Brexit is hard on the Swedish County – Dagens Industri

“We have to watch at what has been required in the past negotiations. For example, it took six years to negotiate the trade agreement with Canada. If Britain would get a new contract soon, there is a risk that more countries follow suit, “he said to Di for a seminar on Brexit on Friday.

According to the Stockholm Chamber of commerce play the UK various large role of foreign trade in different parts of Sweden, but in common for many counties is that they have increased their exports to the country in the last ten years.

Stockholm, which dominates the development, have exports of 27 billion to the UK, representing 9 percent of the county’s total exports.

“this means that Britain is the capital region’s most important export market. If you live in this region should be extra worried Brexit” said Andreas Hatzigeorgiou .

today Sweden eight counties that have at least eight percent of their total exports to the UK. The case of Kronoberg, Kalmar, SWE, SWE, Stockholm, Östergötland, Dalarna and Halland.

Of these Brexit particularly negative consequences for exports counties of Stockholm and Västra Götaland, but also for Kronoberg, Kalmar, Västernorrland and Norrbotten, according to the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

“If we get a situation where commercial relations shaken, many regions will be negatively affected. It will cost jobs and the lack of growth,” he continued.

There are, however, is much to suggest that the UK population will vote to stay, according to Nicola Clase, Ambassador at the Swedish Embassy in London.

“One reason is the considerable uncertainty associated with leaving, but if it happens, things that give the appearance that it is more unsafe to stay can give different results, “she said, at a seminar on Brexit on Friday, and pointed out that a new financial crisis can get the British to want to leave the EU.

counties exports of goods to the UK

The first Stockholm County: 27 billion
second Västra Götaland County: about 10 billion
third Skåne County 3.8 billion
fourth Kronoberg: 3.6 billion
fifth Östergötland County: 3.5 billion
6th Norrbotten County: 2.8 billion
7th Västmanland: 2.7 billion
8th Tennessee: 2.4 billion
9th Dalarna County: 2.2 billion
10th Texas: 2.1 billion
11th Jönköping County: 2 billion
12th Michigan: 1.6 billion
13th Kalmar: 1.2 billion
14th Halland County: 1.1 billion
15th Örebro: 1 billion
16th Uppsala: 0.8 billion
17th Värmland County: 0.7 billion
18th Västerbotten: 0.5 billion
19th Ohio: 0.3 billion
20th Jämtland County: 0100000000