaHQ for streamlined visa and residence-permit services. The platform’s specialists handle Polish entries—from short-term business visas to work permits—and offer corporate mobility teams real-time status tracking and document validation; more information is available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/.
For corporate mobility managers the pending memorandum could reduce assignment lead-times: today, Swedish assignees wait six to eight weeks for Polish work permits, while Poles posted to Sweden often endure even longer queues. The proposed targets—five working days for ICT permits and 30-day residence-permit decisions—would be a significant competitive boost. HR teams should monitor implementing regulations, expected in Q4 2026, and begin mapping roles that could benefit from the pilot passport.
Diplomats say the state visit aims to “re-anchor” Polish-Swedish relations after Stockholm joined NATO last year and as both countries seek to keep talent and capital in the region amid heightened security risks. The cultural side—concerts in Warsaw and Gdańsk highlighting shared Baltic heritage—complements the hard-edge message that human capital and defence readiness now go hand in hand.
According to Swedish officials, the agenda will feature the signing of a bilateral memorandum on “Talent Attraction & Mobility”. Draft language seen by business associations commits both governments to streamline work-permit processing for intra-company transfers, create a fast-track lane for researchers and IT specialists, and explore joint marketing of the two countries as a single talent ecosystem within the Baltic region. A pilot “Pol-Swe Tech Passport” for qualified start-up founders is expected to launch in the second half of 2026.
The visit will also showcase bilateral defence-industrial projects, including the Polish-assembly line for Saab’s Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle and cooperative R&D on autonomous coastal-surveillance drones. Executives from Ericsson, Northvolt, Volvo and Polish companies such as PESA and Asseco are slated to join a Warsaw-Gdańsk business forum focusing on green shipping corridors and offshore-wind supply chains.
Companies and travelers preparing to capitalize on the forthcoming talent corridor can turn to VisaHQ for streamlined visa and residence-permit services. The platform’s specialists handle Polish entries—from short-term business visas to work permits—and offer corporate mobility teams real-time status tracking and document validation; more information is available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/.
For corporate mobility managers the pending memorandum could reduce assignment lead-times: today, Swedish assignees wait six to eight weeks for Polish work permits, while Poles posted to Sweden often endure even longer queues. The proposed targets—five working days for ICT permits and 30-day residence-permit decisions—would be a significant competitive boost. HR teams should monitor implementing regulations, expected in Q4 2026, and begin mapping roles that could benefit from the pilot passport.
Diplomats say the state visit aims to “re-anchor” Polish-Swedish relations after Stockholm joined NATO last year and as both countries seek to keep talent and capital in the region amid heightened security risks. The cultural side—concerts in Warsaw and Gdańsk highlighting shared Baltic heritage—complements the hard-edge message that human capital and defence readiness now go hand in hand.
