List of pro-Palestinian protests in Sweden

Demonstration in Stockholm, 27 January 2024.

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Sweden including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

List

Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
7 March 2009	Malmö	6,000-7,000	Demonstration outside Baltiska Hallen tennis stadium against Israel's participation in a Davis Cup match against Sweden. Mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, said he believed the game should not be played at all due to what he described as crimes against human rights committed by Israel in the conduct of the Gaza War. Ended with police intervention and riot against the police. 100 protesters were detained and ten were arrested.	[1] [2]
12 July 2014	Stockholm	500	Demonstration in the city center in protest of the Israeli attacks during Operation Protective Edge.	[3]
20 July 2014	Stockholm	2,000	Demonstration at Medborgarplatsen. Ended with police intervention. Two protesters were arrested.	[4]
11 May 2021	Stockholm	200	Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. One protester was arrested.	[5]
11 May 2021	Gothenburg	200	Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[5]
14 May 2021	Karlskoga	?	Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[6]
15 May 2021	Gothenburg	?	Car and bicycle procession through the city center.	[6]
15 May 2021	Stockholm	?	Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[6]
15 May 2021	Karlstad	70	Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[6]
15 May 2021	Malmö	100	Car and bicycle procession through the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[6]
15 May 2021	Växjö	200	Demonstration in the city center.	[6]
20 May 2021	Gothenburg	500	Demonstration and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention.	[7]

2023

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
7 October 2023	Helsingborg	?	Demonstration in the city center. Some participants celebrated the Hamas attacks.	[8]
7 October 2023	Kristianstad	?	Car procession through the city center.	[8]
7 October 2023	Malmö	?	Demonstration in the city center.	[8]
7 October 2023	Växjö	?	Demonstration in the city center.	[8]
14 October 2023	Malmö	1,500	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[9]
28 October 2023	Gothenburg	600	Demonstration in the city center.	[10]
28 October 2023	Stockholm	50,000	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[10]
2 November 2023	Luleå	200	Demonstration in the city center.	[11]
4 November 2023	Malmö	?	Demonstration outside a synagogue.	[12]
5 November 2023	Gothenburg	2,000	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[11]
5 November 2023	Malmö	3,500	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[11]
5 November 2023	Stockholm	10,000	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[11] [13]

2024

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
7 January 2024	Stockholm	50	Demonstration outside the US Embassy.	[14]
28 January 2024	Helsingborg	?	Sit-in in the city center.	[15]
28 January 2024	Gothenburg	?	Demonstration in the city center.	[15]
28 January 2024	Malmö	?	Demonstration in the city center.	[15]
28 January 2024	Stockholm	5,000	Demonstration in the city center.	[15]
11 May 2024	Malmö	20,000	Demonstration outside the Eurovision arena in protest of Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Israeli singer Eden Golan was booed by the audience at a rehearsal. Ended with police intervention. Greta Thunberg was arrested.	[16] [17]
15 May 2024	Uppsala	?	Encampment at Uppsala University demanding that the university end all collaborations with Israeli institutions.	[18]
7 June 2024	Stockholm	19	Occupation of a building of the Royal Institute of Technology. Activists barricaded themselves inside calling for the university to end collaboration with Israeli universities. Ended with police intervention. 19 protesters were arrested.	[19]

2025

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
7 June 2025	Stockholm	30,000-50,000	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[20] [21] [22]
17 June 2025	Stockholm	15,000-20,000	Red line demonstration through the city center where participants wore red clothing.	[23]
10 August 2025	Stockholm	500	Demonstration in the city center against the Israeli plans to occupy Gaza City.	[24]
16 August 2025	Stockholm	?	Demonstration commemorating the journalists murdered by Israel in Gaza.	[25]
6 September 2025	Stockholm	500	Demonstration and march through the city center.	[26]
2 October 2025	Stockholm	?	Demonstration outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ended with police intervention, including use of pepper spray. Four protesters were arrested. Two protesters were taken to the hospital.	[27]
4 October 2023	Stockholm	?	Demonstration in the city center.	[28]

See also

• Gaza war protests
• Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions
• Lists of pro-Palestinian protests

References

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2. "Anti-Israel protest turns violent". Al Jazeera. 7 March 2009.
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4. "Två omhändertogs vid pro-palestinsk demonstration". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 20 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
5. Carlsson Tenitskaja, Alexandra; Desai, Jonas (11 May 2021). "Demonstrationer mot Israel i flera svenska städer". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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7. Westling, Emmy (20 May 2021). "Propalestinsk demonstration i Göteborg". SVT Nyheter Väst. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
8. Löwenmark, Sofie; Jonson, Lars (8 October 2023). "Palestinskt firande i Sverige efter attackerna mot Israel" [Palestinian celebration in Sweden after the attacks against Israel]. Doku.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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10. "Tiotusentals demonstrerade för Palestina". Arbetaren (in Swedish). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
11. Bielecki, Robert (6 November 2023). "Protesterna mot kriget mot Gaza växer". socialisterna.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
12. Lidor, Canaan (6 November 2023). "Protesters chant 'bomb Israel' and burn flag outside synagogue in Sweden". The Times of Israel. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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15. "Demonstrators express solidarity with Gaza in three Swedish cities". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
16. "Swedish police: 20,000 set to protest Eden Golan's participation in Eurovision final". The Times of Israel . 11 May 2024.
17. "Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at Eurovision pro-Palestinian protest". The Jerusalem Post. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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19. "Swedish police detained 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves inside a university". Associated Press. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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24. "Hundreds of thousands rally across Europe in support of Gaza". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
25. Redaktionen (18 August 2025). "Palestinademonstrationen i Stockholm sörjde mördade journalister". RiktpunKt.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
26. Sjödin, Kajsa (6 September 2025). ""Det enda vi har när vi inte har politisk makt"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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